Anagrams of pithecanthropoid
Word pithecanthropoid has
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- propanedioic
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adjective,
malonic.
- theanthropic
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adjective,
of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
- periodontic
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noun,
the branch of dentistry dealing with the study and treatment of diseases of the periodontium.
- anteportico
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noun,
a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
- trepidation
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noun,
tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation.
- epitrochoid
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- endotrophic
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adjective,
(of a mycorrhiza) growing inside the cells of the root.
- deportation
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noun,
the lawful expulsion of an undesired alien or other person from a state.
- trichonotid
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noun,
any fish of the family Trichonotidae, comprising the sand divers.
- protopectin
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noun,
any of the class of water-insoluble pectic substances that are found in the rind of citrus fruits or in apple peels and that are hydrolyzed to pectin or pectic acid.
- protopathic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a general, nondiscriminating responsiveness to pain or temperature stimuli (opposed to epicritic).
- periodontia
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noun,
the bone, connective tissue, and gum surrounding and supporting a tooth.
- precipitant
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noun,
Chemistry. anything that causes precipitation.
- diaphoretic
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noun,
a diaphoretic medicine.
- principate
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noun,
supreme power or office.
- tappit-hen
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noun,
a hen with a crest or topknot.
- Protection
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noun,
the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- decoration
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noun,
something used for decorating; adornment; embellishment:
- dirt-cheap
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adverb,
cheaply:
- hierophant
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- cnidophore
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noun,
a part or organ bearing cnidoblasts.
- detraction
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noun,
the act of disparaging or belittling the reputation or worth of a person, work, etc.
- thorianite
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noun,
a rare mineral, mainly thoria, ThO 2 , but also containing uranium, cerium, and other rare-earth metals, occurring in small, black, cubic crystals: notable for its radioactivity and used as a minor source of thorium.
- phoniatric
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noun,
the study and treatment of voice disorders.
- propitiate
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verb (used with object),
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
- recitation
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noun,
an act of reciting.
- diphtheria
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noun,
a febrile, infectious disease caused by the bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, and characterized by the formation of a false membrane in the air passages, especially the throat.
- pitch-pine
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noun,
any of several pines from which pitch or turpentine is obtained.
- carotenoid
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noun,
any of a group of red and yellow pigments, chemically similar to carotene, contained in animal fat and some plants.
- prediction
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noun,
an act of predicting.
- octahedron
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noun,
a solid figure having eight faces.
- coordinate
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noun,
a person or thing of equal rank or importance; an equal.
- radiophone
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noun,
a radiotelephone.
- dithionate
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noun,
a salt of dithionic acid.
- heptachord
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noun,
a musical scale of seven notes.
- Ctenophora
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noun,
the phylum comprising the comb jellies.
- photoprint
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noun,
a photographic print.
- Endoprocta
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noun,
Entoprocta.
- anthophore
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noun,
a form of floral stalk, produced by the elongation of the internode between the calyx and the corolla, and bearing the corolla, stamens, and pistil.
- anthropoid
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noun,
anthropoid ape.
- propionate
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noun,
an ester or salt of propionic acid.
- antiheroic
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adjective,
(of a protagonist) possessing the characteristics of an anti-hero.
- paper-thin
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adjective,
extremely thin:
- orthopedic
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adjective,
of or relating to orthopedics.
- parenthood
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noun,
the state, position, or relation of a parent.
- achondrite
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noun,
a meteorite containing no chondrules.
- antipoetic
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adjective,
of or relating to elements or techniques used in a poem not conventionally thought to be suitable or traditional.
- Dictaphone
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- Entoprocta
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noun,
a small phylum of invertebrates comprising the entoprocts: considered a subphylum of Bryozoa, from which it is distinguished by having the anus of the polyp near the mouth within the crown of tentacles.
- nephridia
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noun,
the excretory organ of many invertebrates, consisting of a tubule with one end opening into the body cavity and the other opening into a pore at the body surface.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- thecodont
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noun,
any of various reptiles of the extinct order Thecodontia, occurring in the late Permian to late Triassic periods and characterized by teeth set in sockets.
- propionic
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adjective,
of or derived from propionic acid.
- detonator
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noun,
a device, as a percussion cap, used to make another substance explode.
- cottonade
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noun,
a heavy, coarse fabric made of cotton or mixed fibers and often resembling wool, used in the manufacture of work clothes.
- appointor
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noun,
a person who exercises a power of appointment of property.
- apportion
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verb (used with object),
to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution:
- aperiodic
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adjective,
not periodic; irregular.
- ant-pipit
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noun,
gnateater.
- dichroite
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noun,
cordierite.
- appointed
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adjective,
by, through, or as a result of an appointment (often in contrast with elected):
- anthropo-
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- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- detrition
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noun,
the act of wearing away by rubbing.
- Aphrodite
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, identified by the Romans with Venus.
- anorthite
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noun,
a white or gray feldspar mineral, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , calcic plagioclase.
- Theodoric
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noun,
a.d. 454?–526, king of the Ostrogoths and founder of the Ostrogothic monarchy in Italy: ruler of Italy 493–526.
- prophetic
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adjective,
of or relating to a prophet:
- antechoir
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noun,
an enclosed space in front of the choir of a church.
- anteporch
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noun,
an outer porch.
- Caporetto
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noun,
Italian name of Kobarid.
- Phoenicia
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noun,
an ancient kingdom on the Mediterranean, in the region of modern Syria, Lebanon, and Israel.
- dictation
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noun,
the act or manner of dictating for reproduction in writing.
- interdict
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noun,
Civil Law. any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
- no-hitter
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noun,
a no-hit game.
- dianoetic
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adjective,
pertaining to dianoia.
- anchorite
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noun,
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit.
- anthropic
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adjective,
of or relating to human beings or their span of existence on earth.
- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- predicant
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noun,
a preacher.
- inotropic
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adjective,
influencing the contractility of muscular tissue.
- direction
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noun,
the act or an instance of directing.
- orthoptic
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adjective,
pertaining to or producing normal binocular vision.
- Cithaeron
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noun,
a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
- patricide
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noun,
the act of killing one's own father.
- predation
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noun,
depredation; plundering.
- porticoed
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adjective,
provided with a portico or porticoes.
- Ethiopian
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noun,
a native of Ethiopia.
- podotheca
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noun,
the horny integument covering unfeathered portions of the legs and toes of most birds.
- ornithoid
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adjective,
resembling a bird.
- rhodonite
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noun,
a mineral, manganese metasilicate, MnSiO 3 , occurring usually in rose-red masses, sometimes used as an ornamental stone; manganese spar.
- orthopnea
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noun,
difficult or painful breathing except in an erect sitting or standing position.
- entoproct
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noun,
any of various sessile, chiefly marine, mosslike animals of the phylum Entoprocta (formerly a subphylum of Bryophyta), occasionally solitary polyps but usually forming branching colonies, each individual polyp having an almost closed ring of tentacles within which lie the mouth and anus.
- tradition
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noun,
the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice:
- partition
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noun,
a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- toothache
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noun,
a pain in or about a tooth.
- Choephori
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noun,
a tragedy (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus.
