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Word Pithecanthropus has
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- triphosphate
-
noun,
a salt derived from triphosphoric acid.
- theanthropic
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adjective,
of or relating to both God or a god and human beings; both divine and human.
- antistrophe
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noun,
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode answering a previous strophe, sung by the chorus when returning from left to right.
- house-train
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verb (used with object),
to housebreak.
- hierophants
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- Hippocrates
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noun,
("Father of Medicine") c460–c377 b.c, Greek physician.
- touch-paper
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noun,
paper saturated with potassium nitrate to make it burn slowly, used for igniting explosives and fireworks.
- Hipparchus
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noun,
died 514 b.c, tyrant of Athens 527–514.
- supertonic
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noun,
the second tone of a diatonic scale, being the next above the tonic.
- euphoriant
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noun,
a euphoriant substance.
- antechoirs
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noun,
an enclosed space in front of the choir of a church.
- Christophe
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), ("Henri I"I) 1767–1820, Haitian revolutionary general, born in Grenada: king 1811–20.
- Theocritus
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noun,
flourished c270 b.c, Greek poet.
- authorship
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noun,
origin, especially with reference to an author, creator, producer, etc., of a work:
- scaturient
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adjective,
gushing; overflowing.
- introspect
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verb (used with object),
to look into or examine (one's own mind, feelings, etc.).
- epicanthus
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noun,
a fold of skin extending from the eyelid over the inner canthus of the eye, common among Mongoloid peoples.
- anchorites
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noun,
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit.
- ant-thrush
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noun,
any of several antbirds, especially of the genus Formicarius.
- Thesprotia
-
noun,
an ancient coastal district in SW Epirus.
- precaution
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noun,
a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- unicostate
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adjective,
having only one costa, rib, or ridge.
- hierophant
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) an official expounder of rites of worship and sacrifice.
- prosthetic
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adjective,
of or relating to an artificial body part or prosthesis:
- chain-shot
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noun,
cannon shot consisting of two balls or half balls connected by a short chain, formerly used in naval artillery to destroy the masts and sails of enemy ships.
- paper-thin
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adjective,
extremely thin:
- tappit-hen
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noun,
a hen with a crest or topknot.
- reputation
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noun,
the estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the community or the public generally; repute:
- pasticheur
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noun,
a person who makes, composes, or concocts a pastiche.
- prestation
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noun,
a payment in money or in services.
- phosphatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing phosphates:
- constipate
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verb (used with object),
to cause constipation in; make costive.
- sea-urchin
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noun,
any echinoderm of the class Echinoidea, having a somewhat globular or discoid form, and a shell composed of many calcareous plates covered with projecting spines.
- Cithaeron
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noun,
a mountain range in SE Greece: sacred to Dionysus, in Greek mythology. to 4623 feet (1409 meters).
- thioureas
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noun,
a colorless, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble solid, CH 4 N 2 S, derived from urea by replacement of the oxygen with sulfur: used chiefly in photography, inorganic synthesis, and to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber.
- point-set
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adjective,
(of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
- antipopes
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noun,
a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
- parecious
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adjective,
paroicous.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- supinator
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noun,
a muscle used in supination.
- outrances
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- Parthenos
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noun,
an epithet of Athena, meaning “virgin.”.
- suctorian
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noun,
a suctorial animal.
- hippocras
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noun,
an old medicinal cordial made of wine mixed with spices.
- pittances
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noun,
a small amount or share.
- hornpipes
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noun,
an English folk clarinet having one ox horn concealing the reed and another forming the bell.
- tinctures
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noun,
Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
- anthropic
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adjective,
of or relating to human beings or their span of existence on earth.
- Northeast
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noun,
a point on the compass midway between north and east. Abbreviation: NE.
- stationer
-
noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- pantihose
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noun,
pantyhose.
- 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.
- anteporch
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noun,
an outer porch.
- antecourt
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noun,
a forecourt.
- spaceport
-
noun,
a site at which spacecraft are tested, launched, sheltered, maintained, etc.
- anorthite
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noun,
a white or gray feldspar mineral, CaAl 2 Si 2 O 8 , calcic plagioclase.
- antechoir
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noun,
an enclosed space in front of the choir of a church.
- pantropic
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adjective,
(especially of viruses) attracted to or affecting many types of body tissues.
- Thesproti
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plural noun,
the first inhabitants of ancient Epirus.
- inspector
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noun,
a person who inspects.
- outparish
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noun,
a parish located outside the boundaries of or at a distance from a town or city; an outlying parish.
- chantries
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noun,
an endowment for the singing or saying of Mass for the souls of the founders or of persons named by them.
- charoseth
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noun,
haroseth.
- neurotics
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- archettos
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noun,
a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
- proustite
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noun,
a mineral, silver arsenic sulfide, Ag 3 AsS 3 , occurring in scarlet crystals and masses: a minor ore of silver; ruby silver.
- Proustian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.
- chaperons
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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.
- tenacious
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adjective,
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):
- truncates
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adjective,
truncated.
- nectarous
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling nectar.
- printouts
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noun,
output produced by a printer, generally on continuous sheets of paper.
- procaines
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- proscenia
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noun,
Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- no-hitter
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noun,
a no-hit game.
- teach-ins
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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.
- prophetic
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adjective,
of or relating to a prophet:
- truancies
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noun,
the act or state of being truant.
- unstopper
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verb (used with object),
to unstop.
- operatics
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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.
