Anagrams of pithecanthrope
Word pithecanthrope has
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- theanthropic
-
adjective,
of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
- open-hearth
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or produced by the open-hearth process.
- apprentice
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noun,
a person who works for another in order to learn a trade:
- thrippence
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noun,
threepence.
- tappit-hen
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noun,
a hen with a crest or topknot.
- hierophant
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- perception
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noun,
the act or faculty of perceiving, or apprehending by means of the senses or of the mind; cognition; understanding.
- paper-thin
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adjective,
extremely thin:
- pantothere
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noun,
any animal of the extinct order Pantotheria that lived during the late Mesozoic Era, believed to be the ancestor of the marsupial and placental mammals.
- Tippecanoe
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noun,
a river in N Indiana, flowing SW to the Wabash: battle 1811. 200 miles (320 km) long.
- Hippocrene
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noun,
a spring on Mount Helicon sacred to the Muses and regarded as a source of poetic inspiration.
- Cithaeron
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noun,
a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
- anchorite
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noun,
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit.
- reception
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noun,
the act of receiving or the state of being received.
- anthropic
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adjective,
of or relating to human beings or their span of existence on earth.
- Henrietta
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noun,
a fine wool fabric constructed in twill weave, formerly made of silk warp and worsted filling.
- intercept
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noun,
an interception.
- phenacite
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noun,
a rare vitreous mineral, beryllium silicate, Be 2 SiO 4 , occurring in crystals, sometimes used as a gem.
- anteporch
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noun,
an outer porch.
- phrenetic
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noun,
a phrenetic person.
- phanerite
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noun,
any igneous rock whose grains are visible to the naked eye.
- pantropic
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adjective,
(especially of viruses) attracted to or affecting many types of body tissues.
- apocenter
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noun,
the point in the orbit of a heavenly body farthest from a primary other than the earth or the sun.
- antechoir
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noun,
an enclosed space in front of the choir of a church.
- anorthite
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noun,
a white or gray feldspar mineral, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , calcic plagioclase.
- crepitate
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verb (used without object),
to make a crackling sound; crackle.
- orientate
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verb (used with or without object),
orient (defs 4–12).
- caponette
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noun,
a capon produced by the administration of a synthetic sex hormone.
- pectinate
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adjective,
formed into or having closely parallel, toothlike projections; comblike.
- heritance
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noun,
inheritance.
- notepaper
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noun,
writing paper, especially that used in writing notes or personal correspondence and usually less than 8½ × 11 inches (21.6 × 27.9 cm) in size.
- Catherine
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noun,
a female given name.
- appentice
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noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- prophetic
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adjective,
of or relating to a prophet:
- no-hitter
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noun,
a no-hit game.
- entrechat
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noun,
a jump in which the dancer crosses the feet a number of times while in the air.
- one-acter
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noun,
a short play consisting of one act.
- appointee
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noun,
a person who is appointed.
- tephroite
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noun,
a mineral, silicate of manganese, Mn 2 SiO 4 , occurring in orthorhombic crystals.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- recaption
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noun,
the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- thereinto
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adverb,
into that place or thing.
- chaperone
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noun,
a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- prepotent
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adjective,
preeminent in power, authority, or influence; predominant:
- thiophene
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noun,
a water-insoluble, colorless liquid, C 4 H 4 S, resembling benzene, occurring in crude coal-tar benzene: used chiefly as a solvent and in organic synthesis.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- hornpipe
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noun,
an English folk clarinet having one ox horn concealing the reed and another forming the bell.
- tracheo-
-
- cohenite
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noun,
a rare microscopic mineral, carbide of iron, nickel, or cobalt, (Fe, Ni, Co) 3 C, found in lunar rocks and some meteorites.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- coherent
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adjective,
logically connected; consistent:
- trecento
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noun,
the 14th century, with reference to Italy, and especially to its art or literature.
- archetto
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noun,
a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
- herpetic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or caused by herpes.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- tranchet
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noun,
a stone implement with a horizontal, chisellike cutting edge, found at Mesolithic and Neolithic sites in macrolithic form, used as an adz, and in microlithic form, often mounted as the cutting head of an arrow.
- appetite
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noun,
a desire for food or drink:
- thirteen
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noun,
a cardinal number, 10 plus 3.
- hereinto
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adverb,
into this place.
- tao-tieh
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noun,
the face of a mythical animal with a gaping mouth appearing as a motif in ancient Chinese art.
- herniate
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verb (used without object),
to protrude abnormally from an enclosed cavity or from the body so as to constitute a hernia.
- hitherto
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adverb,
up to this time; until now:
- cenotaph
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noun,
a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- Patience
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noun,
the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- Charente
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noun,
a department in W France. 2306 sq. mi. (5975 sq. km). Capital: Angoulême.
- nephrite
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noun,
Mineralogy. a compact or fibrous variety of actinolite, varying from whitish to dark green: a form of jade.
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- chaperon
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noun,
a person, usually a married or older woman, who, for propriety, accompanies a young unmarried woman in public or who attends a party of young unmarried men and women.
- prehnite
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noun,
a mineral, hydrous calcium aluminum silicate, Ca 2 Al 2 Si 3 O 10 (OH) 2 , occurring in light-green reniform aggregates or tabular crystals.
- operetta
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noun,
a short opera, usually of a light and amusing character.
- open-pit
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation.
- neoteric
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noun,
a new or modern writer, thinker, etc.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- carotene
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noun,
any of three yellow or orange fat-soluble pigments having the formula C 40 H 56 , found in many plants, especially carrots, and transformed to vitamin A in the liver; provitamin A.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- 11-point
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- catheter
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noun,
a flexible or rigid hollow tube employed to drain fluids from body cavities or to distend body passages, especially one for passing into the bladder through the urethra to draw off urine or into the heart through a leg vein or arm vein for diagnostic examination.
- centiare
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noun,
a square meter. Abbreviation: ca.
- charette
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noun,
charrette.
- Otaheite
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noun,
former name of Tahiti.
- atherine
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noun,
an atherine fish.
- Chretien
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noun,
Jean, born 1934, Canadian politician: prime minister 1993–2003.
- Atherton
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noun,
Gertrude (Franklin) (Gertrude Franklin Horn) 1857–1948, U.S. novelist.
- athonite
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adjective,
of or relating to Mount Athos.
- threaten
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verb (used with object),
to utter a threat against; menace:
- pathetic
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adjective,
causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable:
- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- inchoate
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adjective,
not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- increate
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adjective,
not created; uncreated.
- atropine
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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.
- praecipe
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noun,
any of various legal writs commanding a defendant to do something or to appear and show why it should not be done.
- panoptic
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adjective,
permitting the viewing of all parts or elements:
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- reticent
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adjective,
disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved.
- iterance
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noun,
iteration.
- Chephren
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noun,
Khafre.
- Potiphar
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noun,
the Egyptian officer whose wife tried to seduce Joseph. Gen. 39:1–20.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- copperah
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noun,
copra.
- ethephon
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noun,
a solid compound, C 2 H 6 ClO 3 P, used as a growth regulator to accelerate the ripening of tomatoes, citrus fruit, apples, and other crops.
- hapteron
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noun,
a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- teach-in
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noun,
a prolonged period of lectures, speeches, etc., conducted without interruption by members of the faculty and invited guests at a college or university as a technique of social protest.
- erection
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noun,
the act of erecting.
- phreatic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to ground water.
- perianth
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noun,
the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
- trephine
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noun,
a small circular saw with a center pin mounted on a strong hollow metal shaft to which is attached a transverse handle: used in surgery to remove circular disks of bone from the skull.
- pericope
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noun,
a selection or extract from a book.
- tephrite
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noun,
a basaltic rock consisting essentially of pyroxene and plagioclase with nepheline or leucite.
- pianette
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- Phaethon
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noun,
a son of Helios who borrowed the chariot of the sun and drove it so close to earth that Zeus struck him down to save the world.
- anchoret
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noun,
anchorite.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- trippant
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adjective,
(of a deer or the like) represented in the act of walking:
- perthite
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noun,
a variety of feldspar containing irregular bands of albite in microcline.
- pittance
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noun,
a small amount or share.
- tenorite
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noun,
a mineral, cupric oxide, CuO, occurring in veins of copper in black, minute scales.
- petechia
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noun,
a minute, round, nonraised hemorrhage in the skin or in a mucous or serous membrane.
- achroite
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noun,
the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- pitchpot
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noun,
a pot used by sailors for heating pitch.
- theocrat
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noun,
a person who rules, governs as a representative of God or a deity, or is a member of the ruling group in a theocracy, as a divine king or a high priest.
