Anagrams of peregrination
Word peregrination has
1178 anagrams
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- near-point
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noun,
the point nearest the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is at a maximum.
- printanier
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adjective,
(of food) prepared or garnished with mixed fresh vegetables.
- Parrington
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noun,
Vernon Louis, 1871–1929, U.S. literary historian and critic.
- generation
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noun,
the entire body of individuals born and living at about the same time:
- garnierite
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noun,
a mineral, hydrous nickel magnesium silicate, occurring in earthy, green masses: an important ore of nickel.
- Portinari
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noun,
Cândido [kahn-dee-doo] /ˈkɑ̃ di dʊ/ (Show IPA), 1903–62, Brazilian painter.
- perigonia
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noun,
the envelope of modified leaves surrounding the antheridia in mosses.
- operating
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adjective,
used or engaged in performing operations:
- Tangerine
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noun,
Also called mandarin, mandarin orange. any of several varieties of mandarin, cultivated widely, especially in the U.S.
- reportage
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noun,
the act or technique of reporting news.
- generator
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noun,
a machine that converts one form of energy into another, especially mechanical energy into electrical energy, as a dynamo, or electrical energy into sound, as an acoustic generator.
- interrog.
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- originate
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verb (used with object),
to give origin or rise to; initiate; invent:
- Argentine
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noun,
a silvery substance, especially one obtained from fish scales, used in making imitation pearls.
- porterage
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noun,
the work of a porter or carrier.
- pigeonite
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noun,
a monoclinic variety of pyroxene consisting mainly of a mixture of (MgFe)SiO 3 and CaMg(SiO 3) 2 .
- parenting
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noun,
the rearing of children:
- arterio-
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- parergon
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noun,
something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
- priorate
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- printing
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noun,
the art, process, or business of producing books, newspapers, etc., by impression from movable types, plates, etc.
- poignant
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adjective,
keenly distressing to the feelings:
- perorate
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verb (used without object),
to speak at length; make a long, usually grandiloquent speech.
- Pretoria
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noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- Roentgen
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noun,
Wilhelm Konrad [wil-helm kon-rad;; German vil-helm kawn-raht] /ˈwɪl hɛlm ˈkɒn ræd;; German ˈvɪl hɛlm ˈkɔn rɑt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1923, German physicist: discoverer of x-rays 1895; Nobel prize 1901.
- enargite
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noun,
a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu 3 AsS 4 , occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.
- Antigone
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who defied her uncle, King Creon, by performing funeral rites over her brother, Polynices, and was condemned to be immured alive in a cave.
- pregnant
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adjective,
having a child or other offspring developing in the body; with child or young, as a woman or female mammal.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- painting
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noun,
a picture or design executed in paints.
- portiere
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noun,
a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.
- terrapin
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noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- Pentagon
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noun,
a polygon having five angles and five sides.
- 11-point
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- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- peignoir
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noun,
a woman's dressing gown.
- Erigeron
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Erigeron, having flower heads resembling those of the asters but with narrower and usually more numerous white or purple rays.
- training
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noun,
the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained:
- pointing
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noun,
(in masonry) mortar used as a finishing touch to brickwork.
- argento-
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- arginine
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noun,
an essential amino acid, C 6 H 14 N 4 O 2 : the free amino acid increases insulin secretion and is converted to urea in the liver by arginase. Symbol: R. Abbreviation: Arg;
- progeria
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noun,
a rare congenital abnormality characterized by premature and rapid aging, the affected individual appearing in childhood as an aged person and having a shortened life span.
- ego-trip
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noun,
an act or course of action undertaken primarily to satisfy one's vanity or for self-gratification:
- rigatoni
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noun,
a tubular pasta in short, ribbed pieces.
- ignitron
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noun,
a cathode-arc vacuum tube with an auxiliary electrode projecting into a pool of mercury: it conducts current when the anode is positive.
- Nanterre
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Hauts-de-Seine, in N France: W suburb of Paris.
- negation
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noun,
the act of denying:
- pig-iron
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noun,
iron tapped from a blast furnace and cast into pigs in preparation for conversion into steel, cast iron, or wrought iron.