- porcupine
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noun,
any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills, as Erethizon dorsatum of North America.
- intercuts
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noun,
a film sequence or scene produced by intercutting.
- rainspout
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noun,
waterspout (def 1).
- therapist
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noun,
a person trained in the use of physical methods, as exercises, heat treatments, etc., in treating or rehabilitating the sick or wounded or helping patients overcome physical defects.
- Ashtoreth
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noun,
an ancient Semitic goddess, identified with the Phoenician Astarte.
- portances
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- Spectator
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noun,
a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
- cathepsin
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noun,
any of a class of intracellular proteolytic enzymes, occurring in animal tissue, especially the liver, spleen, kidneys, and intestine, that catalyze autolysis in certain pathological conditions and after death.
- interacts
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- apneustic
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adjective,
having no open spiracles, as the tracheal systems of certain aquatic insect larvae.
- sphincter
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noun,
a circular band of voluntary or involuntary muscle that encircles an orifice of the body or one of its hollow organs.
- cenotaphs
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noun,
a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
- theocrats
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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.
- pothunter
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noun,
a person who hunts for food or profit, ignoring the rules of sport.
- theatrics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the art of staging plays and other stage performances.
- thatchers
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noun,
a person who thatches.
- taconites
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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.
- thaneship
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noun,
thanage.
- Ceanothus
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noun,
any North American shrub or small tree of the largely western genus Ceanothus, having clusters of small white or blue flowers.
- up-anchor
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verb (used without object),
to weigh anchor.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- authentic
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adjective,
not false or copied; genuine; real:
- anchorite
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noun,
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion; hermit.
- anchorets
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noun,
anchorite.
- Petronius
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noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (Gaius Petronius Arbiter"Arbiter Elegantiae") died a.d. 66? Roman satirist.
- tractions
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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.
- schnapper
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noun,
a food fish, Pagrosomus auratus, occurring in large numbers off the shores of Australia and New Zealand.
- earthnuts
-
noun,
any of various roots, tubers, or underground growths, as the peanut and the truffle.
- Perotinus
-
noun,
("Magnus Magister") fl. late 12th to early 13th century, French composer.
- Peronista
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noun,
Peronist.
- perianths
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noun,
the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
- toreutics
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noun,
the art or technique of decorating metal or other material, especially by embossing or chasing.
- countship
-
noun,
the rank or position of a count.
- epuration
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noun,
a purification or purge, as of government officials considered disloyal or treacherous.
- pinaceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- short-cut
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verb (used with object),
to cause to be shortened by the use of a shortcut.
- eruptions
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noun,
an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.
- atropines
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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.
- tunicates
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noun,
Zoology. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.
- atrophies
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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.
- countries
-
noun,
a state or nation:
- auriscope
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noun,
otoscope.
- copperahs
-
noun,
copra.
- phosphate
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noun,
Chemistry.
(loosely) a salt or ester of phosphoric acid.
a tertiary salt of orthophosphoric acid, as sodium phosphate.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- phonetist
-
noun,
a person who uses or advocates phonetic spelling.
- sharp-cut
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adjective,
cut so as to have a sharp edge:
- turncoats
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noun,
a person who changes to the opposite party or faction, reverses principles, etc.; renegade.
- Cristophe
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noun,
Henri, Christophe, Henri.
- Ctesiphon
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noun,
a ruined city in Iraq, on the Tigris, near Baghdad: an ancient capital of Parthia.
- trapuntos
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noun,
quilting having an embossed design produced by outlining the pattern with single stitches and then padding it with yarn or cotton.
- phosphine
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noun,
a colorless, poisonous, ill-smelling, flammable gas, PH 3 .
- stonechat
-
noun,
any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.
- Cupertino
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- senhorita
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- courtship
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noun,
the wooing of one person by another.
- courtesan
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noun,
a prostitute or paramour, especially one associating with noblemen or men of wealth.
- phosphite
-
noun,
(loosely) a salt of phosphorous acid.
- sea-trout
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noun,
any of various species of trout inhabiting salt water, as the salmon trout, Salmo trutta.
- phonetics
-
noun,
the science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription.
Compare acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics, auditory phonetics, physiological phonetics.
- courantes
-
noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- urticates
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verb (used with object),
to sting with or as if with nettles.
- cornetist
-
noun,
a musician who plays the cornet.
- Eucharist
-
noun,
the sacrament of Holy Communion; the sacrifice of the Mass; the Lord's Supper.
- ethnarchs
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noun,
the ruler of a people, tribe, or nation.
- Eustachio
-
noun,
Bartolommeo [bahr-taw-lawm-me-aw] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔmˈmɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1524?–1574, Italian anatomist.
- Patterson
-
noun,
Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- eutrophic
-
adjective,
Medicine/Medical. relating to or being in a condition of eutrophy, or healthy or adequate nutrition or development.
- triptanes
-
noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- pathocure
-
noun,
Psychiatry. cessation of a neurosis with the appearance of an organic disease.
- Cointreau
-
- euphorias
-
noun,
a state of intense happiness and self-confidence:
- patentors
-
noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- Haut-Rhin
-
noun,
a department in NE France. 1354 sq. mi. (3505 sq. km). Capital: Colmar.
- rusticate
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verb (used with object),
to send to or domicile in the country.
- pitchouts
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noun,
Baseball. a ball purposely thrown by a pitcher too far outside of the plate for the batter to hit, especially in anticipation of an attempted steal by a base runner.
- Phaethon
-
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.
- phonates
-
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.
- 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.
- stonecat
-
noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- phaetons
-
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.
- 11-point
-
- centaurs
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- operants
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- captures
-
noun,
the act of capturing.
- phaseout
-
noun,
an act or instance of phasing out; planned discontinuation or expiration.
- captious
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adjective,
apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please.
- pantsuit
-
noun,
a woman's suit consisting of slacks and a matching jacket.
- operatic
-
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.
- open-air
-
noun,
the outdoors.
- pea-soup
-
noun,
a thick soup made from split peas.
- centrist
-
noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- Cernauti
-
noun,
a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- paste-up
-
noun,
mechanical (def 14).
- carotins
-
noun,
carotene.
- carneous
-
adjective,
fleshlike; flesh-colored.
- pastiche
-
noun,
a literary, musical, or artistic piece consisting wholly or chiefly of motifs or techniques borrowed from one or more sources.
- patentor
-
noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- turncoat
-
noun,
a person who changes to the opposite party or faction, reverses principles, etc.; renegade.
- truncate
-
adjective,
truncated.
- phonetic
-
noun,
(in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- Paterson
-
noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- pathetic
-
adjective,
causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable:
- taphouse
-
noun,
an inn or tavern where liquor for sale is kept on tap.
- tao-tieh
-
noun,
the face of a mythical animal with a gaping mouth appearing as a motif in ancient Chinese art.
- tactions
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- patients
-
noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patinous
-
adjective,
patinated.
- cenotaph
-
noun,
a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere.
- capstone
-
noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- petunias
-
noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- straiten
-
verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- paunches
-
noun,
a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
- supinate
-
verb (used with object),
to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- perianth
-
noun,
the envelope of a flower, whether calyx or corolla or both.
- outcries
-
noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- cantrips
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- strophic
-
adjective,
Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- outpaces
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- outraces
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- outcaste
-
noun,
(in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
- outrance
-
noun,
the utmost extremity.
- strontia
-
noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- outstrip
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo; surpass; excel.
- outstare
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in staring; stare down.
- outspent
-
adjective,
worn-out; exhausted.
- strepto-
-
- outreach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching out.
- tunicate
-
noun,
Zoology. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.
- cantoris
-
adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- cathetus
-
noun,
(in an Ionic capital) the vertical guideline through the eye of a volute, from which the form of the volute is determined.
- cautions
-
noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- Taconite
-
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.
- outshine
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in shining; shine more brightly than.
- pantries
-
noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- patterns
-
noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- Peshitta
-
noun,
the principal Syriac version of the Bible.
- canister
-
noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- pertains
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Capriote
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- canopies
-
noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- cathouse
-
noun,
a brothel; whorehouse.
- canotier
-
noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- oscitant
-
adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- taciturn
-
adjective,
inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation.
- panoptic
-
adjective,
permitting the viewing of all parts or elements:
- Peronist
-
noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- periapts
-
noun,
an amulet.
- suricate
-
noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- painters
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- taurines
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- thatches
-
noun,
Also, thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.
- notaries
-
noun,
notary public.
- contrast
-
noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- triptane
-
noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- Esthonia
-
noun,
Estonia.
- copperas
-
noun,
ferrous sulfate.
- copperah
-
noun,
copra.
- copihues
-
noun,
Chile-bells.
- etchants
-
noun,
a chemical used to etch designs into metal, glass, or other material.
- ethnarch
-
noun,
the ruler of a people, tribe, or nation.
- Etruscan
-
noun,
an inhabitant of ancient Etruria.
- tonetics
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- euphonia
-
noun,
any of several small tanagers of the genus Euphonia, having a melodious song, most species of which have yellow and glossy black plumage.
- euphonic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or characterized by euphony.
- contrite
-
adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- contrate
-
adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- euphoria
-
noun,
a state of intense happiness and self-confidence:
- trippets
-
noun,
a projection, cam, or the like, for striking some other part at regular intervals.
- euphoric
-
adjective,
intensely happy or confident:
- euphotic
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to the layer or zone of sea water that receives enough sunlight for photosynthesis to occur, varying greatly with season and latitude, from 0 to 1200 feet (0–360 meters).
- construe
-
noun,
the act of construing.
- conspire
-
verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- hachures
-
noun,
one of a series of short parallel lines drawn on a map to indicate topographic relief.
- hapteron
-
noun,
a structure by which a fungus, aquatic plant, or algae colony attaches to an object; a holdfast.
- coinsure
-
verb (used with or without object),
to insure jointly with another or others.
- haricots
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- haroseth
-
noun,
a mixture of chopped nuts and apples, wine, and spices that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover: traditionally regarded as symbolic of the mortar used by Israelite slaves in Egypt.
- titanous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent titanium.
- Hathoric
-
adjective,
of or relating to Hathor.
- tritones
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- heparins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- citterns
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- eruption
-
noun,
an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.
- trippant
-
adjective,
(of a deer or the like) represented in the act of walking:
- citreous
-
adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- counties
-
noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- crispate
-
adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- cristate
-
adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- trapunto
-
noun,
quilting having an embossed design produced by outlining the pattern with single stitches and then padding it with yarn or cotton.
- Trappist
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a member of a branch of the Cistercian order, observing the austere reformed rule established at La Trappe in 1664.
- trap-cut
-
noun,
step cut.
- tranship
-
verb (used with or without object),
transship.
- cuprites
-
noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- transept
-
noun,
any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
- courants
-
noun,
courante.
- courante
-
noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- transect
-
verb (used with object),
to cut across; dissect transversely.
- Couperin
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1668–1733, French composer.
- tranchet
-
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.
- counters
-
noun,
a table or display case on which goods can be shown, business transacted, etc.
- toreutic
-
adjective,
of or relating to toreutics or the objects produced by this technique.
- counter-
-
- curtains
-
noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- cut-rate
-
noun,
a price, fare, or rate below the standard charge.
- traction
-
noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- tracheo-
-
- earthnut
-
noun,
any of various roots, tubers, or underground growths, as the peanut and the truffle.
- Touraine
-
noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- toucanet
-
noun,
any of several small South and Central American toucans, especially of the genus Aulacorhynchus.
- ectopias
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- encarpus
-
noun,
an ornament having draperies, weapons, etc., arranged in the manner of a festoon.
- Eohippus
-
noun,
the earliest known horse, a member of the extinct genus Hyracotherium (Eohippus), from the early Eocene Epoch of the Northern Hemisphere; a terrier-sized herbivore having four hoofed toes on each forefoot and three on each hind foot, and low-crowned teeth.
- epicarps
-
noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- epiphora
-
noun,
Pathology. an overflow of tears due to excessive secretion of the lacrimal glands or obstruction of the lacrimal ducts.
- epitaphs
-
noun,
a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
- hepatics
-
noun,
a medicine acting on the liver.
- citrates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- teach-in
-
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.
- Chartist
-
noun,
a specialist in the stock market who studies and draws charts of trading actions.
- intortus
-
adjective,
(of a cirrus cloud) having very irregular filaments that often look entangled.
- intreats
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- theocrat
-
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.
- Cheshunt
-
noun,
a suburban town in Hertfordshire, in SE England.
- Thatcher
-
noun,
a person who thatches.
- trounces
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- Teutonic
-
noun,
Germanic.
- Teucrian
-
noun,
one of the ancient Trojans.
- nacreous
-
adjective,
of or relating to nacre.
- chatters
-
noun,
purposeless or foolish talk.
- tertians
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- naturist
-
noun,
a person who appreciates the beauty and benefits of nature.
- nautches
-
noun,
(in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- Charites
-
plural noun,
the ancient Greek name for the Graces.
- interact
-
verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- tentoria
-
noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- neurotic
-
noun,
a neurotic person.
- Neustria
-
noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- ten-spot
-
noun,
a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- chaperon
-
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.
- tenorist
-
noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- Niarchos
-
noun,
Stavros Spyros [stahv-raws spee-raws] /ˈstɑv rɔs ˈspi rɔs/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, Greek businessman and shipowner.
- chanties
-
noun,
chantey.
- chanteur
-
noun,
a male singer, especially one who sings in nightclubs and cabarets.
- chanters
-
noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- Nishapur
-
noun,
a town in NE Iran: the birthplace of Omar Khayyám.
- nitrates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- nocturia
-
noun,
a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- tear-out
-
adjective,
designed to be easily torn out, as from bound matter:
- intercut
-
noun,
a film sequence or scene produced by intercutting.
- theorist
-
noun,
a person who theorizes.
- cisterna
-
noun,
cistern (def 2).
- hurcheon
-
noun,
a hedgehog.
- tipcarts
-
noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- hesitant
-
adjective,
hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- hispano-
-
- tincture
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
- hitherto
-
adverb,
up to this time; until now:
- chunters
-
verb (used without object),
to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- Thurston
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Scandinavian word meaning “Thor's stone.”.
- Horatius
-
noun,
(Publius Horatius Cocles) Roman Legend. a hero celebrated for his defense of the bridge over the Tiber against the Etruscans.
- hornpipe
-
noun,
an English folk clarinet having one ox horn concealing the reed and another forming the bell.
- Christo-
-
- Christen
-
verb (used with object),
to receive into the Christian church by baptism; baptize.
- chorines
-
noun,
a chorus girl.
- huisache
-
noun,
a tropical and subtropical New World shrub, Acacia farnesiana, of the legume family, having clusters of fragrant, deep-yellow flower heads.
- thorites
-
noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- instruct
-
verb (used with object),
to furnish with knowledge, especially by a systematic method; teach; train; educate.
- Hutchins
-
noun,
Robert Maynard, 1899–1977, U.S. educator and college president.
- chopines
-
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.
- trophies
-
noun,
anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- thiourea
-
noun,
a colorless, crystalline, bitter-tasting, water-soluble solid, CH 4 N 2 S, derived from urea by replacement of the oxygen with sulfur: used chiefly in photography, inorganic synthesis, and to accelerate the vulcanization of rubber.
- chitters
-
verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- inarches
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- chitosan
-
noun,
a derivative of chitin, used in waste-water treatment.
- Thespian
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a tragedian; an actor or actress.
- theriacs
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- tropines
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- inchoate
-
adjective,
not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary.
- in-house
-
adjective, adverb,
within, conducted within, or utilizing an organization's own staff or resources rather than external or nonstaff facilities:
- Chi-Rhos
-
noun,
the Christian monogram ( ☧ ) made from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
- chippers
-
noun,
a person or thing that chips or cuts.
