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proteinase
noun, any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
bargestone
noun, any of several stones forming the sloping edge of a gable.
grapestone
noun, the seed of a grape.
agentries
noun, the profession, business, or activities of an agent:
Gaberones
noun, former name of Gaborone.
sparteine
noun, a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
Peronista
noun, Peronist.
part-song
noun, a song with parts for several voices, especially one meant to be sung without accompaniment.
Steinberg
noun, Saul, 1914–1999, U.S. painter, cartoonist, and illustrator; born in Romania.
Esperanto
noun, an artificial language invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), a Polish physician and philologist, and intended for international use. It is based on word roots common to the major European languages.
stingaree
noun, a stingray.
Singapore
noun, an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
Negritoes
noun, a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
espionage
noun, the act or practice of spying.
personage
noun, a person of distinction or importance.
aperients
noun, a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
sap-green
noun, a green pigment obtained from the juice of buckthorn berries, used chiefly in dyes for wood, paper, and textiles.
breastpin
noun, a pin worn on the breast or at the throat; brooch.
personate
adjective, Botany. (of a bilabiate corolla) masklike. having the lower lip pushed upward so as to close the gap between the lips, as in the snapdragon.
breasting
noun, a piece of leather or other material for covering the heel breast of a shoe.
progenies
noun, a descendant or offspring, as a child, plant, or animal.
sea-robin
noun, any of various gurnards, especially certain American species of the genus Prionotus, having large pectoral fins used to move across the ocean bottom.
Boanerges
noun, a surname given by Jesus to James and John. Mark 3:17.
atropines
noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
isentrope
noun, a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
entropies
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.
pistareen
noun, peseta (def 2).
progestin
noun, any substance having progesteronelike activity.
operating
adjective, used or engaged in performing operations:
interpose
verb (used with object), to place between; cause to intervene:
Negritos
noun, a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
granites
noun, a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
botanies
noun, the science of plants; the branch of biology that deals with plant life.
Peterson
noun, Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
bornites
noun, a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
anergies
noun, Pathology. deficiency of energy.
reagents
noun, a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
aperient
noun, a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
atropine
noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
beignets
noun, a fritter or doughnut.
Gisborne
noun, a seaport on E North Island, in N New Zealand.
pantries
noun, a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
pigboats
noun, a submarine.
snot-rag
noun, a handkerchief.
bepaints
verb (used with object), to cover or smear with paint.
taborins
noun, a small tabor.
pinaster
noun, a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
gentries
noun, wellborn and well-bred people.
pronates
verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
sagenite
noun, a variety of rutile occurring as needlelike crystals embedded in quartz.
Bretagne
noun, French name of Brittany.
genitors
noun, a parent, especially a father.
baronets
noun, a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
tragions
noun, a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
betonies
noun, a plant, Stachys (formerly Betonica) officinalis, of the mint family, having hairy leaves and dense spikes of purple flowers, formerly used in medicine and dyeing.
arsenite
noun, a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
tea-rose
noun, any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
Ratisbon
noun, Regensburg.
ingrates
noun, an ungrateful person.
segreant
adjective, (of a griffin) rampant.
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
Paterson
noun, a city in NE New Jersey.
isoprene
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
boatings
noun, the use of boats, especially for pleasure:
Sergeant
noun, a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
peonages
noun, the condition or service of a peon.
seaborne
adjective, transported by ship over the sea.
sea-born
adjective, born in or of the sea, as naiads.
serotine
noun, a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
perigons
noun, an angle of 360°.
grantees
noun, the receiver of a grant.
betaines
noun, a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, sweet-tasting alkaloid, C 5 H 11 NO 2 , usually obtained from sugar beets or synthesized from glycine, used chiefly in medicine.
argento-
Peronist
noun, a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
saprogen
noun, a plant or animal that can produce decay.
greatens
verb (used with object), to make greater; enlarge; increase.
arenites
noun, psammite.
besprent
adjective, besprinkled; bestrewn.
partings
noun, the act of a person or thing that parts.
naperies
noun, table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
Personae
noun, a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
begonias
noun, any tropical plant belonging to the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for the handsome, succulent leaves and waxy flowers.
astringe
verb (used with object), to compress; bind together; constrict.
pertains
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
saponite
noun, a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
roasting
noun, a severely critical notice or review; pan.
nose-bag
noun, feed bag (def 1).
operates
verb (used with object), to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
bearings
noun, the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
Oresteia
noun, a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
organist
noun, a person who plays the organ.
estrogen
noun, any of several major female sex hormones produced primarily by the ovarian follicles of female mammals, capable of inducing estrus, developing and maintaining secondary female sex characteristics, and preparing the uterus for the reception of a fertilized egg: used, especially in synthetic form, as a component of oral contraceptives, in certain cancer treatments, and in other therapies.
Prestige
noun, reputation or influence arising from success, achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes.
enargite
noun, a mineral, copper arsenic and sulfide, Cu 3 AsS 4 , occurring in the form of black orthorhombic crystals having perfect cleavage: an important source of copper.
one-step
noun, a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
estrange
verb (used with object), to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
banister
noun, a baluster.
portages
noun, the act of carrying; carriage.
estragon
noun, tarragon.
pioneers
noun, a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
beatings
noun, the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
11-point
Bastogne
noun, a town in SE Belgium: in World War II U.S. forces besieged here during German counteroffensive in 1944.
post-bag
noun, mailbag.
open-air
noun, the outdoors.
ego-trip
noun, an act or course of action undertaken primarily to satisfy one's vanity or for self-gratification:
steering
noun, the discriminatory practice by a real estate agent of maneuvering a client from a minority group away from considering a home in a white neighborhood.
ebonites
noun, vulcanite.
operants
noun, a person or thing that operates.
protease
noun, any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
egestion
noun, the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion.
sporting
noun, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
baritone
noun, a male voice or voice part intermediate between tenor and bass.
Pointers
noun, a person or thing that points.
Gabonese
noun, an inhabitant or native of Gabon.
ganister
noun, a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
probates
noun, Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
Teresian
noun, a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
tropines
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
painters
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
epigones
noun, an undistinguished imitator, follower, or successor of an important writer, painter, etc.
probangs
noun, a long, slender, elastic rod with a sponge, ball, or the like, at the end, to be introduced into the esophagus or larynx, as for removing foreign bodies, or for introducing medication.
Teresina
noun, a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
repaints
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
poetries
noun, the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
baronies
noun, the domain of a baron.
notaries
noun, notary public.
resonate
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
Spearing
noun, an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty.
resinate
noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
trepangs
noun, any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
gantries
noun, a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
repeats
noun, the act of repeating.
betaine
noun, a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, sweet-tasting alkaloid, C 5 H 11 NO 2 , usually obtained from sugar beets or synthesized from glycine, used chiefly in medicine.
Bastrop
noun, a city in N Louisiana.
Seaborg
noun, Glenn T(heodor) 1912–1999, U.S. chemist: chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission 1961–71; Nobel prize 1951.
repents
adjective, creeping.
basinet
noun, a globular or pointed helmet of the 14th century, often provided with a visor or aventail: evolved from the cervellière. Compare great basinet.
bastion
noun, Fortification. a projecting portion of a rampart or fortification that forms an irregular pentagon attached at the base to the main work.
repines
verb (used without object), to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
seating
noun, an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
basting
noun, sewing with long, loose stitches to hold material in place until the final sewing.
seaport
noun, a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
Seagirt
noun, surrounded by the sea.
opiates
noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
bigener
noun, a bigeneric hybrid, as certain orchids.
begonia
noun, any tropical plant belonging to the genus Begonia, including species cultivated for the handsome, succulent leaves and waxy flowers.
saprobe
noun, saprophyte.
Sargent
noun, Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
Negroes
noun, Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
norites
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.
beignet
noun, a fritter or doughnut.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
roseate
adjective, tinged with rose; rosy:
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
terbias
noun, an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
resting
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
obtains
verb (used with object), to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
Benares
noun, a former name of Varanasi.
niobate
noun, any salt of niobic acid; columbate.
respite
noun, a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
Bepaint
verb (used with object), to cover or smear with paint.
re-sign
verb (used with or without object), to sign again.
berates
verb (used with object), to scold; rebuke:
operate
verb (used with object), to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
beating
noun, the act of a person or thing that beats, as to punish, clean, mix, etc.:
beaters
noun, a person or thing that beats.
Negrito
noun, a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
onagers
noun, a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
beastie
noun, Chiefly Literary. a small animal, especially one toward which affection is felt.
negates
verb (used with object), to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
Bergson
noun, Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1859–1941, French philosopher and writer: Nobel Prize in Literature 1927.
sapient
adjective, having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
bearing
noun, the manner in which one conducts or carries oneself, including posture and gestures:
onstage
adverb, on or onto the stage (opposed to offstage): .
openers
noun, a person or thing that opens.
re-pose
verb (used with or without object), to pose again.
operant
noun, a person or thing that operates.
Teniers
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.
Iobates
noun, a Lycian king commissioned by his son-in-law, Proetus, to kill Bellerophon: after surviving ordeals designed to destroy him, Bellerophon was believed to be divinely protected, and Iobates gave him half his kingdom.
reposit
verb (used with object), to put back; replace.
biogens
noun, a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
stinger
noun, a person or thing that stings.