- aegirite
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noun,
a mineral, mainly sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe⋅(Si 2 O 6), occurring in feldspathoid rocks in slender prismatic crystals.
- irrigate
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verb (used with object),
to supply (land) with water by artificial means, as by diverting streams, flooding, or spraying.
- reorient
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- pinnati-
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- triennia
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noun,
a period of three years.
- inerrant
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adjective,
free from error; infallible.
- nitrogen
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, gaseous element that constitutes about four-fifths of the volume of the atmosphere and is present in combined form in animal and vegetable tissues, especially in proteins: used chiefly in the manufacture of ammonia, nitric acid, cyanide, explosives, fertilizer, dyes, as a cooling agent, etc. Symbol: N; atomic weight: 14.0067; atomic number: 7; density: 1.2506 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Agrinion
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noun,
a city in W Greece.
- retainer
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- ignorant
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adjective,
lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned:
- Interior
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noun,
the internal or inner part; inside.
- retiring
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Rainier
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- reagent
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noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- Negrito
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- pairing
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noun,
a coupling.
- Negroni
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noun,
a cocktail made from sweet vermouth, gin, and bitters.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- negaton
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noun,
(not in technical use) electron (def 1).
- ringent
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adjective,
gaping.
- Pontian
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noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- Pontine
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adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- Portage
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noun,
the act of carrying; carriage.
- neonate
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- tearing
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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.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- Erigone
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noun,
a daughter of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus who hanged herself when Orestes was acquitted of the murder of her parents.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- Erigena
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noun,
Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
- enteron
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noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- regnant
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adjective,
reigning; ruling (usually used following the noun it modifies):
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- regrate
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verb (used with object),
to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
- protege
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noun,
a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.
- engrain
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verb (used with object), adjective,
ingrain (defs 1, 2).
- entero-
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- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- rentier
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- terrine
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- Paoting
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Baoding.
- epigone
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noun,
an undistinguished imitator, follower, or successor of an important writer, painter, etc.
- Reigate
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noun,
a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
- terrane
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- pannier
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- ergotin
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noun,
any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
- ironing
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noun,
the act or process of smoothing or pressing clothes, linens, etc., with a heated iron.
- Garonne
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noun,
a river in SW France, flowing NW from the Pyrenees to the Gironde River. 350 miles (565 km) long.
- igniter
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noun,
a person or thing that ignites.
- 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.
- 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.
- opening
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noun,
an act or instance of making or becoming open.
- reprint
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noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- greaten
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- Rontgen
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noun,
Julius [yoo-lee-uh s] /ˈyu li əs/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Dutch pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- roaring
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noun,
the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
- grantor
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noun,
a person or organization that makes a grant.
- Igraine
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noun,
the mother of King Arthur.
- grantee
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- Printer
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- Greater
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noun,
a person who has achieved importance or distinction in a field:
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- garrote
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- integer
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noun,
Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero.
Compare whole number.
- praetor
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- prairie
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noun,
an extensive, level or slightly undulating, mostly treeless tract of land in the Mississippi valley, characterized by a highly fertile soil and originally covered with coarse grasses, and merging into drier plateaus in the west.
Compare pampas, savanna, steppe.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- Nigeria
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noun,
a republic in W Africa: member of the Commonwealth of Nations; formerly a British colony and protectorate. 356,669 sq. mi. (923,773 sq. km). Capital: Abuja.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- Nipigon
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noun,
Lake, a lake in SW Ontario, in S central Canada. About 1870 sq. mi. (4845 sq. km).
- Taiping
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noun,
a person who participated in the unsuccessful rebellion (Taiping Rebellion) 1850–64, led by Hung Hsiu-ch'üan (Hong Xiuquan), who attempted to overthrow the Manchu dynasty.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- genito-
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- genitor
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- Gennaro
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noun,
San [san;; Italian sahn] /sæn;; Italian sɑn/ (Show IPA), Januarius.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- gentian
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Gentiana, Gentianella, and Gentianopsis, having usually blue, or sometimes yellow, white, or red, flowers, as the fringed gentian of North America, or Gentiana lutea, of Europe.
Compare gentian family.
- ingrain
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noun,
yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.
- preter-
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- porting
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noun,
the changing of the size, shape, or location of the intake and exhaust ports in an internal-combustion engine, generally to improve performance.