- chestnut
-
noun,
any of the several deciduous trees constituting the genus Castanea, of the beech family, having toothed, oblong leaves and bearing edible nuts enclosed in a prickly bur, and including C. dentata (American chestnut) which has been virtually destroyed by the chestnut blight, C. sativa (European chestnut) C. mollissima (Chinese chestnut) and C. crenata (Japanese chestnut)
- Creation
-
noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- Rasputin
-
noun,
Grigori Efimovich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ɪˈfi mə vɪtʃ;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪˈfyi mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
- urinates
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- ruinates
-
adjective,
ruined.
- portance
-
noun,
bearing; behavior.
- portents
-
noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- Stanhope
-
noun,
a light, open, one-seated, horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels.
- postheat
-
verb (used with object),
to heat (a metal piece, as a weld) after working, so as to relieve stresses.
- postiche
-
noun,
an imitation or substitute.
- ructions
-
noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- Potiphar
-
noun,
the Egyptian officer whose wife tried to seduce Joseph. Gen. 39:1–20.
- pontiacs
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- sit-upon
-
noun,
a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
- practise
-
noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- ritenuto
-
adverb, adjective,
(of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower.
- precious
-
noun,
a dearly beloved person; darling.
- Prescott
-
noun,
Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- printout
-
noun,
output produced by a printer, generally on continuous sheets of paper.
- ricottas
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Spruance
-
noun,
Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
- unearths
-
verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- urticant
-
adjective,
producing a stinging or itching sensation.
- rhonchus
-
noun,
a wheezing or snoring sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by an accumulation of mucus or other material.
- pittance
-
noun,
a small amount or share.
- saucepot
-
noun,
a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- pitchout
-
noun,
Baseball. a ball purposely thrown by a pitcher too far outside of the plate for the batter to hit, especially in anticipation of an attempted steal by a base runner.
- Atchison
-
noun,
a city in NE Kansas, on the Missouri River.
- pitchpot
-
noun,
a pot used by sailors for heating pitch.
- Sapphire
-
noun,
any gem variety of corundum other than the ruby, especially one of the blue varieties.
- unchaste
-
adjective,
not chaste; not virtuous; not pure:
- saponite
-
noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- Pittacus
-
noun,
c650–570 b.c, democratic statesman and reformer from Mytilene.
- poachers
-
noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- Ruthenia
-
noun,
a former province in E Czechoslovakia.
- shortcut
-
noun,
a shorter or quicker way.
- actorish
-
adjective,
exaggeratedly theatrical; affected:
- shot-put
-
noun,
a field event in which a heavy ball or shot is thrown or put for distance.
- asthenic
-
noun,
a person of the asthenic type.
- Poincare
-
noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- Pointers
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- ruthenic
-
adjective,
containing ruthenium in a higher valence state than the corresponding ruthenious compound.
- urticate
-
verb (used with object),
to sting with or as if with nettles.
- procaine
-
noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- pronates
-
verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- Atherton
-
noun,
Gertrude (Franklin) (Gertrude Franklin Horn) 1857–1948, U.S. novelist.
- 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.
- anthrop.
-
- puritans
-
noun,
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- pushcart
-
noun,
any of various types of wheeled light cart to be pushed by hand, as one used by street vendors.
- apposite
-
adjective,
suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt:
- appoints
-
verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- Southern
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) southerner (def 2).
- puttiers
-
noun,
a person who putties, as a glazier.
- 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).
- sphaero-
-
- soutache
-
noun,
a narrow braid, commonly of mohair, silk, or rayon, used for trimming.
- spectro-
-
- aphorist
-
noun,
a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
- Antiphus
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Trojan ally, the son of Talaemenes and a nymph.
- antipope
-
noun,
a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
- aphonics
-
noun,
Pathology. a person who is affected with aphonia.
- antirust
-
noun,
something that prevents or resists rust.
- rainouts
-
noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- ratchets
-
noun,
a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- purchase
-
noun,
acquisition by the payment of money or its equivalent; buying, or a single act of buying.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- protects
-
verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- propanes
-
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.
- prophase
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the first stage of mitosis or meiosis in eukaryotic cell division, during which the nuclear envelope breaks down and strands of chromatin form into chromosomes.
- propines
-
noun,
a present; gift.
- anchoret
-
noun,
anchorite.
- prospect
-
noun,
Usually, prospects.
an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc.
the outlook for the future:
- prostate
-
noun,
prostate gland.
- rheostat
-
noun,
an adjustable resistor so constructed that its resistance may be changed without opening the circuit in which it is connected, thereby controlling the current in the circuit.
- uranites
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- Protista
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
- re-count
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- archines
-
noun,
arshin.
- pruinose
-
adjective,
covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- archetto
-
noun,
a tool, consisting of a bow strung with wire, for trimming excess material from a piece being modeled.
- Anicetus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- repaints
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- punctate
-
adjective,
marked with points or dots; having minute spots or depressions.
- apterous
-
adjective,
Zoology. wingless, as some insects.
- recusant
-
noun,
a person who is recusant.
- pitchers
-
noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- routines
-
noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- pinaster
-
noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- seraphic
-
adjective,
of, like, or befitting a seraph.
- achiotes
-
noun,
annatto.
- picrates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- aconites
-
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.
- pinchers
-
noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- achroite
-
noun,
the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- shea-nut
-
noun,
the seed of the shea tree and the source of shea butter.
- scenario
-
noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- phreatic
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to ground water.
- pinscher
-
noun,
one of a group of related dogs including the Doberman pinscher, miniature pinscher, and affenpinscher.
- pictures
-
noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- atropine
-
noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- shape-up
-
noun,
an act or instance of shaping up.