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
stereo-
easting
noun, Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
Eastern
adjective, lying toward or situated in the east:
estrone
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
sterno-
etesian
adjective, (of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
earnest
noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
earings
noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
sparing
noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
spirant
noun, fricative (def 2).
gabions
noun, a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
gainers
noun, a person or thing that gains.
gaiters
noun, a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot. Compare upper1 (def 7).
stoping
noun, a process by which magmas move upward in the earth by breaking off and engulfing blocks of overlying rocks.
storage
noun, the act of storing; state or fact of being stored:
sorting
noun, the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
strange
adverb, in a strange manner.
garnets
noun, any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
garotes
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
gastrin
noun, a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
eatings
noun, the act of a person or thing that eats.
step-on
adjective, made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
Sorbian
noun, Also called Lusatian, Wendish. a Slavic language spoken by an isolated group in E Germany.
ergates
noun, a worker ant.
entraps
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
entries
noun, an act of entering; entrance.
entero-
epigone
noun, an undistinguished imitator, follower, or successor of an important writer, painter, etc.
enrobes
verb (used with object), to dress; attire:
epinaos
noun, a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
enrages
verb (used with object), to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
Epstein
noun, Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
springe
noun, a snare for catching small game.
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
ergotin
noun, any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
step-in
noun, step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
stearo-
Erigena
noun, Johannes Scotus [joh-han-eez skoh-tuh s,, -han-is] /dʒoʊˈhæn iz ˈskoʊ təs,, -ˈhæn ɪs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c810–c877, Irish philosopher and theologian.
Erigone
noun, a daughter of Clytemnestra and Aegisthus who hanged herself when Orestes was acquitted of the murder of her parents.
sponger
noun, a person or thing that sponges.
Esparto
noun, any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
Steiner
noun, Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
ebonite
noun, vulcanite.
ebonist
noun, a worker in ebony.
ebonies
noun, a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
gastro-
sorbent
noun, a surface that sorbs.
tearing
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.
Sergipe
noun, a state in NE Brazil. 8490 sq. mi. (21,990 sq. km). Capital: Aracajú.
barongs
noun, a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
borages
noun, a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads. Compare borage family.
greisen
noun, a hydrothermally altered rock of granitic texture composed chiefly of quartz and mica, common in the tin mines of Europe.
bonitas
noun, a female given name.
serpigo
noun, (formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
boneset
noun, any composite plant of the genus Eupatorium, especially E. perfoliatum, of North America, having white flowers in a flat-topped cluster.
Serpent
noun, a snake.
Bonaire
noun, an island in the E Netherlands Antilles, in the S West Indies. 95 sq. mi. (245 sq. km).
seringa
noun, any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
seriate
adjective, arranged or occurring in one or more series.
Serbian
noun, a native or inhabitant of Serbia, especially one of the Slavic peoples inhabiting it.
borates
noun, a salt or ester of boric acid.
boating
noun, the use of boats, especially for pleasure:
boaters
noun, a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
boaster
noun, a person who boasts or brags.
ignores
verb (used with object), to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
ingates
noun, gate1 (def 15).
tarpons
noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
ingesta
plural noun, substances ingested.
ingrate
noun, an ungrateful person.
pronate
verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
integer
noun, Mathematics. one of the positive or negative numbers 1, 2, 3, etc., or zero. Compare whole number.
greaten
verb (used with object), to make greater; enlarge; increase.
gratins
noun, au gratin.
brogans
noun, a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
taborin
noun, a small tabor.
sorbate
noun, a sorbed substance.
gearset
noun, a combination of gears that mesh to provide a particular gear ratio.
Genista
noun, any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
genito-
genitor
noun, a parent, especially a father.
genoise
noun, a light yellow cake made with eggs and butter and typically layered, filled, and frosted or made into petits fours for serving.
bretons
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
Geraint
noun, one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
gerents
noun, a ruler or manager.
soaring
noun, the sport of flying a sailplane.
Gestapo
noun, the German state secret police during the Nazi regime, organized in 1933 and notorious for its brutal methods and operations.
gratine
verb (used with object), to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
goiters
noun, an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
signore
noun, a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
Tangier
noun, a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
Signora
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
bo-tree
noun, the pipal, or sacred fig tree, Ficus religiosa, of India, under which the founder of Buddhism is reputed to have attained the Enlightenment that constituted him the Buddha.
grabens
noun, a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
granite
noun, a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
bornite
noun, a common mineral and important ore of copper, copper iron sulfide, Cu 5 FeS 4 , occurring in masses, of brownish color when first exposed to the air; peacock ore.
grantee
noun, the receiver of a grant.
borings
noun, Machinery. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole. the hole so made.
boranes
noun, any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
riposte
noun, a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
entires
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
rasping
noun, a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
piaster
noun, a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
agonist
noun, a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
agonies
noun, extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
pterion
noun, the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
peonage
noun, the condition or service of a peon.
peonies
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.
parison
noun, a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
pointer
noun, a person or thing that points.
antero-
parings
noun, the act of a person or thing that pares.
pointes
noun, the tip of the toe.
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
pargets
noun, any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
parties
noun, a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
pereion
noun, (in a crustacean) the thorax.
atopies
noun, an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
perigon
noun, an angle of 360°.
pongees
noun, silk of a slightly uneven weave made from filaments of wild silk woven in natural tan color.
trigone
noun, Also, trigonum. Anatomy. a triangular part or area. the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
trigons
noun, a triangle.
argents
noun, Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
porgies
noun, a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America.
porting
noun, the changing of the size, shape, or location of the intake and exhaust ports in an internal-combustion engine, generally to improve performance.
protein
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.
Paoting
noun, Wade-Giles. Baoding.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
postage
noun, the charge for the conveyance of a letter or other matter sent by mail, usually prepaid by means of a stamp or stamps.
transp.
pibgorn
noun, an ancient wind instrument of Wales resembling the hornpipe.
panties
noun, underpants or undershorts for women and children.
pirogen
noun, (used with a plural verb) Jewish Cookery. small baked pastries filled with chopped chicken livers, onion, etc.
ragtops
noun, an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
arseno-
Pearson
noun, Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
reagent
noun, a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
pebrine
noun, an infectious disease of silkworms, characterized by a black spotting of the integument and by stunted growth, caused by the protozoan Nosema bomycis.
arpents
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
reagins
noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
Pioneer
noun, a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
trepang
noun, any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
ratings
noun, classification according to grade or rank.
trepans
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
Penates
plural noun, gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
patines
noun, patina.
parting
noun, the act of a person or thing that parts.
Peneios
noun, Modern Greek name of Salambria.
triages
noun, the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
pigboat
noun, a submarine.
aristo-
trienes
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
pastern
noun, the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
aperies
noun, apish behavior; mimicry.
rebatos
noun, rabato.
reboant
adjective, resounding or reverberating loudly.
Agriope
noun, Eurydice.
partons
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
pentose
noun, a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
aerobes
noun, an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
Portage
noun, the act of carrying; carriage.
baronet
noun, a member of a British hereditary order of honor, ranking below the barons and made up of commoners, designated by Sir before the name and Baronet, usually abbreviated Bart., after:
orpines
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
reginas
noun, queen.
Oriente
noun, a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
Reigate
noun, a city in Surrey in SE England, a London suburb.
arenite
noun, psammite.
bangers
noun, a person or thing that bangs.
presage
noun, a presentiment or foreboding.
persona
noun, a person.
present
noun, the present time.
Petrine
adjective, of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
reopens
verb (used with or without object), to open again.
pertain
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
petrog.
paniers
noun, pannier.
banters
noun, an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
Preston
noun, a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
prisage
noun, the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
repaint
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
apogees
noun, Astronomy. the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth. Compare perigee.
orgeats
noun, a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
origans
noun, an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
tragion
noun, a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
bareges
noun, a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.
Persian
noun, a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
arenose
adjective, sandy; gritty.
prostie
noun, a prostitute.
protean
adjective, readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
postern
noun, a back door or gate.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
posting
noun, assignment to a post, command, or particular location, especially in a military or governmental capacity.
probits
noun, a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
protege
noun, a person under the patronage, protection, or care of someone interested in his or her career or welfare.
Antibes
noun, a seaport in SE France, SW of Nice: preserved ruins of 4th-century b.c. Roman town.
potages
noun, soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
tropine
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
bagnios
noun, a brothel.
barites
noun, a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
poteens
noun, the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
Painter
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
rapines
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
probang
noun, a long, slender, elastic rod with a sponge, ball, or the like, at the end, to be introduced into the esophagus or larynx, as for removing foreign bodies, or for introducing medication.
regains
noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
probate
noun, Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
Barents
noun, Willem [wil-uh m] /ˈwɪl əm/ (Show IPA), died 1597, Dutch navigator and explorer.
traipse
noun, a tiring walk.
trainee
noun, a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
soiree
noun, an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
pinots
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
genit.
signee
noun, a person who signs a document, register, etc.; signer; signatory:
signer
noun, a person who signs.
pineta
noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
Pinero
noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
signet
noun, a small seal, as on a finger ring.
