Anagrams of pentamerous
Word pentamerous has
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- treponemas
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noun,
any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
- personate
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adjective,
Botany.
(of a bilabiate corolla) masklike.
having the lower lip pushed upward so as to close the gap between the lips, as in the snapdragon.
- numerates
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adjective,
able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
- menopause
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noun,
the period of permanent cessation of menstruation, usually occurring between the ages of 45 and 55.
- on-stream
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adverb,
in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
- Esperanto
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noun,
an artificial language invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), a Polish physician and philologist, and intended for international use. It is based on word roots common to the major European languages.
- europeans
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Europe.
- austemper
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verb (used with object),
to harden (steel) by heating and quenching to render it austenitic.
- neuromast
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noun,
a group of innervated sensory cells occurring along the lateral line of fishes and aquatic amphibians.
- spermato-
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- mouse-ear
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noun,
any of various plants having small, hairy leaves, as the hawkweed, Hieracium pilosella, or the forget-me-not, Myosotis palustris.
- pneumato-
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- Treponema
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noun,
any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
- mousetrap
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noun,
a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- permeant
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adjective,
permeating; pervading.
- upstream
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adverb,
toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
- Masorete
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noun,
one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
- Ansermet
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noun,
Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
- Serapeum
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noun,
a place, as a burial site, building, or group of buildings, dedicated to Serapis.
- peroneus
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noun,
any of several muscles on the outer side of the leg, the action of which assists in extending the foot and in turning it outward.
- protease
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noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
- pronates
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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.
- pantoums
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noun,
a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.
- permutes
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verb (used with object),
to alter; change.
- routemen
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noun,
a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- European
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Europe.
- Superman
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noun,
a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- prenames
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noun,
given name.
- seamount
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noun,
a submarine mountain rising several hundred fathoms above the floor of the sea but having its summit well below the surface of the water.
- apterous
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adjective,
Zoology. wingless, as some insects.
- manropes
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- mounters
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noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- supermen
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noun,
a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- amputees
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noun,
a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.
- Peterman
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noun,
a safecracker.
- Peterson
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noun,
Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
- tempuras
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- temperas
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- sauterne
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noun,
a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.
- Muenster
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noun,
a white, semisoft, mild cheese made from whole milk.
- Monstera
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noun,
any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- Personae
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noun,
a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
- routeman
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noun,
a person who works in a specified area or covers a specific route, as a mail carrier or truckdriver.
- spumante
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noun,
Italian. any sparkling wine.
- soupmeat
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noun,
beef used for making soup stock.
- romaunts
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noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- operants
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- one-step
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noun,
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- remounts
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noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- operates
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- no-trump
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noun,
the declaration to play a no-trump contract.
- erumpent
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adjective,
bursting forth.
- spearmen
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noun,
a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- numerate
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adjective,
able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
- resonate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- neuromas
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noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- neuroma
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noun,
a tumor formed of nerve tissue.
- Patmore
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noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- spermo-
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- tempura
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- tonsure
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noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- trompes
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- oarsmen
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noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- neutro-
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- tone-up
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noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- tonemes
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noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- nostrum
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noun,
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine.
- permute
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verb (used with object),
to alter; change.
- spumone
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noun,
an Italian style of ice cream of a very fine and smooth texture, usually containing layers of various colors and flavors and chopped fruit or nuts.
- steamer
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noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- troupes
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- tempera
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- maestro
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noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- neuters
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noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- pentose
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noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- stearo-
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- saunter
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- Penates
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plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- stumper
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noun,
a person or thing that stumps.
- tempers
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- Munster
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noun,
muenster.
- smarten
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Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- austere
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adjective,
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
- stereo-
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- persona
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noun,
a person.
- Tourane
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noun,
former name of Danang.
- tenures
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noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- toupees
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noun,
a man's wig.
- Emerson
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noun,
Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- sterno-
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- outspan
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noun,
the act or a place of outspanning.