- partier
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noun,
partyer.
- peonage
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noun,
the condition or service of a peon.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- pirogen
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) Jewish Cookery. small baked pastries filled with chopped chicken livers, onion, etc.
- pintano
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- pierogi
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noun,
a small dough envelope filled with mashed potato, meat, cheese, or vegetables, crimped to seal the edge and then boiled or fried, typically served with sour cream or onions.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- trepang
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noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Perrine
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noun,
a town in S Florida.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- arteri-
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- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- pentane
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noun,
a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- trigone
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noun,
Also, trigonum. Anatomy.
a triangular part or area.
the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- pennate
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adjective,
winged; feathered.
- Pierrot
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- airport
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noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- tonnage
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noun,
the capacity of a merchant vessel, expressed either in units of weight, as deadweight tons, or of volume, as gross tons.
- partner
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- antigen
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noun,
Immunology. any substance that can stimulate the production of antibodies and combine specifically with them.
- Agriope
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noun,
Eurydice.
- perigon
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noun,
an angle of 360°.
- parting
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- petrog.
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- tragion
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- earring
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noun,
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
- 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.
- Pereira
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noun,
Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- antero-
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- pinnate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- Trigere
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noun,
Pauline, 1909–2002, U.S. fashion designer, born in France.
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- aginner
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noun,
a person who opposes a plan, proposed legislation, or any drastic change:
- airing
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noun,
an exposure to the air, as for drying.
- nonage
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noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- ragtop
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noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- retro-
-
- ignore
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- iatro-
-
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- agron.
-
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- ignite
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verb (used with object),
to set on fire; kindle.
- retire
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- triage
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Perron
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noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- pretor
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noun,
praetor.
- goatee
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noun,
a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
- pernor
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noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- goiter
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noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- tinner
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- onager
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- Perret
-
noun,
Auguste [oh-gyst] /oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1954, French architect.
- anoint
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Perrin
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- grani-
-
- grano-
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- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- grater
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noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- gratin
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noun,
au gratin.
- angio-
-
- ringer
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noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- Gretna
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noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- pinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Noreen
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noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- ptero-
-
- groper
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noun,
a person or thing that gropes.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Piaget
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- nitro-
-
- Reiner
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noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- raring
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adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Nerine
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noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- irreg.
-
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- Nepean
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noun,
a former city in SE Ontario, Canada, now part of Ottawa.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Pierre
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noun,
a city in and the capital of South Dakota, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Pigeon
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noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, especially the larger species with square or rounded tails.
Compare dove1 (def 1).
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- pignon
-
noun,
the edible seed of the cones of certain pines, as the nut pine, Pinus pinea, of southern Europe.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- regret
-
noun,
a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
- negate
-
verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- Reaper
-
noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- pinene
-
noun,
a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- petro-
-
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- innage
-
noun,
the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment.
Compare outage (def 4).
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- inorg.
-
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- inter.
-
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- aeron.
-
- pinion
-
noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- anting
-
noun,
the placing of ants among the feathers, done by certain birds apparently to kill parasites.
- pinang
-
noun,
the betel palm or its nut.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- Garter
-
noun,
Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
- Garner
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- ergate
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- poteen
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- panto-
-
- garote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- Garret
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- Ariege
-
noun,
a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- regent
-
noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Pennie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Penelope.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- origin
-
noun,
something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead:
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- genera
-
noun,
a plural of genus.
- potage
-
noun,
soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- erring
-
adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- tenpin
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- Tongan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Tonga.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Penang
-
noun,
an island in SE Asia, off the W coast of the Malay Peninsula. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- Panini
-
noun,
flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
- 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.
- 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.
- Porter
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- patri-
-
- gannet
-
noun,
any large, web-footed, seabird of the family Sulidae, having a sharply pointed bill, long wings, and a wedge-shaped tail, noted for its plunging dives for fish.
- ganoin
-
noun,
a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- pongee
-
noun,
silk of a slightly uneven weave made from filaments of wild silk woven in natural tan color.
- penta-
-
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- parget
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- enter-
-
- apogee
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth.
Compare perigee.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- engin.
-
- 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.
