Anagrams of pernicious

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precision
noun, the state or quality of being precise.
recision
noun, an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
soricine
adjective, of or resembling the shrews.
ripienos
noun, tutti (defs 3, 4).
opinicus
noun, a heraldic monster having the head, neck, and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the tail of a bear.
conspire
verb (used with object), to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
incisure
noun, a notch, as in a bone or other structure.
sciurine
adjective, of or relating to the squirrels and allied rodents of the family Sciuridae.
coinsure
verb (used with or without object), to insure jointly with another or others.
pruinose
adjective, covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
Couperin
noun, François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1668–1733, French composer.
precious
noun, a dearly beloved person; darling.
piceous
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
ironies
noun, the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
porcine
adjective, of or relating to swine.
inpours
verb (used with or without object), to pour in.
cuisine
noun, a style or quality of cooking; cookery:
piscine
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
inspire
verb (used with object), to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
irenics
noun, the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches. Compare polemics (def 2).
sericin
noun, a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
sirenic
adjective, of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
ripieno
noun, tutti (defs 3, 4).
pounces
noun, the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
recoups
noun, an act of recouping.
orceins
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
nourice
noun, a nurse.
Crispin
noun, Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
oneiric
adjective, of or relating to dreams.
crinose
adjective, hairy.
princes
noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
cronies
noun, a close friend or companion; chum.
incisor
noun, any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
crepons
noun, a heavyweight crepe fabric.
copiers
noun, a person or thing that copies; copyist.
pincers
noun, a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
purines
noun, a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
Ericson
noun, Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
Crispen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become crisp.
orpines
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
ponies
noun, a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
ponces
noun, a pimp.
Epirus
noun, an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
prices
noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
Enrico
noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
poiser
noun, a person or thing that poises.
curios
noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
cupro-
cuirie
noun, a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
pisci-
source
noun, any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
Crusoe
noun, Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
pernio
noun, chilblain.
cruise
noun, the act of cruising.
Crouse
noun, Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
croups
noun, any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
Cronus
noun, a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
crones
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
Scipio
noun, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
inures
verb (used with object), to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
ounces
noun, a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
pounce
noun, the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
one-up
adverb, Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
Prince
noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
prison
noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
precis
noun, a concise summary.
prunes
noun, a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
puisne
noun, an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
opines
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
purine
noun, a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
recons
noun, reconnaissance.
recoup
noun, an act of recouping.
neuro-
orcein
noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
necro-
poseur
noun, a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
incise
verb (used with object), to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
ricins
noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
ironic
adjective, using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
irones
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.
orpine
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
irenic
adjective, tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
ripens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
oscine
noun, an oscine bird.
ionics
noun, Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
insure
verb (used with object), to guarantee against loss or harm.
rouens
noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
inpour
verb (used with or without object), to pour in.
incuse
noun, an incuse figure or impression.
incurs
verb (used with object), to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
Crispi
noun, Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
copier
noun, a person or thing that copies; copyist.
uprise
noun, an act of rising up.
course
noun, a direction or route taken or to be taken.
Superi
plural noun, (in ancient Rome) the gods.
supine
noun, (in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
coupes
noun, Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
conure
noun, any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
conies
noun, the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
uprose
noun, an act of rising up.
person
noun, a human being, whether an adult or child:
spruce
noun, any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
cerous
adjective, containing trivalent cerium.
COSINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse. the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
picro-
UNESCO
noun, an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
unrips
verb (used with object), to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
corpse
noun, a dead body, usually of a human being.
unripe
adjective, not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
Cousin
noun, Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
censor
noun, an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
corpus
noun, a large or complete collection of writings:
urino-
super-
copens
noun, Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
ursine
adjective, of or relating to a bear or bears.
Pinero
noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
crepon
noun, a heavyweight crepe fabric.
copies
noun, an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
copers
noun, a horse dealer.
spinor
noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
cripes
interjection, (used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
spiro-
urines
noun, the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
repos
noun, a repurchase agreement.
UNCIO
repic
noun, the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
cires
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
ricin
noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
rices
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
Orcus
noun, the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
uncos
noun, something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
coper
noun, a horse dealer.
re-up
verb (used with or without object), to reenlist.
resp.
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
ropes
noun, a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
Cons.