Pigeon
noun, any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, especially the larger species with square or rounded tails. Compare dove1 (def 1).
pingos
noun, a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
genoas
noun, a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
goners
noun, a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
soigne
adjective, carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
Singer
noun, a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
gisant
noun, a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
gipons
noun, jupon.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
Gibson
noun, a dry martini cocktail garnished with a pearl onion.
genies
noun, Islamic Mythology. jinn.
Gibran
noun, Kahlil [kah-leel] /kɑˈlil/ (Show IPA), 1883–1931, Lebanese mystic, poet, dramatist, and artist; in the U.S. after 1910.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
Gibeon
noun, a town in ancient Palestine, NW of Jerusalem. Josh. 9:3.
Petros
noun, Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
Piaget
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
goatee
noun, a man's beard trimmed to a tuft or point on the chin.
gobies
noun, any small marine or freshwater fish of the family Gobiidae, often having the pelvic fins united to form a suctorial disk.
sobeit
conjunction, if it be so that; provided that.
goiter
noun, an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
petro-
Gesner
noun, Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
ranges
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
Petrie
noun, Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
Petras
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
ranees
noun, the wife of a rajah.
gerent
noun, a ruler or manager.
Peters
noun, penis.
Signor
noun, a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
Pietas
noun, the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
genips
noun, Also, ginep. a genipap.
Gaines
noun, Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
genets
noun, any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
poteen
noun, the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
Ernest
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
prates
noun, act of prating.
prangs
verb (used with object), to collide with; bump into.
praise
noun, the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
sponge
noun, any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
spiro-
spirea
noun, any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
potage
noun, soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
sprang
noun, a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
poster
noun, a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
esprit
noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
protei
noun, plural of proteus (def 3).
spinto
adjective, having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
Portia
noun, the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
ponies
noun, a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
Estrin
noun, estrone.
sprain
noun, a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
prosit
interjection, (used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
pongee
noun, silk of a slightly uneven weave made from filaments of wild silk woven in natural tan color.
sprint
noun, a short race at full speed.
probit
noun, a normal equivalent deviate increased by five.
stager
noun, a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
probes
noun, the act of probing.
prison
noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
sproat
noun, a fishhook having a circular bend.
sprite
noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
prints
noun, the state of being printed.
prongs
noun, one of the pointed tines of a fork.
preens
noun, a pin or brooch.
Priest
noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
ergate
noun, a worker ant.
presto
noun, Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
preset
noun, a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
ergots
noun, Plant Pathology. a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body. the sclerotial body itself.
sprent
adjective, sprinkled.
Presb.
spinor
noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
etapes
noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
genera
noun, a plural of genus.
pirate
noun, a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
rabies
noun, an infectious disease of dogs, cats, and other animals, transmitted to humans by the bite of an infected animal and usually fatal if prophylactic treatment is not administered: caused by an RNA virus of the rhabdovirus group; hydrophobia.
Garnet
noun, any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
garote
noun, a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
Gasper
noun, a cigarette.
Gaston
noun, a male given name.
gastr-
sorbet
noun, sherbet (defs 1, 3).
Pisano
noun, Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
gators
noun, Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
ragtop
noun, an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
pintos
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
Gbaris
noun, Gwari.
Pinter
noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
pintas
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
Sontag
noun, Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
gapers
noun, a person or thing that gapes.
Piston
noun, a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
spinet
noun, a small upright piano.
pogies
noun, a porgy.
poiser
noun, a person or thing that poises.
points
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
spigot
noun, a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask.
etrogs
noun, Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
pointe
noun, the tip of the toe.
Spener
noun, Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
Sparti
noun, Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
gabies
noun, a fool.
pitons
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
gabion
noun, a cylinder of wickerwork filled with earth, used as a military defense.
ptero-
sparge
noun, a sprinkling.
Gainer
noun, a person or thing that gains.
pteron
noun, (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
gainst
preposition, against.
gaiter
noun, a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot. Compare upper1 (def 7).
ptisan
noun, a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
graben
noun, a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has dropped downward in relation to adjacent portions.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
grains
noun, an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
rebote
noun, the rear wall of a cancha or jai alai court. Compare frontis.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
Sabine
noun, one of the Sabine people.
parens
plural noun, parentheses:
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
nitres
noun, niter.
nitro-
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
Parent
noun, a father or a mother.
no-par
adjective, without par or face value:
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
pantos
noun, pantomime (def 2).
panto-
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.
pantie
noun, panties.
panier
noun, pannier.
Regain
noun, (in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
Nesbit
noun, E(dith) 1858–1924, English children's author, novelist, and poet.
Nereis
noun, clamworm.
entrap
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
parton
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
partis
noun, the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
Napier
noun, neper.
sapro-
sapote
noun, Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
parson
noun, a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
Parsee
noun, an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
rebops
noun, bop1 .
Santee
noun, a city in SW California.
Saigon
noun, former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
Sanger
noun, Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
nebris
noun, a fawn skin worn in Greek mythology by Dionysus and his followers.
negate
verb (used with object), to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
paring
noun, the act of a person or thing that pares.
paries
noun, Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
parget
noun, any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
Pareto
noun, Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
Negros
noun, an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
paints
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
ripens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
paster
noun, a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
opiate
noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
Origen
noun, (Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
opener
noun, a person or thing that opens.
origan
noun, an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
orgies
noun, wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
orgeat
noun, a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
repose
noun, the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
opines
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
Orense
noun, a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
repast
noun, a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
repine
verb (used without object), to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
orbits
noun, the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
repent
adjective, creeping.
Orange
noun, a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
orangs
noun, orangutan.
repeat
noun, the act of repeating.
repots
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
reseat
verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
ribose
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble, slightly sweet solid, C 5 H 10 O 5 , a pentose sugar obtained by the hydrolysis of RNA.
paeons
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
pagnes
noun, a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
obtain
verb (used with object), to come into possession of; get, acquire, or procure, as through an effort or by a request:
pagers
noun, something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
regent
noun, a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
Regina
noun, queen.
orpine
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
region
noun, an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
reigns
noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
rentes
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
resign
verb (used with object), to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
onager
noun, a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
Osbert
noun, a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “bright.”.
reopen
verb (used with or without object), to open again.
resent
verb (used with object), to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
sarong
noun, a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
grani-
serein
noun, fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
groans
noun, a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
groats
noun, hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
groins
noun, Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
gropes
noun, an act or instance of groping.
serine
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;
Peoria
noun, a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
Serena
noun, a female given name.
serbo-
Grison
noun, a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
iatro-
Serbia
noun, a republic in S Europe since 2006; includes the autonomous province of Vojvodina and claims sovereignty over the autonomous province of Kosovo, which has declared itself independent; formerly part of Yugoslavia, in the N part: a former kingdom in S Europe. 34,116 sq. mi. (88,360 sq. km). Capital: Belgrade.
penta-
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
serape
noun, a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
Serang
noun, Ceram.
septi-
ignore
verb (used with object), to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
pernio
noun, chilblain.
gripes
noun, the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
ingate
noun, gate1 (def 15).
Pesaro
noun, a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
rapine
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
Petain
noun, Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
grano-
pester
verb (used with object), to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
Grants
noun, a town in W New Mexico.
peseta
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
grates
noun, a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
gratin
noun, au gratin.
gratis
adverb, without charge or payment; free:
griots
noun, a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
grease
noun, the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
person
noun, a human being, whether an adult or child:
Greats
grebes
noun, any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes.
greens
noun, a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
greets
verb (used with object), to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
Gretna
noun, a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
pengos
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
rating
noun, classification according to grade or rank.
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
patine
noun, patina.
seeing
noun, the act of a person who sees.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
patois
noun, a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
seater
noun, a person or thing that seats.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
patios
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
isobar
noun, Meteorology. a line drawn on a weather map or chart that connects points at which the barometric pressure is the same.
isopag
noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice exists at approximately the same period during winter.
seiner
noun, a person who fishes with a seine.
paters
noun, British Informal. father.
patens
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
rebate
noun, a return of part of the original payment for some service or merchandise; partial refund.
rebato
noun, rabato.
pastor
noun, a minister or priest in charge of a church.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
sateen
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
patri-
Senate
noun, an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
ingest
verb (used with object), to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
instr.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
ingots
noun, a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
INGRES
noun, Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
inorg.
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
instep
noun, the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
patron
noun, a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
peasen
noun, a plural of pease.
inter.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
intra-
intro.
intros
noun, an introduction.
reagin
noun, Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
senega
noun, the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
Persia
noun, Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
soaper
noun, soap opera.
entire
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
barges
noun, a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
Barnes
noun, Albert Coombs [koomz] /kumz/ (Show IPA), 1873–1951, U.S. inventor and art collector.
Breton
noun, André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1966, French poet, essayist, and critic.
barite
noun, a common mineral, barium sulfate, BaSO 4 , occurring in white, yellow, or colorless tabular crystals: the principal ore of barium.
