Anagrams of phycoerythrin
Word phycoerythrin has
930 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of phycoerythrin.
- hypertonic
-
adjective,
Physiology. of or relating to hypertonia.
- cryophyte
-
noun,
any plant, as certain algae, mosses, fungi, and bacteria, that grows on ice or snow.
- hypocrite
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noun,
a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
- chiropter
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noun,
any mammal of the order Chiroptera, comprising the bats.
- hypotrich
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noun,
any ciliate of the suborder Hypotricha, having cilia chiefly on the ventral surface.
- pyrethrin
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noun,
Also called pyrethrin I. a viscous, water-insoluble liquid, C 21 H 28 O 3 , extracted from pyrethrum flowers, used as an insecticide.
- Nictheroy
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noun,
Niterói.
- intercrop
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noun,
a crop plant growing between plants of a different crop.
- printery
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noun,
(formerly) an establishment for typographic printing.
- Hyperion
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, the father of Helios, Selene, and Eos.
- rhetoric
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noun,
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- 11-point
-
- phonetic
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noun,
(in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- erythro-
-
- pythonic
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adjective,
of or relating to pythons.
- ichthyo-
-
- hypothec
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noun,
Roman and Civil Law. a mortgage or security held by a creditor on the property of a debtor without possession of it, created either by agreement or by operation of law.
- hypnotic
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noun,
an agent or drug that produces sleep; sedative.
- techno-
-
- hyperon
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noun,
any baryon with strangeness other than zero, especially one with a relatively long lifetime.
- heronry
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noun,
a place where a colony of herons breeds.
- chorine
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noun,
a chorus girl.
- chorten
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noun,
(in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
- 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.
- Roerich
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noun,
Nicholas Konstantinovich [nik-uh-luh s kon-stuh n-tee-nuh-vich;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk ə ləs ˌkɒn stənˈti nə vɪtʃ;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1947, Russian painter, archaeologist, and author; in the U.S. after 1920.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- ciphony
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noun,
the process of encrypting telecommunication signals, as to prevent information from being intercepted by an enemy or competitor.
- Cypriot
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cyprus.
- chopine
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noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- porrect
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adjective,
extending horizontally; projecting.
- Herriot
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noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1872–1957, French statesman, political leader, and author.
- potiche
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noun,
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- potency
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noun,
the state or quality of being potent.
- tricorn
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- crypto-
-
- nephro-
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- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- entropy
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
(on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy.
(in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- nephric
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adjective,
renal.
- tricho-
-
- Corinth
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noun,
an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- encrypt
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verb (used with object),
to encipher or encode.
- phocine
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adjective,
of or relating to seals.
- Pitcher
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noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- Pyrrhic
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noun,
Also called dibrach. a pyrrhic foot.
- norther
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noun,
Chiefly Texas and Oklahoma. a cold gale from the north, formed during the winter by a vigorous outbreak of continental polar air behind a cold front.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- heritor
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noun,
inheritor.
- hernio-
-
- Printer
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- pyretic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, affected by, or producing fever.
- echino-
-
- ornith-
-
- Pierrot
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- orphrey
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noun,
an ornamental band or border, especially on an ecclesiastical vestment.
- centro-
-
- centri-
-
- pincher
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noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- cheiro-
-
- Cheiron
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noun,
Chiron.
- Pinchot
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noun,
Gifford, 1863–1946, U.S. political leader, forester, and teacher.
- horrent
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adjective,
bristling; standing erect like bristles.
- phreno-
-
- Richter
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noun,
Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- rectory
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noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- phrenic
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adjective,
Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
- typicon
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noun,
the instructions for the orders of the services during the ecclesiastical year, contained in a manual.
- Chi-Rho
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noun,
the Christian monogram ( ☧ ) made from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
- trophic
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adjective,
of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
- 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.
- hypoth.
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- reprint
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noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- 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.
- ethnic
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noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- Ethiop
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- ethion
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noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- phyto-
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- ethno-
-
- phyton
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noun,
the smallest part of a stem, root, or leaf, that, when removed from a plant, may grow into a new plant.