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- gerent
-
noun,
a ruler or manager.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- paring
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- Girtin
-
noun,
Thomas, 1775–1802, English painter.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- parrot
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- genit.
-
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- engine
-
noun,
a machine for converting thermal energy into mechanical energy or power to produce force and motion.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- part.
-
- pari-
-
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- pant-
-
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- patr-
-
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- poet.
-
- pingo
-
noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- prong
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- peta-
-
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- Oreg.
-
- pron.
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- pert.
-
- Prog.
-
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- 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.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- peri-
-
- 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.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- Prot.
-
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- pagne
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Port.
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- pene-
-
- nitr-
-
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- pengo
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- petri
-
- Penn.
-
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- prae-
-
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nona-
-
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- 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).
- orig.
-
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- ento-
-
- erron
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terr.
-
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- ergo-
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tera-
-
- engr.
-
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- genip
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- genin
-
noun,
aglycon.
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- Genie
-
noun,
Islamic Mythology. jinn.
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Reger
-
noun,
Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1873–1916, German composer and pianist.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Tenn.
-
- teno-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- angi-
-
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- agro-
-
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- trig.
-
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- aero-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- 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.
- 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.
- trop-
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- 30-30
-
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- tonia
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- arrgt
-
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- areo-
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- anon.
-
- annot
-
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- Greer
-
noun,
Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- intr.
-
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Iran.
-
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- rept.
-
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- rigor
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- init.
-
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- gonne
-
noun,
Maud ("Irish Joan of Arc") 1865–1953, Irish political activist and actress, born in England.
- ition
-
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- nano-
-
- ginep
-
noun,
genip.
- gipon
-
noun,
jupon.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Regt.
-
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- Roger
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- gonna
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- reni-
-
- tron
-
- repr
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- 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.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- regr
-
- Reg.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tri-
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Rep.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- tRNA
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tonn
-
- pot.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- prin
-
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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):
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ter.
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- rpt.
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pre-
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- RONA
-
- 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.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- rit.
-
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- ptg.
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Rigi
-
noun,
a mountain in central Switzerland, near the Lake of Lucerne. 5906 feet (1800 meters).
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- pnea
-
- pong
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- 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.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIIA
-
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tion
-
- 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.
- 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.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- non-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- gro.
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- Gen.
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- arr.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- art.
-
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- 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.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- geo-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- ator
-
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- Ger.
-
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- inae
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Ire.
-
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Eng.
-
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- neo-
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- ign.
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- epi-
-
- 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.
- epit
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NTIA
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- pat.
-
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- 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.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- 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.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- aet.
-
- agit
-
- 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.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Pet.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pen.
-
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Ont.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- opia
-
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- ant.
-
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- apo-
-
- Apr.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- ogee
-
noun,
a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
- Arg.
-
- org.
-
- gon-
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- agr.
-
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- 1080
-
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ann.
-
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- rte
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- RPO
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- 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.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- rt.
-
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- EEO
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- tra
-
- 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.
- ATP
-
- at.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- aor
-
- TPI
-
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Eg.
-
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Agt
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ae.
-
- Tro
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ag-
-
- ap-
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- TIA
-
- GOP
-
- gi.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ERT
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERP
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- EPA
-
- TGN
-
- Ep.
-
- Tng
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOE
-
- ene
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- en-
-
- eir
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- EEG
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- RPG
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- trp
-
- NRA
-
- Re.
-
- NOP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- op.
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- ONI
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- 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:
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NIA
-
- 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.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- GNP
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNE
-
- NNP
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONR
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- POR
-
- PIO
-
- PGA
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PaG
-
- PTO
-
- OPA
-
- PRA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- pt.
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pg.
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- REA
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- gt.
-
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ine
-
- 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.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- io-
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- GTO
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- IPA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- ROI
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- ROG
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- gre
-
- ROA
-
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gr.
-
- IOT
-
- ing
-
- ite
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- IPO
-
- ITA
-
- IRO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NEA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- ne-
-
- NI
-
- 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.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- N.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NG
-
- AO
-
- RO
-
- t.
-
- NP
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- GN
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TG
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- ee
-
- GP
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OG
-
- IP
-
- OA
-
- R.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- G.
-
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
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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.
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