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
barit.
brents
noun, brant.
binges
noun, a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
Baring
noun, Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton, 1774–1848, British statesman.
breast
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
bingos
noun, a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
tabors
noun, a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
barong
noun, a large, broad-bladed knife or cleaver used by the Moros.
brants
noun, any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
trans.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
barege
noun, a sheer fabric constructed in a leno weave of silk warp and cotton or worsted filling, often used to make veils and dresses.
apogee
noun, Astronomy. the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, especially the moon, or of a man-made satellite at which it is farthest from the earth. Compare perigee.
biogas
noun, any gas fuel derived from the decay of organic matter, as the mixture of methane and carbon dioxide produced by the bacterial decomposition of sewage, manure, garbage, or plant crops.
biogen
noun, a hypothetical protein molecule, large and unstable, once assumed to be basic to fundamental biological processes.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
biotas
noun, the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
birota
noun, a two-wheeled cart, usually drawn by three mules, used for transporting commercial goods and one or two passengers.
braise
verb (used with object), to cook (meat, fish, or vegetables) by sautéeing in fat and then simmering slowly in very little liquid.
banter
noun, an exchange of light, playful, teasing remarks; good-natured raillery.
Barnet
noun, a borough of Greater London, England.
trapes
noun, a tiring walk.
bister
noun, bistre.
Strong
Idioms, come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
Strabo
noun, 63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
triage
noun, the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
beanie
noun, a skullcap, often brightly colored, worn especially by children and by college freshmen, especially in the 1940s.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
Strega
Strine
noun, Australian English.
bating
noun, a state of violent anger or fear.
trepan
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
string
noun, a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
treens
noun, treenware.
stripe
noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
strobe
noun, Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
baster
noun, a person or thing that bastes.
brines
noun, water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
Angers
noun, a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
Bronte
noun, Anne ("Acton Bell") 1820–49, English novelist.
Brogan
noun, a heavy, sturdy shoe, especially an ankle-high work shoe.
teaser
noun, a person or thing that teases.
binate
adjective, produced or borne in pairs; double.
basnet
noun, basinet.
angio-
basion
noun, the midpoint of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
Briton
noun, a native or inhabitant of Great Britain, especially of England.
Barton
noun, Clara, 1821–1912, U.S. philanthropist who organized the American Red Cross in 1881.
aniso-
tabers
noun, tabor.
brings
Verb phrases, bring about, to accomplish; cause:
aretes
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
Argent
noun, Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
beanos
noun, bingo.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
Borgia
noun, Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1476?–1507, Italian cardinal, military leader, and politician.
bagnio
noun, a brothel.
Borges
noun, Jorge Luis [hawr-he lwees] /ˈhɔr hɛ lwis/ (Show IPA), 1899–1986, Argentine poet, short-story writer, and philosophical essayist.
tapers
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
Boreas
noun, the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
bogans
noun, a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
aspire
verb (used without object), to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
borate
noun, a salt or ester of boric acid.
Bogart
noun, a person who hogs or monopolizes something.
borane
noun, any of the compounds, both neutral and anionic, of boron and hydrogen with formulas ranging from B 2 H 6 to B 20 H 16 .
borage
noun, a plant, Borago officinalis, native to southern Europe, having hairy leaves and stems, used medicinally and in salads. Compare borage family.
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
tapirs
noun, any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
Boring
noun, Machinery. the act or process of making or enlarging a hole. the hole so made.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
Tobias
noun, the son of Tobit.
Tarbes
noun, a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
bonsai
noun, a tree or shrub that has been dwarfed, as by pruning the roots and pinching, and is grown in a pot or other container and trained to produce a desired shape or effect.
boites
noun, a nightclub; cabaret.
Tobies
noun, Also, Toby, Toby jug. a mug in the form of a stout old man wearing a three-cornered hat.
astro-
targes
noun, a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
astron
Bonita
noun, a female given name.
tobira
noun, a shrub, Pittosporum tobira, of China and Japan, having leathery leaves, fragrant, greenish-white flower clusters, densely hairy fruit, and lemon-scented foliage.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
Tongas
noun, a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
boater
noun, a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
brains
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
bistre
noun, a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, often used in pen and wash drawings.
Bangor
noun, a seaport in S Maine, on the Penobscot River.
argons
noun, a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
banger
noun, a person or thing that bangs.
bistro
noun, a small, modest, European-style restaurant or café.
tarso-
argots
noun, a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
Ariege
noun, a department in S France. 1893 sq. mi. (4905 sq. km). Capital: Foix.
biters
noun, a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
Tagore
noun, Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
bitser
noun, a mongrel dog.
tarpon
noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
tinges
noun, a slight degree of coloration.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
topers
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
arpent
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
topees
noun, (in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
arsen-
tangos
noun, a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
boarts
noun, bort.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
tip-on
noun, tip1 (def 4).
tirage
noun, the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
Bosnia
noun, a historic region in SE Europe: a former Turkish province; a part of Austria-Hungary (1879–1918) now part of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
bairns
noun, a child; son or daughter.
tribo-
boners
noun, a person or thing that bones.
triene
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
Benita
noun, a female given name.
easier
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
Sterne
noun, Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
Bering
noun, Vitus [vee-too s] /ˈvi tʊs/ (Show IPA), 1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.
terbia
noun, an amorphous white powder, Tb 2 O 3 .
aerobe
noun, an organism, especially a bacterium, that requires air or free oxygen for life (opposed to anaerobe).
aeron.
Aerope
noun, the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
Teresa
noun, Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
earing
noun, a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
egrets
noun, any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
Bernie
noun, a male given name, form of Bernard.
eagres
noun, a tidal bore or flood.
Egesta
noun, matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
enates
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
abient
adjective, tending to move away from a stimulus or situation.
beiges
noun, very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
Bertie
noun, a male or female given name.
eagers
noun, eagre.
Benoit
noun, Pierre [pyer] /pyɛr/ (Show IPA), (or Peter) Léonard Léopold [ley-aw-nar ley-aw-pawld] /leɪ ɔˈnar leɪ ɔˈpɔld/ (Show IPA), 1834–1901, Belgian composer.
Easter
noun, an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
stingo
noun, strong beer.
Bergen
noun, Edgar, 1903–78, U.S. ventriloquist.
begins
verb (used with object), to proceed to perform the first or earliest part of (some action):
berate
verb (used with object), to scold; rebuke:
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.
begets
verb (used with object), (especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
absent
adjective, not in a certain place at a given time; away, missing (opposed to present):
stego-
Egbert
noun, a.d. 775?–839, king of the West Saxons 802–839; 1st king of the English 828–839.
steno-
tripos
noun, (at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
agron.
begats
plural noun, genealogical lists, especially those in the Old Testament.
egoist
noun, a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
aborts
noun, a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
eating
noun, the act of a person or thing that eats.
begone
verb (used without object), to go away; depart (usually used in the imperative).
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
trigos
noun, wheat; field of wheat.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
beaten
noun, a stroke or blow.
agrees
verb (used with object), to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
enter-
Beaton
noun, Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) 1904–80, English photographer, writer, and theatrical designer.
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
Tsonga
noun, a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
beater
noun, a person or thing that beats.
trigon
noun, a triangle.
enrobe
verb (used with object), to dress; attire:
bestir
verb (used with object), to stir up; rouse to action (often used reflexively):
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:
enrage
verb (used with object), to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
enrapt
adjective, rapt; transported; enraptured:
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Besant
noun, bezant.
stoper
noun, a machine for drilling rock from below.
betise
noun, lack of understanding, perception, or the like; stupidity.
tenias
noun, taenia.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
beings
noun, the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
ternes
noun, terne metal.
tropes
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.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
reest
verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
REGIS
noun, a male given name.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
tings
noun, a tinging sound.
baits
noun, food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
Tobin
noun, James, 1918–2002, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1981.
atrip
adjective, aweigh.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Regt.
banes
noun, a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
reign
noun, the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
paren
plural noun, parentheses:
tera-
pares
noun, (of a female) first among equals.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
Benes
noun, Eduard [e-doo-ahrt] /ˈɛ dʊˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1884–1948, Czech patriot and statesman: president of Czechoslovakia 1935–38 and 1945–48.
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.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
renga
noun, linked verse.
Begin
noun, Menachem [muh-nah-khuh m] /məˈnɑ xəm/ (Show IPA), 1913–92, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1977–83; Nobel Peace Prize 1978.
pants
noun, trousers (def 1).
Beira
noun, a seaport in central Mozambique.
begot
verb, simple past tense and a past participle of beget.
Paige
noun, Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Roget
noun, Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
pairs
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
ropes
noun, a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
being
noun, the fact of existing; existence (as opposed to nonexistence).
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
paint
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
beige
noun, very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
pains
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
Paine
noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
bairn
noun, a child; son or daughter.
Regin
noun, a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
Robin
noun, any of several small Old World birds having a red or reddish breast, especially Erithacus rubecula, of Europe.
pagne
noun, a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
Paget
noun, Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
robes
noun, a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
pant-
Nogai
noun, a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
to-be
adjective, future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
pager
noun, something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
Regan
noun, (in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters. Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
Norge
noun, Norwegian name of Norway.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
Paeon
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
reni-
beget
verb (used with object), (especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
basin
noun, a circular container with a greater width than depth, becoming smaller toward the bottom, used chiefly to hold water or other liquid, especially for washing.
baste
noun, liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
repos
noun, a repurchase agreement.
bason
noun, a basin.
opine
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
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.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
beats
noun, a stroke or blow.
Basie
noun, William ("Count") 1904–84, U.S. jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer.
terne
noun, terne metal.
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.