- indicator
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noun,
a person or thing that indicates.
- endoproct
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noun,
entoproct.
- trepidant
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adjective,
trepid.
- parotitic
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adjective,
of or relating to parotitis.
- intricate
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adjective,
having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:
- pantropic
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adjective,
(especially of viruses) attracted to or affecting many types of body tissues.
- chondrite
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noun,
a stony meteorite containing chondrules.
- patriotic
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adjective,
of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- drainpipe
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noun,
a large pipe that carries away the discharge of waste pipes, soil pipes, etc.
- chaetopod
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noun,
any annelid of the class or group Chaetopoda, having the body composed of more or less similar segments with muscular processes bearing setae.
- pithecoid
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the genus Pithecia and related genera, including the saki monkeys.
- perdition
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noun,
a state of final spiritual ruin; loss of the soul; damnation.
- 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.
- doctorate
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noun,
Doctor of Philosophy (def 1).
- pinch-hit
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noun,
a hit made by a pinch hitter.
- tricotine
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noun,
cavalry twill.
- operation
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noun,
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- pediatric
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noun,
the branch of medicine concerned with the development, care, and diseases of babies and children.
- contorted
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adjective,
twisted in a violent manner; distorted.
- actinopod
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noun,
any protozoan of the subclass Actinopoda, including the heliozoans and radiolarians, having stiff, rodlike, radiating pseudopodia.
- atrophied
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noun,
Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- depiction
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noun,
representation in image form, as in a painting or illustration:
- trichion
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noun,
the point of intersection of the normal hairline and the middle line of the forehead.
- Trichina
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noun,
a nematode, Trichinella spiralis, the adults of which live in the intestine and produce larvae that encyst in the muscle tissue, especially in pigs, rats, and humans.
- trichite
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noun,
any of various minute, hairlike mineral bodies occurring in certain vitreous igneous rocks, especially obsidian.
- tracheid
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noun,
an elongated, tapering xylem cell having lignified, pitted, intact walls, adapted for conduction and support.
Compare vessel (def 5).
- intrepid
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adjective,
resolutely fearless; dauntless:
- 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.
- Tandoori
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noun,
a plural of tandoor.
- trichoid
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adjective,
resembling hair; hairlike.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- intorted
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adjective,
twisted inwardly about an axis or fixed point; curled; wound:
- tracheo-
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- athonite
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adjective,
of or relating to Mount Athos.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- Pindaric
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noun,
Pindaric ode.
- pitchpot
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noun,
a pot used by sailors for heating pitch.
- thoraco-
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- 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.
- theropod
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noun,
any member of the suborder Theropoda, comprising carnivorous dinosaurs that had short forelimbs and walked or ran on their hind legs.
- iodinate
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verb (used with object),
to iodize.
- Theodora
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noun,
a.d. 508–548, Byzantine empress: consort of Justinian I.
- pittance
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noun,
a small amount or share.
- 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.
- ctenidia
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noun,
any of various comblike or featherlike structures, as the row of stiff bristles on the legs of a psocid.
- creodont
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noun,
any of a diverse group of extinct predatory mammals, from the Paleocene to Pleistocene epochs, that constituted the suborder Creodonta, of the order Carnivora, developing along evolutionary lines somewhat parallel to those of the ancestors of modern carnivores and typically having a stocky, doglike body and a long, low skull.
- 11-point
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- coronate
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adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- pinacoid
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noun,
a form whose faces are parallel to two of the axes.
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- 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.
- ceratoid
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adjective,
hornlike; horny.
- 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.
- coeditor
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noun,
a person who cooperates or collaborates as editor with another.
- ophidian
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noun,
a snake.
- pedantic
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adjective,
ostentatious in one's learning.
- Pecorino
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noun,
a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
- optician
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- orchido-
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- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- 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.
- 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.
- cioppino
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noun,
a stew of fish, shellfish, tomatoes, and seasonings.
- centroid
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noun,
Mechanics. the point that may be considered as the center of a one- or two-dimensional figure, the sum of the displacements of all points in the figure from such a point being zero.
Compare center of mass.
- ornithic
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adjective,
of or relating to birds.
- ornitho-
-
- orthicon
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noun,
a camera tube, more sensitive than the iconoscope, in which a beam of low-velocity electrons scans a photoemissive mosaic.
- 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.
- orthotic
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noun,
Also, orthosis. a device or support, especially for the foot, used to relieve or correct an orthopedic problem.
- chenopod
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noun,
any plant of the amaranth family Chenopodiaceae.
- chorioid
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adjective, noun,
choroid.
- parotoid
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noun,
Also called parotoid gland. any of certain cutaneous glands forming warty masses near the ear in certain toads.
- chordate
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noun,
a chordate animal.
- chondria
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noun,
a profusely branched red alga, Chondria tenuissima, of the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America.
- panoptic
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adjective,
permitting the viewing of all parts or elements:
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- 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.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- no-hoper
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noun,
a useless person from whom nothing can be expected.
- 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.
- nectopod
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noun,
(in certain mollusks) an appendage modified for swimming.
- picaroon
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- corotate
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verb (used without object),
to rotate jointly, as with another rotating object or field.
- Rodentia
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- Thatcher
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noun,
a person who thatches.
- phreatic
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to ground water.
- Capriote
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- photopia
-
noun,
vision in bright light (opposed to scotopia).
- photonic
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adjective,
of or relating to processes involving photons.
- Photinia
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noun,
any of various trees or shrubs belonging to the genus Photinia, of the rose family, having clusters of small white flowers and red, berrylike fruit.
- 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.
- copperah
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noun,
copra.
- cenotaph
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noun,
a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
- 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.
- tetrapod
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noun,
any vertebrate having four limbs or, as in the snake and whale, having had four-limbed ancestors.
- Phenicia
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noun,
Phoenicia.
- tetracid
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noun,
a base or alcohol containing four hydroxyl groups.
- 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.
- teratoid
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adjective,
resembling a monster.
- catenoid
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noun,
the surface generated by rotating a catenary about its axis of symmetry.
- petition
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noun,
a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit:
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- periotic
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adjective,
surrounding the ear.
- periodic
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adjective,
recurring at intervals of time:
- perianth
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noun,
the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
- phoronid
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noun,
any member of the invertebrate phylum Phoronida, wormlike marine animals living in a chitinous tube and having an anterior structure bearing ciliated tentacles for feeding.
- Atherton
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noun,
Gertrude (Franklin) (Gertrude Franklin Horn) 1857–1948, U.S. novelist.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- 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.
- D-notice
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noun,
a government notice sent to newspapers or other publications requesting them to withhold information for reasons of state security.
- trochoid
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noun,
Geometry. a curve traced by a point on a radius or an extension of the radius of a circle that rolls, without slipping, on a curve, another circle, or a straight line. Equation: x = aθ − b sin θ, y = a − b cos θ.
- raticide
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing rats.
- Herodian
-
noun,
a partisan of the house of Herod.
- dipteron
-
noun,
a dipterous insect.
- diprotic
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adjective,
(of an acid) having two transferable protons.
- pteropod
-
noun,
a pteropod mollusk.