Posen
noun, German name of Poznań.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
poser
noun, a person who poses.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
copen
noun, Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
CONUS
noun, the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
Ionic
noun, Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
pico-
coins
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
ripen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
pious
adjective, having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
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.
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
pions
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.
inure
verb (used with object), to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
cines
noun, a film; motion picture.
unrip
verb (used with object), to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
pron.
prune
noun, a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
Cenis
noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
nuci-
Nurse
noun, a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
opens
noun, an open or clear space.
prose
noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
pros.
prone
noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
proc.
urine
noun, the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
oecus
noun, (in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
prius
noun, a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
prise
noun, leverage.
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.
Picus
noun, an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
onces
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
Pines
noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
Piers
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.
Pres.
Prus.
OPers
reni-
RECON
noun, reconnaissance.
Nepos
noun, Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
pours
noun, the act of pouring.
neur-
cions
noun, scion (def 2).
opsin
noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
insep
cine-
Nisei
noun, a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
puces
noun, a dark or brownish purple.
recip
Purse
noun, a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
puris
noun, poori.
ceros
noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
cero-
Punic
noun, the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
opine
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
insp.
CRISP
noun, Chiefly British. potato chip.
Rouen
noun, a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
Pecos
noun, a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
curns
noun, a grain.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
curse
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
snipe
noun, any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
penis
noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
sirup
noun, any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
poise
noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
econ.
Sino-
curio
noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
since
adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
Siepi
noun, Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
Ponce
noun, a pimp.
sero-
pirns
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
spurn
noun, disdainful rejection.
Seric
copes
noun, a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
pisco
noun, a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
Curie
noun, a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
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spice
noun, any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
Crius
noun, a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
crone
noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
crine
noun, hair; head of hair.
cries
noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
spire
noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
spine
noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
croup
noun, any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
Creon
noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
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).
spier
noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
spor-
cures
noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
cruse
noun, an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
spore
noun, Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
spec.
peris
noun, one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
peri-
sprue
noun, Metallurgy. an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold. the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
coups
noun, a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
peons
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
sonic
adjective, of or relating to sound.
coupe
noun, Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
Corse
noun, corpse.
incor
roups
noun, any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
runic
adjective, consisting of or set down in runes:
runes
noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
ruins
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
ourie
adjective, shabby; dingy.
Iceni
noun, an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
porns
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
icons
rouse
noun, a rousing.
corns
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
Sucre
noun, Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
Euro-
cores
incr.
incur
verb (used with object), to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
copse
noun, a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
incus
noun, Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals. Compare malleus, stapes.
copr-
ounce
noun, a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
crips
noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
roues
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
euros
noun, wallaroo.
scour
noun, the act of scouring.
corp.
score
noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
scope
noun, extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
corps
noun, Military. a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone: a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
scrip
noun, a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
Scone
noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
corpn
pones
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
scion
noun, a descendant.
scorn
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
Episc
cornu
noun, a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
Epis.
pores
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
Price
noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
pos.
pone
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
prec
pre-
pose
noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
pirn
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
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.
pons
noun, Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
pise
noun, rammed earth.
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.
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):
pore
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
Piro
noun, piroplasmosis.
Pori
noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
pour
noun, the act of pouring.
1080
prie
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
sipe
verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
Soni
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
snip
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
Sour
noun, something that is sour.
SINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
sice
noun, syce.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
sepn
sec.
scup
noun, a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
scr.
soup
noun, a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
spic
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
sci.
uni-
USPO
user
noun, a person or thing that uses.
uro-
Uris
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
uric
adjective, of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
upon
noun, an upward movement; ascent.
unco
noun, something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
spin
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
sure
Idioms, for sure, as a certainty; surely:
sur-
supr
supe
noun, a supernumerary.
SPUR
noun, a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
spun
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
spue
noun, something that is spewed; vomit.
scop
noun, an Old English bard or poet.
Ruse
noun, a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
prin
purs
repo
noun, a repurchase agreement.
Rep.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
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.
recs
noun, recreation.
Puri
noun, poori.
Reus
noun, a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
pure
adjective, free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
Pune
noun, a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
puir
adjective, poor.
puce
noun, a dark or brownish purple.
psec
prs.
pro-
reps
noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
Rice
noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
Rus.
roue
noun, a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
runs
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
rune
noun, any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
ruin
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
rues
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
ROUS
noun, (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
roup
noun, any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
Rico
noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
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.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
RISC
noun, reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
RIPS
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
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.
Riis
noun, Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
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.
USRC
esp.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Nor.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
Coue
noun, Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
nos-
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
nous
noun, Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
cose
verb (used without object), coze.
enc.
CORN
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
ious
Ens.
coup
noun, a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
Cori
noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
Cor.
Cope
noun, a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
cone
noun, Geometry. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
Con.
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
coin
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
once
noun, a single occasion; one time only:
nope
adverb, no1 (def 1).
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
cis-
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
cure
noun, a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
cur.
curs
noun, a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
Cusp
noun, a point or pointed end.
neo-
iso-
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
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.
cues
noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
Isin
noun, an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
NICE
noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
nips
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
nisi
adjective, not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
Niue
noun, an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
crus
noun, the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
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.
eco-
crop
noun, the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
crip
noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
Cres
Iris
noun, Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
Ire.
Ecru
noun, an ecru color.
eous
curn
noun, a grain.
cire
noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
Eur.
Ouse
noun, Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
ceps
noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
peso
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
epic
noun, an epic poem.
Peru
noun, Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
EPOS
noun, an epic.
Pers
cen.
per.
CERN
ices
noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
Ice.
Eric
noun, Eric the Red.
Pecs
noun, a city in SW Hungary.
peon
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
pens
noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
ours
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
Pen.
opus
noun, a musical composition.
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
OPer
ESOP
noun, a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
opes
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
cir.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
OPEC
noun, an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
ins.
eso-
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
open
noun, an open or clear space.
INRI
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
onus
noun, a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
PICS
noun, a movie.
Inc.
pice
noun, a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna. Compare pie5 .
epi-
pies
noun, plural of pi2 .
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.
Esc
eo-
ec-
ERP
ERS
noun, ervil.
EPS
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
SNU
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Ep.
SIC
adverb, so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
en-
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
SIP
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
SEI
noun, sei whale.
se-
Sep
noun, Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
EIS
eir
ECU
noun, the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
SCP
SER
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
CEO
unp
CIP
uns
up-
UPC
UPI
CIE
UPS
noun, an upward movement; ascent.
ur-
ure
Uri
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
cep
noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
cs.
Une
cr.
urn
noun, a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
cp.
urs
noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
Co.
USC
USE
noun, the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
USN
USO
USP
USR
UNO
CNO
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
CPR
SOP
noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
cup
noun, a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
Cui
noun, César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
Sou
noun, (formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
cue
noun, anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
CSR
CSO
cru
noun, (in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
CRS
CRP
CPU
CPS
SPR
CNS
CPO
ESR
COS
noun, romaine.
Sr.
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Sue
noun, Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
Sui
noun, a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
SUN
noun, (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
Sup
noun, a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
COP
noun, a police officer.
UCR
unc
CPI
ier
sc.
nr.
oic
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
OCS
OCR
op.
Oc.
NUS
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
NSU
NSC
NRC
PSC
PSE
PSI
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
PUC
NPR
pun
noun, the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
NOP
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
NOC
pus
noun, a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
SRO
RCP
RCS
Re.
RIP
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
OIr
ONI
RCN
Ps.
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:
PIO
PIC
noun, a movie.
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.
pes
noun, a foot or footlike part.
pis
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
piu
adverb, more:
POC
POE
noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
poi
noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
PCS
PCI
Pr.
ONR
PEI
noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
POR
pc.
our
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
oui
adverb, noun, yes.
OSP
ose
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
PRC
OPS
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
ope
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
ons
RPS
prn
REC
noun, recreation.
IOC
IRC
Ir.
ipr
IPO
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
ROI
ROP
IOU
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
ior
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 = .
ine
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
in.
RPO
Rs.
RSE
Rue
noun, sorrow; repentance; regret.
io-
run
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
ics
eu-
ESU
So.
Sp.
IRO
IPS
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
ise
NCO
IRS
IUS
ISR
ne-
NEC
NES
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
i.
RN
CE
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
PO
noun, a chamber pot.
S.
NP
ic
R.
RU
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
RI
RP
O.
NI
IP
OE
noun, oy2 .
NU
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
U.
UC
UI
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
CU
EI
RO
P.
noun, Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
SN
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
SU
PU
N.
NC
OU
noun, a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
RC
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