Orang
noun, orangutan.
tiger
noun, a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
orans
noun, orant.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
Bart.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
OPers
Tiber
noun, a river in central Italy, flowing through Rome into the Mediterranean. 244 miles (395 km) long.
ogres
noun, a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
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.
beano
noun, bingo.
repot
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
EGRET
noun, any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
rept.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
beans
noun, the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
opens
noun, an open or clear space.
terse
adjective, neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
Baton
noun, Music. a wand used by a conductor.
opera
noun, an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet. Compare comic opera, grand opera.
bears
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
Onega
noun, Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
Bates
noun, Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
beast
noun, any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
reset
noun, an act or instance of setting again.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
oste-
Osage
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
tinge
noun, a slight degree of coloration.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
Bangs
noun, John Kendrick [ken-drik] /ˈkɛn drɪk/ (Show IPA), 1862–1922, U.S. humorist.
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.
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
ribat
noun, a building housing a community of Sufis.
rings
noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
rente
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
riots
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.
ripen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
begat
verb, simple past tense of beget.
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
ogees
noun, a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
Beers
noun, Clifford Whittingham [hwit-ing-uh m,, wit-] /ˈʰwɪt ɪŋ əm,, ˈwɪt-/ (Show IPA), 1876–1943, U.S. pioneer in mental hygiene.
Baron
noun, a member of the lowest grade of nobility.
orbit
noun, the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun.
baro-
resp.
Oreg.
Tigre
noun, a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
beeps
noun, a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
OBrit
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
obits
noun, Informal. an obituary.
baris
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
began
verb, simple past tense of begin.
barge
noun, a capacious, flat-bottomed vessel, usually intended to be pushed or towed, for transporting freight or passengers; lighter.
bares
verb, simple past tense of bear1 .
begar
noun, compulsory labor, as for the repair of bridges or roads.
obese
adjective, very fat or overweight; corpulent.
orig.
opsin
noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
ento-
pari-
agios
noun, a premium on money in exchange.
Point
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
tries
noun, plural of try.
trig.
triga
noun, a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
Agnes
noun, Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
trigo
noun, wheat; field of wheat.
poise
noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
agist
verb (used with object), to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
pones
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
psora
noun, psoriasis.
pongs
noun, an unpleasant smell; stink.
agree
verb (used with object), to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
agers
noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
pores
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
agent
noun, a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
porns
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
Port.
trigs
noun, trigonometry.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Aesop
noun, c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
ports
noun, a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
Posen
noun, German name of Poznań.
agone
adverb, adjective, ago.
poet.
posit
noun, something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
treen
noun, treenware.
Pines
noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
Angie
noun, a male or female given name, form of Angel.
pingo
noun, a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
angi-
pings
noun, a pinging sound.
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.
anger
noun, a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
Pinta
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
Pinto
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
ragis
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
agro-
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
pions
noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
airts
noun, a direction.
rages
noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
pirns
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
rabot
noun, a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
Rabin
noun, Yitzhak [yits-khahk] /yɪtsˈxɑk/ (Show IPA), 1922–95, Israeli military and political leader: prime minister 1974–77 and 1992–95: Nobel Peace Prize 1994.
tribe
noun, any aggregate of people united by ties of descent from a common ancestor, community of customs and traditions, adherence to the same leaders, etc.
piste
noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
pitas
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
piton
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
poser
noun, a person who poses.
post-
angor
noun, extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
abets
verb (used with object), to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
pret.
preta
noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
prose
noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
Abner
noun, the commander of the Israelite army and a cousin of Saul. I Sam. 14:50; 26:5.
pros.
prigs
noun, a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
print
noun, the state of being printed.
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.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
prise
noun, leverage.
prong
noun, one of the pointed tines of a fork.
abort
noun, a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
prone
noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
proas
noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
prob.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
trop-
probe
noun, the act of probing.
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.
Prog.
30-30
progs
noun, food or victuals.
pron.
trois
noun, the number 3.
prest
noun, a loan.
aero-
Prot.
aerie
noun, the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
aeri-
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
AEGIS
noun, Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
Aegir
noun, a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
prae-
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.
prang
verb (used with object), to collide with; bump into.
abstr
praos
noun, proa.
trogs
noun, Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
prase
noun, a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
prate
noun, act of prating.
Prato
noun, a city in central Italy, near Florence.
prats
noun, the buttocks.
prost
interjection, prosit.
abris
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
preen
noun, a pin or brooch.
abrin
noun, a highly poisonous protein found in the seeds of the rosary pea: inhibits protein synthesis, causing symptoms such as internal bleeding, intestinal upset, and irritation of mucous membranes.
prees
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
Pres.
presa
noun, a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
Rains
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
pinas
noun, pineapple.
ation
peans
noun, paean.
tonia
Asben
noun, Aïr.
Paton
noun, Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
patr-
reaps
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
topee
noun, (in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
peags
noun, wampum (def 1).
Benet
noun, Stephen Vincent, 1898–1943, U.S. poet and novelist.
Peano
noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
Pears
noun, Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
peart
adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
Pease
noun, a pea.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
peats
noun, a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
toper
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
peens
noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
Peers
noun, a person of the same legal status:
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
topes
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
pene-
patio
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
pates
noun, the crown or top of the head.
topis
noun, topee.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
togas
noun, (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
Paris
noun, Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
Paros
noun, a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
parse
verb (used with object), to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
part.
astr.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
parts
noun, a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
tongs
noun, any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
rebop
noun, bop1 .
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
paseo
noun, a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
paste
noun, a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Pasto
noun, a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
asper
noun, a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
ASPEN
noun, any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
Paten
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
Tonga
noun, a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
Pater
noun, British Informal. father.
pengo
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
penis
noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
rapes
noun, unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
petos
noun, wahoo3 .
petr-
Petra
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
petri
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
anti-
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
ranis
noun, ranee.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
piano
noun, a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
pians
noun, yaws.
ante-
Range
noun, the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
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.
treas
Pieta
noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
Ranee
noun, the wife of a rajah.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
anis-
angst
noun, a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
Peter
noun, penis.
peta-
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
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.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
peons
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
argot
noun, a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
Argos
noun, an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
peres
noun, Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
peri-
argon
noun, a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
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).
pesto
noun, a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
Perse
noun, (Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
Arete
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
areo-
TORES
noun, a torus.
pert.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
apron
noun, a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
apres
preposition, after; following (used in combination):
aport
adverb, on or toward the port side.
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
nitr-
nitre
noun, niter.
tapir
noun, any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
grasp
noun, the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
grate
noun, a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
Bores
noun, a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
Tapes
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
siege
noun, the act or process of surrounding and attacking a fortified place in such a way as to isolate it from help and supplies, for the purpose of lessening the resistance of the defenders and thereby making capture possible.
Gabon
noun, Official name Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Capital: Libreville.
boras
noun, a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
grebe
noun, any diving bird of the family Podicipedidae, related to the loons, but having a rudimentary tail and lobate rather than webbed toes.
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
grape
noun, the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
Green
noun, a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
grees
noun, superiority, mastery, or victory.
greet
verb (used with object), to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
tapis
noun, Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
Greta
noun, a female given name, form of Margaret.
seti-
grins
noun, a broad smile.
griot
noun, a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
Bonpa
noun, a member of the Bön sect.
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
Boris
noun, a male given name.
gripe
noun, the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
grain
noun, a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
gorps
noun, a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
gorse
noun, any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
botas
noun, Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
gotra
noun, a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
tangs
signa
verb, (used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
grabs
noun, a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
stope
noun, any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
taper
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
gains
Beng.
borts
noun, low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
spare
noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
Gabor
noun, Dennis, 1900–79, British physicist, born in Hungary: inventor of holography; Nobel Prize 1971.
borne
noun, a circular sofa having a conical or cylindrical back piece at the center.
grans
noun, grandmother.
Grant
noun, something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
stirp
noun, a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
GRIPS
noun, the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
Goren
noun, Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
boats
noun, a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
spean
verb (used with object), to wean.
Bogan
noun, a backwater, usually narrow and tranquil.
Spear
noun, a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
eagre
noun, a tidal bore or flood.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
boers
noun, a South African of Dutch extraction.
IATSE
gears
noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
Ibert
noun, Jacques François Antoine [zhahk frahn-swa ahn-twan] /ʒɑk frɑ̃ˈswa ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1890–1962, French composer.
spate
noun, a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
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.
spent
verb, simple past tense and past participle of spend.
Ibsen
noun, Henrik [hen-rik] /ˈhɛn rɪk/ (Show IPA), 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet.
Ieper
noun, Ypres.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
spier
noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
boast
noun, a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
Igbos
noun, Ibo.
septa
noun, plural of septum.
Serge
noun, a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
Bogie
noun, Automotive. (on a truck) a rear-wheel assembly composed of four wheels on two axles, either or both driving axles, so mounted as to support the rear of the truck body jointly.
gript
noun, the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
boner
noun, a person or thing that bones.
stipo
noun, a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
Gabes
noun, Gulf of, a gulf of the Mediterranean on the E coast of Tunisia.
bongs
noun, a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
grist
noun, grain to be ground.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
bones
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
groan
noun, a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
groat
noun, a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
groin
noun, Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
Boise
noun, a city in and the capital of Idaho, in the SW part: built on the site of an army post on the Oregon Trail.
targe
noun, a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
GROPE
noun, an act or instance of groping.