- 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.
- outmans
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- sternum
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
- estrone
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- Serpent
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noun,
a snake.
- nemato-
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- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- enamors
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Paestum
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noun,
an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater.
- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- Pasture
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noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- transp.
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- Austro-
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- Smeaton
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noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- Pasteur
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- soutane
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noun,
a cassock.
- partons
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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.
- transom
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noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- Euratom
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noun,
an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- Neupest
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noun,
German name of Ujpest.
- pantoum
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noun,
a Malay verse form consisting of an indefinite number of quatrains with the second and fourth lines of each quatrain repeated as the first and third lines of the following one.
- entero-
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- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- monster
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noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- stamper
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- antero-
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- putamen
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noun,
Botany. a hard or stony endocarp, as a peach stone.
- uptears
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- Maspero
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noun,
Sir Gaston Camille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
- punster
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noun,
a person who makes puns frequently.
- pterous
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- pteroma
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noun,
pteron.
- tampons
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- roseate
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adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- tampers
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- Proteus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- unstrap
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verb (used with object),
to take off or slacken the strap of.
- 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.
- Martens
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- presume
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verb (used with object),
to take for granted, assume, or suppose:
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- amputee
-
noun,
a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.
- amperes
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- tarpons
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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.
- reputes
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noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- repents
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adjective,
creeping.
- measure
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noun,
a unit or standard of measurement:
- aeneous
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adjective,
bronze-colored:
- repeats
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- Meropes
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noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- reopens
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- remount
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noun,
a fresh horse or supply of fresh horses.
- tapemen
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- remotes
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- Maureen
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- matures
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- metopes
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noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- matrons
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- Romanus
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noun,
died a.d. 897, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 897.
- romaunt
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noun,
a romantic tale or poem; romance.
- amounts
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noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- moreens
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- Anterus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- pneumo-
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- poteens
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- tureens
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noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- posture
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noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- postmen
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noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- Postman
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noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- arseno-
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- mounter
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noun,
a person or thing that mounts.
- petrous
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adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- Temenus
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noun,
a son of Aristomachus who was allotted the city of Argos for his participation in the Heraclidae invasion of Peloponnesus.
- Petsamo
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noun,
Finnish name of Pechenga.
- present
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noun,
the present time.
- manures
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noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- arpents
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- pneumas
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noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- supremo
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noun,
the person in charge; chief.
- 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.
- umpteen
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adjective,
innumerable; many.
- pouters
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- Marston
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noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- manrope
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- peteman
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noun,
peterman.
- Sumpter
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noun,
a packhorse or mule.
- surname
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noun,
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- supreme
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noun,
suprême (def 3).
- prename
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noun,
given name.
- neuro-
-
- Metope
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noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- taupes
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noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Mentor
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noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- metro-
-
- tarso-
-
- meters
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noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- Merope
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noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- Sumter
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noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- meteor
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noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- stupor
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- super-
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- supra-
-
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- Merton
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noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- merous
-
- Merops
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- metros
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noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- mustee
-
noun,
the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Nautes
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- Struma
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noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- muster
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noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- stroma
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noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Moreen
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noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Moreau
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noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- stumer
-
noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- mouser
-
noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- tampur
-
noun,
tambura.
- nemat-
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- mounts
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noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- petro-
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- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- mourns
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- Munsee
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- steno-
-
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- neumes
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Monera
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Moerae
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plural noun,
the Fates.
- Munroe
-
noun,
Charles Edward, 1849–1938, U.S. chemist.
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- pantos
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noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- Nomura
-
noun,
Kichisaburo [kee-chee-sah-boo-raw] /ˈki tʃiˈsɑ buˈrɔ/ (Show IPA), 1877–1964, Japanese diplomat.