- throne
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noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- ironer
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- phytin
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- torchy
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a torch song or a torch singer.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- Hornie
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noun,
Satan.
- poetic
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noun,
poetics.
- hornet
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noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- necro-
-
- Python
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noun,
any of several Old World boa constrictors of the subfamily Pythoninae, often growing to a length of more than 20 feet (6 meters): the Indian python, Python molurus, is endangered.
- Piercy
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noun,
Marge, born 1936, U.S. poet and novelist.
- poetry
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- phyco-
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- pheno-
-
- pycno-
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- enrich
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verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- Hotien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- Pontic
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noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- Typhon
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noun,
a signal horn operated by compressed air or steam.
- pointy
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adjective,
having a comparatively sharp point:
- Horthy
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noun,
Miklós von Nagybánya [mik-lohsh fawn nod-yuh-bah-nyo] /ˈmɪk loʊʃ fɔn ˈnɒd yəˌbɑ nyɒ/ (Show IPA), 1863–1957, Hungarian admiral: regent of Hungary 1920–44.
- pitchy
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adjective,
full of or abounding in pitch.
- Torrey
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noun,
John, 1796–1873, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Renoir
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- retro-
-
- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- Horney
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noun,
Karen, 1885–1952, U.S. psychiatrist and author, born in Germany.
- hyphen
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noun,
a short line (-) used to connect the parts of a compound word or the parts of a word divided for any purpose.
- thrice
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adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- pinery
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noun,
a place in which pineapples are grown.
- Hoenir
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noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- inter.
-
- photic
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adjective,
of or relating to light.
- Tyrone
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noun,
a former administrative county in W Northern Ireland: replaced by several new districts 1973.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- hither
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Idioms,
hither and thither, in various quarters; here and there:
- hiero-
-
- hieron
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- hyeto-
-
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- report
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noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- thyro-
-
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- incorr
-
- hyper-
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- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- phren.
-
- incher
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noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- Herrin
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noun,
a town in S Illinois.
- intro.
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- theirn
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pronoun,
theirs.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- phoney
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noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- Pyrrho
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noun,
c365–c275 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- phonet
-
- hypno-
-
- pyrone
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noun,
either of two heterocyclic ketones having the formula C 5 H 4 O 2 .
- theory
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noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- hecto-
-
- Hector
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- Horite
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noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- Heroin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- pyrite
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noun,
a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
- phonic
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adjective,
of or relating to speech sounds.
- Henoch
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noun,
Enoch (defs 1, 2).
- Thyone
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noun,
Semele, as named by her son Dionysus when he took her from the underworld to Olympus.
- tocher
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noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- Thorpe
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noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- heriot
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- Thorny
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adjective,
abounding in or characterized by thorns; spiny; prickly.
- heroic
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- richen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- petro-
-
- picro-
-
- rochet
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noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- coheir
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noun,
a joint heir.
- nitro-
-
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- rhenic
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adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- Cherry
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noun,
the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.
- pretor
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noun,
praetor.
- Corner
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noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- nitery
-
noun,
a nightclub.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- recti-
-
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Corrie
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noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- ptero-
-
- Chopin
-
noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- nother
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adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- pricey
-
adjective,
expensive or unduly expensive:
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- Peyton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Payton.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- norite
-
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.
- rhyton
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noun,
an ancient Greek drinking horn, made of pottery or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal.
- chirpy
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adjective,
chirping or tending to chirp:
- rhotic
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noun,
a rhotic sound.
- 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.
- contr.
-
- Chiron
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- nocti-
-
- Penchi
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noun,
Benxi.
- no-hit
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- chiro-
-
- pricer
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noun,
(especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Chino-
-
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- ropery
-
noun,
a place where ropes are made.
- chiton
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noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- rhino-
-
- pother
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noun,
commotion; uproar.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- troph-
-
- trophi
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plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- trophy
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noun,
anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- troche
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noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- trich-
-
- cteno-
-
- crypt-
-
- nephr-
-
- cypher
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noun,
zero.
- trench
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noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- Porter
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noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- cipher
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noun,
zero.
