Anagrams of pensionary
Word pensionary has
814 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of pensionary.
- pyronine
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noun,
a xanthine dye used for detecting the presence of RNA.
- spinnery
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noun,
a spinning mill.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- panniers
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- pyranose
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noun,
any monosaccharide having a pyran ring structure.
- nonaries
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- Rosanne
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noun,
a female given name.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- pyrones
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noun,
either of two heterocyclic ketones having the formula C 5 H 4 O 2 .
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- saponin
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noun,
any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- pension
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noun,
a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- pinners
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noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- pinyons
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noun,
piñon (def 1).
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- snap-on
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adjective,
attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- spanner
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noun,
a person or thing that spans.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- arseno-
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- spinner
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noun,
a person or thing that spins.
- insnare
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verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- pannose
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adjective,
having the texture of felt or woolen cloth.
- isopyre
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noun,
an impure variety of opal, containing alumina, lime, and iron sesquioxide.
- pannier
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- Reynosa
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noun,
a city in N Tamaulipas, in E Mexico, on the Rio Grande.
- spinney
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noun,
a small wood or thicket.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- irones
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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.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- pinons
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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.
- sienna
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- pinner
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noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- pinnas
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noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- aspire
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- pinyon
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noun,
piñon (def 1).
- pyrans
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noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- sinner
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noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- pinery
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noun,
a place in which pineapples are grown.
- synop.
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- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- inspan
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verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Senora
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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
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noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- napery
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- Ronnie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- nasion
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noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- yapons
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noun,
yaupon.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Erinys
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noun,
any of the Furies.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- repays
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verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- arsen-
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- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- pyrone
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noun,
either of two heterocyclic ketones having the formula C 5 H 4 O 2 .
- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- renins
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noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- Prynne
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noun,
William, 1600–69, English Puritan leader and pamphleteer.
- sapro-
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- Sarnen
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- senary
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adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- nonary
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noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- yearns
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verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- rayons
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noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- pannes
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noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- Osprey
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noun,
Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- spiro-
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- anyone
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pronoun,
any person at all; anybody:
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- aniso-
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- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- annoys
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noun,
Archaic. an annoyance.
- aeron.
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- pennis
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- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- paeons
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- person
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noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- sprain
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- Syrian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Syria.
- Posen
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noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Nairn
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noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- praos
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noun,
proa.
- Payne
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noun,
John Howard, 1791–1852, U.S. actor and dramatist.
- porns
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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):
- neaps
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noun,
neap tide.
- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- naso-
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- prays
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verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- panne
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noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- pains
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noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- nano-
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- Peano
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- prae-
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- poser
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noun,
a person who poses.
- paseo
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- posey
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adjective,
characteristic of or being a poser, especially in being trendy or fashionable in a superficial way.
- napes
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noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- piano
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noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- preys
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noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- prose
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- yores
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noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- rayon
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noun,
a regenerated, semisynthetic textile filament made from cellulose, cotton linters, or wood chips by treating these with caustic soda and carbon disulfide and passing the resultant solution, viscose, through spinnerets.
- Rains
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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).
- rainy
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adjective,
characterized by rain:
- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- psora
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noun,
psoriasis.
- Ypres
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noun,
a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.
- pari-
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- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- prosy
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling prose.
- Iran.
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- pros.
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- Pres.
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- prone
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noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pron.
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- irone
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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.
- paren
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- irony
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Irons
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noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- proas
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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.
- porny
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adjective,
Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic:
- prion
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noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- Pansy
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noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- presa
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noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- nears
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- poesy
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noun,
the work or the art of poetic composition.
- neons
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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.
- nosey
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adjective,
nosy.
- Oriya
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noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- peons
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- nones
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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.).
- orans
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noun,
orant.
- pyran
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noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- pions
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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.
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- peri-
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- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Norse
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- peris
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noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- Pinon
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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.
- opsin
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Peony
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- Peron
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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).
- Pinna
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noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- OPers
-
- Pines
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noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- 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.
- opens
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noun,
an open or clear space.
- piney
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adjective,
piny.
- pinas
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noun,
pineapple.
- pyins
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noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- oyers
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noun,
oyer and terminer.
- Piers
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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.
- nonas
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noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- ornes
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Peary
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noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- Nepos
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noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Paine
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noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- peans
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noun,
paean.
- pones
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noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- payer
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noun,
a person who pays.
- poise
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- pians
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noun,
yaws.
- nines
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noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Ninos
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noun,
boy; child.
- 30-30
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- pisay
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noun,
pisé.
- nipas
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noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- penis
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Penn.