- diphonia
-
noun,
diplophonia.
- hieratic
-
noun,
ancient Egyptian hieratic writing.
- pterido-
-
- anchoret
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noun,
anchorite.
- rotation
-
noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- dioptric
-
adjective,
Optics. pertaining to dioptrics:
- Hirohito
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noun,
("Showa") 1901–89, emperor of Japan 1926–89.
- Dietrich
-
noun,
Marlene [mahr-ley-nuh] /mɑrˈleɪ nə/ (Show IPA), 1904–92, U.S. actress and singer, born in Germany.
- dictator
-
noun,
a person exercising absolute power, especially a ruler who has absolute, unrestricted control in a government without hereditary succession.
- anthrop.
-
- antidote
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noun,
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
- antihero
-
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.
- hitherto
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adverb,
up to this time; until now:
- antipode
-
noun,
a direct or exact opposite.
- antipope
-
noun,
a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
- Dicentra
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Dicentra, of the fumitory family, having long clusters of drooping flowers, as the Dutchman's-breeches or the bleeding heart.
- doctrine
-
noun,
a particular principle, position, or policy taught or advocated, as of a religion or government:
- Heinrich
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of Henry.
- diatonic
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adjective,
noting those scales that contain five whole tones and two semitones, as the major, minor, and certain modal scales.
- ethnarch
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noun,
the ruler of a people, tribe, or nation.
- echinoid
-
noun,
any echinoderm of the Echinoidea.
- Endicott
-
noun,
John, Endecott, John.
- endocarp
-
noun,
the inner layer of a pericarp, as the stone of certain fruits.
- trophied
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adjective,
adorned with trophies.
- tropaion
-
noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- epiphora
-
noun,
Pathology. an overflow of tears due to excessive secretion of the lacrimal glands or obstruction of the lacrimal ducts.
- achroite
-
noun,
the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- topnotch
-
adjective,
first-rate:
- Ethiopia
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noun,
Formerly Abyssinia. a republic in E Africa: formerly a monarchy. 409,266 sq. mi. (1,060,000 sq. km). Present boundaries include Eritrea. Capital: Addis Ababa.
- Ethiopic
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noun,
a subdivision of Semitic languages that includes Amharic, Tigré, Tigrinya, and Geez, all of Ethiopia.
- retinoid
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of a group of substances related to vitamin A and functioning like vitamin A in the body.
- adoption
-
noun,
the act of adopting:
- tithonia
-
noun,
any of several tall composite plants of the genus Tithonia, native to Mexico and Central America, having yellow or orange-red ray flowers.
- acridine
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline solid, C 13 H 9 N, usually obtained from the anthracine fraction of coal tar: used chiefly in the synthesis of dyes and drugs.
- acrodont
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adjective,
having rootless teeth fastened to the alveolar ridge of the jaws.
- dotation
-
noun,
an endowment.
- hapteron
-
noun,
a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- Dorothea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift of God.”.
- actinide
-
noun,
any element of the actinide series.
- hard-hit
-
adjective,
adversely affected; struck by disaster.
- actinoid
-
adjective,
raylike; radiate.
- Hathoric
-
adjective,
of or relating to Hathor.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- triptane
-
noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- dipteran
-
noun,
a dipterous insect.
- ideation
-
noun,
the process of forming ideas or images.
- Potiphar
-
noun,
the Egyptian officer whose wife tried to seduce Joseph. Gen. 39:1–20.
- hotchpot
-
noun,
the bringing together of shares or properties in order to divide them equally, especially when they are to be divided among the children of a parent dying intestate.
- deration
-
verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- indicate
-
verb (used with object),
to be a sign of; betoken; evidence; show:
- apocrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- portance
-
noun,
bearing; behavior.
- potation
-
noun,
the act of drinking.
- indirect
-
adjective,
not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout:
- Principe
-
noun,
an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Africa: one of the two chief components of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. 54 sq. mi. (140 sq. km).
- inchoate
-
adjective,
not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- archetto
-
noun,
a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
- tripodic
-
adjective,
having or using three feet or legs.
- hornpipe
-
noun,
an English folk clarinet having one ox horn concealing the reed and another forming the bell.
- throated
-
noun,
the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
- procaine
-
noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- trippant
-
adjective,
(of a deer or the like) represented in the act of walking:
- diaphone
-
noun,
a foghorn producing a low-pitched, penetrating signal of two tones.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- hairpin
-
noun,
a slender U -shaped piece of wire, shell, etc., used by women to fasten up the hair or hold a headdress.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- cittern
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- hot-pot
-
noun,
mutton or beef cooked with potatoes in a covered pot.
- hothead
-
noun,
an impetuous or short-tempered person.
- tiderip
-
noun,
a rip caused by conflicting tidal currents or by a tidal current crossing a rough bottom.
- ctenoid
-
adjective,
comblike or pectinate; rough-edged.
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- crappie
-
noun,
either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie)
- deontic
-
adjective,
of or relating to duty and moral obligation as ethical concepts.
- depaint
-
verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- techno-
-
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- headpin
-
noun,
the pin standing nearest to the bowler when set up, at the head or front of the triangle; the number 1 pin.
- operand
-
noun,
a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- 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.
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- head-on
-
adverb,
with the front or head foremost, especially in a collision:
- 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.
- thorite
-
noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- harpoon
-
noun,
a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- Harnett
-
noun,
William Michael, 1848–92, U.S. painter.
- haricot
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- opiatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- ornith-
-
- hardtop
-
noun,
a style of car having a rigid metal top and no center posts between windows.
- hot-air
-
noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- oppidan
-
noun,
a townsman.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- ichnite
-
noun,
a fossil footprint.
- 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.
- Echidna
-
noun,
Also called spiny anteater. any of several insectivorous monotremes of the genera Tachyglossus, of Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea, and Zaglossus, of New Guinea, that have claws and a slender snout and are covered with coarse hair and long spines.
- padrone
-
noun,
a master; boss.
- echino-
-
- chopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that chops.
- chopped
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- paid-in
-
adjective,
having paid the dues, initiation fees, etc., required by an organization or association.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- toheroa
-
noun,
a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
- painted
-
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.
- edition
-
noun,
one of a series of printings of the same book, newspaper, etc., each issued at a different time and differing from another by alterations, additions, etc. (distinguished from impression).
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- edaphon
-
noun,
the aggregate of organisms that live in the soil.
- chondr-
-
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- padrino
-
noun,
a godfather.
- chorine
-
noun,
a chorus girl.
- Introit
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- topcoat
-
noun,
a lightweight overcoat.
- identic
-
adjective,
identical.
- etchant
-
noun,
a chemical used to etch designs into metal, glass, or other material.
- hedonic
-
adjective,
of, characterizing, or pertaining to pleasure:
- epitaph
-
noun,
a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
- chrono-
-
- epicarp
-
noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- 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.
- Otranto
-
noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- endarch
-
adjective,
(of a primary xylem or root) developing from the periphery; having the oldest cells closest to the core.
- chorten
-
noun,
(in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
- entopic
-
adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- choroid
-
noun,
choroid coat.