- tropic
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noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- centi-
-
- Perron
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noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- pernor
-
noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- nycti-
-
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Orphic
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adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- rhetor
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- priory
-
noun,
a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey.
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- cotype
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noun,
a syntype.
- ceriph
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noun,
serif.
- nycto-
-
- chori-
-
- cirro-
-
- ornery
-
adjective,
ugly and unpleasant in disposition or temper:
- crepon
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- centr-
-
- Chron.
-
- nicety
-
noun,
a delicate or fine point; punctilio:
- Perrin
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- incor
-
- ochre
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noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- rept.
-
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- orch.
-
- pico-
-
- yechy
-
adjective,
yucky.
- Tycho
-
noun,
a prominent crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon, about 56 miles (90 km) in diameter.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- Tyche
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of fortune.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Orth.
-
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- incr.
-
- tech.
-
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- irony
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- Terry
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- 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).
- Perry
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noun,
a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- phyte
-
- itchy
-
adjective,
having or causing an itching sensation.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- phyre
-
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- terr.
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- 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.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- pert.
-
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- Neth.
-
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- ichth
-
- techy
-
noun,
techie.
- petri
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- peri-
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- rhin-
-
- recip
-
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- rhet.
-
- phot.
-
- intr.
-
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- petr-
-
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- thio-
-
- phore
-
- Percy
-
noun,
Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
- phony
-
noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- Peony
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- theor
-
- theo-
-
- noct-
-
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- phon.
-
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- Recit
-
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- Corny
-
adjective,
of or abounding in corn.
- pret.
-
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- copr-
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- corpn
-
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- pricy
-
adjective,
pricey.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- Coney
-
noun,
a serranid fish, Epinephelus fulvus, of tropical American waters.
- corp.
-
- corr.
-
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- crit.
-
- econ.
-
- porny
-
adjective,
Informal. pertaining to, resembling, characteristic of, or containing pornography; pornographic:
- Port.
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- crony
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- reni-
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- cryo-
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- pryer
-
noun,
prier.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- cero-
-
- 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.
- rect.
-
- 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.
- recpt
-
- cert.
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- cheth
-
noun,
heth.
- trop-
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cent.
-
- rcpt.
-
- tropy
-
- 30-30
-
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- 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.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- cyto-
-
- 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.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- proc.
-
- pron.
-
- Cypro
-
- Prot.
-
- Chin.
-
- troch
-
- cine-
-
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- chirr
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- ecto-
-
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- eyrir
-
noun,
an aluminum bronze coin of Iceland, the 100th part of a króna.
- hiney
-
noun,
heinie2 .
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- pyro-
-
- Hecht
-
noun,
Also called bird dismount. a dismount, as from the horizontal bar, in which a gymnast releases the apparatus at the height of a backswing, sails forward with outstretched arms and legs, and lands upright on the feet.
- hect-
-
- Hench
-
noun,
Philip Showalter [shoh-awl-ter] /ˈʃoʊ ɔl tər/ (Show IPA), 1896–1965, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Henry
-
noun,
the standard unit of inductance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the inductance of a closed circuit in which an electromotive force of one volt is produced when the electric current in the circuit varies uniformly at a rate of one ampere per second. Abbreviation: H.
- pyric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resulting from burning.
- Henty
-
noun,
George Alfred, 1832–1902, English journalist and novelist.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- herp.
-
- hier-
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- piety
-
noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- typey
-
adjective,
typy.
- hotch
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to fidget or shiver.
- hort.
-
- horny
-
adjective,
consisting of a horn or a hornlike substance; corneous.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- Hopeh
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Hebei.
- 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.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Honey
-
noun,
a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- typo-
-
- piney
-
adjective,
piny.
- hitch
-
noun,
the act or fact of fastening, as to something, especially temporarily.
- Hypo-
-
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- herry
-
verb (used with or without object),
harry.
- pithy
-
adjective,
brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible:
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- poet.
-
- ento-
-
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- erron
-
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- ency.
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- piny
-
adjective,
abounding in or covered with pine trees:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- 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.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- repr
-
- 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.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- 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.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- 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.
- pyin
-
noun,
an albuminous constituent of pus.
