Anagrams of Perotinus
Word Perotinus has
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that can be made by using the letters of Perotinus.
- eruptions
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noun,
an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.
- Petronius
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (Gaius Petronius Arbiter"Arbiter Elegantiae") died a.d. 66? Roman satirist.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- pruinose
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adjective,
covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- routines
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- eruption
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noun,
an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.
- 11-point
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- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- tropines
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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.
- sit-upon
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noun,
a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- piteous
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adjective,
evoking or deserving pity; pathetic:
- troupes
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- 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.
- Proteus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- posture
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noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- pouters
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- 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.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- tonsure
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noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- sterno-
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- inpours
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- tone-up
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noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- purines
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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.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- punties
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noun,
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- petrous
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adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- punster
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noun,
a person who makes puns frequently.
- nitrous
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adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- routine
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- neutro-
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- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- norites
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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.
- pterous
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- Soutine
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noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- 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.
- tie-up
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noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- tripes
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- trones
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Triune
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- suitor
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noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- sit-up
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noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- Nistru
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noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- nitro-
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- spiro-
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- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- 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.
- tuners
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noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- tenuis
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noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- one-up
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adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- set-up
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noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- troupe
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- tropes
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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.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- person
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noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Piutes
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noun,
Paiute.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- puisne
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noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- prints
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Proust
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noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- prunes
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noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- ptero-
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- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- purine
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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.
- put-on
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noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- routes
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- rouens
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- pouter
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- petro-
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- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- septi-
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- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pinots
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Piston
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noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- rutins
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Pontus
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noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- Ruston
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noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- Rustin
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noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- poseur
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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.
- neuro-
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- ouster
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- inpour
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verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- Epirus
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noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- erupts
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- unstep
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verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- ursine
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adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- unrips
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verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- uprise
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noun,
an act of rising up.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- unripe
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adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- unrest
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noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- stupor
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- supine
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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.”.
- Superi
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plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- sprout
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noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- steno-
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- uprose
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noun,
an act of rising up.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- uptorn
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verb,
past participle of uptear.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instr.
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- inter.
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- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- urines
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- urino-
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- intro.
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- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- spruit
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noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- unstop
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verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- unites
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noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- utero-
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- sprint
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- super-
-
- turion
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noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Turpin
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noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- turnip
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noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- potus
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- porns
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noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- stipe
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noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stirp
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noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Torun
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noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- rutin
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noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- TIROS
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noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- runts
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noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- Port.
-
- stipo
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noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- ports
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noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- pones
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noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Posen
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noun,
German name of Poznań.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- re-up
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verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- posit
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noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- pours
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noun,
the act of pouring.
- post-
-
- estop
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verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- riots
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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.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ripen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- spout
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noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- pious
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adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- tious
-
- pirns
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noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Tours
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- step-
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- poet.
-
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- 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.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Euro-
-
- ster.
-
- 30-30
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- etuis
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noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- resp.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Pres.
-
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- repot
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- 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.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- rept.
-
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- ento-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- reni-
-
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- 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.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- 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.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- pret.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- 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.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- 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.
- pron.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pros.
-
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Prot.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Supt.
-
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- Prus.
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- 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.
- 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.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- 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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- 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.
- teno-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPers
-
- 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.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- 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.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- trop-
-
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- 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.
- oste-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- nitr-
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- 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.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- neur-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- neut.
-
- spor-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- Unit.
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- sito-
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Sino-
-
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tiers
-
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.
- peri-
-
- 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.
- 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).
- pert.
-
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- seti-
-
- sero-
-
- petr-
-
- intr.
-
- petri
-
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- insep
-
- 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.
- Sept.
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- 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.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- 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.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Rus.
-
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- 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.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tion
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- sepn
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- rpt.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- supr
-
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- str.
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Ste.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- sur-
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 1080
-
- 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.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- 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.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- 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).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- tron
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Tues
-
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- top-
-
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Ont.
-
- 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.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- 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.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- uro-
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- epit
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- epi-
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- eous
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- USPO
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- neo-
-
- uni-
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- iso-
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Ire.
-
- ious
-
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 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 = .
- 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.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Eur.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- uret
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Pen.
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- purs
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- 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.
- pts.
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- prs.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pro-
-
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pot.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- pos.
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- 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.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rep.
-
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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):
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- 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.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- 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.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- per.
-
- Pers
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- 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.
- 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.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- uti
-
- 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.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- tr.
-
- USP
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tro
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- USN
-
- USR
-
- USO
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ure
-
- trp
-
- up-
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- Une
-
- TPI
-
- UNO
-
- unp
-
- TPN
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- uns
-
- 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.
- UPI
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSP
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- ur-
-
- Tpr
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- UIT
-
- RPS
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- NOP
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- op.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NSU
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OIt
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- 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:
- NES
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ne-
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- OIr
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ot-
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 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.
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- OSP
-
- ONI
-
- ose
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- 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
-
- ONR
-
- IUS
-
- ite
-
- pt.
-
- EPT
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- EPS
-
- eu-
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- eo-
-
- ETS
-
- ITU
-
- ist
-
- ipr
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- IPO
-
- io-
-
- IOU
-
- IOT
-
- 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
-
- in.
-
- ier
-
- Ps.
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- PTO
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- se-
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RTS
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- 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).
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Sr.
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- STP
-
- STI
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- spt
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SPR
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SNU
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- RPO
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- 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.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- POR
-
- PSE
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- ROP
-
- 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.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- 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.
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PIO
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- 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:
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SU
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- T1
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- t.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RP
-
- RO
-
- NP
-
- U.
-
- UI
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- N.
-
- RU
-
- O.
-
- TN
-
- SN
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RN
-
- S.
-
- RI
-
- R.
-
- IP
-
- PU
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NI
-