Anagrams of penecontemporaneous
Word penecontemporaneous has
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- contemporaneous
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adjective,
living or occurring during the same period of time; contemporary.
- counterpanes
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noun,
a quilt or coverlet for a bed; bedspread.
- computerese
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noun,
the jargon and technical terms associated with computers and their operation.
- counterpose
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verb (used with object),
to offer or place in opposition, response, or contrast.
- mecopterous
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the insect order Mecoptera, comprising the scorpionflies and hangingflies.
- pentamerous
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adjective,
consisting of or divided into five parts.
- repentances
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noun,
deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
- counterpane
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noun,
a quilt or coverlet for a bed; bedspread.
- monocarpous
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adjective,
having a gynoecium that forms only a single ovary.
- permanences
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noun,
the condition or quality of being permanent; perpetual or continued existence.
- temperances
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noun,
moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control.
- rune-stone
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noun,
a stone bearing one or more runic inscriptions.
- encounters
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noun,
a meeting with a person or thing, especially a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting:
- precompose
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verb (used with object),
to compose beforehand:
- encasement
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noun,
the act of encasing.
- pea-souper
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noun,
Chiefly British Informal. pea soup (def 2).
- temperance
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noun,
moderation or self-restraint in action, statement, etc.; self-control.
- securement
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noun,
the act of securing.
- anemoscope
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noun,
any instrument showing the existence and direction of the wind.
- pennaceous
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adjective,
having the texture of a penna; not downy.
- permanents
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noun,
Also called permanent wave. a wave or curl that is set into the hair by the application of a special chemical preparation and that remains for a number of months.
- monopteros
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noun,
monopteron.
- contrapose
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verb (used with object),
to place in contraposition.
- metroscope
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noun,
an instrument for examining the cavity of the uterus.
- cooperates
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verb (used without object),
to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
- permanence
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noun,
the condition or quality of being permanent; perpetual or continued existence.
- repentance
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noun,
deep sorrow, compunction, or contrition for a past sin, wrongdoing, or the like.
- countermen
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noun,
a person who waits on customers from behind a counter, as in a cafeteria.
- one-to-one
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adjective,
Also, one-one. (of the relationship between two or more groups of things) corresponding element by element.
- praenomens
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noun,
the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- counterman
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noun,
a person who waits on customers from behind a counter, as in a cafeteria.
- upper-case
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noun,
See under case2 (def 8).
- recompense
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noun,
compensation, as for an injury, wrong, etc.:
- mesenteron
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noun,
midgut.
- pronounces
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verb (used with object),
to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- penetrance
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noun,
the frequency, expressed as a percentage, with which a particular gene produces its effect in a group of organisms.
Compare expressivity (def 2).
- companeros
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noun,
(in the southwestern U.S.) a male companion or partner.
- compensate
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verb (used with object),
to recompense for something:
- tropopause
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noun,
the boundary, or transitional layer, between the troposphere and the stratosphere.
- centrosome
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noun,
a small region near the nucleus in the cell cytoplasm, containing the centrioles.
- octomerous
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adjective,
octamerous.
- monopteron
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noun,
a classical building having a single outer colonnade surrounding a central structure or a courtyard.
- monstrance
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noun,
a receptacle in which the consecrated Host is exposed for adoration.
- carpostome
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noun,
the opening in the cystocarp of certain red algae through which the spores are discharged.
- octamerous
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adjective,
consisting of or divided into eight parts.
- treponemas
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noun,
any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
- can-opener
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noun,
a manual device or small electric appliance for opening cans.
- cannoneers
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noun,
an artilleryman.
- escarpment
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noun,
Geology. a long, precipitous, clifflike ridge of land, rock, or the like, commonly formed by faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust.
Compare scarp (def 1).
- escapement
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noun,
Horology. the portion of a watch or clock that measures beats and controls the speed of the going train.
Compare anchor escapement, deadbeat (def 1), lever escapement.
- announcers
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noun,
a person who announces, especially one who introduces programs, presents news items, reads advertisements, and does other similar assignments over radio or television.
- nectareous
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adjective,
nectarous.
- purtenance
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noun,
the liver, heart, and lungs of an animal.
- motoneuron
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noun,
motor neuron.
- nonsupport
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noun,
failure to support a spouse, child, or other dependent as required by law.
- enumerates
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verb (used with object),
to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list:
- come-outer
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noun,
an outspoken or very active supporter of a cause, especially a reformer or a social activist.
- mecopteran
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noun,
Also, mecopteron [mi-kop-tuh-ron] /mɪˈkɒp təˌrɒn/ (Show IPA). a mecopterous insect.
- caen-stone
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noun,
a cream-colored limestone quarried near Caen, France, for use in building.
- neutercane
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noun,
a storm resembling a small hurricane but obtaining part of its energy by the same mechanism as a frontal cyclone.
- coetaneous
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adjective,
of the same age or duration.
- Montespan
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noun,
Marquise de (Françoise Athénaïs de Rochechouart) 1641–1707, mistress of Louis XIV of France.
- penstemon
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly North American plants belonging to the genus Penstemon, of the figwort family, some species of which are cultivated for their showy, variously colored flowers.
- Cosmotron
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noun,
a proton accelerator.
- monoscope
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noun,
a cathode-ray tube that provides a signal of a fixed pattern, formerly used for testing television equipment at the end of a broadcast day.
- monotones
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noun,
a vocal utterance or series of speech sounds in one unvaried tone.
- moonstone
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noun,
Also called precious moonstone. a semitransparent or translucent, opalescent, pearly-blue variety of adularia, used as a gem.
- sonometer
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noun,
audiometer.
- coumarone
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 8 H 6 O 7 , derived from a naphtha distilled from coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of coumarone resins.
- courantes
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- pretences
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noun,
pretense.
- appetence
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noun,
intense desire; strong natural craving; appetite.
- sonneteer
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noun,
a composer of sonnets.
- remanence
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noun,
the magnetic flux that remains in a magnetic circuit after an applied magnetomotive force has been removed.
- cretonnes
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noun,
a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
- moonscape
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noun,
the general appearance of the surface of the moon.
- unrespect
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- courtesan
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noun,
a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
- apocenter
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noun,
the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- presentee
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noun,
a person to whom something is presented.
- moraceous
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adjective,
belonging to the Moraceae, the mulberry family of plants.
- Monoceros
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noun,
the Unicorn, a constellation south of Gemini and east of Orion.
- cosmonaut
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noun,
a Russian or Soviet astronaut.
- cannoneer
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noun,
an artilleryman.
- Cameroons
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noun,
German Kamerun. a region in W Africa: a German protectorate 1884–1919; divided in 1919 into British and French mandates.
- nonperson
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noun,
someone whose existence or presence is not recognized.
- nanometer
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noun,
one billionth of a meter. Abbreviation: nm.
- nonparous
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adjective,
having borne no children.
- camporees
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noun,
a small camp gathering of boy scouts or girl scouts, usually from a region or district (distinguished from jamboree).
- cerements
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noun,
a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead.
- nectarous
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- nemertean
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noun,
any member of the invertebrate phylum Nemertea, comprising the ribbon worms.
- nomocanon
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noun,
a compendium of Greek Orthodox ecclesiastical laws and Byzantine imperial laws that related to ecclesiastical matters.
- companero
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noun,
(in the southwestern U.S.) a male companion or partner.
- castoreum
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noun,
castor1 (def 1).
- Treponema
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noun,
any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
- neoprenes
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noun,
an oil-resistant synthetic rubber: used chiefly in paints, putties, linings for tanks and chemical apparatus, and in crepe soles for shoes.
- rotenones
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
- carotenes
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- nocturnes
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noun,
a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
- Cantonese
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noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Canton, the surrounding area of southern China, and Hong Kong.
- spermato-
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- neuromast
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noun,
a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- coatrooms
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noun,
cloakroom (def 1).
- component
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noun,
a constituent part; element; ingredient.
- outrances
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- copemates
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noun,
an antagonist; opponent.
- numerates
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adjective,
able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
- pronounce
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verb (used with object),
to enunciate or articulate (sounds, words, sentences, etc.).
- corantoes
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noun,
courante.
- recompose
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verb (used with object),
to compose again; reconstitute; rearrange.
- mouse-ear
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noun,
any of various plants having small, hairy leaves, as the hawkweed, Hieracium pilosella, or the forget-me-not, Myosotis palustris.