- 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):
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pot.
-
- phr.
-
- Pet.
-
- pony
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- perh
-
- per.
-
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- pity
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- prec
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pre-
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pen.
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- Rep.
-
- pct.
-
- prin
-
- 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.
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- 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.
- pyr-
-
- pro-
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- 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.
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- pyo-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- 1080
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- 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.
- Eth.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- top-
-
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- Eph.
-
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Enyo
-
noun,
an ancient Greek war goddess.
- enc.
-
- 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.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Tony
-
noun,
one of a group of awards made annually by the American Theatre Wing, a professional school for the performing arts, for achievements in theatrical production and performance.
- ect-
-
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- Hoyt
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- hyte
-
adjective,
insane; mad.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hype
-
noun,
exaggerated publicity; hoopla.
- hyp.
-
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tyrr
-
noun,
Tyr.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- Heth
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- her.
-
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- eco-
-
- typy
-
adjective,
(of a domestic animal) embodying the ideal characteristics of its variety or breed.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- cyte
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- Chr.
-
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- tron
-
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Ceto
-
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- cen.
-
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- ctr.
-
- tri-
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cort
-
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cor.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- copy
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Cony
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- thi-
-
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rpt.
-
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- tchr
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- 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.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Neph
-
- neo-
-
- Neh.
-
- NCTE
-
- ten.
-
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Rory
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Ont.
-
- 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.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- 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.
- rit.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Oct.
-
- 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.
- ropy
-
adjective,
resembling a rope or ropes:
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- ter.
-
- int.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- yoni
-
noun,
(in Shaktism) the external female genitals regarded as the symbol of Shakti.
Compare lingam (def 2).
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- 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.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Tiny
-
adjective,
very small; minute; wee.
- Inc.
-
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- yirr
-
noun,
a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- yech
-
interjection,
yuck1 .
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- Ice.
-
- tion
-
- typ.
-
- hor.
-
- 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.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- HRIP
-
- Ire.
-
- the-
-
- 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.
- they
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- type
-
noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Tro
-
- RNR
-
- 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.
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- tr.
-
- th-
-
- THC
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- 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.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tph
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- rte
-
- ROP
-
- thy
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):
- TRH
-
- rt.
-
- RPO
-
- 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.
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TPI
-
- trp
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Yeo
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- io-
-
- ht.
-
- HRE
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- yer
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Hoy
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- ier
-
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- iph
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ity
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- RCT
-
- IOT
-
- IHP
-
- ior
-
- yon
-
pronoun,
that or those yonder.
- 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 = .
- IOC
-
- INH
-
- ine
-
- in.
-
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- Yin
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- Hey
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)
- NYC
-
- CIE
-
- CPO
-
- CPI
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- CNO
-
- CIP
-
- CYO
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- CRP
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ch.
-
- CPR
-
- CRT
-
- heh
-
noun,
he2 .
- ERP
-
- HCR
-
- HRH
-
- hr.
-
- HIH
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ety
-
- ERT
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ery
-
- cte
-
- EPT
-
- Ep.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- eir
-
- Ehr
-
- ec-
-
- eo-
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- NCO
-
- IPO
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- py-
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- OCR
-
- OTC
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- 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:
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIO
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- Pr.
-
- OIt
-
- ONI
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- ote
-
- prn
-
- pt.
-
- pc.
-
- PTO
-
- PCI
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- ot-
-
- ONR
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ory
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- 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.
- NRC
-
- NIH
-
- ne-
-
- RCN
-
- NEC
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- NHI
-
- nr.
-
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- NOP
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- PRC
-
- NYP
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- POC
-
- POR
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- NPR
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Npt
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- TP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ey
-
- CE
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- PH
-
- RH
-
- RC
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- R.
-
- NP
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- t.
-
- ty
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- RP
-
- IP
-
- T1
-
- O.
-
- TC
-
- yr
-
- NH
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- N.
-
- NC
-
- NI
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- YT
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- ry
-
- h.
-
- HH
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HP
-
- NY
-
- ic
-
- TN
-
- Hy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Hiram.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- RO
-
- i.
-
- Y.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .