Anagrams of persistence
Word persistence has
838 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of persistence.
- epicenters
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noun,
Also, epicentrum. Geology. a point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
- sceneries
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noun,
the general appearance of a place; the aggregate of features that give character to a landscape.
- prescient
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adjective,
having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight:
- Serpentis
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noun,
genitive of Serpens.
- epicenter
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noun,
Also, epicentrum. Geology. a point, directly above the true center of disturbance, from which the shock waves of an earthquake apparently radiate.
- pretences
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noun,
pretense.
- pretenses
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noun,
pretending or feigning; make-believe:
- secretins
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- prentices
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noun,
a male given name.
- pretense
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noun,
pretending or feigning; make-believe:
- terpenes
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noun,
(originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- pretence
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noun,
pretense.
- Princess
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noun,
a nonreigning female member of a royal family.
- sentries
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noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- preteens
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noun,
Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
- crispens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- presents
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noun,
the present time.
- precents
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verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- presence
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noun,
the state or fact of being present, as with others or in a place.
- secretes
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noun,
a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
- epeeists
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noun,
a person who fences with an épée.
- epicenes
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noun,
a person or thing that is epicene.
- sesterce
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noun,
a silver coin of ancient Rome, the quarter of a denarius, equal to 2½ asses: introduced in the 3rd century b.c.
- percents
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noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- eserines
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noun,
physostigmine.
- step-ins
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- spectres
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noun,
specter.
- steepens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become steeper.
- spencers
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- spinster
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- inspects
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- respects
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- sceptres
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- respites
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- centesis
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noun,
a puncture or perforation.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Screens
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- epicene
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noun,
a person or thing that is epicene.
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- Epstein
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noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- retenes
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noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- epeeist
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noun,
a person who fences with an épée.
- pesters
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- Serpent
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noun,
a snake.
- stripes
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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:
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- serenes
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noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- persist
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verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- pierces
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- Serpens
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noun,
the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head (Serpens Caput) and the tail (Serpens Cauda) with Ophiuchus in between.
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- serines
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- pincers
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noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- teeners
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noun,
a teenager.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- inspect
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- tenrecs
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- sereins
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- precent
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verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- Sienese
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noun,
an inhabitant of Siena.
- percent
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noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- sceptre
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- insteps
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- incests
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- spinets
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- incepts
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- spriest
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adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- sprints
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- Spenser
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noun,
Edmund, c1552–99, English poet.
- sprites
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- spences
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noun,
a pantry.
- scepter
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- Spencer
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- steepen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become steeper.
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- precess
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verb (used without object),
to undergo precession (def 2).
- spectre
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noun,
specter.
- specter
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noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- species
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noun,
a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind.
- essence
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noun,
the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features:
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- esprits
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- 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.
- eserine
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noun,
physostigmine.
- pectens
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- pectins
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- peeress
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noun,
the wife or widow of a peer.
- penises
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Pensees
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noun,
a collection of notes, essays, etc., dealing with religious and philosophical matters by Blaise Pascal, published posthumously in 1670.
- censers
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- entrees
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noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- seiners
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- secerns
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- terpene
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noun,
(originally) any of a class of monocyclic hydrocarbons of the formula C 10 H 16 , obtained from plants.
- centres
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- centri-
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- respect
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- secrets
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- recepts
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- secrete
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noun,
a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
- cresset
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noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- resects
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- creeses
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noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- resents
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- priests
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- preteen
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noun,
Also called preteenager [pree-teen-ey-jer] /priˈtinˌeɪ dʒər/ (Show IPA), preteener. a boy or girl under the age of 13, especially one between the ages of 9 and 12.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- Script.
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- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- Terence
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noun,
(Publius Terentius Afer) c190–159? b.c, Roman playwright.
- receipt
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noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- repents
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adjective,
creeping.
- precise
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adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- 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.
- cesspit
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noun,
a pit for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.
- present
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noun,
the present time.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- presets
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- Niepce
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noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- Nessie
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noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- recipe
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noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- specie
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noun,
coined money; coin.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- speers
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noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- recess
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noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- recti-
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- snipes
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noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- sneers
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noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Spener
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noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- Spence
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noun,
a pantry.
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- instr.
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- inter.
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- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- spites
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spirts
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- scents
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- spines
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noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Spiers
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spices
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- Neisse
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noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- reests
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- resent
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- sirens
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- piecer
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- pieces
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noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Pierce
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- prests
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noun,
a loan.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- series
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noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- screes
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Pisces
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noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- scrips
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noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- retene
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noun,
a crystalline hydrocarbon, C 18 H 18 , obtained chiefly from the tar of resinous woods and certain fossil resins.
- Serene
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noun,
serenity; tranquillity.
- pisser
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noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- pistes
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- preens
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- septi-
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- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- recept
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- resets
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- sirees
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noun,
sirree.
- pecten
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- pectin
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Peerce
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noun,
Jan (Jacob Pincus Perelmuth) 1904–84, U.S. opera singer.
- Peirce
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noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- seines
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noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- pensee
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noun,
a reflection or thought.
- rinses
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- prises
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noun,
leverage.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- prints
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- perses
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noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Tessin
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noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- sprits
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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.
- stirps
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noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- espies
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noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- eterne
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adjective,
eternal.
- steeps
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noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- creese
-
noun,
a short sword or heavy dagger with a wavy blade, used by the Malays.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- ternes
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noun,
terne metal.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- esters
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noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- steres
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- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- treens
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noun,
treenware.
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- streps
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noun,
streptococcus.
- crisps
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- Essene
-
noun,
a member of a Palestinian sect, characterized by asceticism, celibacy, and joint holding of property, that flourished from the 2nd century b.c. to the 2nd century a.d.
- escent
-
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- crepes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- tenrec
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- steins
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- entree
-
noun,
a dish served as the main course of a meal.
- Centre
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- creeps
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- Ernest
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- tripes
-
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.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- tepees
-
noun,
a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- teener
-
noun,
a teenager.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- centr-
-
- centi-
-
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- censes
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- enter-
-
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- insp.
-
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Sept.
-
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- tepee
-
noun,
a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Pres.
-
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- 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.
- crit.
-
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- pret.
-
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- cent.
-
- cert.
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- rept.
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- 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.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- rcpt.
-
- sect.
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- recip
-
- Recit
-
- 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.
- recpt
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- rect.
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- cine-
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Renee
-
noun,
a female given name, French form of Renata.
- reni-
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- eerie
-
adjective,
uncanny, so as to inspire superstitious fear; weird:
- Seric
-
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Peene
-
noun,
a river in NE Germany, flowing E to the Baltic Sea. About 97 miles (155 km) long.
- step-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- 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.
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- 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.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- spies
-
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ESPEC
-
- pene-
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- nests
-
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.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- nitr-
-
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- spec.
-
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- 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.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- incr.
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- seti-
-
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- intr.
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- petr-
-
- inst.
-
- petri
-
- Epist
-
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- insep
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- epees
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- 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.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- 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.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- stipe
-
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.
- sines
-
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.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- peri-
-
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- 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.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- pert.
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- sci.
-
- tri-
-
- scr.
-
- Ste.
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- ten.
-
- sec.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sepn
-
- seps
-
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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- str.
-
- sics
-
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).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- sers
-
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).
- 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.
- ter.
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- 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.
- 1080
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- 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.
- Pers
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- ISSN
-
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- per.
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Cres
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- 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.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- ESIS
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- 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.
- pre-
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- prec
-
- ence
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- epit
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- epee
-
noun,
a rapier with a three-sided blade and a guard over the tip.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Ens.
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- enc.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- NCTE
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- ect-
-
- pct.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- cts.
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- ctr.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Pen.
-
- Ire.
-
- esp.
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- Rep.
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Inc.
-
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- IEEE
-
- rpt.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- 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.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cir.
-
- prin
-
- prs.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- psec
-
- cit.
-
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- cis-
-
- CERN
-
- pts.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- est.
-
- ins.
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cet-
-
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- int.
-
- etc.
-
- ETR
-
- ERP
-
- SSI
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- STI
-
- Esc
-
- ETS
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ese
-
- ERT
-
- rte
-
- STP
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CNS
-
- 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.
- CIP
-
- CIE
-
- TPI
-
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CPR
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- trp
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- 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.
- CPI
-
- CPS
-
- EPT
-
- EEE
-
- EPS
-
- Ep.
-
- TCS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ene
-
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- EEC
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ec-
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CST
-
- SSC
-
- CSR
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- SSE
-
- ITC
-
- ss.
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- PSC
-
- 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).
- PRC
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- 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:
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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).
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- SRS
-
- PCI
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- prn
-
- PSE
-
- PSS
-
- Pr.
-
- se-
-
- Sp.
-
- sc.
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- SCP
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- 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.
- SCS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- RCN
-
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- PCS
-
- TSS
-
- Ir.
-
- ne-
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- RTS
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRC
-
- IPS
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- ipr
-
- SPR
-
- ine
-
- in.
-
- ier
-
- ics
-
- SPS
-
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- NEC
-
- ite
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- pc.
-
- NSC
-
- NES
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- NRC
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- 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:
- RP
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- i.
-
- 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.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CE
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SN
-
- ic
-
- S.
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- IP
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- R.
-
- RC
-
- 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.
- NC
-
- TN
-
- TP
-
- NI
-
- N.
-
- RI
-
- NP
-
- RN
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TC
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).