- tuppences
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noun,
twopence.
- copestone
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noun,
the top stone of a building or other structure.
- mousetrap
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noun,
a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- proponent
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noun,
a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal.
- renascent
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adjective,
being reborn; springing again into being or vigor:
- composure
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noun,
serene, self-controlled state of mind; calmness; tranquillity:
- prosecute
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verb (used with object),
Law.
to institute legal proceedings against (a person).
to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process.
to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- cooperate
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verb (used without object),
to work or act together or jointly for a common purpose or benefit.
- stonecrop
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noun,
any plant of the genus Sedum, especially a mosslike herb, S. acre, having small, fleshy leaves and yellow flowers, frequently growing on rocks and walls.
- notepaper
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noun,
writing paper, especially that used in writing notes or personal correspondence and usually less than 8½ × 11 inches (21.6 × 27.9 cm) in size.
- spaceport
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noun,
a site at which spacecraft are tested, launched, sheltered, maintained, etc.
- consonant
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noun,
Phonetics.
(in English articulation) a speech sound produced by occluding with or without releasing (p, b; t, d; k, g), diverting (m, n, ng), or obstructing (f, v; s, z, etc.) the flow of air from the lungs (opposed to vowel).
(in a syllable) any sound other than the sound of greatest sonority in the syllable, as b, r, and g in brig (opposed to sonant). Compare vowel (def 1b).
(in linguistic function) a concept empirically determined as a phonological element in structural contrast with vowel, as the b of be, the w of we, the y, s, and t of yeast, etc.
- protonema
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noun,
a primary, usually filamentous structure produced by the germination of the spore in mosses and certain related plants, and from which the leafy plant which bears the sexual organs arises as a lateral or terminal shoot.
- mucronate
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adjective,
having an abruptly projecting point, as a feather or leaf.
- austemper
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verb (used with object),
to harden (steel) by heating and quenching to render it austenitic.
- moutonnee
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a rock formation having a rounded outline like the back of a sheep, resulting from glacial action.
Compare roche moutonnée.
- capsomere
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noun,
any of the protein subunits of a capsid.
- Menoeceus
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noun,
a descendant of the Sparti and the father of Jocasta and Creon, who sacrificed himself to end a plague in Thebes.
- permeance
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noun,
the act of permeating.
- renounces
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noun,
Cards. an act or instance of renouncing.
- Esperanto
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noun,
an artificial language invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), a Polish physician and philologist, and intended for international use. It is based on word roots common to the major European languages.
- Esperance
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noun,
hope.
- perennate
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verb (used without object),
to survive from season to season for an indefinite number of years.
- uppercase
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noun,
a capital letter.
- uppermost
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adverb,
in or into the uppermost place, rank, or predominance:
- praenomen
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noun,
the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- Praeneste
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noun,
ancient name of Palestrina.
- permanent
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noun,
Also called permanent wave. a wave or curl that is set into the hair by the application of a special chemical preparation and that remains for a number of months.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- resonance
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noun,
the state or quality of being resonant.
- mesorecta
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noun,
the mesentery of the rectum.
- opportune
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adjective,
appropriate, favorable, or suitable:
- portances
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- enumerate
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verb (used with object),
to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list:
- permeates
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verb (used with object),
to pass into or through every part of:
- entrances
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noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- ectomeres
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noun,
any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.
- personate
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adjective,
Botany.
(of a bilabiate corolla) masklike.
having the lower lip pushed upward so as to close the gap between the lips, as in the snapdragon.
- emeerates
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noun,
emirate (defs 1, 2).
- on-stream
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adverb,
in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
- anterooms
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noun,
a room that admits to a larger room.
- encounter
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noun,
a meeting with a person or thing, especially a casual, unexpected, or brief meeting:
- persecute
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verb (used with object),
to pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religious or political beliefs, ethnic or racial origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation.
- menopause
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noun,
the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
- pneumato-
-
- metascope
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noun,
a device for converting infrared radiation into visible light.
- unstopper
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verb (used with object),
to unstop.
- announcer
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noun,
a person who announces, especially one who introduces programs, presents news items, reads advertisements, and does other similar assignments over radio or television.
- ornaments
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noun,
an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
- europeans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Europe.
- announces
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verb (used with object),
to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of:
- prenomens
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noun,
praenomen.
- monocrats
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noun,
a person favoring monocracy.
- pomaceous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of pomes.
- monocarps
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noun,
a plant that dies after having once borne fruit.
- pneumono-
-
- monoester
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noun,
a single esterified polybasic acid.
- saucepot
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noun,
a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- racemose
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adjective,
Botany.
having the form of a raceme.
arranged in racemes.
- Rosemont
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noun,
a town in central California, near Sacramento.
- Comnenus
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noun,
a dynasty of Byzantine emperors that ruled at Constantinople, 1057?–1185, and at Trebizond in Asia Minor, 1204–1461?.
- postpone
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verb (used with object),
to put off to a later time; defer:
- carneous
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adjective,
fleshlike; flesh-colored.
- carotene
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- compares
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noun,
comparison:
- comparts
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verb (used with object),
to separate or mark out in parts; subdivide.
- comatose
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adjective,
affected with or characterized by coma.
- portance
-
noun,
bearing; behavior.
- compeers
-
noun,
an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- entrance
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noun,
an act of entering, as into a place or upon new duties.
- comports
-
noun,
Obsolete. comportment.
- comperes
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noun,
a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- captures
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noun,
the act of capturing.
- capstone
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noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- conenose
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noun,
any of several bloodsucking assassin bugs of the genus Triatoma, some of which inflict a painful bite and serve as vectors of Chagas' disease.
- pea-soup
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noun,
a thick soup made from split peas.
- Muenster
-
noun,
a white, semisoft, mild cheese made from whole milk.
- computes
-
noun,
computation:
- temperas
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- computer
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noun,
a programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Mainframes, desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and smartphones are some of the different types of computers.
Compare analog computer, digital computer.
- enormous
-
adjective,
greatly exceeding the common size, extent, etc.; huge; immense:
- competes
-
verb (used without object),
to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie:
- neuromas
-
noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- compotes
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noun,
fruit stewed or cooked in a syrup, usually served as a dessert.
- racemous
-
adjective,
racemose.
- enounces
-
verb (used with object),
to utter or pronounce, as words; enunciate.
- composer
-
noun,
a person or thing that composes.
- sarcenet
-
noun,
a fine, soft fabric, often of silk, made in plain or twill weave and used especially for linings.
- Personae
-
noun,
a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
- teaspoon
-
noun,
a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- nacreous
-
adjective,
of or relating to nacre.
- coatroom
-
noun,
cloakroom (def 1).
- centares
-
noun,
centiare.
- Spruance
-
noun,
Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
- centrums
-
noun,
a center.
- erumpent
-
adjective,
bursting forth.
- paste-up
-
noun,
mechanical (def 14).
- centners
-
noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- centaurs
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- popcorns
-
noun,
any of several varieties of corn whose kernels burst open and puff out when subjected to dry heat.
- spontoon
-
noun,
a shafted weapon having a pointed blade with crossbar at its base, used by infantry officers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Peterson
-
noun,
Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
- neoprene
-
noun,
an oil-resistant synthetic rubber: used chiefly in paints, putties, linings for tanks and chemical apparatus, and in crepe soles for shoes.
- European
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Europe.
- pontoons
-
noun,
Military. a boat or some other floating structure used as one of the supports for a temporary bridge over a river.
- Etruscan
-
noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- neonates
-
noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- manropes
-
noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- cerement
-
noun,
a cerecloth used for wrapping the dead.
- pompanos
-
noun,
a deep-bodied food fish, Trachinotus carolinus, inhabiting waters off the South Atlantic and Gulf states.
- Scranton
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noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- petermen
-
noun,
a safecracker.
- Peterman
-
noun,
a safecracker.
- patroons
-
noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- Casement
-
noun,
a window sash opening on hinges that are generally attached to the upright side of its frame.
- sauterne
-
noun,
a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.
- touracos
-
noun,
any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- routeman
-
noun,
a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- Paterson
-
noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- taprooms
-
noun,
a barroom, especially in an inn or hotel; bar.
- rotenone
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
- Masorete
-
noun,
one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
- spumante
-
noun,
Italian. any sparkling wine.
- tea-rose
-
noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- cerumens
-
noun,
earwax.
- poaceous
-
adjective,
belonging to the Poaceae, an alternate name for the plant family Gramineae.
- encarpus
-
noun,
an ornament having draperies, weapons, etc., arranged in the manner of a festoon.
- tearooms
-
noun,
a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.
- croutons
-
noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- tempuras
-
noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- Conneaut
-
noun,
a city in NE Ohio.
- terpenes
-
noun,
(originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- pretence
-
noun,
pretense.
- Cranston
-
noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- monocarp
-
noun,
a plant that dies after having once borne fruit.
- pretense
-
noun,
pretending or feigning; make-believe:
- cumarone
-
noun,
coumarone.
- pennants
-
noun,
a long, tapering flag or burgee of distinctive form and special significance, borne on naval or other vessels and used in signaling or for identification.
- courants
-
noun,
courante.
- precents
-
verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- courante
-
noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- monocots
-
noun,
a monocotyledon.
- peptones
-
noun,
any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis.
- percents
-
noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- counters
-
noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- percepts
-
noun,
the mental result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; an impression or sensation of something perceived.
- customer
-
noun,
a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron.
- Praesepe
-
noun,
an open star cluster in the center of the constellation Cancer, visible to the naked eye.
- counter-
-
- promotes
-
verb (used with object),
to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further:
- preteens
-
noun,
Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
- monurons
-
noun,
a white crystalline solid, C 9 H 11 ClN 2 O, used as a herbicide, especially for broad-leaved plants.
- penances
-
noun,
a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin.
- cretonne
-
noun,
a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers.
- monotone
-
noun,
a vocal utterance or series of speech sounds in one unvaried tone.
- tonneaus
-
noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- prepense
-
adjective,
planned or intended in advance; premeditated.
- prepuces
-
noun,
the fold of skin that covers the head of the penis; foreskin.
- Crompton
-
noun,
Samuel, 1753–1827, English inventor of the spinning mule.
- Monstera
-
noun,
any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- pentosan
-
noun,
any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
- crumpets
-
noun,
a round soft unsweetened bread resembling a muffin, cooked on a griddle or the like, and often toasted.
- montanes
-
noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- cremates
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- presence
-
noun,
the state or fact of being present, as with others or in a place.
- pentanes
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
- monteros
-
noun,
a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.
- prenomen
-
noun,
praenomen.
- monocrat
-
noun,
a person favoring monocracy.
- creosote
-
noun,
an oily liquid having a burning taste and a penetrating odor, obtained by the distillation of coal and wood tar, used mainly as a preservative for wood and as an antiseptic.
- prenames
-
noun,
given name.
- Montrose
-
noun,
James Graham, Marquis of, 1612–50, Scottish supporter of Charles I.
- costumer
-
noun,
a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.
- pronates
-
verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- connotes
-
verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- prostoon
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a portico.
- copemate
-
noun,
an antagonist; opponent.
- propones
-
verb (used with object),
to suggest for consideration; propose.
- stonemen
-
noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- Stoneman
-
noun,
a stonecutter or stoneworker.
- peroneus
-
noun,
any of several muscles on the outer side of the leg, the action of which assists in extending the foot and in turning it outward.
- Superman
-
noun,
a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- supermen
-
noun,
a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- prospect
-
noun,
Usually, prospects.
an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc.
the outlook for the future:
- protease
-
noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
- permutes
-
verb (used with object),
to alter; change.
- perpents
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- temporo-
-
- contemp.
-
- contemns
-
verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- potences
-
noun,
potency.
- proteose
-
noun,
any of a class of soluble compounds derived from proteins by the action of the gastric juices, pancreatic juices, etc.
- consumer
-
noun,
a person or thing that consumes.
- construe
-
noun,
the act of construing.
- emeerate
-
noun,
emirate (defs 1, 2).
- ectomere
-
noun,
any of the blastomeres that participate in the development of the ectoderm.
- easement
-
noun,
Law. a right held by one property owner to make use of the land of another for a limited purpose, as right of passage.
- mesocarp
-
noun,
the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.
- corpsmen
-
noun,
U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
- corpsman
-
noun,
U.S. Navy. an enlisted person working as a pharmacist or hospital assistant.
- pronotum
-
noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- coronate
-
adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- mesotron
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use) meson.
- cornutos
-
noun,
a cuckold.
- permeant
-
adjective,
permeating; pervading.
- corneous
-
adjective,
consisting of a horny substance; horny.
- mounters
-
noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- copperas
-
noun,
ferrous sulfate.
- corantos
-
noun,
courante.
- permease
-
noun,
any of the proteins that mediate the transport of various molecules across biological membranes.
- permeate
-
verb (used with object),
to pass into or through every part of:
- propanes
-
noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- propenes
-
noun,
propylene (def 2).
- propense
-
adjective,
having a tendency toward; prone; inclined.
- sentence
-
noun,
Grammar. a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
- ecotones
-
noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- routemen
-
noun,
a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- crampons
-
noun,
a spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc.
- preempts
-
noun,
Bridge. a preemptive bid.
- neutrons
-
noun,
an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n.
- outcrops
-
noun,
Geology.
a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth.
the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
- acetones
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- remanent
-
adjective,
remaining; left behind.
- Cameroon
-
noun,
Also, Cameroun. Official name United Republic of Cameroon. an independent republic in W Africa: formed 1960 by the French trusteeship of Cameroun; Southern Cameroons incorporated as a self-governing province 1961. 183,350 sq. mi. (474,877 sq. km). Capital: Yaoundé.
- Cameroun
-
noun,
Cameroon (def 1).
- unperson
-
noun,
a public figure, especially in a totalitarian country, who, for political or ideological reasons, is not recognized or mentioned in government publications or records or in the news media.
- unreason
-
noun,
inability or unwillingness to think or act rationally, reasonably, or sensibly; irrationality.
- non-pros
-
verb (used with object),
to adjudge (a plaintiff) in default.
- apocopes
-
noun,
loss or omission of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
- sea-room
-
noun,
unobstructed space at sea in which a vessel can be easily maneuvered or navigated.
- opponent
-
noun,
a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
- remounts
-
noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- romances
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- outpaces
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- anteroom
-
noun,
a room that admits to a larger room.
- Ansermet
-
noun,
Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
- anoscope
-
noun,
proctoscope.
- announce
-
verb (used with object),
to make known publicly or officially; proclaim; give notice of:
- romaunts
-
noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- pantoums
-
noun,
a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.
- Serapeum
-
noun,
a place, as a burial site, building, or group of buildings, dedicated to Serapis.
- renounce
-
noun,
Cards. an act or instance of renouncing.
- spearmen
-
noun,
a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- anemones
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- apterous
-
adjective,
Zoology. wingless, as some insects.
- trounces
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- otoscope
-
noun,
an instrument for examining the external canal and tympanic membrane of the ear.
- Norseman
-
noun,
Northman.
- soupmeat
-
noun,
beef used for making soup stock.
- tuppence
-
noun,
twopence.
- noumenon
-
noun,
the object, itself inaccessible to experience, to which a phenomenon is referred for the basis or cause of its sense content.
- operates
-
verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- Turcoman
-
noun,
Turkoman.
- seamount
-
noun,
a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
- no-trump
-
noun,
the declaration to play a no-trump contract.
- numerate
-
adjective,
able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
- notecase
-
noun,
billfold.
- spacemen
-
noun,
an astronaut.
- norsemen
-
noun,
Northman.
- re-count
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- autosome
-
noun,
any chromosome other than a sex chromosome.
- Nuneaton
-
noun,
a town in Warwickshire, central England, E of Birmingham.
- resonant
-
noun,
Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
- resonate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- outrance
-
noun,
the utmost extremity.
- acrosome
-
noun,
an organelle covering the head of animal sperm and containing enzymes that digest the egg cell coating, thus permitting the sperm to enter the egg.
- sonorant
-
noun,
a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w).
- operants
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- pamperos
-
noun,
a cold and dry southwesterly wind that sweeps down over the pampas of Argentina from the Andes.
- sonarmen
-
noun,
a petty officer who operates and maintains sonar.
- recusant
-
noun,
a person who is recusant.
- outraces
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- canorous
-
adjective,
melodious; musical.
- camporee
-
noun,
a small camp gathering of boy scouts or girl scouts, usually from a region or district (distinguished from jamboree).
- nocturne
-
noun,
a piece appropriate to the night or evening.
- one-spot
-
noun,
the upward face of a die bearing one pip or a domino one half of which bears one pip.
- ornament
-
noun,
an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
- nocturns
-
noun,
the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
- amputees
-
noun,
a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.
- ostracon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- upstream
-
adverb,
toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
- one-step
-
noun,
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
- canteens
-
noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- no-count
-
adjective, noun,
no-account.
- spectrum
-
noun,
Physics.
an array of entities, as light waves or particles, ordered in accordance with the magnitudes of a common physical property, as wavelength or mass: often the band of colors produced when sunlight is passed through a prism, comprising red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
this band or series of colors together with extensions at the ends that are not visible to the eye, but that can be studied by means of photography, heat effects, etc., and that are produced by the dispersion of radiant energy other than ordinary light rays. Compare band spectrum, electromagnetic spectrum, mass spectrum.
- spectro-
-
- postmen
-
noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- arenose
-
adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- ecartes
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- Oneonta
-
noun,
a city in E central New York.
- supreme
-
noun,
suprême (def 3).
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- moreens
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- entrees
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- Cotonou
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Benin.
- supremo
-
noun,
the person in charge; chief.
- prompts
-
noun,
Commerce.
a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder (prompt note)
the contract setting the time limit.
- onerous
-
adjective,
burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship:
- reputes
-
noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- Romance
-
noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- costume
-
noun,
a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
- sunroom
-
noun,
a room designed to admit a large amount of sunlight; sun parlor or sun porch.
- ecotone
-
noun,
the transition zone between two different plant communities, as that between forest and prairie.
- umpteen
-
adjective,
innumerable; many.
- Penates
-
plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- one-one
-
adjective,
one-to-one (def 1).
- Menorca
-
noun,
Minorca.
- pronate
-
verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- posture
-
noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- outmans
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- crampon
-
noun,
a spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc.
- openers
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- pennons
-
noun,
a distinctive flag in any of various forms, as tapering, triangular, or swallow-tailed, formerly one borne on the lance of a knight.
- procto-
-
- pennate
-
adjective,
winged; feathered.
- entero-
-
- moppets
-
noun,
a young child.
- enteron
-
noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- couters
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- outpace
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- Romanus
-
noun,
died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- pennant
-
noun,
a long, tapering flag or burgee of distinctive form and special significance, borne on naval or other vessels and used in signaling or for identification.
- oarsmen
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- entomo-
-
- amorous
-
adjective,
inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love:
- outrace
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- courant
-
noun,
courante.
- someone
-
pronoun,
some person; somebody.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- morceau
-
noun,
piece; morsel.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- promote
-
verb (used with object),
to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further:
- neutron
-
noun,
an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- tenrecs
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- amoroso
-
noun,
a medium dry sherry of Spain.
- pronaos
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- stopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stops.
- penance
-
noun,
a punishment undergone in token of penitence for sin.
- pectous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- permute
-
verb (used with object),
to alter; change.
- measure
-
noun,
a unit or standard of measurement:
- propane
-
noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- outspan
-
noun,
the act or a place of outspanning.
- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- repeats
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- Smeaton
-
noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- propene
-
noun,
propylene (def 2).
- copters
-
noun,
helicopter.
- nuances
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- turacos
-
noun,
touraco.
- Mercast
-
noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- propman
-
noun,
a person responsible for securing, handling, and storing the properties used in a theatrical, motion-picture, or television production.
- tenaces
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- recepts
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- epopees
-
noun,
an epic.
- cop-out
-
noun,
an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion:
- surcoat
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- propmen
-
noun,
a person responsible for securing, handling, and storing the properties used in a theatrical, motion-picture, or television production.
- pounces
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- propone
-
verb (used with object),
to suggest for consideration; propose.
- teeners
-
noun,
a teenager.
- perpent
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- surname
-
noun,
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- soupcon
-
noun,
a slight trace, as of a particular taste or flavor.
- repents
-
adjective,
creeping.
- outsoar
-
verb (used with object),
to soar beyond.
- Meropes
-
noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- pronoun
-
noun,
any member of a small class of words found in many languages that are used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases, and that have very general reference, as I, you, he, this, who, what. Pronouns are sometimes formally distinguished from nouns, as in English by the existence of special objective forms, as him for he or me for I, and by nonoccurrence with an article or adjective.
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- sanctum
-
noun,
a sacred or holy place.
- Postman
-
noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- recoups
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- postern
-
noun,
a back door or gate.
- tempura
-
noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- Temenus
-
noun,
a son of Aristomachus who was allotted the city of Argos for his participation in the Heraclidae invasion of Peloponnesus.
- arpents
-
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.
- peepers
-
noun,
a person or thing that emits or utters a peeping sound.
- pronota
-
noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- pouters
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- amerces
-
verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- tenners
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- soprano
-
noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- coronas
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- arseno-
-
- cornuto
-
noun,
a cuckold.
- cornute
-
adjective,
cornuted.
- recount
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- Turenne
-
noun,
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne de [ahn-ree duh la toor doh-vern-yuh duh] /ɑ̃ˈri də la ˈtur doʊˈvɛrn yə də/ (Show IPA), 1611–75, French general and marshal.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- teepees
-
noun,
tepee.
- tureens
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- mounter
-
noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- toppers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- unmoors
-
verb (used with object),
to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
- Sapporo
-
noun,
a city on W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- apropos
-
Idioms,
apropos of, with reference to; in respect or regard to:
- tonemes
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- precuts
-
adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- moneran
-
noun,
any organism of the kingdom Monera.
- scepter
-
noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- toecaps
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- preempt
-
noun,
Bridge. a preemptive bid.
- compost
-
noun,
a mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil.
- Serpent
-
noun,
a snake.
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- osteoma
-
noun,
a benign tumor composed of osseous tissue.
- unstrap
-
verb (used with object),
to take off or slacken the strap of.
- rennets
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- sceptre
-
noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- monocot
-
noun,
a monocotyledon.
- Moncton
-
noun,
a city in SE New Brunswick, in E Canada.
- amputee
-
noun,
a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.
- prename
-
noun,
given name.
- tone-up
-
noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- encrust
-
verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- romanos
-
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- potence
-
noun,
potency.
- snapper
-
noun,
any of several large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae.
- persona
-
noun,
a person.
- crumpet
-
noun,
a round soft unsweetened bread resembling a muffin, cooked on a griddle or the like, and often toasted.
- unspent
-
adjective,
not spent or used, as money.
- poteens
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- encores
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Ouranos
-
noun,
Uranus (def 2).
- prepose
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a grammatical form) before a related grammatical form: .
- preamps
-
noun,
a preamplifier.
- enamors
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- metopes
-
noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- scauper
-
noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- Terence
-
noun,
(Publius Terentius Afer) c190–159? b.c, Roman playwright.
- tempers
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- Sumpter
-
noun,
a packhorse or mule.
- encamps
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- re-pose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- percept
-
noun,
the mental result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; an impression or sensation of something perceived.
- oospore
-
noun,
a fertilized egg within an oogonium.
- percent
-
noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- romaunt
-
noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- cuneate
-
adjective,
having or being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- terpene
-
noun,
(originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- curates
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- peptone
-
noun,
any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis.
- anemone
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- aeneous
-
adjective,
bronze-colored:
- stunner
-
noun,
a person or thing that stuns.
- precast
-
adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- precent
-
verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- Sno-Cat
-
- precept
-
noun,
a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.
- Potomac
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from the Allegheny Mountains in West Virginia, along the boundary between Maryland and Virginia to the Chesapeake Bay. 287 miles (460 km) long.
- cunners
-
noun,
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- antero-
-
- tonneau
-
noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- somato-
-
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- Cremona
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- Socotra
-
noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- monuron
-
noun,
a white crystalline solid, C 9 H 11 ClN 2 O, used as a herbicide, especially for broad-leaved plants.
- remotes
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- cremate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- amounts
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- stumper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stumps.
- pentane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
- Preston
-
noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- presume
-
verb (used with object),
to take for granted, assume, or suppose:
- creates
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- remount
-
noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- moonset
-
noun,
the setting of the moon below the horizon.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- one-man
-
adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- uproots
-
verb (used with object),
to pull out by or as if by the roots:
- tempera
-
noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- ensnare
-
verb (used with object),
to capture in, or involve as in, a snare:
- acumens
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- tonsure
-
noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- preteen
-
noun,
Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
- prances
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- remnant
-
noun,
a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
- crenate
-
adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- reopens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- amperes
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- monster
-
noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- Anterus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- crouton
-
noun,
a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
- pent-up
-
adjective,
confined; restrained; not vented or expressed; curbed:
- secrete
-
noun,
a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
- octopus
-
noun,
any octopod of the genus Octopus, having a soft, oval body and eight sucker-bearing arms, living mostly at the bottom of the sea.
- crotons
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- tonners
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- pentose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- prepuce
-
noun,
the fold of skin that covers the head of the penis; foreskin.
- monsoon
-
noun,
the seasonal wind of the Indian Ocean and southern Asia, blowing from the southwest in summer and from the northeast in winter.
- outcome
-
noun,
a final product or end result; consequence; issue.
- support
-
noun,
the act or an instance of supporting.
- enounce
-
verb (used with object),
to utter or pronounce, as words; enunciate.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- tenures
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- outcrop
-
noun,
Geology.
a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth.
the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
- snap-on
-
adjective,
attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
- unroots
-
verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- montane
-
noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- menaces
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- ocreate
-
adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- present
-
noun,
the present time.
- crepons
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- montero
-
noun,
a Spanish hunter's cap, round in shape and having an earflap.
- apocope
-
noun,
loss or omission of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
- propose
-
verb (used with object),
to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action:
- prosect
-
verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- Emerson
-
noun,
Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- noncoms
-
noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- transom
-
noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- transp.
-
- centums
-
noun,
one hundred.
- tampers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- pupates
-
verb (used without object),
to become a pupa.
- ponceau
-
noun,
a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
- centrum
-
noun,
a center.
- pantoum
-
noun,
a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.
- centro-
-
- centres
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- pneumas
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- Pasteur
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- tarpons
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- pastern
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- Tampere
-
noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- manures
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- centner
-
noun,
(in several European countries) a unit of weight of 50 kilograms, equivalent to 110.2 pounds avoirdupois.
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- centaur
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- centare
-
noun,
centiare.
- censure
-
noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- neatens
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- pneumo-
-
- necrose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- cenotes
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- purpose
-
noun,
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- Cenaeum
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a NW promontory of Euboea.
- Rosanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- natrons
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- estrone
-
noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- pompous
-
adjective,
characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance:
- nappers
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- pumpers
-
noun,
a person or thing that pumps.
- Patmore
-
noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- spumone
-
noun,
an Italian style of ice cream of a very fine and smooth texture, usually containing layers of various colors and flavors and chopped fruit or nuts.
- nonpros
-
- maroons
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- campers
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- cetanes
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- Esparto
-
noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- punners
-
noun,
a person who puns; punster.
- respect
-
noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- petrous
-
adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- Petsamo
-
noun,
Finnish name of Pechenga.
- moutons
-
noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- scamper
-
noun,
a scampering; a quick run.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- Marcuse
-
noun,
Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
- punnets
-
noun,
a small container or basket for strawberries or other fruit.
- punster
-
noun,
a person who makes puns frequently.
- cermets
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- pontoon
-
noun,
Military. a boat or some other floating structure used as one of the supports for a temporary bridge over a river.
- cereous
-
adjective,
waxlike.
- campout
-
noun,
a camping out of a group.
- rappees
-
noun,
a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
- Pasture
-
noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- cerato-
-
- cerates
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cements
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Camoens
-
noun,
Luis Vaz de [loo-eesh vahzh duh] /luˈiʃ vɑʒ də/ (Show IPA), 1524?–80, Portuguese poet.
- Neupest
-
noun,
German name of Ujpest.
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- nocturn
-
noun,
the office of matins, consisting of nine psalms and either three or nine lessons.
- tampons
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- mannose
-
noun,
a hexose, C 6 H 12 O 6 , obtained from the hydrolysis of the ivory nut and yielding mannitol upon reduction.
- carnous
-
adjective,
carnose.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- tapemen
-
noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- racemes
-
noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- Manners
-
noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- roseate
-
adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- Neumann
-
noun,
Saint John Nepomucene [nuh-pom-uh-seen] /nəˈpɒm əˌsin/ (Show IPA), 1811–60, U.S. Roman Catholic clergyman and educator, born in the Austrian Empire: canonized 1977.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- careens
-
noun,
a careening.
- carpets
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- pomaces
-
noun,
the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- neuroma
-
noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- trompes
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- capture
-
noun,
the act of capturing.
- saunter
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- racoons
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Spencer
-
noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- cappers
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- neuston
-
noun,
the aggregate of minute aquatic organisms that float or swim in the surface film of a body of water.
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- capotes
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- neuters
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- neutro-
-
- spermo-
-
- taproom
-
noun,
a barroom, especially in an inn or hotel; bar.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- sporont
-
noun,
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
- Euratom
-
noun,
an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.
- screeno
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- partons
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- catouse
-
noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- putamen
-
noun,
Botany. a hard or stony endocarp, as a peach stone.
- pompons
-
noun,
pompom2 (def 1).
- nemato-
-
- manrope
-
noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- manroot
-
noun,
man-of-the-earth.
- Nemunas
-
noun,
Lithuanian name of Neman.
- Papeete
-
noun,
a city on NW Tahiti, in the Society Islands: capital of the Society Islands and of French Polynesia.
- Neocene
-
adjective, noun,
Neogene.
- neonate
-
noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- Neptune
-
noun,
any whelk of the genus Neptunea, especially N. decemcostata, common along the eastern coast of North America and having a shell with seven to ten raised reddish-brown spiral ridges on a pale beige or yellow background.
- papoose
-
noun,
a North American Indian baby or young child.
- Canopus
-
noun,
Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina: the second brightest star in the heavens.
- scrotum
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- specter
-
noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- spectra
-
noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- canteen
-
noun,
a small container used especially by soldiers and hikers for carrying water or other liquids.
- Eustace
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”.
- Euterpe
-
noun,
the Muse of music and lyric poetry.
- pompano
-
noun,
a deep-bodied food fish, Trachinotus carolinus, inhabiting waters off the South Atlantic and Gulf states.
- spectre
-
noun,
specter.
- retenes
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- carpous
-
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Tourane
-
noun,
former name of Danang.
- cerumen
-
noun,
earwax.
- touraco
-
noun,
any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
- steepen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become steeper.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- stepper
-
noun,
a person or animal that steps, especially a horse that lifts its front legs high at the knee.
- operons
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- step-on
-
adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- connote
-
verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- Connors
-
noun,
James Scott (Jimmy) born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
- operose
-
adjective,
industrious, as a person.
- Atropos
-
noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- ratoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- spanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that spans.
- conatus
-
noun,
an effort or striving.
- Pearson
-
noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- consort
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- Maspero
-
noun,
Sir Gaston Camille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
- normans
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- teacups
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- Paestum
-
noun,
an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater.
- troupes
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- compute
-
noun,
computation:
- Compton
-
noun,
Arthur Holly [hol-ee] /ˈhɒl i/ (Show IPA), 1892–1962, U.S. physicist: Nobel Prize 1927.
- pampero
-
noun,
a cold and dry southwesterly wind that sweeps down over the pampas of Argentina from the Andes.
- compote
-
noun,
fruit stewed or cooked in a syrup, usually served as a dessert.
- macrons
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- austere
-
adjective,
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
- compose
-
verb (used with object),
to make or form by combining things, parts, or elements:
- petemen
-
noun,
peterman.
- step-up
-
noun,
an increase or rise in the rate or quantity of something.
- pampers
-
verb (used with object),
to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care:
- sternum
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- uptears
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- Maureen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- soutane
-
noun,
a cassock.
- coopers
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- matures
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- pectose
-
noun,
protopectin.
- prosoma
-
noun,
an anterior body region, especially the arthropod cephalothorax.
- seaport
-
noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- pectens
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- operate
-
verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- pectase
-
noun,
an enzyme occurring in various fruits and involved in the formation of pectic acid from pectin.
- protean
-
adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- sterno-
-
- contuse
-
verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contra-
-
- matrons
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- contour
-
noun,
the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
- stereo-
-
- peteman
-
noun,
peterman.
- contemn
-
verb (used with object),
to treat or regard with disdain, scorn, or contempt.
- Proteus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- nostrum
-
noun,
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- consume
-
verb (used with object),
to destroy or expend by use; use up.
- constr.
-
- Munster
-
noun,
muenster.
- stearo-
-
- comport
-
noun,
Obsolete. comportment.
- scanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- pteroma
-
noun,
pteron.
- stannum
-
noun,
tin.
- escapee
-
noun,
a person who escapes, especially from a prison or other place of detention.
- pannose
-
adjective,
having the texture of felt or woolen cloth.
- Austro-
-
- pterous
-
- nonuser
-
noun,
a person who does not use or partake of something, as drugs or alcoholic beverages.
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- muscone
-
noun,
an oily, very slightly water-soluble, large cyclic ketone containing a 15-membered ring, C 16 H 30 O, obtained from musk: used in the perfume industry.
- scouter
-
noun,
a person who scouts.
- toucans
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- acetone
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- popcorn
-
noun,
any of several varieties of corn whose kernels burst open and puff out when subjected to dry heat.
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- rootcap
-
noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- Cameron
-
noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- stamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- coatees
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- paupers
-
noun,
a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- Marston
-
noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- patroon
-
noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- toupees
-
noun,
a man's wig.
- nonstop
-
noun,
a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination.
- scotoma
-
noun,
loss of vision in a part of the visual field; blind spot.
- come-on
-
noun,
inducement; lure.
- compar.
-
- compeer
-
noun,
an equal in rank, ability, accomplishment, etc.; peer; colleague.
- tropous
-
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- compere
-
noun,
a host, master of ceremonies, or the like, especially of a stage revue or television program.
- trounce
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- steamer
-
noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- compart
-
verb (used with object),
to separate or mark out in parts; subdivide.
- scupper
-
noun,
Nautical. a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges.
Compare freeing port.
- scunner
-
noun,
an irrational dislike; loathing:
- compare
-
noun,
comparison:
- compete
-
verb (used without object),
to strive to outdo another for acknowledgment, a prize, supremacy, profit, etc.; engage in a contest; vie:
- tearoom
-
noun,
a room or shop where tea and other refreshments are served to customers.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- meacon
-
verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- Seneca
-
noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- 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.
- opacus
-
adjective,
(of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- manner
-
noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- maroon
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of a group of blacks, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous areas.
- oppose
-
verb (used with object),
to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- tampur
-
noun,
tambura.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- MAeroE
-
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- supper
-
noun,
the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day.
- petro-
-
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- Oporto
-
noun,
a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River.
- menace
-
noun,
something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat:
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- septum
-
noun,
a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
- Maputo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Mozambique, on Delagoa Bay.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- masto-
-
- pneuma
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- sennet
-
noun,
any of several small barracudas, as Sphyraena borealis (northern sennet) ranging along the eastern coast of North and Central America.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- mascon
-
noun,
a massive concentration of high-density material beneath the surface of the moon.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- set-up
-
noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- Meerut
-
noun,
a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- Mannes
-
noun,
Leopold Damrosch, 1899–1964, U.S. composer and chemist.
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- peruse
-
verb (used with object),
to read through with thoroughness or care:
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- mecate
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- Marcus
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- Serene
-
noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- supra-
-
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- scato-
-
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- sempre
-
adverb,
throughout.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Patmos
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Nansen
-
noun,
Fridtjof [frit-yof] /ˈfrɪt yɒf/ (Show IPA), 1861–1930, Norwegian arctic explorer, zoologist, and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1922.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- napper
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- pauper
-
noun,
a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nappes
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- spruce
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- panto-
-
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- muster
-
noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- sprout
-
noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- Munsee
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- mucors
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- mucosa
-
noun,
mucous membrane.
- Norman
-
noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- pamper
-
verb (used with object),
to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care:
- Munroe
-
noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- mustee
-
noun,
the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- pannes
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- peanut
-
noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- scoto-
-
- peaces
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- Muscat
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- pannus
-
noun,
Pathology.
an abnormal vascular thickening of the cornea.
an ingrowth of synovial material into a joint, as in rheumatoid arthritis.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- Steppe
-
noun,
an extensive plain, especially one without trees.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- nepmen
-
noun,
(in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s.
- parous
-
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- sperm-
-
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- netman
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- netmen
-
noun,
a tennis player.
- parpen
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- neumes
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- neuro-
-
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Spence
-
noun,
a pantry.
- neuron
-
noun,
Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- nepman
-
noun,
(in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s.
- Nepean
-
noun,
a former city in SE Ontario, Canada, now part of Ottawa.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- noncom
-
noun,
a noncommissioned officer.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- screen
-
noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- necro-
-
- scroop
-
noun,
a scrooping sound.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- pantun
-
noun,
pantoum.
- sporo-
-
- nemat-
-
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- steno-
-
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- Osorno
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- secure
-
adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Oenone
-
noun,
a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.
- Oeneus
-
noun,
a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Monroe
-
noun,
Harriet, 1861?–1936, U.S. editor and poet.
- Moerae
-
plural noun,
the Fates.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- socman
-
noun,
sokeman.
- socmen
-
noun,
sokeman.
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- stumer
-
noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- penta-
-
- somat-
-
- Monaco
-
noun,
a principality on the Mediterranean coast, bordering SE France. ½ sq. mi. (1.3 sq. km).
- stupor
-
noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- Struma
-
noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- osteo-
-
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- super-
-
- Merope
-
noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- Merops
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- merous
-
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- suntan
-
noun,
a browning or a brown color of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or a sunlamp; tan.
- mestee
-
noun,
mustee.
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- me-too
-
adjective,
Slang. characterized by or involving me-tooism:
- Metope
-
noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- metro-
-
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- seemer
-
noun,
a person who constantly pretends.
- Sumter
-
noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- pensee
-
noun,
a reflection or thought.
- pennon
-
noun,
a distinctive flag in any of various forms, as tapering, triangular, or swallow-tailed, formerly one borne on the lance of a knight.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Nueces
-
noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- mourns
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- nuance
-
noun,
a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.
- secern
-
verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- mouser
-
noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Mouton
-
noun,
sheepskin that has been processed to resemble another fur, especially seal or beaver.
- peeper
-
noun,
a person or thing that emits or utters a peeping sound.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- Noumea
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- pecten
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- seance
-
noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- mounts
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- motors
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- moppet
-
noun,
a young child.
- Sonoma
-
noun,
a town in W California: center of wine-producing region.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- mop-up
-
noun,
the act, process, or an instance of mopping up; completion of an operation or action.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Moreau
-
noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- penmen
-
noun,
a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- Penman
-
noun,
a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- Peneus
-
noun,
ancient name of Salambria.
- morons
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- morose
-
adjective,
gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Morton
-
noun,
Jelly Roll (Ferdinand Morton) 1885–1941, U.S. jazz pianist, composer, and band leader.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Peerce
-
noun,
Jan (Jacob Pincus Perelmuth) 1904–84, U.S. opera singer.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- macron
-
noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carpo-
-
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- carpus
-
noun,
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- put-on
-
noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Putnam
-
noun,
Herbert, 1861–1955, U.S. librarian: headed Library of Congress 1899–1939.
- catsup
-
noun,
ketchup.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- cement
-
noun,
any of various calcined mixtures of clay and limestone, usually mixed with water and sand, gravel, etc., to form concrete, that are used as a building material.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- purees
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- raceme
-
noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- centr-
-
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- Cannon
-
noun,
a mounted gun for firing heavy projectiles; a gun, howitzer, or mortar.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- ramous
-
adjective,
ramose.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Carmen
-
noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- Tromso
-
noun,
a seaport in N Norway.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- tromps
-
verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- capper
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- ptero-
-
- comose
-
adjective,
hairy; comate.
- compos
-
noun,
composition material.
- run-on
-
noun,
run-on matter.
- compts
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- prunes
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- rupees
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- Proust
-
noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- proto-
-
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- contr.
-
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- cooees
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- Cooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- coopts
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copper
-
noun,
a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic weight: 63.54; atomic number: 29; specific gravity: 8.92 at 20°C.
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- rumens
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- Cesena
-
noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- centum
-
noun,
one hundred.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- pupate
-
verb (used without object),
to become a pupa.
- trans.
-
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- cerat-
-
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- CERMET
-
noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- punnet
-
noun,
a small container or basket for strawberries or other fruit.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- punner
-
noun,
a person who puns; punster.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Punans
-
noun,
a member of a food-gathering people living in the forests of interior Borneo.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- pumper
-
noun,
a person or thing that pumps.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- macro-
-
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- toupee
-
noun,
a man's wig.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coeno-
-
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- anemo-
-
- AmerSp
-
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- amours
-
noun,
a love affair.
- uproot
-
verb (used with object),
to pull out by or as if by the roots:
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- uppers
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- upmost
-
adjective,
uppermost.
- upcast
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- unstop
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- unstep
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- Rennes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Ille-et-Vilaine, in NW France: former capital of Brittany; scene of trial of Alfred Dreyfus, 1899.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- unsnap
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by or as if by opening snap fasteners:
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- unseen
-
adjective,
not seen; unperceived; unobserved; invisible.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- unroot
-
verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- apercu
-
noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- amerce
-
verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- unrent
-
adjective,
not rent; not torn, disturbed, pained, or the like:
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- utero-
-
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- retene
-
noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- resume
-
noun,
résumé.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- aceous
-
- aceto-
-
- acetum
-
noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- usenet
-
noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- 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.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- repute
-
noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- acumen
-
noun,
keen insight; shrewdness:
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Aeetes
-
noun,
a king of Colchis, father of Medea and custodian of the Golden Fleece.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- aeron.
-
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- urano-
-
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- uptorn
-
verb,
past participle of uptear.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- appose
-
verb (used with object),
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- tumors
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Tumaco
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- trumps
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- austr-
-
- astro-
-
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- troppo
-
adverb,
too much; excessively.
- tropo-
-
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- raptus
-
noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- camper
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- rappen
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- Campos
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.
- campus
-
noun,
the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- rappee
-
noun,
a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
- astron
-
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- unpens
-
verb (used with object),
to release from confinement.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- unmoor
-
verb (used with object),
to loose (a vessel) from moorings or anchorage.
- unmeet
-
adjective,
not meet; not fitting, suitable, or proper; not becoming or seemly.
- unmans
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- romeos
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- recuse
-
verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- uncaps
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- rectum
-
noun,
the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
- rectos
-
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- turco-
-
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- recept
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- arsen-
-
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- 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.
- recoup
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- copro-
-
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- tempos
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- temper
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- escape
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- 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.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- croups
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- entree
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- escent
-
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- cremes
-
noun,
cream.
- creeps
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- creese
-
noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- sannup
-
noun,
a married American Indian man, especially a younger one; husband.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- Eocene
-
noun,
the Eocene Epoch or Series.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- cupper
-
noun,
a person who performs the procedure of cupping.
- Tereus
-
noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- cupro-
-
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- sapro-
-
- cunner
-
noun,
a small wrasse, Tautogolabrus adspersus, common in North Atlantic coastal waters of the U.S.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- preamp
-
noun,
a preamplifier.
- sacro-
-
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- sacrum
-
noun,
a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- teepee
-
noun,
tepee.
- poseur
-
noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- custom
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- epopee
-
noun,
an epic.
- cuppas
-
noun,
a cup of tea.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- sarco-
-
- crumps
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- eroto-
-
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- precut
-
adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- cteno-
-
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- tepees
-
noun,
a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- porous
-
adjective,
full of pores.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- cumene
-
noun,
a colorless and toxic liquid, C 9 H 12 , soluble in alcohol: used as a solvent and in the production of phenol and acetone.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- Europe
-
noun,
a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian seas on the SE. In British usage, Europe sometimes contrasts with England. About 4,017,000 sq. mi. (10,404,000 sq. km).
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- cosmo-
-
- topmen
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- Temuco
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- pounce
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- tapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- Europa
-
noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- pompon
-
noun,
pompom2 (def 1).
- emeers
-
noun,
emir.
- encamp
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- 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:
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Ponape
-
noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- sapper
-
noun,
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- Pomona
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the fruit of trees.
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- potoos
-
noun,
any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- macons
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- pomace
-
noun,
the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- corpus
-
noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Empson
-
noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- Topper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- costo-
-
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prompt
-
noun,
Commerce.
a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder (prompt note)
the contract setting the time limit.
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- emcees
-
noun,
master of ceremonies.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- topees
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- poteen
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- proems
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- enter-
-
- esteem
-
noun,
favorable opinion or judgment; respect or regard:
- Pontus
-
noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- tauro-
-
- teacup
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- tarso-
-
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- promos
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- eterne
-
adjective,
eternal.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- encase
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- coupes
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- coupon
-
noun,
a portion of a certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or the like, set off from the main body by dotted lines or the like to emphasize its separability, entitling the holder to something, as a gift or discount, or for use as an order blank, a contest entry form, etc.
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- pert.
-
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- post-
-
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- recpt
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- scat-
-
- rect.
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Reaum
-
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- prop.
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- repps
-
noun,
rep1 .
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- rept.
-
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- osmo-
-
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Orono
-
noun,
a town in S Maine.
- Poopo
-
noun,
a lake in SW Bolivia, in the Andes. 60 miles (95 km) long; 12,000 feet (3660 meters) above sea level.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- poet.
-
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- pomps
-
noun,
stately or splendid display; splendor; magnificence.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- resp.
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Oromo
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic, pastoral people of Ethiopia and Kenya.
- Pomos
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- poops
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Port.
-
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- peta-
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- sarc-
-
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Romeo
-
noun,
the romantic lover of Juliet in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- oste-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- 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.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- petr-
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- sect.
-
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- popes
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- paper
-
noun,
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- potoo
-
noun,
any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
- prom.
-
- pumps
-
noun,
an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- patr-
-
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- promo
-
noun,
promotion (def 5).
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- pret.
-
- 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.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- pupas
-
noun,
an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- proc.
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Punan
-
noun,
a member of a food-gathering people living in the forests of interior Borneo.
- Penn.
-
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- 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.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Prot.
-
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- peeps
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pron.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pros.
-
- props
-
noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Peene
-
noun,
a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- 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.
- Scot.
-
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- Prus.
-
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- pene-
-
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- rupee
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- pant-
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- 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.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- prae-
-
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- rcpt.
-
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rooms
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- prep.
-
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- prem.
-
- part.
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- preps
-
noun,
preparatory school.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- puree
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- Pres.
-
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- pepos
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- copr-
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- topo-
-
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- corpn
-
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crump
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- tono-
-
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- corp.
-
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- Conn.
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- Cons.
-
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- cooee
-
noun,
a prolonged, shrill, clear call or cry used as a signal by Australian Aborigines and adopted by the settlers in the country.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Comr.
-
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- coop.
-
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- comp.
-
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- epees
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- temp.
-
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- ento-
-
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- 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.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Euro-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- tears
-
- 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 .
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- ESPEC
-
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- 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.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- term.
-
- cuppa
-
noun,
a cup of tea.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- ecto-
-
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- emeer
-
noun,
emir.
- emcee
-
noun,
master of ceremonies.
- Tenn.
-
- Ecua.
-
- teno-
-
- tera-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- econ.
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tepee
-
noun,
a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- compo
-
noun,
composition material.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- unpen
-
verb (used with object),
to release from confinement.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- areo-
-
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- unman
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of courage or fortitude; break down the manly spirit of:
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Armen
-
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- appmt
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Apoc.
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- atmo-
-
- tumps
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- ante-
-
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- actos
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- aero-
-
- acro-
-
- acpt.
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- acet-
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- 30-30
-
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- uran-
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- upper
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- anon.
-
- annot
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- AMORC
-
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- Amer.
-
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- trump
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- treas
-
- cero-
-
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- caus.
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Coamo
-
noun,
a city in S central Puerto Rico.
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- cert.
-
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- trop-
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- auto.
-
- Aust.
-
- Cant.
-
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- carp-
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Capt.
-
- caps.
-
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- naut.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- naso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nano-
-
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- Srta.
-
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- neons
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- spoom
-
noun,
a kind of sherbet made from fruit juice or wine, mixed after freezing with uncooked meringue.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- spor-
-
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- nears
-
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- neur-
-
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- stome
-
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- MPers
-
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- MOTOS
-
- motor
-
noun,
a comparatively small and powerful engine, especially an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.
- moton
-
noun,
besague.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- ster.
-
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- MSEnt
-
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- muco-
-
- 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:
- step-
-
- neume
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- neut.
-
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- octo-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- onco-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- OPers
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Sept.
-
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- opto-
-
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- onto-
-
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- sero-
-
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- 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.
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- 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.
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nona-
-
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- nomo-
-
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- spec.
-
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- noct-
-
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- numen
-
noun,
divine power or spirit; a deity, especially one presiding locally or believed to inhabit a particular object.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- noto-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noso-
-
- span-
-
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- supp.