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- inedita
-
plural noun,
unpublished literary works.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- ootheca
-
noun,
a case or capsule containing eggs, as that of certain gastropods and insects.
- odonate
-
noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- tin-pot
-
adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- Dinaric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Alpine region of the Balkan Peninsula, from Slovenia to N Albania and extending across W Coatia, and most of Bosnia and Herzegovna, and Montenegro.
- hircine
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a goat.
- Corinth
-
noun,
an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- dineric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the face of separation of two immiscible liquid phases.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- nitride
-
noun,
a compound, containing two elements only, of which the more electronegative one is nitrogen.
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- cordite
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- cordate
-
adjective,
heart-shaped:
- diopter
-
noun,
Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- detract
-
verb (used with object),
to draw away or divert; distract:
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- nitchie
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a North-American Indian.
- Hitachi
-
noun,
an industrial city in E Honshu, Japan.
- thionic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sulfur.
- nephric
-
adjective,
renal.
- naphth-
-
- cranio-
-
- 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:
- honored
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Detroit
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, on the Detroit River.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- 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.
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- detrain
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- dictate
-
noun,
an authoritative order or command.
- therian
-
noun,
a therian animal.
- nephro-
-
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- diction
-
noun,
style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words:
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- torpedo
-
noun,
a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
- crinoid
-
noun,
any echinoderm of the class Crinoidea, having a cup-shaped body to which are attached branched, radiating arms, comprising the sea lilies, feather stars, and various fossil forms.
- diorite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase feldspar and hornblende.
- coition
-
noun,
coitus.
- heparin
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- hepato-
-
- contra-
-
- Horatio
-
noun,
a male given name.
- contort
-
verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- hordein
-
noun,
a simple protein of the prolamin class, found in barley grain.
- hornito
-
noun,
a low oven-shaped mound of congealed lava, common in some volcanic districts, emitting hot smoke and vapors in the final stages of activity.
- hepatic
-
noun,
a medicine acting on the liver.
- contoid
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sound characterized by stoppage or obstruction of the flow of air in the vocal tract; consonantlike.
- Oceanid
-
noun,
any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- ochroid
-
adjective,
yellow as ocher.
- hencoop
-
noun,
a large cage or coop for housing poultry.
- Odoacer
-
noun,
a.d. 434?–493, first barbarian ruler of Italy 476–493.
- croppie
-
noun,
crappie.
- conidia
-
noun,
(in fungi) an asexual spore formed by abstriction at the top of a hyphal branch.
- odorant
-
noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- tornado
-
noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- ditcher
-
noun,
a person who digs ditches.
- Iphinoe
-
noun,
a daughter of Antia and Proetus who was inflicted with madness for her irreverence toward the gods.
Compare Iphianassa (def 2).
- notepad
-
noun,
a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
- Copiapo
-
noun,
a city in N Chile.
- hophead
-
noun,
a narcotics addict, especially an opium addict.
- tortoni
-
noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- Nordica
-
noun,
Lillian (Lillian Norton) 1859–1914, U.S. soprano.
- copepod
-
noun,
any of numerous tiny marine or freshwater crustaceans of the order (or subclass) Copepoda, lacking compound eyes or a carapace and usually having six pairs of limbs on the thorax, some abundant in plankton and others parasitic on fish.
- Copehan
-
noun,
Wintun.
- hoptoad
-
noun,
a toad.
- tipcart
-
noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- coontie
-
noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- Diptera
-
noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- inherit
-
verb (used with object),
to take or receive (property, a right, a title, etc.) by succession or will, as an heir:
- thither
-
adverb,
Also, thitherward [thith -er-werd, th ith -] /ˈθɪð ər wərd, ˈðɪð-/ (Show IPA), thitherwards. to or toward that place or point; there.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- diptote
-
noun,
a substantive declined in only two cases, especially when occurring in a language in which this is less than the normal number.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- hernio-
-
- pandect
-
noun,
pandects, a complete body or code of laws.
- chorion
-
noun,
Embryology. the outermost of the extraembryonic membranes of land vertebrates, contributing to the formation of the placenta in the placental mammals.
- edaphic
-
adjective,
related to or caused by particular soil conditions, as of texture or drainage, rather than by physiographic or climatic factors.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- cantrip
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- ratchet
-
noun,
a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- rappini
-
noun,
rapini.
- Pierian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- pincher
-
noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- raphide
-
plural noun,
acicular crystals, usually composed of calcium oxalate, that occur in bundles in the cells of many plants.
- Candiot
-
noun,
a Cretan.
- candier
-
- Pinchot
-
noun,
Gifford, 1863–1946, U.S. political leader, forester, and teacher.
- pinhead
-
noun,
the head of a pin.
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- pintado
-
noun,
cero (def 1).
- tandoor
-
noun,
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
- Tancred
-
noun,
1078?–1112, Norman leader in the first Crusade.
- Pitcher
-
noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- tricho-
-
- trident
-
noun,
a three-pronged instrument or weapon.
- pithead
-
noun,
a mine entrance and the surrounding area.
- Pitocin
-
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- picrite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- picador
-
noun,
one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
- pochard
-
noun,
an Old World diving duck, Aythya ferina, having a chestnut-red head.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- actino-
-
- petitor
-
noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- red-hot
-
noun,
a person who has great fervor or intensity, as for a goal or cause.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- red-hat
-
noun,
the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.
- 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.
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- Phidian
-
adjective,
of, associated with, or following the style of Phidias, as exemplified in the Parthenon.
- phocine
-
adjective,
of or relating to seals.
- carotid
-
noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- phreno-
-
- Phocion
-
noun,
402?–317 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- 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.
- 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.
- cardoon
-
noun,
a composite plant, Cynara cardunculus, of the Mediterranean area, having a root and leafstalks eaten as a vegetable.
- cardio-
-
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- caprine
-
adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- rattoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- phrenia
-
- phrenic
-
adjective,
Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
- poacher
-
noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- podetia
-
noun,
(in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- aphonic
-
noun,
Pathology. a person who is affected with aphonia.
- pronota
-
noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- portent
-
noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- 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.
- portico
-
noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- trippet
-
noun,
a projection, cam, or the like, for striking some other part at regular intervals.
- procto-
-
- aphetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or due to aphesis.
- portion
-
noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- pothead
-
noun,
a person who habitually smokes marijuana.
- 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.
- aphotic
-
adjective,
lightless; dark.
- apocope
-
noun,
loss or omission of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word.
- archit.
-
- archine
-
noun,
arshin.
- potiche
-
noun,
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- Priapic
-
adjective,
(sometimes initial capital letter) of or relating to Priapus; phallic.
- predict
-
verb (used with object),
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell:
- appoint
-
verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- Antioch
-
noun,
Arabic Antakiya. Turkish Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.
- propend
-
verb (used without object),
to incline or tend.
- pterion
-
noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- poietic
-
- atiptoe
-
adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- pointed
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pointer
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- protend
-
verb (used with object),
to stretch forth.
- 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.
- poniard
-
noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- Pontiac
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- protect
-
verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- protean
-
adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- Prophet
-
noun,
a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
- popcorn
-
noun,
any of several varieties of corn whose kernels burst open and puff out when subjected to dry heat.