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.
sero-
Grote
noun, George, 1794–1871, English historian.
grots
noun, a grotto.
boite
noun, a nightclub; cabaret.
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
eager
noun, eagre.
gores
noun, blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
Botes
noun, compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
Sept.
Tabor
noun, a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
strop
noun, any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
strip
noun, a striptease.
Brian
noun, a male given name.
gents
noun, Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
sober
adjective, not intoxicated or drunk.
Brest
noun, a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
tabis
noun, a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
Brent
noun, brant.
Breen
noun, a deep brownish green.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
Gaspe
noun, a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
geste
noun, gest.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
getas
noun, a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
giant
noun, (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
Brant
noun, any of several species of small, dark-colored geese of the genus Branta, especially B. bernicla, breeding in high northern latitudes and migrating south in the autumn.
gibes
noun, a taunting or sarcastic remark.
Brose
noun, a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
genro
noun, any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
Genie
noun, Islamic Mythology. jinn.
Geber
noun, (Jabir ibn Hayyan) 8th-century a.d, Arab alchemist.
brits
noun, the group of small marine animals forming the food of whalebone whales.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
Gbari
noun, Gwari.
bros.
noun, a brother.
gator
noun, Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
Genet
noun, any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
Brit.
brise
noun, a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps off one foot, beats the legs together, and lands on both feet.
genre
noun, a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
genip
noun, Also, ginep. a genipap.
brios
noun, vigor; vivacity.
Gates
noun, Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
tabes
noun, a gradually progressive emaciation.
Bring
Verb phrases, bring about, to accomplish; cause:
Genoa
noun, a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
Brine
noun, water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt.
gater
noun, gator.
Brig.
Brans
noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
Strep
noun, streptococcus.
tango
noun, a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Gaons
noun, a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
Spain
noun, a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
Bragi
noun, the god of poetry and eloquence, son of Odin, husband of Idun: may be an apotheosis of the 9th-century poet Bragi Boddason.
Sino-
Gobat
noun, Albert [French al-ber] /French alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1843–1914, Swiss lawyer and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1902.
span-
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
singe
noun, a superficial burn.
goers
noun, a person or thing that goes:
gnars
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
sing.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
Goias
noun, a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
spang
adverb, directly, exactly:
BPetE
goner
noun, a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
gaits
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
BSRet
siree
noun, sirree.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
garni
adjective, garnished.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
strap
noun, a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
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.
ginep
noun, genip.
garbs
noun, a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
Garbo
noun, Greta (Greta Lovisa Gustaffson) 1905–90, U.S. film actress, born in Sweden.
gipon
noun, jupon.
sneer
noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
girns
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
brags
noun, a boast or vaunt.
gapes
noun, Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
gaper
noun, a person or thing that gapes.
giros
noun, autogiro.
sito-
girts
noun, Carpentry. a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor. a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
brain
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the part of the central nervous system enclosed in the cranium of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of a soft, convoluted mass of gray and white matter and serving to control and coordinate the mental and physical actions.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
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.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Taber
noun, tabor.
nears
Berns
noun, a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
Sapir
noun, Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
Berne
noun, Bern.
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
ernes
noun, sea eagle.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
neaps
noun, neap tide.
sanit
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
Sango
noun, a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
Beria
noun, Lavrenti Pavlovich [luh v-ren-tee pav-loh-vich;; Russian luh-vryen-tyee puh-vlaw-vyich] /ləvˈrɛn ti pævˈloʊ vɪtʃ;; Russian lʌˈvryɛn tyi pʌˈvlɔ vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1899–1953, Soviet secret-police chief: executed for treason.
sprag
noun, a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
Nebr.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
bergs
noun, iceberg.
Steep
noun, a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
sprat
noun, a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
sapor
noun, the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
teno-
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
nabes
noun, a neighborhood movie theater.
satin
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
sport
noun, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
erose
adjective, uneven, as if gnawed away.
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.
steer
noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
etrog
noun, Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
naso-
betas
noun, the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
sargo
noun, a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
tenia
noun, taenia.
Sarge
noun, sergeant.
Saree
noun, sari.
besot
verb (used with object), to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
napes
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
beset
verb (used with object), to attack on all sides; assail; harass:
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
neeps
noun, a turnip.
Steen
noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
spore
noun, Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
Srta.
Sabir
noun, lingua franca (def 2).
Benis
noun, a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
Sabin
noun, Physics. a unit of sound absorption, equal to one square foot (929 square centimeters) of a perfectly absorptive surface.
Saber
noun, a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
Epis.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
Niger
noun, a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
Niobe
noun, the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.
SABRE
noun, a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
STAGE
noun, a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
nipas
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
sabot
noun, a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
Epist
Spree
noun, a lively frolic or outing.
ergo-
Beret
noun, a soft, visorless cap with a close-fitting headband and a wide, round top often with a tab at its center.
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
enate
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
Berea
noun, a city in NE Ohio, near Cleveland.
Negro
noun, Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
ergot
noun, Plant Pathology. a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body. the sclerotial body itself.
berat
noun, a city in S central Albania.
tense
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
bents
noun, direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
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.
sprig
noun, a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
stang
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
erase
verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
engr.
Neper
noun, the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
Nepos
noun, Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
Nabis
spor-
intr.
bison
noun, Also called American bison, American buffalo. a North American, oxlike ruminant, Bison bison, having a large head and high, humped shoulders: formerly common in North America, its small remaining population in isolated western areas of the U.S. and Canada is now protected.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
birse
noun, a short hair of the beard or body; a bristle.
birne
noun, boule1 (def 1).
Biota
noun, the animals, plants, fungi, etc., of a region or period.
eaten
noun, eats, Informal. food.
T-bar
noun, a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
sengi
noun, a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
estop
verb (used with object), Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
insp.
biont
egest
verb (used with object), to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
bints
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
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 .
tears
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
bingo
noun, a form of lotto in which balls or slips, each with a number and one of the letters B, I, N, G, or O, are drawn at random and players cover the corresponding numbers printed on their cards, the winner being the first to cover five numbers in any row or diagonal or, sometimes, all numbers on the card.
Seine
noun, a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
inst.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
estab
boart
noun, bort.
sepia
noun, a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
sting
noun, an act or an instance of stinging.
inapt
adjective, not apt or fitting.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
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):
spina
noun, a spine or spinelike projection.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
spine
noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
insep
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
boars
noun, the uncastrated male swine.
stge.
tarps
noun, tarpaulin.
ingot
noun, a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
etape
noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
bites
noun, an act of biting.
biter
noun, a person or animal that bites, especially habitually or viciously:
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
Segre
noun, Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
biog.
step-
esrog
noun, etrog.
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.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
sebi-
segno
noun, a sign.
binge
noun, a period or bout, usually brief, of excessive indulgence, as in eating, drinking alcoholic beverages, etc.; spree.
Bigot
noun, a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
spite
noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
Teena
noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
Binet
noun, Alfred [al-frid;; French al-fred] /ˈæl frɪd;; French alˈfrɛd/ (Show IPA), 1857–1911, French psychologist: co-deviser of the Binet-Simon scale.
biers
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
Irene
noun, Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
spire
noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
spirt
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
bines
noun, a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
teens
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
egers
noun, German name of Ohře.
ster.
Iran.
Tegea
noun, an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
Isere
noun, a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
segar
noun, cigar.
Ebert
noun, Friedrich [free-drikh] /ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1871–1925, first president of Germany 1919–25.
Segni
noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
tease
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
stg.
tRNA
Spee
noun, Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
RIBA
spit
noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
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.
stob
noun, a post, stump, or stake.
Sra.
tsar
noun, czar.
Stag
noun, an adult male deer.
spin
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
SPOT
noun, a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
tab.
SPAR
noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
stop
noun, the act of stopping.
Sorb
noun, a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
stab
noun, the act of stabbing.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
Ptas
plural, peseta.
rage
noun, angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
pts.
Trip
noun, a journey or voyage:
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
Rabi
noun, Isidor Isaac, 1898–1988, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1944.
TRIB
psig
tri-
Ste.
spae
verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
trog
noun, Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
spat
noun, a petty quarrel.
psia
ragi
noun, a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
ptg.
tron
PSAT
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
str.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
prs.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
tope
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
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.
teen
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
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.
tegs
noun, Animal Husbandry. a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn. the wool shorn from such a sheep.
ten.
seat
noun, something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
sate
noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
SATB
reps
noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
Sat.
repo
noun, a repurchase agreement.
teas
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
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.
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.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
tarp
noun, tarpaulin.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
Ting
noun, a tinging sound.
Seen
verb, past participle of see1 .
Rep.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
sene
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
sego
noun, sego lily.
seer
noun, a person who sees; observer.
seep
noun, moisture that seeps out; seepage.
Sari
noun, a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
regs
noun, Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
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.
robe
noun, a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
Sage
noun, a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
Sab.
robs
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
rpt.
RONA
ter.
sago
noun, a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
Roti
noun, roast.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
tepe
noun, (in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
rete
noun, a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
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.
Sang
noun, the act or performance of singing.
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
Riga
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
Ring
noun, a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
RNAS
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.