- Hathoric
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adjective,
of or relating to Hathor.
- ethnarch
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noun,
the ruler of a people, tribe, or nation.
- encipher
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verb (used with object),
to convert (a message, communication, etc.) into cipher.
- creatine
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noun,
an amino acid, C 4 H 9 N 3 O 2 , that is a constituent of the muscles of vertebrates and is phosphorylated to store energy used for muscular contraction.
- echinate
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adjective,
bristly; prickly.
- peperoni
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noun,
pepperoni.
- enthetic
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adjective,
introduced from without, as diseases propagated by inoculation.
- pochette
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noun,
kit2 .
- Theatine
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noun,
a member of a congregation of regular clerics, founded in Italy in 1524 to combat Protestantism and promote higher morality among Roman Catholics.
- triptane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- entrepot
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noun,
a warehouse.
- earphone
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noun,
a sound receiver that fits in or over the ear, as of a radio or telephone.
- antipope
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noun,
a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
- phenetic
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adjective,
pertaining to or based on the observable similarities and differences between organisms without regard to assumed genealogy.
- epiphora
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noun,
Pathology. an overflow of tears due to excessive secretion of the lacrimal glands or obstruction of the lacrimal ducts.
- Thatcher
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noun,
a person who thatches.
- antihero
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noun,
a protagonist who lacks the attributes that make a heroic figure, as nobility of mind and spirit, a life or attitude marked by action or purpose, and the like.
- phonetic
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noun,
(in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- anthrop.
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- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- cheiro-
-
- cheetah
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noun,
a cat, Acinonyx jubatus, of southwestern Asia and Africa, resembling a leopard but having certain doglike characteristics, often trained for hunting deer, antelope, etc.: an endangered species.
- cheerio
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noun,
a goodbye or farewell.
- chapter
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noun,
a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
- techno-
-
- cheapie
-
noun,
a cheaply made, often inferior, product:
- Teheran
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Iran, in the N part: wartime conference of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin 1943.
- nephric
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adjective,
renal.
- chatter
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noun,
purposeless or foolish talk.
- neither
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pronoun,
not either; not one person or the other; not one thing or the other:
- earthen
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adjective,
composed of earth.
- Chariot
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
- Chappie
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noun,
chap2 (def 1).
- cheapen
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verb (used with object),
to make cheap or cheaper.
- heptane
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noun,
any of nine isomeric hydrocarbons, C 7 H 16 , of the alkane series, some of which are obtained from petroleum: used in fuels as solvents, and as chemical intermediates.
- echappe
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noun,
a ballet movement in which the dancer jumps from the fifth position and lands on the toes or the balls of the feet in the second position.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- centare
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noun,
centiare.
- entopic
-
adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- Ternate
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noun,
an island in E Indonesia, W of Halmahera: important source of spices. 53 sq. mi. (137 sq. km).
- centri-
-
- centro-
-
- ratchet
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noun,
a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- entero-
-
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- cerato-
-
- epicarp
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noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- echino-
-
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- ratteen
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noun,
ratiné.
- epitaph
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noun,
a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
- epithet
-
noun,
any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality:
- tipcart
-
noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- receipt
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noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- etchant
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noun,
a chemical used to etch designs into metal, glass, or other material.
- chanter
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noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- nephro-
-
- ectopia
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- Cheiron
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noun,
Chiron.
- chipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that chips or cuts.
- Chenier
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noun,
a hummock in a marshy region, with stands of evergreen oaks.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- hoptree
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noun,
any of several North American shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Ptelea, of the citrus family, especially P. trifoliata, having trifoliate leaves and roundish, waferlike fruit.
- hectare
-
noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- thorite
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noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- crenate
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adjective,
having the margin notched or scalloped so as to form rounded teeth, as a leaf.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- thither
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adverb,
Also, thitherward [thith -er-werd, th ith -] /ˈθɪð ər wərd, ˈðɪð-/ (Show IPA), thitherwards. to or toward that place or point; there.
- contra-
-
- heparin
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- thereat
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adverb,
at that place or time; there:
- Copehan
-
noun,
Wintun.
- hetero-
-
- crappie
-
noun,
either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie)
- therein
-
adverb,
in or into that place or thing.
- hot-air
-
noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- heroine
-
noun,
a woman noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- cranio-
-
- hepatic
-
noun,
a medicine acting on the liver.