-
- Nisan
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noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Penna
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noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- pyro-
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- Penny
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noun,
a bronze coin, the 100th part of the dollars of various nations, as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States; one cent.
- pirns
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noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pyres
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noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- Noyes
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noun,
Alfred, 1880–1958, English poet.
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- noisy
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adjective,
making much noise:
- nona-
-
- Norns
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noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Paeon
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Yonne
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noun,
a department in central France. 2881 sq. mi. (7460 sq. km). Capital: Auxerre.
- arose
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verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- ASPEN
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noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Sino-
-
- Sinon
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noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Asine
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noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- arson
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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.
- Siren
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Syria
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noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- Sinan
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noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- arise
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- snare
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- areo-
-
- snipe
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noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snore
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noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- asper
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noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Siena
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noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Ennis
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noun,
a town in N Texas.
- rosin
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Saone
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noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Sapir
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noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Epis.
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- sapor
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- eosin
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Ensor
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noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Senna
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noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- sero-
-
- eyras
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noun,
a jaguarundi.
- 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.
- sepia
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sepoy
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noun,
(formerly, in India) a native soldier, usually an infantryman, in the service of Europeans, especially of the British.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spine
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noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- ayins
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- spiny
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adjective,
abounding in or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- Aesop
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noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- aero-
-
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- aeri-
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- 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.
- spiry
-
adjective,
having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire.
- spor-
-
- 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.
- spray
-
noun,
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
- 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.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- soapy
-
adjective,
containing or impregnated with soap:
- annoy
-
noun,
Archaic. an annoyance.
- apery
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- 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.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- anon.
-
- Sonya
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Sonny
-
noun,
little son (often used as a familiar term of address to a boy).
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- span-
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- yonis
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- repay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- raspy
-
adjective,
harsh; grating; rasping.
- 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.
- reni-
-
- Yenan
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Yanan.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- yapon
-
noun,
yaupon.
- 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.
- yeans
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- resp.
-
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- 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.
- insp.
-
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- insep
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 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.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- pre-
-
- Pers
-
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- Rep.
-
- Soni
-
- per.
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- 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.
- 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.
- pnea
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Sra.
-
- spry
-
adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- 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).
- psia
-
- prs.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- 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.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- 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.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- spay
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Pen.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- pro-
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- posy
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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):
- sepn
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- RONA
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- RNAS
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pony
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- ropy
-
adjective,
resembling a rope or ropes:
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pyo-
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- pyes
-
noun,
pie4 .
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pyas
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Syr.
-
- pyin
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 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.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 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.
- piny
-
adjective,
abounding in or covered with pine trees:
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- syn-
-
- pos.
-
- pyr-
-
- 1080
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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-
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- 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.
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NYSE
-
- NIRA
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- iso-
-
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- yins
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- inae
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- eso-
-
- yips
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Espy
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- yaps
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- yrs.
-
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- 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.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ens.
-
- epi-
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- ions
-
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 = .
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- ins.
-
- non-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- ann.
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- ano-
-
- Aire
-
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPer
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- opia
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ayin
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opsy
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- pays
-
- PAYE
-
- 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.
- par.
-
- 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.
- nosy
-
adjective,
unduly curious about the affairs of others; prying; meddlesome.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- 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.
- apo-
-
- 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.
- Pan.
-
- nos-
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Apr.
-
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- Nor.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ANSI
-
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RSA
-
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- RSE
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- SPR
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- ap-
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- SAE
-
- io-
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ESR
-
- ae.
-
- Sr.
-
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Ia.
-
- ERP
-
- ROA
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- RNA
-
- SRO
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- ery
-
- ASN
-
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- eo-
-
- ASR
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- aor
-
- 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.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ASI
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ase
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ARS
-
- APS
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPS
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- SAR
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- eir
-
- 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.
- ays
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- 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).
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- in.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- op.
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- 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.
- NOP
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NNP
-
- NNE
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NYP
-
- POA
-
- OAP
-
- 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.
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- NYA
-
- NIA
-
- NES
-
- POR
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- IAS
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- OSA
-
- 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.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pa.
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- ory
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- OAS
-
- ons
-
- py-
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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:
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- OIr
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- PRA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ier
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- Yeo
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- 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 = .
- yer
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ine
-
- REA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- IRS
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- IRO
-
- Ir.
-
- PSE
-
- Re.
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- PSA
-
- Y.
-
- 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.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- AO
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ry
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RO
-
- 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.
- i.
-
- N.
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NI
-
- NY
-
- NP
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- yr
-
- R.
-
- RI
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- RN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SN
-
- IP
-
- SA
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- ey
-
- OA
-
- RP
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- S.
-