- rumens
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- ptero-
-
- prunes
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- Proust
-
noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- proems
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- purees
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- poteen
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- poseur
-
noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- rupees
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- Pontus
-
noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- pneuma
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- repute
-
noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- resume
-
noun,
résumé.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Putnam
-
noun,
Herbert, 1861–1955, U.S. librarian: headed Library of Congress 1899–1939.
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- raptus
-
noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- ramous
-
adjective,
ramose.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- put-on
-
noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- sapro-
-
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- somat-
-
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- outman
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in manpower.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- set-up
-
noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- Oeneus
-
noun,
a king of Calydon believed to have been the first man to cultivate grapes.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- sperm-
-
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- sprout
-
noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- Noumea
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Caledonia, on the SW coast.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- septum
-
noun,
a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Patmos
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- peruse
-
verb (used with object),
to read through with thoroughness or care:
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- penta-
-
- Peneus
-
noun,
ancient name of Salambria.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- peanut
-
noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- panto-
-
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- sempre
-
adverb,
throughout.
- parous
-
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- Tereus
-
noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- arsen-
-
- tumors
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- trumps
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- Europa
-
noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- astron
-
- unstep
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- upmost
-
adjective,
uppermost.
- Maputo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Mozambique, on Delagoa Bay.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- unstop
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- temper
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- Europe
-
noun,
a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian seas on the SE. In British usage, Europe sometimes contrasts with England. About 4,017,000 sq. mi. (10,404,000 sq. km).
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- MAeroE
-
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- tempos
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- unmeet
-
adjective,
not meet; not fitting, suitable, or proper; not becoming or seemly.
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- astro-
-
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- enter-
-
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- trans.
-
- topmen
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- toupee
-
noun,
a man's wig.
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- Empson
-
noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tromps
-
verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- austr-
-
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- topees
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- anemo-
-
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- masto-
-
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- tauro-
-
- AmerSp
-
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- utero-
-
- amours
-
noun,
a love affair.
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- uptorn
-
verb,
past participle of uptear.
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- urano-
-
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Meerut
-
noun,
a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- aeron.
-
- usenet
-
noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- amount
-
noun,
the sum total of two or more quantities or sums; aggregate.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- patr-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Aust.
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pert.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- 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).
- astr.
-
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- 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.
- 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.
- trop-
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- atmo-
-
- pene-
-
- 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.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Amer.
-
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Reaum
-
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- sero-
-
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Sept.
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- rept.
-
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- pant-
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- 30-30
-
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- 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.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- auto.
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- trump
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- treas
-
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- part.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- resp.
-
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- aero-
-
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- 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.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- pros.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- 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.
- pron.
-
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- prom.
-
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- pret.
-
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
-
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- prem.
-
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- puree
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- Prot.
-
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Prus.
-
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- uran-
-
- ante-
-
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- 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.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- poet.
-
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- 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.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- petr-
-
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- tumps
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- peta-
-
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- rupee
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- areo-
-
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prae-
-
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Armen
-
- oste-
-
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- post-
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Port.
-
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- mast-
-
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- term.
-
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Mont.
-
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- tera-
-
- nears
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- naut.
-
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- stome
-
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- naso-
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- step-
-
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- MNurs
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- neut.
-
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- neur-
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- neume
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- MSEnt
-
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- temp.
-
- Supt.
-
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- MPers
-
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- mourn
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or express sorrow or grief over (misfortune, loss, or anything regretted); deplore.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Mount
-
noun,
the act or a manner of mounting.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- Munro
-
noun,
Alice (Laidlaw) [leyd-law] /ˈleɪdˌlɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1931, Canadian short-story writer.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Euro-
-
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- teno-
-
- stump
-
noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- muons
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- ento-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- span-
-
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- mero-
-
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- tears
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- meso-
-
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- meno-
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- OPers
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- 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.
- meta-
-
- Meuse
-
noun,
Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- notum
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- matr-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- metr-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- Srta.