- hernio-
-
- thereon
-
adverb,
on or upon that or it.
- Corinth
-
noun,
an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- heretic
-
noun,
a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.
- thereto
-
adverb,
to that place, thing, etc.
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- hepato-
-
- coterie
-
noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- therian
-
noun,
a therian animal.
- Heather
-
noun,
any of various heaths, especially Calluna vulgaris, of England and Scotland, having small, pinkish-purple flowers.
- cittern
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- theater
-
noun,
a building, part of a building, or outdoor area for housing dramatic presentations, stage entertainments, or motion-picture shows.
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tin-pot
-
adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- naphth-
-
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- theatre
-
noun,
theater.
- reptant
-
adjective,
repent2 .
- cortina
-
noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Chi-Rho
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noun,
the Christian monogram ( ☧ ) made from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
- Rhetian
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noun,
Raetic.
- thecate
-
adjective,
having or being contained in a theca.
- chitter
-
verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- haricot
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- Harnett
-
noun,
William Michael, 1848–92, U.S. painter.
- chopine
-
noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- chopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that chops.
- chorine
-
noun,
a chorus girl.
- chorten
-
noun,
(in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- teacher
-
noun,
a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
- hatchet
-
noun,
a small, short-handled ax having the end of the head opposite the blade in the form of a hammer, made to be used with one hand.
- croppie
-
noun,
crappie.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- hearten
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verb (used with object),
to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- heathen
-
noun,
(in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
- cheater
-
noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- entreat
-
verb (used with object),
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg:
- 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.
- potence
-
noun,
potency.
- 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.
- periapt
-
noun,
an amulet.
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- perpent
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- tricho-
-
- Panther
-
noun,
the cougar or puma, Felis concolor.
- petitor
-
noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- portent
-
noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- top-hat
-
noun,
a tall, cylindrical hat with a stiff brim usually slightly curved on the sides, worn by men especially on formal occasions.
Compare beaver1 (def 4), opera hat, silk hat.
- Petrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Cairene
-
noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- Another
-
pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- phaeton
-
noun,
any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
- pointer
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- Pitcher
-
noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- potheen
-
noun,
poteen.
- potiche
-
noun,
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- phocine
-
adjective,
of or relating to seals.
- phonate
-
verb (used with or without object),
Phonetics. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action.
- actino-
-
- cantrip
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- phorate
-
noun,
a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- precent
-
verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- partite
-
noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- porcine
-
adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- capette
-
noun,
caponette.
- aphotic
-
adjective,
lightless; dark.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- archine
-
noun,
arshin.
- archit.
-
- pectate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of pectic acid.
- Pechora
-
noun,
a river in the NE Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. 1110 miles (1785 km) long.
- Pontiac
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- appoint
-
verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- popinac
-
noun,
huisache.
- pattern
-
noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- aphonic
-
noun,
Pathology. a person who is affected with aphonia.
- pereion
-
noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- aphetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or due to aphesis.
- treetop
-
noun,
the top or uppermost branches of a tree.
- patriot
-
noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- peptone
-
noun,
any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis.
- patient
-
noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- percent
-
noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- Antioch
-
noun,
Arabic Antakiya. Turkish Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.
- percept
-
noun,
the mental result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; an impression or sensation of something perceived.
- Perchta
-
noun,
the goddess of death and of fertility: sometimes identified with Holle.
- poacher
-
noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- antero-
-
- atiptoe
-
adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- precept
-
noun,
a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.
- trippet
-
noun,
a projection, cam, or the like, for striking some other part at regular intervals.
- tranche
-
noun,
Finance.
one part or division of a larger unit, as of an asset pool or investment:
a group of securities that share a certain characteristic and form part of a larger offering:
- propene
-
noun,
propylene (def 2).
- phreno-
-
- achiote
-
noun,
annatto.
- Acheron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- prithee
-
interjection,
(I) pray thee.
- 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.
- acetone
-
noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid, C 3 H 6 O, usually derived by oxidation of isopropyl alcohol or by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates: used chiefly in paints and varnishes, as a general solvent, and in organic synthesis.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- picotee
-
noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- propane
-
noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- Prophet
-
noun,
a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
- operate
-
verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- Pioneer
-
noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- ocreate
-
adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- propine
-
noun,
a present; gift.