- piscator
-
noun,
fisherman.
- turpeths
-
noun,
the root of an East Indian plant, Merremia (or Operculina) turpethum, of the morning glory family, formerly used as a purgative.
- turnspit
-
noun,
a spit that rotates or can be rotated.
- step-cut
-
noun,
a cut consisting of a rectangular girdle, often faceted, with two or more tiers of narrow facets running parallel to the girdle on both the crown and the pavilion: used especially in stones in which color is more important than brilliance.
- Scituate
-
noun,
a town in E Massachusetts.
- Sheraton
-
noun,
Thomas, 1751–1806, English cabinetmaker and furniture designer.
- senorita
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- athonite
-
adjective,
of or relating to Mount Athos.
- auctions
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- piecrust
-
noun,
the crust or shell of a pie.
- phorates
-
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.
- reptant
-
adjective,
repent2 .
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Hichens
-
noun,
Robert Smythe [smahyth,, smahyth] /smaɪð,, smaɪθ/ (Show IPA), 1864–1950, English novelist.
- tin-pot
-
adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- reposit
-
verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- heroins
-
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.
- heroics
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- retouch
-
noun,
an added touch to a picture, painting, paint job, etc., by way of improvement or alteration.
- tipcart
-
noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- senhora
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- hernio-
-
- cuprite
-
noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- hepatic
-
noun,
a medicine acting on the liver.
- hectors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- shipper
-
noun,
a person who ships goods or makes shipments.
- heinous
-
adjective,
hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible:
- tipster
-
noun,
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- Rhoecus
-
noun,
flourished 6th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- curates
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- Tippets
-
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).
- heparin
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- Scutari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- Rhetian
-
noun,
Raetic.
- scutate
-
adjective,
Botany. formed like a round buckler.
- scutter
-
verb (used without object), noun,
scurry.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- hepato-
-
- hepcats
-
noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- Rhenish
-
noun,
British. Rhine wine.
- seaport
-
noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- tipcats
-
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.
- rhachis
-
noun,
rachis.
- heriots
-
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.
- Herisau
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Appenzell Ausser Rhoden, in NE Switzerland.
- hernias
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- hipster
-
noun,
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- hipshot
-
adjective,
having the hip dislocated.
- entopic
-
adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- hirsute
-
adjective,
hairy; shaggy.
- thorite
-
noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- Huastec
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of Mexico.
- Thraces
-
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.
- sharpen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sharp or sharper.
- Crispen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- hunches
-
noun,
a premonition or suspicion; guess:
- Hunters
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- huppahs
-
noun,
a canopy under which the Jewish marriage ceremony is performed.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- hutches
-
noun,
a pen or enclosed coop for small animals:
- threaps
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- crepons
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- thorias
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- Thoreau
-
noun,
Henry David, 1817–62, U.S. naturalist and author.
- thither
-
adverb,
Also, thitherward [thith -er-werd, th ith -] /ˈθɪð ər wərd, ˈðɪð-/ (Show IPA), thitherwards. to or toward that place or point; there.
- Iapetus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Soutine
-
noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- Shapiro
-
noun,
Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- icterus
-
noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- ratchet
-
noun,
a toothed bar with which a pawl engages.
- sharpie
-
noun,
sharper.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- soutane
-
noun,
a cassock.
- recoups
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- histone
-
noun,
any of a group of five small basic proteins, occurring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, that organize DNA strands into nucleosomes by forming molecular complexes around which the DNA winds.
- transp.
-
- hitches
-
noun,
the act or fact of fastening, as to something, especially temporarily.
- recount
-
noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- tiptops
-
noun,
the extreme top or summit.
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- hoarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become hoarse.
- Sephora
-
noun,
Zipporah.
- Sheitan
-
noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- souther
-
noun,
a wind or storm from the south.
- threats
-
noun,
a declaration of an intention or determination to inflict punishment, injury, etc., in retaliation for, or conditionally upon, some action or course; menace:
- rattons
-
noun,
a rat.
- rattish
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling a rat.
- hospice
-
noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- shatter
-
noun,
Usually, shatters. fragments made by shattering.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- hot-air
-
noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- hotches
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to fidget or shiver.
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- throats
-
noun,
the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
- Hotspur
-
noun,
an impetuous or reckless person; a hothead.
- croppie
-
noun,
crappie.
- hit-run
-
adjective,
hit-and-run (defs 1, 2, 4).
- curites
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- hearths
-
noun,
the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- shortie
-
noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- Tourane
-
noun,
former name of Danang.
- topspin
-
noun,
a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forward.
- tourist
-
noun,
a person who is traveling, especially for pleasure.
- toppers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- Esparto
-
noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- ruttish
-
adjective,
salacious; lustful.
- Tournai
-
noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- scauper
-
noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- earshot
-
noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- touters
-
noun,
a tout.
- scatter
-
noun,
the act of scattering.
- 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.
- etchant
-
noun,
a chemical used to etch designs into metal, glass, or other material.
- shotten
-
adjective,
(of fish, especially herring) having recently ejected the spawn.
- ethions
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- ethiops
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- rupiahs
-
noun,
an aluminum coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Indonesia, equal to 100 sen. Abbreviation: Rp.
- schappe
-
noun,
schappe silk.
- shittah
-
noun,
a tree, said to be an acacia, probably Acacia seyal, that yielded the shittim wood of the Old Testament.