-
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- 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.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- spor-
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- USNA
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- USPO
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Rom.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- RONA
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- uret
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- USMA
-
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- uro-
-
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- RNAS
-
- 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.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- USAR
-
- Tasm
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Sem.
-
- 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.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- tRNA
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tron
-
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- saur
-
- Sra.
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- SMTP
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- 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.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- sepn
-
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- 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.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- SRAM
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- str.
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rpt.
-
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- ten.
-
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- supr
-
- sur-
-
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Ste.
-
- Sat.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tues
-
- 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.
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- ter.
-
- taur
-
- 1080
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- not-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- 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.
- 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:
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- nom.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neem
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neo-
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Emp.
-
- EMet
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- ASTM
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- ASME
-
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
-
- OPer
-
- atm.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Ont.
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- ates
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- MNAS
-
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Mon.
-
- Eur.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- MEPA
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- meas
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Mar.
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- men-
-
- ment
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- Man.
-
- MOpt
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- eous
-
- muon
-
noun,
a lepton similar in most respects to the electron except that it is unstable, it may be positively charged, and its mass is approximately 207 times greater; the positively charged muon is the antiparticle of the negatively charged muon. Symbol: μ.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- mun.
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- mus.
-
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- MSPE
-
- MSEE
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MSAE
-
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- mout
-
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- 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):
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- apo-
-
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- purs
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Apr.
-
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- 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.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- pnea
-
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- aet.
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pro-
-
- aer-
-
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- 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.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- 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.
- amt.
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- 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.
- amus
-
- prs.
-
- pre-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- ant.
-
- ANTU
-
- PSAT
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- amp.
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pot.
-
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Pers
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- 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.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- 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.
- Arm.
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- art.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Rep.
-
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- 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.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Pen.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pam.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ese
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Am.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AMU
-
- TMO
-
- ur-
-
- Mao
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- AMS
-
- ESA
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ap-
-
- ETR
-
- Me.
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- ae.
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- eu-
-
- USM
-
- USN
-
- ETS
-
- AME
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Ar.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- ure
-
- ETO
-
- USO
-
- Mo.
-
- USP
-
- ESU
-
- an.
-
- ESR
-
- USR
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ARU
-
- ERT
-
- 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.
- ATP
-
- UAE
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- UAM
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- Tro
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- eo-
-
- UAR
-
- EOM
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- USA
-
- at.
-
- tr.
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ASM
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- ASN
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tue
-
- ASU
-
- Tu.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSP
-
- TSE
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- trp
-
- tra
-
- Tpr
-
- 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.
- EPT
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- AOU
-
- aor
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- up-
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EOE
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TPN
-
- APS
-
- TPM
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- UMT
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- EEO
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- Une
-
- UNO
-
- 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.
- unp
-
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- uns
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- en-
-
- ene
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- pt.
-
- SMA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Pa.
-
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- 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).
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- PTO
-
- ot-
-
- 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.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- OTA
-
- OSP
-
- SAR
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- OEM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ose
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- OPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- SNU
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- ROP
-
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- 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.
- ROA
-
- REA
-
- RNA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- 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.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PMT
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- POA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- POR
-
- PRA
-
- PSE
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- RPM
-
- PSA
-
- OAU
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OAS
-
- MST
-
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRP
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- MSN
-
- Mt.
-
- MPE
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- MTS
-
- MUP
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- STP
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MPA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- 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.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- MEP
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- MOR
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- nr.
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- Sr.
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- spt
-
- NRA
-
- NMR
-
- NSA
-
- NSU
-
- NUM
-
- SPR
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- 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.
- NMU
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- NEA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ne-
-
- 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:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- STM
-
- AO
-
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RN
-
- N.
-
- MP
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- S.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RO
-
- OA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- U.
-
- NP
-
- 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.
- MN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- t.
-
- SM
-
- TN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NM
-
- TM
-
- RU
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- SN
-
- 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.
- T1
-
- SA
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- RP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TP
-
- PU
-
- SU
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- R.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.