- protean
-
adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- trophic
-
adjective,
of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
- protect
-
verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- pincher
-
noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- Pinchot
-
noun,
Gifford, 1863–1946, U.S. political leader, forester, and teacher.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- pipette
-
noun,
a slender graduated tube used in a laboratory for measuring and transferring quantities of liquids from one container to another.
- Oriente
-
noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- phrenia
-
- caprine
-
adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- ornith-
-
- phrenic
-
adjective,
Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
- trochee
-
noun,
a foot of two syllables, a long followed by a short in quantitative meter, or a stressed followed by an unstressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- caption
-
noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- preheat
-
verb (used with object),
to heat before using or before subjecting to some further process:
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- penche
-
adjective,
performed or executed while leaning forward.
- Epiph.
-
- hepta-
-
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- hepcat
-
noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- phonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to speech sounds.
- penta-
-
- tenrec
-
noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- tercet
-
noun,
Prosody. a group of three lines rhyming together or connected by rhyme with the adjacent group or groups of three lines.
- pepino
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- Pepita
-
noun,
the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
- peptic
-
noun,
a substance promoting digestion.
- picro-
-
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- hereat
-
adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- tenace
-
noun,
a sequence of two high cards of the same suit that lack an intervening card to be in consecutive order, as the ace and queen.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- photic
-
adjective,
of or relating to light.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- hereto
-
adverb,
to this matter, document, subject, etc.; regarding this point:
- eparch
-
noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Pierce
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- Penchi
-
noun,
Benxi.
- hereon
-
adverb,
hereupon.
- happen
-
verb (used without object),
to take place; come to pass; occur:
- techie
-
noun,
a student, enthusiast, or specialist in a particular technical field or subject, especially electronics.
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- herein
-
adverb,
in or into this place.
- Ethiop
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- hapten
-
noun,
a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- terat-
-
- Petite
-
noun,
a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures.
- Heater
-
noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- hearth
-
noun,
the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
- 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.
- 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.
- tentie
-
adjective,
tenty.
- ethane
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, flammable gas, C 2 H 6 , of the methane series, present in natural gas, illuminating gas, and crude petroleum: used chiefly in organic synthesis and as a fuel gas.
- Hattic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Hatti.
- hatter
-
noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- hatpin
-
noun,
a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- ethine
-
noun,
acetylene.
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- Hathor
-
noun,
the goddess of love and joy, often represented with the head, horns, or ears of a cow.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- phatic
-
adjective,
denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information:
- Hecate
-
noun,
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- hepat-
-
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- petro-
-
- Perche
-
noun,
a former division of N France.
- tapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- tappet
-
noun,
a sliding rod, intermittently struck by a cam, for moving another part, as a valve.
- phonet
-
- tenter
-
noun,
a framework on which cloth in the process of manufacture is stretched so it may set or dry evenly.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Henoch
-
noun,
Enoch (defs 1, 2).
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- ethno-
-
- Pherae
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a town in SE Thessaly: the home of Admetus and Alcestis.
- pheno-
-
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- haptic
-
noun,
Usually, haptics. Digital Technology.
a vibration or other tactile sensation received from a computer or electronic device:
an input or output device that senses the body's movements by means of physical contact with the user:
- tephra
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- hecto-
-
- phren.
-
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- Recent
-
noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- nephr-
-
- orphan
-
noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- recept
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- necro-
-
- recti-
-
- reecho
-
noun,
a repeated echo.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- preach
-
verb (used with object),
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- Potter
-
noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- narco-
-
- potpie
-
noun,
a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- pother
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- napper
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- nether
-
adjective,
lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal:
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- rappee
-
noun,
a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Ranchi
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- 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.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- rappen
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- nocti-
-
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- nitro-
-
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- nipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- Pripet
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine and S Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing E through the Pripet Marshes to the Dnieper River in NW Ukraine. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- Niepce
-
noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- potent
-
noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- Heroin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, narcotic powder, C 21 H 23 NO 5 , derived from morphine, formerly used as an analgesic and sedative: manufacture and importation of heroin are now controlled by federal law in the U.S. because of the danger of addiction.
- Patten
-
noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- hotter
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- patho-
-
- Hotien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- hotcha
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of approval or delight, now often used facetiously.)
- patri-
-
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- hornet
-
noun,
any large, stinging paper wasp of the family Vespidae, as Vespa crabro (giant hornet) introduced into the U.S. from Europe, or Vespula maculata (bald-faced hornet or white-faced hornet) of North America.