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.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
RIPS
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
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.
sepn
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
rasp
noun, an act of rasping.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
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.
snip
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
snib
noun, a bolt, catch, lock, or fastening on a door or window.
Tore
noun, a torus.
tabs
noun, a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
snag
noun, a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
sipe
verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
snob
noun, a person who imitates, cultivates, or slavishly admires social superiors and is condescending or overbearing to others.
snog
verb (used without object), to kiss and cuddle.
TOPS
noun, the tops, top1 (def 22).
Rani
noun, ranee.
Soni
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
Song
noun, a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
rang
noun, a boomerang.
trap
noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
tabi
noun, a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
raob
noun, Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
SOAP
noun, a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
Rape
noun, unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
rapt
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
tion
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
toga
noun, (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
rebs
noun, a Confederate soldier.
Tobe
noun, the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
Tob.
Rees
noun, reeve3 .
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
Reg.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
Sere
noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Serb
noun, adjective, Serbian.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
togs
noun, a coat.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
topi
noun, topee.
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
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.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
sign
noun, a token; indication.
reap
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
Sig.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
Tape
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
top-
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
tong
noun, tongs.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
rit.
proa
noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
gars
noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
esp.
est.
Este
noun, a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
Gabe
noun, a male given name, form of Gabriel.
Gabo
noun, Naum [noum] /naʊm/ (Show IPA), (Naum Pevsner) 1890–1977, U.S. sculptor, born in Russia (brother of Antoine Pevsner).
gabs
noun, idle talk; chatter.
gait
noun, a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
Gaon
noun, a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
gape
noun, a wide opening; gap; breach.
garb
noun, a fashion or mode of dress, especially of a distinctive, uniform kind:
Gare
noun, low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
gasp
noun, a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
eso-
gene
noun, the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
Gers
noun, a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
Gera
noun, a city in E central Germany.
Ger.
geo-
Gent
noun, Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
gens
noun, a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
Gena
noun, the cheek or side region of the head.
gast
verb (used with object), to terrify or frighten.
Gen.
gees
noun, a sum of one thousand dollars:
gear
noun, Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
Gean
noun, heart cherry.
gats
noun, a pistol or revolver.
gate
noun, a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
ESOP
noun, a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
esne
noun, (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
gest
noun, a story or tale.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
egos
noun, the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
egis
noun, aegis.
Eger
noun, German name of Ohře.
Ebro
noun, a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
ebon
adjective, ebony (def 6).
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
ease
noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
Eire
noun, the Irish name of Ireland.
ears
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
Earp
noun, Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
BSRT
BSPT
BSPE
1080
Eng.
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
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).
Erse
noun, Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Erne
noun, sea eagle.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
ergs
engs
noun, the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
EPOS
noun, an epic.
epit
epi-
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
Ens.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Gert
noun, a female given name, form of Gertrude.
geta
noun, a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
BSOT
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.
Ibos
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
Igbo
noun, Ibo.
ign.
inae
Inge
noun, William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
ins.
int.
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Ire.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
Iago
noun, the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
Naos
noun, a temple.
neap
noun, neap tide.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
nape
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
isba
noun, izba.
nabs
verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
nabe
noun, a neighborhood movie theater.
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
Itea
noun, any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
iso-
ISBN
Iban
noun, Also called Sea Dayak. a member of any of several Dayak tribes of Sarawak.
grot
noun, a grotto.
gets
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
girt
noun, Carpentry. a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor. a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
Goat
noun, any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
goas
noun, a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
gnat
noun, any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
gnar
verb (used without object), to snarl; growl.
gite
noun, a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
gist
noun, the main or essential part of a matter:
pro-
gobs
noun, a mass or lump.
girn
noun, verb (used with object), grin2 .
gips
noun, Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
Gino
noun, a male given name.
Gina
noun, a female given name.
gibs
noun, a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
Gibe
noun, a taunting or sarcastic remark.
Gobi
noun, a desert in E Asia, mostly in Mongolia. About 500,000 sq. mi. (1,295,000 sq. km).
Goer
noun, a person or thing that goes:
Gros
noun, Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
gree
noun, superiority, mastery, or victory.
gro.
Grit
noun, abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
Gris
noun, Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
grip
noun, the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
grin
noun, a broad smile.
gres
gras
GOES
noun, plural of go1 .
Gran
noun, grandmother.
grab
noun, a sudden, quick grasp or snatch:
gorp
noun, a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
Gore
noun, blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
Gone
noun, the act of going:
gon-
BSPA
BSNA
NEbE
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Arg.
Argo
noun, Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
ARIS
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
art.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
Aten
noun, Aton.
ates
atop
preposition, on the top of:
apts
plural, apartment.
bani
noun, plural of ban4 .
Base
noun, the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
Barn
noun, a building for storing hay, grain, etc., and often for housing livestock.
Bari
noun, a seaport in SE Italy, on the Adriatic.
Bare
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
bar.
bant
verb (used without object), to lose weight by practicing Bantingism.
Bang
noun, a loud, sudden, explosive noise, as the discharge of a gun.
ator
bane
noun, a person or thing that ruins or spoils:
bait
noun, food, or some substitute, used as a lure in fishing, trapping, etc.
Bais
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
BAgr
BAgE
Baer
noun, Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
arbs
noun, an arbitrager.
apt.
plural, apartment.
Bate
noun, a state of violent anger or fear.
aer-
agio
noun, a premium on money in exchange.
agin
preposition, against; opposed to.
ages
noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
ager
noun, (often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
Agee
noun, James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
aet.
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
Agni
noun, Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
abs-
abri
noun, a shelter, especially a dugout.
abr.
abos
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
Abie
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
abet
verb (used with object), to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
agit
Agon
noun, (in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
APSE
noun, Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
ano-
Apr.
apo-
Apis
noun, a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
apes
noun, any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
ant.
ANSI
anes
adverb, once.
agr.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
airt
noun, a direction.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
Aire
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
agst
Bast
noun, Botany. phloem.
Bean
noun, the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
BSIT
brae
noun, a slope; declivity; hillside.
bops
noun, Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists. Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
bor.
Bora
noun, (on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
Bore
noun, a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
Borg
noun, Björn [byawrn] /byɔrn/ (Show IPA), born 1956, Swedish tennis player.
Born
noun, Max, 1882–1970, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1954.
Bors
noun, Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
bort
noun, low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
Bose
noun, Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
bot.
bota
noun, Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
bote
noun, compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
bots
noun, a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
BPOE
Brag
noun, a boast or vaunt.
bong
noun, a dull, resonant sound, as of a large bell.
Brno
noun, a city in S Moravia, in the SE Czech Republic: former capital of Moravia.
BSIR
BSIE
BSGE
BSEP
BSEE
BSAE
bris
noun, Brith.
Bran
noun, the partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by sifting.
brio
noun, vigor; vivacity.
Brie
noun, a region in NE France, between the Seine and the Marne.
Bres
noun, a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
brei
noun, a suspension of finely divided tissue in an isotonic medium, used chiefly as a culture for certain viruses.
Brea
noun, a town in S California.
BRAT
noun, a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
bons
noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
Bone
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
Bear
noun, any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
Bene
adverb, of validity for the time being but subject to objection or nullification at a later date; provisionally:
BERT
noun, a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
Bern
noun, a city in and the capital of Switzerland, in the W part: capital of Bern canton.
Berg
noun, iceberg.
Bent
noun, direction taken, as by one's interests; inclination:
bens
noun, the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
Beni
noun, a river flowing NE from W Bolivia to the Madeira River. About 600 miles (965 km) long.
begs
noun, bey.
bet.
beet
noun, any of various biennial plants belonging to the genus Beta, of the amaranth family, especially B. vulgaris, having a fleshy red or white root. Compare sugar beet.
bees
noun, any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
Beer
noun, an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
beep
noun, a short, relatively high-pitched tone produced by a horn, electronic device, or the like as a signal, summons, or warning.
been
verb, past participle of be.
beat
noun, a stroke or blow.
BEST
noun, something or someone that is best:
Beta
noun, the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
Bona
noun, Bône, the former name of Annaba.
Bion
noun, flourished c100 b.c, Greek pastoral poet.
Boer
noun, a South African of Dutch extraction.
boat
noun, a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
Boas
noun, Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
Boar
noun, the uncastrated male swine.
bite
noun, an act of biting.
BIOS
noun, computer firmware that directs many basic functions of the operating system, as booting and keyboard control.
bio-
Bias
noun, a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned:
bint
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a woman or girl.
Bing
noun, a heap or pile.
bine
noun, a twining plant stem, as of the hop.
bin-
biga
noun, a two-wheeled chariot drawn by two horses harnessed abreast.
bier
noun, a frame or stand on which a corpse or the coffin containing it is laid before burial.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
giro
noun, autogiro.
Nebo
noun, Mt. See under Pisgah.
Pest
noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
pets
noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
peto
noun, wahoo3 .
PETN
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
PetE
noun, Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
NRAB
NRPB
Pet.
NTIA
pian
noun, yaws.
NTSB
peso
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
Pers
pere
noun, father.
per.
peon
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
Pent
noun, penthouse (def 4).
pens
noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
Pen.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
pias
noun, a female given name.
Peer
noun, a person of the same legal status:
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
nipa
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
nips
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
NIRA
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
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.