-
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Supt.
-
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- meno-
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Suppe
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1819–95, Austrian composer.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- mero-
-
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- meso-
-
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- Sunna
-
noun,
the traditional portion of Muslim law, based on the words and acts of Muhammad, and preserved in the traditional literature.
- meta-
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- metr-
-
- Moros
-
noun,
a child of Nyx, and the personification of fate.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- MNurs
-
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- masc.
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- mast-
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matr-
-
- Meuse
-
noun,
Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- moots
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- moose
-
noun,
a large, long-headed mammal, Alces alces, of the deer family, having circumpolar distribution in the Northern Hemisphere, the male of which has enormous palmate antlers.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- moors
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- mono-
-
- Moore
-
noun,
Archibald Lee ("Archie") 1913–1998, U.S. boxer.
- monos
-
noun,
infectious mononucleosis.
- moons
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Mont.
-
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- stump
-
noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moron
-
noun,
Informal. a person who is notably stupid or lacking in good judgment:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- top-
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- taur
-
- sec.
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- 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.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Rus.
-
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- toom
-
adjective,
empty; vacant.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- USAR
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- USCA
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USMA
-
- USMC
-
- Rom.
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- USNA
-
- USPO
-
- USRC
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- USTC
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- sepn
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- uro-
-
- uret
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- SMTP
-
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Sem.
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- Sat.
-
- str.
-
- 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.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- saur
-
- Tasm
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Sam.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- 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.
- 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.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- tRNA
-
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- ter.
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- spp.
-
- scr.
-
- Ste.
-
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rpt.
-
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- OPer
-
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- Sra.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- SRAM
-
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- sunn
-
noun,
a tall East Indian shrub, Crotalaria juncea, of the legume family, having slender branches and yellow flowers, and an inner bark that yields a hemplike fiber used for making ropes, sacking, etc.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- tonn
-
- TEPP
-
noun,
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- 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.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tues
-
- room
-
noun,
a portion of space within a building or other structure, separated by walls or partitions from other parts:
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- RONA
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- supr
-
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- tron
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- ten.
-
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- SPCA
-
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- moos
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Cmon
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neem
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- 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.
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- non-
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- NCTE
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- muc-
-
- mun.
-
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- mus.
-
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- coom
-
noun,
soot; coal dust; smut.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Como
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy, in Lombardy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 56 sq. mi. (145 sq. km).
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nor.
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- aut-
-
- OEEC
-
- Aus.
-
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omoo
-
noun,
a novel (1847) by Herman Melville.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Ont.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- opp.
-
- ates
-
- enc.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- nunc
-
adverb,
now.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CAPP
-
noun,
Al (Alfred Gerald Caplin) 1909–79, U.S. comic-strip artist: creator of “Li'l Abner.”.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- OAPC
-
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cor.
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Mac-
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Eur.
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- cur.
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mar.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- etc.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- ect-
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- eous
-
- Emp.
-
- EMet
-
- epee
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- EEOC
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- 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.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- eco-
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 1080
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- 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.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cts.
-
- MSPE
-
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Moor
-
noun,
a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- moot
-
noun,
an assembly of the people in early England exercising political, administrative, and judicial powers.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOpt
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Moro
-
noun,
a member of any of the various tribes of Muslim Malays in the southern Philippines.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- mout
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- mRNA
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- MSAE
-
- MSCE
-
- MSCP
-
- Cort
-
- msec
-
- MSEE
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Moon
-
noun,
the earth's natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km).
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- ctr.
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- MCPO
-
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- men-
-
- ment
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- MEPA
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- mes-
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- MNAS
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crat
-
- Mon.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Oct.
-
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- pre-
-
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Apr.
-
- appt
-
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- app.
-
- 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.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ANTU
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- prec
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- prs.
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- PSAT
-
- ance
-
- pot.
-
- pos.
-
- amus
-
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- 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.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pnea
-
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- 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.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- Pomo
-
noun,
the postmodern movement; postmodernism.
- pomp
-
noun,
stately or splendid display; splendor; magnificence.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Poop
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- pop-
-
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- psec
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Pers
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- Rep.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- RNAS
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Pump
-
noun,
an apparatus or machine for raising, driving, exhausting, or compressing fluids or gases by means of a piston, plunger, or set of rotating vanes.
- pts.
-
- amt.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amp.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- aet.
-
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- acr-
-
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- pupa
-
noun,
an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- purs
-
- aer-
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- RCMP
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- apo-
-
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- Pan.
-
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pam.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- 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.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pat.
-
- asc-
-
- out-
-
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- oro-
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- atm.
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- ASTM
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- ASME
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- ence
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Pen.
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- per.
-
- 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.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pct.
-
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peep
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Arm.
-
- ASM
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- EAM
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EOM
-
- ean
-
- eo-
-
- TSE
-
- 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.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ast
-
- TSP
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ASR
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Tu.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- USC
-
- CNS
-
- ASN
-
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- ACP
-
- 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.
- tue
-
- USM
-
- CMA
-
- an.
-
- at.
-
- EEO
-
- ac-
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- Une
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- TPN
-
- ap-
-
- EEC
-
- UTC
-
- EMR
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- Am.
-
- ATC
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- EEE
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Tpr
-
- USP
-
- CNO
-
- AUC
-
- USN
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- USO
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ATP
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- CNM
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ar.
-
- ec-
-
- CNN
-
- USR
-
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- ASU
-
- TMO
-
- tra
-
- ae.
-
- UMT
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- CEA
-
- CPR
-
- CPS
-
- 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.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CPU
-
- up-
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- UNO
-
- Tro
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- UPC
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CPO
-
- CPM
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- APC
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- APS
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- unc
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- unp
-
- 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.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- uns
-
- AOU
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- aor
-
- CEO
-
- CPA
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ANC
-
- ARS
-
- ure
-
- ca.
-
- ur-
-
- CTA
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- AMC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- trp
-
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- ase
-
- tr.
-
- AEC
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UAE
-
- AMU
-
- CRP
-
- UCR
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- UAM
-
- AMS
-
- CSA
-
- CST
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- CSO
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- TPM
-
- AME
-
- CSR
-
- ARU
-
- ROA
-
- en-
-
- ote
-
- pm.
-
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- OTS
-
- OTA
-
- Pr.
-
- ot-
-
- OSP
-
- OSO
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ose
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- pp.
-
- prn
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- SCP
-
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- SCM
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCS
-
- PCM
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- Ps.
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- 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.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- PMT
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OEM
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- ene
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAP
-
- OAO
-
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- OEO
-
- SNU
-
- 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).
- SMA
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OPM
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Om.
-
- oo-
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- POA
-
- Oc.
-
- RCP
-
- RPS
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- PUP
-
noun,
a young dog; puppy.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- RPM
-
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RSE
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- RNA
-
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- 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.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- 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.
- ROP
-
- RSA
-
- rt.
-
- sc.
-
- PPC
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- PPT
-
- PPS
-
- ppr
-
- PPM
-
- PPE
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAE
-
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- SAR
-
- POR
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- PRA
-
- PRC
-
- rte
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- RTS
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- PUC
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- PTP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- PSE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- PSC
-
- PSA
-
- prp
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- MCP
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- MEP
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MCR
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MNA
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Mao
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- MNE
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- STP
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MPE
-
- MPA
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOR
-
- MNS
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- moo
-
noun,
a mooing sound.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- MRP
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- EPT
-
- Esc
-
- EPS
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOE
-
- ESA
-
- ese
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- eu-
-
- MSC
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- Me.
-
- Mc-
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ETS
-
- 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.
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ESU
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ESR
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- MRE
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- STM
-
- MSA
-
- NMU
-
- NMR
-
- 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:
- NES
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- NNP
-
- SPR
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- spt
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- NNE
-
- NOC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- NUM
-
- NSU
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- NOP
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NEC
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- St.
-
- MSE
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- MTS
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Sta
-
- MUP
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NCO
-
- Sr.
-
- TP
-
- U.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CE
-
- CM
-
- 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.
- RO
-
- AO
-
- TN
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- t.
-
- O.
-
- UC
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- OA
-
- S.
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SM
-
- T1
-
- 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.
- NP
-
- RN
-
- TC
-
- RP
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NC
-
- RU
-
- MP
-
- MN
-
- N.
-
- SN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- NM
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- PU
-
- M.
-
- TM
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CU
-
- RC
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- SU
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.