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Hopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that hops.
- tacho-
-
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- patter
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- ptero-
-
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- peahen
-
noun,
the female peafowl.
- hither
-
Idioms,
hither and thither, in various quarters; here and there:
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- hippo-
-
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- hiero-
-
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- pecten
-
noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- Ponape
-
noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- hottie
-
noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- poteen
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- 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.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- rhino-
-
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- intro.
-
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- intra-
-
- panto-
-
- inter.
-
- iatro-
-
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- parpen
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- inhere
-
verb (used without object),
to exist permanently and inseparably in, as a quality, attribute, or element; belong intrinsically; be inherent:
- 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.
- patent
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- incher
-
noun,
something that has or is associated with a height or length of an inch or a specified number of inches (often used in combination):
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- pathic
-
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- cohere
-
verb (used without object),
to stick together; be united; hold fast, as parts of the same mass:
- Topper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- Tophet
-
noun,
a place in the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where, contrary to the law, children were offered as sacrifices, especially to Moloch. It was later used as a dumping ground for refuse.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- tippee
-
noun,
a person who receives a tip, as of money or information.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- threat
-
noun,
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- capper
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- throat
-
noun,
the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- contr.
-
- chori-
-
- archt.
-
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- archi-
-
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- thetic
-
adjective,
positive; dogmatic.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- 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.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- copper
-
noun,
a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic weight: 63.54; atomic number: 29; specific gravity: 8.92 at 20°C.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Chron.
-
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- cenote
-
noun,
a deep natural well or sinkhole, especially in Central America, formed by the collapse of surface limestone that exposes ground water underneath, and sometimes used by the ancient Mayans for sacrificial offerings.
- Center
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centi-
-
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- centr-
-
- cheapo
-
noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- chaton
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Centre
-
noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- chappe
-
noun,
schappe silk.
- tither
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- tiptop
-
noun,
the extreme top or summit.
- cerat-
-
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- tipcat
-
noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- tippet
-
noun,
a scarf, usually of fur or wool, for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, and usually having ends hanging down in front.
Compare stole2 (def 2).
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tips:
- cheero
-
interjection, noun,
cheerio.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- Chopin
-
noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- throne
-
noun,
the chair or seat occupied by a sovereign, bishop, or other exalted personage on ceremonial occasions, usually raised on a dais and covered with a canopy.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- careen
-
noun,
a careening.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- chiton
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- carhop
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- chiro-
-
- Cherie
-
noun,
dear; sweetheart: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- Chino-
-
- carpo-
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- tinct.
-
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- trench
-
noun,
Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- cetane
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon of the alkane series, C 16 H 34 , used as a solvent and in cetane number determinations.
- trich-
-
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- troph-
-
- encore
-
noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- anchor
-
noun,
any of various devices dropped by a chain, cable, or rope to the bottom of a body of water for preventing or restricting the motion of a vessel or other floating object, typically having broad, hooklike arms that bury themselves in the bottom to provide a firm hold.
- theine
-
noun,
caffeine, especially in tea.
- aceto-
-
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- tether
-
noun,
a rope, chain, or the like, by which an animal is fastened to a fixed object so as to limit its range of movement.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- either
-
adverb,
also; too; as well; to the same degree (used after negative clauses coordinated by and, or, or nor, or after negative subordinate clauses):
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- tetra-
-
- actin-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- Thatch
-
noun,
Also, thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.
- Thanet
-
noun,
Octave [ok-tiv,, -teyv] /ˈɒk tɪv,, -teɪv/ (Show IPA) pen name of Alice French.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- aether
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- aeron.
-
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- achene
-
noun,
any small, dry, hard, one-seeded, indehiscent fruit.
- cteno-
-
- enter-
-
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- antho-
-
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- entice
-
verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- thence
-
adverb,
from that place:
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- 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.
- cero-
-
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- 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.
- 30-30
-
- phore
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- phon.
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- phot.
-
- Troth
-
noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- 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.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- carp-
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- acro-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- orch.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- aero-
-
- Capt.
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- Phene
-
noun,
any characteristic of an individual organism that is genetically determined.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- 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.
- prep.
-
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- aeri-
-
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- pret.
-
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- nitr-
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- cert.
-
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- 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.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- trop-
-
- pico-
-
- pipet
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- 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.
- Hatch
-
noun,
the act of hatching.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- cent.
-
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- acet-
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- proc.