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.
nobs
noun, Slang. the head.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
nogs
noun, any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
PING
noun, a pinging sound.
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
nope
adverb, no1 (def 1).
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.
Nor.
pina
noun, pineapple.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
Piet
noun, Scot. a magpie.
pies
noun, plural of pi2 .
Pier
noun, a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
nos-
pees
noun, the letter p.
peen
noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
pirn
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
opia
Pan.
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
pair
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
Pain
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
Page
noun, one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
Ont.
open
noun, an open or clear space.
OPer
opes
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
Pang
noun, a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
opts
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
orbs
noun, a sphere or globe:
Osee
noun, Hosea.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
org.
pane
noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
Obie
noun, one of a group of awards given annually, beginning in 1956, by New York City's The Village Voice newspaper for achievement in the off-Broadway theater.
Peba
noun, nine-banded armadillo.
peat
noun, a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
pear
noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
pean
noun, paean.
peag
noun, wampum (def 1).
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
pats
noun, a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
pato
noun, an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
Pate
noun, the crown or top of the head.
obis
noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
par.
obit
noun, Informal. an obituary.
pat.
Past
noun, the time gone by:
pase
noun, (in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
obs.
ogee
noun, a double curve, resembling the letter S, formed by the union of a concave and a convex line.
pars
noun, (in prescriptions) a part.
ogre
noun, a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
Pare
noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
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.
not-
pita
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
prin
neep
noun, a turnip.
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):
pise
noun, rammed earth.
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.
pose
noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
pot.
neo-
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.
pone
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
Pisa
noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
prig
noun, a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
Prag
noun, German name of Prague.
prao
noun, proa.
prat
noun, the buttocks.
pre-
pree
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
prie
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
pnea
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
pos.
Pori
noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
pore
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
NEBS
noun, a bill or beak, as of a bird.
Piro
noun, piroplasmosis.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
pons
noun, Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
nibs
noun, his/her nibs, Informal: Often Facetious. a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical:
pong
noun, an unpleasant smell; stink.
Tbi
Abo
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
Reb
noun, a Confederate soldier.
TAP
noun, a light but audible blow:
PSE
Abp
Tro
Ree
noun, reeve3 .
ago
adverb, in past time; in the past:
tea
noun, the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
TBO
abt
ae.
TBA
pea
noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
bog
noun, wet, spongy ground with soil composed mainly of decayed vegetable matter.
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
Bop
noun, Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists. Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
PSA
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
PRA
BIT
noun, Machinery. a removable drilling or boring tool for use in a brace, drill press, or the like. a removable boring head used on certain kinds of drills, as a rock drill. a device for drilling oil wells or the like, consisting of a horizontally rotating blade or an assembly of rotating toothed wheels.
PBS
Bn.
age
noun, the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
BNS
boa
noun, any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
Bon
noun, Cape, a cape on the NE coast of Tunisia: surrender of the German African forces, May 12, 1943.
PAS
noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
ASI
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
OSP
BSA
an.
BSE
ote
OTB
OTA
ag-
ab-
ot-
trp
Bro
noun, a brother.
ap-
BSN
ose
BSO
TSE
BSP
STP
TSI
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
TSP
BRT
OTS
abn
BPS
PaG
REA
PTO
pt.
BPA
BPE
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
BPI
Ps.
Bra
noun, brassiere.
Ar.
prn
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
Pr.
TAG
noun, a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
TAE
preposition, to.
BRE
Pg.
PEI
noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
Abe
noun, a male given name, form of Abraham.
Pa.
PSG
big
noun, the bigs, Sports Slang. the highest level of professional competition, as the major leagues in baseball.
RBI
Bai
noun, a yellow mist occurring in eastern China and Japan during the spring and fall, caused by dust from the interior of China.
Rab
noun, a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
Br.
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
RPS
BAg
noun, a container or receptacle of leather, plastic, cloth, paper, etc., capable of being closed at the mouth; pouch.
RIP
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
ARE
noun, a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
PIT
noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
arb
noun, an arbitrager.
Re.
Tng
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
Ban
noun, the act of prohibiting by law; interdiction.
pig
noun, a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
APS
TPI
TPN
Tpr
BAO
noun, an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
Bap
noun, a soft, flattish bread roll.
TNB
bp.
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:
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.
ASN
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
ASP
noun, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
ASR
ast
ase
at.
asb
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
ARS
be-
ATB
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.
ARP
noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
PIO
tog
noun, a coat.
pis
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
ATP
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
tr.
tra
AGS
adjective, noun, agriculture:
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
pes
noun, a foot or footlike part.
beg
noun, bey.
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
Ben
noun, the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
AIS
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
PST
interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
BEP
Peg
noun, a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
POR
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
bi-
Bia
noun, the ancient Greek personification of force: daughter of Pallas and Styx and sister of Cratus, Nike, and Zelos.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
teg
noun, Animal Husbandry. a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn. the wool shorn from such a sheep.
BIE
pee
noun, the letter p.
rag
noun, a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
Agt
PSI
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
tee
noun, the letter T or t.
PTA
plural, peseta.
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
Bt.
TIA
API
abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
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.
POA
APE
noun, any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
PIA
noun, a female given name.
BAS
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
PGA
APB
Bat
noun, Sports. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis. a whip used by a jockey. the act of using a club or racket in a game. the right or turn to use a club or racket.
TGN
ANG
TES
noun, ti1 .
Rap
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
BEA
noun, a female given name, form of Beatrice.
aor
POB
POE
noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
BEE
noun, any hymenopterous insect of the superfamily Apoidea, including social and solitary species of several families, as the bumblebees, honeybees, etc.
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
poi
noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
BST
STI
BTE
GTS
nob
noun, Slang. the head.
GRB
Sib
noun, a kinsman; relative.
gre
Sgt
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
GSA
GSR
gt.
GTO
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Gr.
io-
Ia.
RPG
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
IAS
ib.
RPO
IBN
Ibo
noun, a member of an indigenous black people of southeastern Nigeria, renowned as traders and for their art.
NIG
verb (used with object), nidge.
ier
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).
Rs.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
GPS
in.
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
Ges
RNA
get
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
Npt
Gib
noun, a hooked prolongation that develops during the spawning season on the lower jaw of a male salmon or trout.
ROA
NPR
gie
noun, gi.
GIN
noun, an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
gip
noun, Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
ROB
noun, a male given name, form of Robert.
git
noun, British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
got
noun, an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
ROG
GNP
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
Goa
noun, a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
SIP
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
ROI
gob
noun, a mass or lump.
ROP
NOP
goi
noun, goy.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
Gor
interjection, (used as a mild oath.)
nog
noun, any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
RSA
ina
noun, a female given name.
NRA
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
ITA
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
se-
SBE
SBA
sb.
ite
SAE
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
NAB
verb (used with object), to arrest or capture.
SAG
noun, an act or instance of sagging.
NES
NAG
noun, Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
ISR
Nap
noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
SAR
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
NEG
noun, a photographic negative.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
NBA
NbE
NBS
SAP
noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
ne-
NEA
Nee
adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
ist
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:
RSE
Sp.
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.
ine
ing
rt.
rte
RTS
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 = .
So.
ior
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
IOT
SEI
noun, sei whale.
IPA
ise
IPO
ipr
IPS
Ir.
SRO
IRO
See
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
IRS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
nib
noun, the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
NIA
NGO
noun, 1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
nr.
GIs
noun, a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
SOB
noun, the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
Ep.
Sta
St.
EPA
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
SRB
ONI
Sr.
spt
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
EPS
EPT
ERE
preposition, conjunction, before.
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
ONR
OIt
OIr
SPR
ERP
ERS
noun, ervil.
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
ERT
ESA
ese
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.
ESR
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
OBE
EbN
Eg.
eo-
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
ea.
ean
ear
noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
NEB
noun, a bill or beak, as of a bird.
ORB
noun, a sphere or globe:
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
opt
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
EOE
EBS
EEG
EEO
OPS
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
EGO
noun, the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
eir
EIS
STB
en-
ene
ope
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
OPA
ons
obi
noun, a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
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.
OAP
OAS
Gee
noun, a sum of one thousand dollars:
SOP
noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
Geb
noun, the god of the earth and the father of Osiris and Isis.
OSA
RGB
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
GAN
noun, cotton gin.
GAO
noun, a city in E Mali.
gap
noun, a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
GPO
noun, the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
SPA
noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
rib
noun, one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
sot
noun, a drunkard.
Oba
noun, a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
rig
noun, the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
GAS
noun, Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
OSB
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
GAB
noun, idle talk; chatter.
op.
Gat
noun, a pistol or revolver.
ob.
NSA
GAR
noun, Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
GOP
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
ETS
GBE
ETR
Ga.
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
gi.
ETO
A.
noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
N.
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
NA
adverb, no1 .
NB
t.
TB
TG
ee
OE
noun, oy2 .
NG
NI
NP
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
O.
SN
Eb
T1
OG
AI
noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
RO
AO
EI
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
S.
i.
G.
IG
RN
RP
GB
TE
noun, ti1 .
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
TP
GO
noun, the act of going:
GP
R.
SA
GN
PO
noun, a chamber pot.
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.
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.
PB
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
OA
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
BG
rg
TN
IP
BO
BA
noun, an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
B-
SG
RI
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