- popinac
-
noun,
huisache.
- propone
-
verb (used with object),
to suggest for consideration; propose.
- Another
-
pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- porcine
-
adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- porcino
-
noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- chitter
-
verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- propine
-
noun,
a present; gift.
- antero-
-
- portend
-
verb (used with object),
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:
- cathode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current leaves an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- caption
-
noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Rhetian
-
noun,
Raetic.
- ripieno
-
noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- centri-
-
- centro-
-
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- cheroot
-
noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- partite
-
noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- patroon
-
noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- Cheiron
-
noun,
Chiron.
- cheiro-
-
- ridotto
-
noun,
a public ball or dance with music and often in masquerade, popular in the 18th century.
- tropho-
-
- chatter
-
noun,
purposeless or foolish talk.
- trophic
-
adjective,
of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
- patient
-
noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Chianti
-
noun,
a dry, red, Italian table wine, originally put up in straw-covered bottles.
- 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.
- chanter
-
noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- Acheron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- pattern
-
noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- achiote
-
noun,
annatto.
- patriot
-
noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- Chappie
-
noun,
chap2 (def 1).
- taproot
-
noun,
a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- 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.
- chapter
-
noun,
a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
- 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.
- Rhodian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Rhodes.
- Chardin
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Siméon [zhahn ba-teest see-mey-awn] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist si meɪˈɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1699–1779, French painter.
- Chariot
-
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.
- parotid
-
noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- cerato-
-
- Rhodope
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Bulgaria. Highest peak, Mus Allah, 9595 feet (2925 meters).
- Panther
-
noun,
the cougar or puma, Felis concolor.
- reptant
-
adjective,
repent2 .
- Chi-Rho
-
noun,
the Christian monogram ( ☧ ) made from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
- periapt
-
noun,
an amulet.
- chipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that chips or cuts.
- Peridot
-
noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- percoid
-
adjective,
belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes.
- riptide
-
noun,
a tide that opposes another or other tides, causing a violent disturbance in the sea.
- Perchta
-
noun,
the goddess of death and of fertility: sometimes identified with Holle.
- rootcap
-
noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- peracid
-
noun,
an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- triacid
-
adjective,
capable of combining with three molecules of a monobasic acid:
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- parodic
-
adjective,
having or of the nature of a parody.
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- hippie
-
noun,
a person, especially of the late 1960s, who rejected established institutions and values and sought spontaneity, direct personal relations expressing love, and expanded consciousness, often expressed externally in the wearing of casual, folksy clothing and of beads, headbands, used garments, etc.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- hipped
-
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.
- Hindoo
-
noun,
Hindu.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- hinder
-
noun,
Chiefly Northern and North Midland U.S. the buttocks.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- ptero-
-
- eparch
-
noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Hopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that hops.
- preach
-
verb (used with object),
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- Rhonda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- hiero-
-
- proto-
-
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- hoo-ha
-
noun,
an uproarious commotion.
- honcho
-
noun,
a leader, especially an assertive leader; chief.
- tinct.
-
- hoiden
-
noun,
a boisterous, bold, and carefree girl; a tomboy.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Honora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- ripped
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- hoodie
-
noun,
Also, hoody. Informal. a hooded sweatshirt, sweater, or jacket.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- Hooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- hippo-
-
- hooter
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- hither
-
Idioms,
hither and thither, in various quarters; here and there:
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- tineid
-
noun,
a moth of the family Tineidae, comprising the clothes moths.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- honied
-
noun,
a sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers, and stored in nests or hives as food.
- Richie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Richard.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Epiph.
-
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- recti-
-
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- hearth
-
noun,
the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
- hecto-
-
- hadron
-
noun,
any elementary particle that is subject to the strong interaction. Hadrons are subdivided into baryons and mesons.
- Hadith
-
noun,
Islam. a traditional account of things said or done by Muhammad or his companions.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- tipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tips:
- hedron
-
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- tither
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- 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.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- rooted
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- 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-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- tiptop
-
noun,
the extreme top or summit.
- 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:
- Harden
-
noun,
Sir Arthur, 1865–1940, English biochemist: Nobel Prize 1929.
- 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.
- Hardin
-
noun,
John Wesley, 1853–95, U.S. outlaw in the West.
- redtop
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- happen
-
verb (used without object),
to take place; come to pass; occur:
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- redcap
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- Hathor
-
noun,
the goddess of love and joy, often represented with the head, horns, or ears of a cow.
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- haired
-
adjective,
having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
- 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.
- hatred
-
noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- hatter
-
noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- Hattic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Hatti.
- hairdo
-
noun,
the style in which a person's hair is cut, arranged, and worn; coiffure.
- ethno-
-
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- radio-
-
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- Ranchi
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- eroto-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- rhodo-
-
- rhodic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhodium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- tacho-
-
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- rancid
-
adjective,
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- hepcat
-
noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- Henoch
-
noun,
Enoch (defs 1, 2).
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- hepat-
-
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rhino-
-
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- hepta-
-
- rappen
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- heptad
-
noun,
the number seven.
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- herdic
-
noun,
a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
- 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.
- Ethiop
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- tahini
-
noun,
a paste made of ground sesame seeds.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- ochone
-
interjection,
ohone.
- 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.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- Pernod
-
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- period
-
noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- 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.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- petro-
-
- Odetta
-
noun,
(Odetta Holmes) 1930–2008, U.S. folk singer.
- tephra
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- peptic
-
noun,
a substance promoting digestion.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- Pepita
-
noun,
the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
- pepino
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- tapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- pentad
-
noun,
a period of five years.
- terat-
-
- Phaedo
-
noun,
a philosophical dialogue (4th century b.c.) by Plato, purporting to describe the death of Socrates, dealing with the immortality of the soul, and setting forth the theory of Ideas.
- Penchi
-
noun,
Benxi.
- phonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to speech sounds.
- photo-
-
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- photic
-
adjective,
of or relating to light.
- phono-
-
- nitro-
-
- nocti-
-
- Thanet
-
noun,
Octave [ok-tiv,, -teyv] /ˈɒk tɪv,, -teɪv/ (Show IPA) pen name of Alice French.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- phonet
-
- tetra-
-
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Nordic
-
noun,
a member of the Nordic people, especially a Scandinavian.
- 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.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- pheno-
-
- tetrad
-
noun,
a group of four.
- phatic
-
adjective,
denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information:
- penta-
-
- tappet
-
noun,
a sliding rod, intermittently struck by a cam, for moving another part, as a valve.
- nipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- parpen
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- ortho-
-
- patho-
-
- pathic
-
- 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.
- 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.
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- 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.
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- pardon
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- paedo-
-
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- panto-
-
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Pandit
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- orphan
-
noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- pedion
-
noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- orchid
-
noun,
any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers.
Compare orchid family.
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- pedant
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- opioid
-
noun,
any opiumlike substance.
- 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.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- patri-
-
- patter
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- 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.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orihon
-
noun,
a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Photon
-
noun,
a quantum of electromagnetic radiation, usually considered as an elementary particle that is its own antiparticle and that has zero rest mass and charge and a spin of one. Symbol: γ.
- Thatch
-
noun,
Also, thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.
- Tahiti
-
noun,
the principal island of the Society Islands, in the S Pacific. 402 sq. mi. (1041 sq. km). Capital: Papeete.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- throat
-
noun,
the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- 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:
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- thread
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- 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.
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- 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):
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- indic.
-
- indict
-
verb (used with object),
(of a grand jury) to bring a formal accusation against, as a means of bringing to trial:
- indite
-
verb (used with object),
to compose or write, as a poem.
- indoor
-
adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- thoron
-
noun,
a radioactive isotope of radon, produced by the disintegration of thorium. Symbol: Tn; atomic weight: 220; atomic number: 86.
- pooped
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- icono-
-
- iatro-
-
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- hotcha
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of approval or delight, now often used facetiously.)
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- horned
-
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.
- 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.
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- Potter
-
noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- potted
-
noun,
a container of earthenware, metal, etc., usually round and deep and having a handle or handles and often a lid, used for cooking, serving, and other purposes.
- potpie
-
noun,
a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- Horton
-
noun,
a river in the N Northwest Territories, Canada, flowing NW to Franklin Bay on the Beaufort Sea. 275 miles (443 km) long.
- pother
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- Hotien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- 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.
- hotter
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- hottie
-
noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- potato
-
noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- 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.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- inter.
-
- phren.
-
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- nacred
-
adjective,
lined with or resembling nacre.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- napper
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- pierid
-
noun,
Also called pieridine [pahy-er-i-dahyn, -din] /paɪˈɛr ɪˌdaɪn, -dɪn/ (Show IPA). any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.
- narco-
-
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- necro-
-
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- picro-
-
- nephr-
-
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Picard
-
noun,
Charles Émile [sharl ey-meel] /ʃarl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, French mathematician.
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- ponder
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- intra-
-
- poncho
-
noun,
a blanketlike cloak with a hole in the center to admit the head, originating in South America, now often worn as a raincoat.
- Ponape
-
noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- intro.
-
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- podite
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- pitted
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- irido-
-
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- thetic
-
adjective,
positive; dogmatic.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- dearth
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- centi-
-
- Ciardi
-
noun,
John, 1916–86, U.S. poet.
- citied
-
adjective,
occupied by a city or cities.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- dopant
-
noun,
an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- dancer
-
noun,
a person who dances.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- cinder
-
noun,
a partially or mostly burned piece of coal, wood, etc.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- cheapo
-
noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- append
-
verb (used with object),
to add as a supplement, accessory, or appendix; subjoin:
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- Chron.
-
- torpid
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- 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.
- capper
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- dahoon
-
noun,
an evergreen shrub, Ilex cassine, of the southern U.S., having flat, leathery, dark green leaves and red or yellow fruits in large clusters.
- andro-
-
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Dothan
-
noun,
a city in SE Alabama.
- 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.
- Cardin
-
noun,
Pierre, born 1922, French fashion designer.
- cardi-
-
- cteno-
-
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- Cotton
-
noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- Andric
-
noun,
Ivo [ee-vaw] /ˈi vɔ/ (Show IPA), 1892–1975, Yugoslavian poet, novelist, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1961.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- 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.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- Dorpat
-
noun,
German name of Tartu.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- anodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to an anode or the phenomena in its vicinity.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- chaton
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- antho-
-
- detach
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
- tripod
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Dottie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea and Dorothy.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- choora
-
noun,
an Indian dagger having a sharply pointed, single-edged blade.
- 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.
- trich-
-
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- chitin
-
noun,
a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide, related chemically to cellulose, that forms a semitransparent horny substance and is a principal constituent of the exoskeleton, or outer covering, of insects, crustaceans, and arachnids.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- dipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that dips.
- cahoot
-
Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- toroid
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- dicho-
-
- diotic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affecting both ears; binaural.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- attend
-
verb (used with object),
to be present at:
- chiro-
-
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- 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.
- Chino-
-
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- Candor
-
noun,
the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression; candidness:
- 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.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- docent
-
noun,
privatdocent.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- centr-
-
- arched
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- archi-
-
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- archt.
-
- chorio
-
- Doctor
-
noun,
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- chori-
-
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- diapir
-
noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- Dacron
-
- dither
-
noun,
a trembling; vibration.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Chopin
-
noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- cadent
-
adjective,
having cadence.
- contd.
-
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- 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.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- contr.
-
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- decani
-
adjective,
of or relating to the epistle or liturgical south side of a church (opposed to cantoris).
- decant
-
verb (used with object),
to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
- cordon
-
noun,
a line of police, sentinels, military posts, warships, etc., enclosing or guarding an area.
- actin-
-
- copro-
-
- 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.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- Conrad
-
noun,
Charles, Jr ("Pete") 1930–1999, U.S. astronaut.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- conoid
-
noun,
a geometrical solid formed by the revolution of a conic section about one of its axes.
- condor
-
noun,
either of two large, New World vultures of the family Cathartidae, Gymnogyps californianus (California condor) or Vultur gryphus (Andean condor) the largest flying birds in the Western Hemisphere: the California condor is almost extinct; the Andean condor is greatly reduced in number and rare in many areas.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- cedarn
-
adjective,
resembling or made of cedar.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Deacon
-
noun,
(in hierarchical churches) a member of the clerical order next below that of a priest.
- troppo
-
adverb,
too much; excessively.
- tropo-
-
- cerat-
-
- Cooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- 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.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- troph-
-
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- echard
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceto-
-
- 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.
- adeno-
-
- chador
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- dehorn
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the horns of (cattle).
- aeron.
-
- adreno
-
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- driech
-
adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- drench
-
noun,
the act of drenching.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- Daphne
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a nymph who, when pursued by Apollo, was saved by being changed into a laurel tree.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- cohort
-
noun,
a group or company:
- chappe
-
noun,
schappe silk.
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- depict
-
verb (used with object),
to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- ahchoo
-
interjection,
(used to represent the sound of a person sneezing.)
- 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.
- Topper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- deport
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- coeno-
-
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- carhop
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- adren-
-
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- denti-
-
- dapper
-
adjective,
neat; trim; smart:
- dehort
-
verb (used with object),
to try to dissuade.
- carpo-
-
- Adonic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Adonic verse or line.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- corned
-
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.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- 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.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- 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.
- pari-
-
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- char-
-
- 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.
- Chin.
-
- path-
-
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- 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.
- pated
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- chide
-
verb (used with object),
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:
- chap.
-
- cero-
-
- Hondo
-
noun,
Honshu.
- 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.
- 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.
- pedi-
-
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- cert.
-
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- 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.
- part.
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- PEDir
-
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- pedo-
-
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- cheth
-
noun,
heth.
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- patr-
-
- ecto-
-
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- teno-
-
- octo-
-
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- condo
-
noun,
condominium (defs 1, 2).
- Conde
-
noun,
Louis II de Bourbon [lwee,, duh boor-bawn] /lwi,, də burˈbɔ̃/ (Show IPA), Prince de (Duc d'Enghien"the Great Condé") 1621–86, French general.