- ethnics
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- cutties
-
noun,
a short spoon.
- tonsure
-
noun,
the act of cutting the hair or shaving the head.
- shorten
-
verb (used with object),
to make short or shorter.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- tone-up
-
noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- entrust
-
verb (used with object),
to charge or invest with a trust or responsibility; charge with a specified office or duty involving trust:
- encrust
-
verb (used with or without object),
incrust.
- Saucier
-
noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- saunter
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- shoepac
-
noun,
a heavy, laced, waterproof boot.
- epicarp
-
noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- epinaos
-
noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- shophar
-
noun,
shofar.
- sautoir
-
noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- epitaph
-
noun,
a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary monument about the person buried at that site.
- Sapphic
-
noun,
a Sapphic verse.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- shochet
-
noun,
shohet.
- toucans
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- shopper
-
noun,
a person who shops.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- scapho-
-
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- 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.
- echinus
-
noun,
any sea urchin of the genus Echinus.
- echino-
-
- torches
-
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.
- ruinate
-
adjective,
ruined.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- curiosa
-
plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- tithers
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- happens
-
verb (used without object),
to take place; come to pass; occur:
- haptens
-
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.
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- Sno-Cat
-
- rinceau
-
noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- haptics
-
noun,
the branch of psychology that investigates sensory data and sensation derived from the sense of touch and localized on the skin.
- haricot
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- curtain
-
noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- Harnett
-
noun,
William Michael, 1848–92, U.S. painter.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Script.
-
- scrapie
-
noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- shippon
-
noun,
a cow barn or cattle shed.
- Harpies
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- harpist
-
noun,
a person who plays the harp, especially professionally.
- harshen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become harsh:
- richens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- hatches
-
noun,
the act of hatching.
- 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.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- hatpins
-
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.
- scupper
-
noun,
Nautical. a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges.
Compare freeing port.
- hatters
-
noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- haircut
-
noun,
an act or instance of cutting the hair.
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- shut-in
-
noun,
a person confined by infirmity or disease to the house, a hospital, etc.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- shutter
-
noun,
a solid or louvered movable cover for a window.
- cushion
-
noun,
a soft bag of cloth, leather, or rubber, filled with feathers, air, foam rubber, etc., on which to sit, kneel, or lie.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- 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:
- ruction
-
noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- Sichuan
-
noun,
a province in S central China. 219,691 sq. mi. (569,000 sq. km). Capital: Chengdu.
- sinuate
-
adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- ratches
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- routine
-
noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- curtate
-
adjective,
shortened; reduced; abbreviated.
- rotates
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- tochers
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- rochets
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- situate
-
adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- eutocia
-
noun,
normal childbirth.
- roaches
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Eutopia
-
noun,
a place in which human society, natural conditions, etc., are so ideally perfect that there is complete contentment.
- snapper
-
noun,
any of several large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae.
- toecaps
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- scouter
-
noun,
a person who scouts.
- hachure
-
noun,
one of a series of short parallel lines drawn on a map to indicate topographic relief.
- snippet
-
noun,
a small piece snipped off; a small bit, scrap, or fragment:
- phonies
-
noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- intrust
-
verb (used with object),
entrust.
- soutter
-
noun,
souter.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Panther
-
noun,
the cougar or puma, Felis concolor.
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- poaches
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- poacher
-
noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- stature
-
noun,
the height of a human or animal body.
- suction
-
noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- parches
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- staunch
-
adjective,
firm or steadfast in principle, adherence, loyalty, etc., as a person:
- parison
-
noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- piteous
-
adjective,
evoking or deserving pity; pathetic:
- partite
-
noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- partons
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- pastern
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- Pasteur
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- pitches
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- Pasture
-
noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- patches
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- Pitcher
-
noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- patents
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- Pitatus
-
noun,
a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 50 miles (80 km) in diameter.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- patient
-
noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- Suharto
-
noun,
1921–2008, Indonesian army officer and political leader: president 1967–98.
- steato-
-
- porches
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- orpines
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- pothers
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- Tacitus
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius [puhb-lee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
- posture
-
noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- ostrich
-
noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- Suttner
-
noun,
Bertha von [bur-thuh von;; German ber-tuh fuh n] /ˈbɜr θə vɒn;; German ˈbɛr tə fən/ (Show IPA), 1843–1914, Austrian writer: Nobel Peace Prize 1905.
- outacts
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- postern
-
noun,
a back door or gate.
- outcast
-
noun,
a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society:
- portent
-
noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- outpace
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- porcine
-
adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- outrace
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- poetics
-
noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- startup
-
noun,
the act or fact of starting something; a setting in motion.
- popinac
-
noun,
huisache.
- Pontiac
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- surcoat
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- outsert
-
noun,
an additional folded signature or sheet into which another is bound.
- ponceau
-
noun,
a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
- outspan
-
noun,
the act or a place of outspanning.
- pointes
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pointer
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- support
-
noun,
the act or an instance of supporting.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- Pahouin
-
noun,
Fang (def 1).
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- stearo-
-
- patriot
-
noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- orphans
-
noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- Petunia
-
noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- sthenic
-
adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- persona
-
noun,
a person.
- picture
-
noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- stouten
-
verb (used with object),
to make stout.
- piceous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- petitor
-
noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- picaros
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- petrous
-
adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- pettish
-
adjective,
petulantly peevish:
- stopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stops.
- periapt
-
noun,
an amulet.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- 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.
