Anagrams of penetration
Word penetration has
786 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of penetration.
- near-point
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noun,
the point nearest the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is at a maximum.
- panettone
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noun,
an Italian yeast-leavened bread, traditionally eaten on holidays, usually made with raisins, candied fruit peels, almonds, and brandy.
- penetrant
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noun,
a person or thing that penetrates.
- pertinent
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adjective,
pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant:
- repentant
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adjective,
repenting; penitent; experiencing repentance.
- entertain
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verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of pleasantly or agreeably; divert; amuse.
- internat.
-
- retention
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noun,
the act of retaining.
- orientate
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verb (used with or without object),
orient (defs 4–12).
- antirent
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- entrepot
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noun,
a warehouse.
- tenorite
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- operetta
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noun,
a short opera, usually of a light and amusing character.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- intranet
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noun,
a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.
- penitent
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noun,
a penitent person.
- 11-point
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- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- intonate
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- internet
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noun,
a vast computer network linking smaller computer networks worldwide (usually preceded by the). The Internet includes commercial, educational, governmental, and other networks, all of which use the same set of communications protocols.
- renitent
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adjective,
resisting pressure; resistant.
- triptane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- pianette
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- Nanette
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noun,
a female given name, form of Ann.
- Ninette
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noun,
a female given name.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- entrant
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noun,
a competitor in a contest.
- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- reptant
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adjective,
repent2 .
- atiptoe
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adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- Pontine
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adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- Pontian
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noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Ternate
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noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- Trenton
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noun,
a city in and the capital of New Jersey, in the W part, on the Delaware River: Washington defeated Hessian troops here 1776.
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- pintano
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- pentane
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noun,
a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
- enteron
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noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- intrant
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noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- pennate
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adjective,
winged; feathered.
- entreat
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verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- pattern
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- entero-
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- tontine
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- pannier
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- neonate
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- partite
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noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- portent
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Annette
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noun,
a female given name, form of Anne.
- antero-
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- patient
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- pinnate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- patriot
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noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- treetop
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noun,
the top or uppermost branches of a tree.
- Nerine
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noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- tinner
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Nepean
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noun,
a former city in SE Ontario, Canada, now part of Ottawa.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- intern
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- intra-
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- intro.
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- intron
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- tonner
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noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- Tanner
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noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- tinter
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- ptero-
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- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- tiptoe
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noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- nation
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noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- natron
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- natter
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- neaten
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verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- tentie
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adjective,
tenty.
- nitro-
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- Patton
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noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- pinner
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noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- patent
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- patri-
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- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Patten
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- patter
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noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- teapot
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noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- pinene
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noun,
a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
- Pennie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Penelope.
- penta-
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- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Petite
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noun,
a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- panto-
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- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- Potter
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noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- tarpon
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- potent
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noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- poteen
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- Noreen
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noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- notate
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- tetra-
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- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- terat-
-
- intent
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noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- tenter
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noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- opener
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- tenpin
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Tenner
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noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- tenant
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noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- inter.
-
- petro-
-
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Aerope
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noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- Ronnie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- rennet
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noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- enter-
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- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- Triton
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- Rennie
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noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- aeron.
-
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- Renton
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noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- Trento
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noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- attorn
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- attire
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- iatro-
-
- reopen
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- Arete
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- tripe
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- tenia
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noun,
taenia.
- tenet
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noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Pinta
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Teena
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noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- paint
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- areo-
-
- Tenn.
-
- Pinto
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- teno-
-
- Otter
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noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- opera
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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.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- rept.
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- ation
-
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- atrip
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adjective,
aweigh.
- atto-
-
- Pitta
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noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- pron.
-
- pant-
-
- pert.
-
- ronin
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noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- Penn.
-
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- aero-
-
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- peri-
-
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- peta-
-
- 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.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Peter
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noun,
penis.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- 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.
- petr-
-
- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
-
- 30-30
-
- pene-
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- anti-
-
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- paren
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- part.
-
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- ante-
-
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- anon.
-
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patr-
-
- annot
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- pari-
-
- tera-
-
- poet.
-
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Prot.
-
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- nano-
-
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- reni-
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- toti-
-
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- intr.
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- tonia
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- ento-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- nona-
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Port.
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- nitr-
-
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- prae-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Rep.
-
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- pnea
-
- pre-
-
- 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.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- 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.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- pot.
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- prin
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- rpt.
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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):
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- RONA
-
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pro-
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 1080
-
- Ont.
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- inae
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- ette
-
- 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.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- top-
-
- int.
-
- epit
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tit.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tonn
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- epi-
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- ann.
-
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- trit
-
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- tRNA
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- tron
-
- aet.
-
- 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.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- attn
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- 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.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- tri-
-
- ator
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- att.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- art.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- 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.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- ter.
-
- tion
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- opia
-
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- OPer
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- pat.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- par.
-
- 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.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- not-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- 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.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Pet.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- per.
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Pen.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- non-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- NIRA
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Tro
-
- trp
-
- RPO
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- TPN
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TIA
-
- TNT
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TPI
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- 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.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ITA
-
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IRO
-
- ite
-
- ETR
-
- 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:
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NNP
-
- NNE
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ROP
-
- NIA
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETO
-
- NPR
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- at.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- aor
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- eo-
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ap-
-
- ATP
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ERT
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERP
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOE
-
- ea.
-
- ene
-
- en-
-
- eir
-
- EEO
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- ean
-
- NOP
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Npt
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- 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.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- REA
-
- nr.
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- 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.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- PIO
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- POA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POR
-
- PRA
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PTT
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Pa.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ONR
-
- NRA
-
- ROI
-
- op.
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- OAP
-
- 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.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ote
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OPA
-
- ROA
-
- OTA
-
- RNA
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- ee
-
- 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.
- EI
-
- T1
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RP
-
- t.
-
- RO
-
- AO
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- i.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- O.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- NP
-
- NI
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- TN
-
- 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.
- RN
-
- IP
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TP
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- TT
-