-
- 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.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- troch
-
- noct-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- prop.
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- acpt.
-
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- octa-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cath.
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- 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.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Prot.
-
- pron.
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arith
-
- 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).
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- pert.
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- patr-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- toti-
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- ation
-
- path-
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- areo-
-
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- pene-
-
- 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.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- anti-
-
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- poet.
-
- Apoc.
-
- anth-
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- ante-
-
- Arch.
-
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- arche
-
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- peri-
-
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- patch
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- petri
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Cant.
-
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- 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.
- prae-
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- phane
-
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- peta-
-
- atto-
-
- part.
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- pari-
-
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- paper
-
noun,
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- Port.
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- pant-
-
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- petr-
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- 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.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Orth.
-
- rcpt.
-
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- thio-
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- Herne
-
noun,
James A(hern) [uh-hurn] /əˈhɜrn/ (Show IPA), 1839–1901, U.S. actor and playwright.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corp.
-
- corpn
-
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- 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.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Heron
-
noun,
any of numerous long-legged, long-necked, usually long-billed birds of the family Ardeidae, including the true herons, egrets, night herons, and bitterns.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Henie
-
noun,
Sonja, 1912–69, U.S. figure-skater and film actress, born in Norway.
- Hench
-
noun,
Philip Showalter [shoh-awl-ter] /ˈʃoʊ ɔl tər/ (Show IPA), 1896–1965, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.
- hence
-
adverb,
as an inference from this fact; for this reason; therefore:
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Heine
-
noun,
Heinrich [hahyn-rikh] /ˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1797–1856, German lyric and satiric poet, journalist, and critic.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- hect-
-
- copr-
-
- herp.
-
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- hotch
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to fidget or shiver.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- hort.
-
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- Hoppe
-
noun,
Willie (William Frederick) 1887–1959, U.S. billiards player.
- Hopeh
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Hebei.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- hier-
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- hipp-
-
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Hecht
-
noun,
Also called bird dismount. a dismount, as from the horizontal bar, in which a gymnast releases the apparatus at the height of a backswing, sails forward with outstretched arms and legs, and lands upright on the feet.
- Heath
-
noun,
a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- tera-
-
- econ.
-
- Thant
-
noun,
U, U Thant.
- ecto-
-
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- Thach
-
noun,
Edward, Teach, Edward.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ephah
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about a bushel (35 liters).
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- tenth
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- crit.
-
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Hearn
-
noun,
Lafcadio [laf-kad-ee-oh] /læfˈkæd iˌoʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Koizumi Yakumo") 1850–1904, U.S. journalist, novelist, and essayist, born in Greece; Japanese citizen after 1894.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- theor
-
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- theo-
-
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- TCPIP
-
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- teno-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tenet
-
noun,
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- teeth
-
noun,
plural of tooth.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- tech.
-
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- theat
-
- Thoth
-
noun,
the god of wisdom, learning, and magic represented as a man with the head either of an ibis or of a baboon.
- hitch
-
noun,
the act or fact of fastening, as to something, especially temporarily.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- rhet.
-
- recpt
-
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- rhin-
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- rhoea
-
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- intr.
-
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chott
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- Recit
-
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- recip
-
- Iran.
-
- rect.
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- reni-
-
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- cheth
-
noun,
heth.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Chin.
-
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rept.
-
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- cheep
-
noun,
a chirp.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- chap.
-
- chant
-
noun,
a short, simple melody, especially one characterized by single notes to which an indefinite number of syllables are intoned, used in singing psalms, canticles, etc., in church services.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- incr.
-
- ichth
-
- Neth.
-
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Chain
-
noun,
a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high tensile strength, as for hauling, supporting, or confining, or in various ornamental and decorative forms.
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- ento-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- char-
-
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cine-
-
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- incor
-
- 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.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- 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.
- tion
-
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- 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.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- the-
-
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- tRNA
-
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- 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).
- Tit.
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- trit
-
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- TEPP
-
noun,
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- ter.
-
- tron
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- ten.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- rit.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- 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):
- 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.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- 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.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- 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.
- 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.
- rpt.
-
- top-
-
- RONA
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- pre-
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- thi-
-
- pot.
-
- prec
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tanh
-
- pnea
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- 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.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- 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.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Rep.
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- tchr
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- tri-
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- pop-
-
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- prin
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- pro-
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- cir.
-
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Chr.