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- tenth
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- oidea
-
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- cont.
-
- onco-
-
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onto-
-
- teiid
-
noun,
any of a large group of chiefly tropical New World lizards of the family Teiidae, as the racerunner, caiman lizard, or whiptail, characterized by large rectangular scales on the belly and a long tail.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- tech.
-
- 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.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- 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.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- noto-
-
- Thach
-
noun,
Edward, Teach, Edward.
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- coop.
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- 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.
- Ochoa
-
noun,
Severo [suh-vair-oh;; Spanish se-ve-raw] /səˈvɛər oʊ;; Spanish sɛˈvɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–93, U.S. biochemist, born in Spain: Nobel Prize in medicine 1959.
- 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.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- tera-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- octa-
-
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- codon
-
noun,
a triplet of adjacent nucleotides in the messenger RNA chain that codes for a specific amino acid in the synthesis of a protein molecule.
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- 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.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chord
-
noun,
a feeling or emotion:
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- chott
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- 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.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- 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.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- pant-
-
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- 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.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- 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.
- opto-
-
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- 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.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- tonia
-
- orch.
-
- cnida
-
noun,
a nematocyst.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- ordn.
-
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- cine-
-
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- Orth.
-
- 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.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- TCPIP
-
- Tchad
-
noun,
Chad.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- troch
-
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- rcpt.
-
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- pron.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Apoc.
-
- 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.
- aphid
-
noun,
any of numerous tiny soft-bodied insects of the family Aphididae of worldwide distribution, that suck the sap from the stems and leaves of various plants, some developing wings when overcrowding occurs: an important pest of many fruit trees and vegetable crops.
- proc.
-
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- prod.
-
- 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.
- andr-
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- prop.
-
- anti-
-
- anth-
-
- ante-
-
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- Prot.
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- prep.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rhet.
-
- acpt.
-
- rhin-
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- rhod-
-
- Rhoda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- achoo
-
interjection,
ahchoo.
- rhoea
-
- trop-
-
- acet-
-
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- 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.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Troth
-
noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- 30-30
-
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- recip
-
- Recit
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- recpt
-
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- aden-
-
- 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.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- reni-
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rept.
-
- 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.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- retd.
-
- pret.
-
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- phore
-
- phot.
-
- Card.
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Capt.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- pico-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- Cant.
-
- 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.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- canid
-
noun,
any animal of the dog family Canidae, including the wolves, jackals, hyenas, coyotes, foxes, and domestic dogs.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cent.
-
- peri-
-
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- pert.
-
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- peta-
-
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- Cath.
-
- petr-
-
- phon.
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
-
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- 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.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- phane
-
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- PharD
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- pred.
-
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- pooch
-
noun,
a dog.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Port.
-
- arith
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- areo-
-
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- 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.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- arche
-
- Archd
-
- Arch.
-
- potto
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- 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.
- prae-
-
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- prand
-
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- apptd
-
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- pipet
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- pipit
-
noun,
any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- atto-
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- podo-
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- poet.
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- ation
-
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- patch
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- hier-
-
- init.
-
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- dance
-
noun,
a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music.
- Indo-
-
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- intr.
-
- Dache
-
noun,
Lilly, 1914?–1989, U.S. hat designer, born in France.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- 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.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- incor
-
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- incr.
-
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- Haiti
-
noun,
Formerly Hayti. a republic in the West Indies occupying the W part of the island of Hispaniola. 10,714 sq. mi. (27,750 sq. km). Capital: Port-au-Prince.
- iodic
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the pentavalent state.
- iodo-
-
- Hatch
-
noun,
the act of hatching.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- topo-
-
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- ition
-
- 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.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- theor
-
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- 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.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- third
-
noun,
a third part, especially of one (1/3).
- thio-
-
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- irid-
-
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Ditto
-
noun,
the aforesaid; the above; the same (used in accounts, lists, etc., to avoid repetition). Symbol: ″. Abbreviation: do.
Compare ditto mark.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- dich-
-
- Hond.
-
- Honda
-
noun,
an eye at one end of a lariat through which the other end is passed to form a lasso, noose, etc.
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- Hooch
-
noun,
alcoholic liquor.
- dhoti
-
noun,
a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
- dict.
-
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Hopeh
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Hebei.
- Hoppe
-
noun,
Willie (William Frederick) 1887–1959, U.S. billiards player.
- Hench
-
noun,
Philip Showalter [shoh-awl-ter] /ˈʃoʊ ɔl tər/ (Show IPA), 1896–1965, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- 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.
- horde
-
noun,
a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd:
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Hind.
-
- Hindi
-
noun,
the most widely spoken of the modern Indic vernaculars, especially its best-known variety, Western Hindi.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- hipp-
-
- herp.
-
- 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.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- ditch
-
noun,
a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Dinah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Dina. the daughter of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 30:21.
- Herod
-
noun,
("the Great") 73?–4 b.c, king of Judea 37–4.
- hitch
-
noun,
the act or fact of fastening, as to something, especially temporarily.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- hoard
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- 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).
- Heidi
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Thoth
-
noun,
the god of wisdom, learning, and magic represented as a man with the head either of an ibis or of a baboon.
- donec
-
conjunction,
(in prescriptions) until.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- deca-
-
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- ichth
-
- ician
-
- Death
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- Idaho
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Capital: Boise.
Abbreviation: ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.
- decan
-
noun,
any of three divisions of 10° within a sign of the zodiac.
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- ideo-
-
- idio-
-
- idion
-
- idiot
-
noun,
Informal. an utterly foolish or senseless person:
- toti-
-
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- deci-
-
- depth
-
noun,
a dimension taken through an object or body of material, usually downward from an upper surface, horizontally inward from an outer surface, or from top to bottom of something regarded as one of several layers.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- 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.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- dept.
-
- doeth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- hort.
-
- 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.
- Hedin
-
noun,
Sven Anders [sven ahn-duh rs] /svɛn ˈɑn dərs/ (Show IPA), 1865–1952, Swedish geographer and explorer.
- 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.
- hotch
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to fidget or shiver.
- dent.
-
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- hect-
-
- 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.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- 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.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- ephod
-
noun,
a richly embroidered, apronlike vestment having two shoulder straps and ornamental attachments for securing the breastplate, worn with a waistband by the high priest. Ex. 28:6, 7, 25–28.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- corpn
-
- 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.
- theat
-
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Edith
-
noun,
a female given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “war.”.
- ephah
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about a bushel (35 liters).
- edit.
-
- Thant
-
noun,
U, U Thant.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- 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.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- droop
-
noun,
a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- noct-
-
- corp.
-
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tono-
-
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- endo-
-
- 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.
- nicad
-
noun,
nickel-cadmium battery.
- 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.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Neth.
-
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- tooth
-
noun,
(in most vertebrates) one of the hard bodies or processes usually attached in a row to each jaw, serving for the prehension and mastication of food, as weapons of attack or defense, etc., and in mammals typically composed chiefly of dentin surrounding a sensitive pulp and covered on the crown with enamel.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- nitid
-
adjective,
bright; lustrous.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- nitr-
-
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- ento-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- copr-
-
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- 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.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- econ.