-
- Nah.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- 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.
- NCTE
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- cit.
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- Ire.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- 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.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Cort
-
- 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.
- NIRA
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Neh.
-
- neo-
-
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- Neph
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- cet-
-
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Ceto
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- ette
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- HEAO
-
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Heep
-
noun,
Uriah, Uriah Heep.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- Eph.
-
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- her.
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- hath
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Heth
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Hahn
-
noun,
Otto, 1879–1968, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1944.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Eth.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- etc.
-
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- 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).
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- int.
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- ctr.
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crat
-
- HRIP
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 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.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- ence
-
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- enc.
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- EEOC
-
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- hor.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cat.
-
- Aire
-
- pct.
-
- 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.
- pat.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- 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.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Apr.
-
- ance
-
- appt
-
- app.
-
- apo-
-
- aph-
-
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- aet.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- phr.
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- Phar
-
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- 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.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- 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.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- 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.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- aer-
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- peep
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- 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.
- Pen.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pet.
-
- ACTH
-
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- perh
-
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- att.
-
- OEEC
-
- Oct.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atic
-
- 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.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- OAPC
-
- attn
-
- Can.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cap.
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- CAPP
-
noun,
Al (Alfred Gerald Caplin) 1909–79, U.S. comic-strip artist: creator of “Li'l Abner.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- NTIA
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Ont.
-
- art.
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- opp.
-
- OPer
-
- opia
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- EPA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ct.
-
- CAI
-
- Ep.
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CIA
-
- Tro
-
- Co.
-
- cr.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- cp.
-
- ae.
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- EOE
-
- ene
-
- AEC
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ch.
-
- ca.
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CIE
-
- CEO
-
- 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.
- ETR
-
- trp
-
- ETO
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- CNO
-
- an.
-
- ERT
-
- ERP
-
- Ar.
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- CIP
-
- 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.
- CEA
-
- ACP
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- en-
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- TRH
-
- TPI
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- 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.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- AIC
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CRT
-
- CRP
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ean
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tr.
-
- TPN
-
- CPR
-
- TNT
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ANC
-
- Tpr
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- CPI
-
- CPA
-
- tph
-
- 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.
- th-
-
- AHE
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- eir
-
- Ehr
-
- ATP
-
- TIA
-
- EEO
-
- tra
-
- EEC
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- at.
-
- 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.
- ATC
-
- APC
-
- aor
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- THC
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CPO
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- NIA
-
- NOP
-
- NIH
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- PTO
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- 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.
- REA
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- NPR
-
- pt.
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- RCT
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- NCO
-
- PCI
-
- POR
-
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- NHA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- NHI
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- prn
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- pp.
-
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- OPA
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- PRC
-
- Pa.
-
- OCR
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- pph
-
- Oc.
-
- Pr.
-
- op.
-
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- PPC
-
- PPE
-
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- PPI
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ppr
-
- PTT
-
- PTP
-
- OTC
-
- PPT
-
- PRA
-
- OAP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- prp
-
- 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.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- 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.
- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- rte
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- rt.
-
- ret
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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.
- TAP
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noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Hen
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noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- pho
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noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- Han
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noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- HIH
-
- hr.
-
- HRH
-
- Teh
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noun,
Te.
- hae
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verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- hah
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interjection,
ha.
- PIO
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- HAO
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noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TEC
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noun,
detective.
- HAP
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noun,
one's luck or lot.
- tea
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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.
- pie
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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:
- HAT
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noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- TCA
-
- HCR
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- heh
-
noun,
he2 .
- RPO
-
- hot
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noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HRE
-
- PEP
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noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ine
-
- INH
-
- IOC
-
- ion
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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 = .
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ior
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- IOT
-
- IPA
-
- in.
-
- iph
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
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- rhe
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noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- IRO
-
- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ITA
-
- ht.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IHP
-
- ROP
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- PHA
-
- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- POA
-
- RNA
-
- POC
-
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ROI
-
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ier
-
- ROA
-
- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- pc.
-
- PH
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- AO
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- 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.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- h.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- t.
-
- RO
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ic
-
- i.
-
- RP
-
- T1
-
- 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.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- HP
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- IP
-
- N.
-
- 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.
- RN
-
- TP
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- OA
-
- CE
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- RH
-
- RI
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- O.
-
- TN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- HH
-
- NH
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NP
-
- NI
-
- NC
-
- TT
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