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- theo-
-
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- 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.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- DOHC
-
- ppd.
-
- 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.
- tion
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- EDTA
-
- Heth
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- 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.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- dir.
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Rida
-
- RONA
-
- 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.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- appt
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- end-
-
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- HEAO
-
- ator
-
- prec
-
- Apr.
-
- pre-
-
- enc.
-
- hide
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- poda
-
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 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.
- att.
-
- her.
-
- pop-
-
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Poop
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- rit.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- pood
-
noun,
a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kg).
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- 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.
- art.
-
- ect-
-
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- pot.
-
- RIIA
-
- eco-
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- atic
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- 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.
- 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):
- 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.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- epi-
-
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- dpt.
-
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- epit
-
- 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).
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- AInd
-
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- thi-
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rpt.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- 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.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- rad.
-
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- Tit.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tRNA
-
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- etc.
-
- 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.
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- RdAc
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Eth.
-
- 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.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- drch
-
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- 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.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- aet.
-
- 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.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- aer-
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- tron
-
- 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.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- hath
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- 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.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- 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.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- acr-
-
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- aph-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- pro-
-
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- appd
-
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- 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.
- app.
-
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- rcd.
-
- prin
-
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- 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.
- apo-
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- 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.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Aire
-
- Todt
-
noun,
Fritz [frits] /frɪts/ (Show IPA), 1891–1942, German military engineer.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Hahn
-
noun,
Otto, 1879–1968, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1944.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- ance
-
- 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.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Eph.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- doth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rep.
-
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- ACTH
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- top-
-
- ant.
-
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- ano-
-
- trit
-
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Hand
-
noun,
the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- NADH
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Nah.
-
- oro-
-
- NADP
-
- cide
-
- crat
-
- cir.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Chr.
-
- tchr
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- OTOH
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- 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.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- NDAC
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- NCTE
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- cit.
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- ord.
-
- cpd.
-
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- 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.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- ctr.
-
- pnea
-
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- 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.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- 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.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- Pan.
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- 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.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Ire.
-
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- ter.
-
- Cor.
-
- 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.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Oct.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- 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.
- 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.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- 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.
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- not-
-
- NTIA
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- OAPC
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- 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.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- 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.:
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- OECD
-
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- opp.
-
- Cort
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- OPer
-
- Neph
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- Neh.
-
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- opia
-
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Cond
-
- 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.
- Con.
-
- the-
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Ont.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ten.
-
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- iod-
-
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- dep.
-
- 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.
- pipi
-
noun,
an edible bivalve of eastern Australia, Plebidonax deltoides.
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Den.
-
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- 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.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- depr
-
- 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.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- der.
-
- Din.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- cat.
-
- 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.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- ICAO
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Ind.
-
- pat.
-
- 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.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Phar
-
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- HRIP
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- hor.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- 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.
- hood
-
noun,
a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
- 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.
- cap.
-
- 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.
- dia-
-
- tanh
-
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- phr.
-
- CAPP
-
noun,
Al (Alfred Gerald Caplin) 1909–79, U.S. comic-strip artist: creator of “Li'l Abner.”.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- 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.
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- 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.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- 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.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Ice.
-
- Dec.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- pct.
-
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- IndE
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Ceto
-
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- ped.
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- dat.
-
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Inc.
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- patd
-
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- dioc
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- INRI
-
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- 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.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- attn
-
- Pet.
-
- 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.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- 1080
-
- idae
-
- 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.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cdr.
-
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- Dino
-
- perh
-
- CERN
-
- cen.
-
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- per.
-
- Pen.
-
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- inae
-
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- 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.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- tri-
-
- trid
-
- 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.
- DChE
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- th-
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ROI
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- trp
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ThD
-
- Tpr
-
- 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.
- TPI
-
- TRH
-
- TCA
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tph
-
- tra
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tr.
-
- Tro
-
- RPO
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- TPN
-
- tpd
-
- TNT
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- THC
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- 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.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TID
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- ROP
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- NAD
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- EPA
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EDP
-
- EDT
-
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ep.
-
- EPT
-
- EDC
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
-
- ERT
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- HIH
-
- hr.
-
- HRH
-
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- hah
-
interjection,
ha.
- DTh
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- DPA
-
- DPC
-
- DPI
-
- DPP
-
- Dr.
-
- DRE
-
- eo-
-
- ed.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Han
-
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.
- Doi
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- 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.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- IDP
-
- ht.
-
- ier
-
- IHP
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- INH
-
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- id.
-
- HRE
-
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- HCR
-
- hd.
-
- heh
-
noun,
he2 .
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HHD
-
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- HPD
-
- 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.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- 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.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- IPA
-
- at.
-
- aor
-
- APC
-
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ard
-
- 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.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ATC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ATP
-
- ca.
-
- ch.
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANC
-
- CAI
-
- ACP
-
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- ad-
-
- ADC
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- AHE
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AIC
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DEA
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- DPH
-
- DAE
-
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DAR
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- de-
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- cte
-
- DET
-
- dh-
-
- dha
-
- di.
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DNA
-
- DNR
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CTA
-
- CDT
-
- CIE
-
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- CIA
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- CIP
-
- CRT
-
- CNO
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CPA
-
- CPI
-
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- CRP
-
- IOT
-
- ide
-
- iph
-
- PhD
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- PCI
-
- PDT
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- PHA
-
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PID
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIO
-
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- 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.
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- PTO
-
- POA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- oon
-
- OOT
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- 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.
- ot-
-
- pt.
-
- IPO
-
- ote
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- pd.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pp.
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- POC
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RCT
-
- RDA
-
- RDC
-
- REA
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
-
- rnd
-
- ROA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- PPT
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POR
-
- 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.
- PPC
-
- PPE
-
- pph
-
- PPI
-
- ppr
-
- PRA
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- PRC
-
- prp
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PTP
-
- PTT
-
- Rd.
-
- RCP
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- OTA
-
- oo-
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIH
-
- 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.
- NOC
-
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- ONR
-
- NHA
-
- NOP
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- Oc.
-
- NHI
-
- 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:
- op.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
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- Ir.
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- IRC
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- IRO
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- ITA
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- ITC
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- ite
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- NCO
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- NEP
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noun,
New Economic Policy.
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NDE
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- ne-
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- NEA
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- NEC
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- NED
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noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- OED
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- Noh
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noun,
Nō.
- OIr
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- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OAP
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- OAO
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- ode
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noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- OCR
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- oid
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- ODT
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- OTC
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- OCD
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- oic
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- oho
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- ONI
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- OIt
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- OEO
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- och
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interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- ODA
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noun,
a room within a harem.
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- NI
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- ND
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- DP
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- RN
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- RP
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- ic
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- NP
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- DT
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noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- NC
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- AH
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interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- A.
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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.
- IP
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- RO
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- AI
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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.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- EI
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- AO
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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- N.
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- RI
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- RC
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- i.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- TP
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TN
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- OA
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- O.
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
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- PH
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- HH
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- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TD
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- CE
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- R.
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- P.
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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.
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- TC
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- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- DN
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TT
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