- phreno-
-
- phrenic
-
adjective,
Anatomy. of or relating to the diaphragm.
- Phineas
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “serpent's mouth or oracle.”.
- Phineus
-
noun,
a brother of Cepheus who was not brave enough to rescue his betrothed Andromeda from a sea monster and who was eventually turned to stone.
- phrenia
-
- phocine
-
adjective,
of or relating to seals.
- phonate
-
verb (used with or without object),
Phonetics. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action.
- Photius
-
noun,
a.d. c820–891, patriarch of Constantinople 858–867, 877–882.
- photics
-
noun,
the science of light.
- phosph-
-
- 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.
- sthenia
-
noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- stetho-
-
- Piraeus
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- 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.
- pattens
-
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.
- pattern
-
noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- Stentor
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- patters
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- step-on
-
adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- patties
-
noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- step-up
-
noun,
an increase or rise in the rate or quantity of something.
- paupers
-
noun,
a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
- strophe
-
noun,
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- pinesap
-
noun,
either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, especially the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys (false beechdrops) of eastern North America.
- Pearson
-
noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- Pinchot
-
noun,
Gifford, 1863–1946, U.S. political leader, forester, and teacher.
- pectins
-
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.
- sterno-
-
- pectous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- Stretch
-
noun,
an act or instance of stretching.
- pinches
-
- pent-up
-
adjective,
confined; restrained; not vented or expressed; curbed:
- strato-
-
- pepinos
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- strati-
-
- peptics
-
noun,
a substance promoting digestion.
- Perchta
-
noun,
the goddess of death and of fertility: sometimes identified with Holle.
- pincher
-
noun,
a person or thing that pinches.
- pincers
-
noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- perhaps
-
adverb,
maybe; possibly:
- Orpheus
-
noun,
Greek Legend. a poet and musician, a son of Calliope, who followed his dead wife, Eurydice, to the underworld. By charming Hades, he obtained permission to lead her away, provided he did not look back at her until they returned to earth. But at the last moment he looked, and she was lost to him forever.
- ornith-
-
- Rappist
-
noun,
Harmonist.
- nappers
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- isopach
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points of equal thickness of a particular geologic formation.
- isotach
-
noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points where winds of equal speeds have been recorded.
- teutons
-
noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- Purchas
-
noun,
Samuel, 1575?–1626, English writer and editor of travel books.
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- pupates
-
verb (used without object),
to become a pupa.
- spinach
-
noun,
a plant, Spinacia oleracea, cultivated for its edible, crinkly or flat leaves.
- tetanus
-
noun,
Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw.
Compare lockjaw.
- punties
-
noun,
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- punster
-
noun,
a person who makes puns frequently.
- naphth-
-
- nappies
-
noun,
liquor, especially ale.
- purines
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- punches
-
noun,
a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- tephras
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- spitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that spits.
- nephric
-
adjective,
renal.
- pterous
-
- nephro-
-
- pterion
-
noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- Nerthus
-
noun,
goddess of fertility, described by Tacitus in his Germania: later appeared in Scandinavian mythology as the god Njord.
- isoneph
-
noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same amount of cloudiness.
- Puritan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- pschent
-
noun,
the double crown worn by ancient Egyptian kings, symbolic of dominion over Upper and Lower Egypt, which had previously been separate kingdoms.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- therian
-
noun,
a therian animal.
- incepts
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- ranchos
-
noun,
a ranch.
- ranches
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- incrust
-
verb (used with object),
to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- rainout
-
noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- spathic
-
adjective,
like spar.
- inphase
-
adjective,
having the same phase.
- spatter
-
noun,
the act or the sound of spattering:
- inpours
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- inscape
-
noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- inshore
-
adverb,
toward the shore:
- purpose
-
noun,
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- inspect
-
verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- spectra
-
noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- sphenic
-
adjective,
being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- spheno-
-
- sphero-
-
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- puttier
-
noun,
a person who putties, as a glazier.
- phonics
-
noun,
a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
- putters
-
noun,
puttering or ineffective action; dawdling.
- spicate
-
adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- pushpin
-
noun,
a short pin having a spool-shaped head of plastic, glass, or metal, used for affixing material to a bulletin board, wall, or the like.
- thenars
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- spotter
-
noun,
a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
- neutro-
-
- potiche
-
noun,
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- precuts
-
adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- tarpons
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- tarnish
-
noun,
a tarnished coating.
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- tapster
-
noun,
a bartender.
- tappets
-
noun,
a sliding rod, intermittently struck by a cam, for moving another part, as a valve.
- princes
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- octanes
-
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.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Priapus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a god of male procreative power, the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite.
- Preston
-
noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- Onitsha
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- nutters
-
noun,
a person who gathers nuts.
- precast
-
adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- prances
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- sputter
-
noun,
the act or sound of sputtering.
- ophites
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- oraches
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- pouters
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- pounces
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- pouches
-
noun,
a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities:
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- potties
-
noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- nutrias
-
noun,
the coypu.
- protist
-
noun,
any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- teapots
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- Proteus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- protest
-
noun,
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid:
- nippers
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- 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.
- 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.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- techno-
-
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- nitrous
-
adjective,
pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
- prosect
-
verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prosaic
-
adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- nutates
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- teacups
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- propine
-
noun,
a present; gift.
- Prophet
-
noun,
a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- tautens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- 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.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- notches
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- taurine
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- 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.
- nourice
-
noun,
a nurse.
- nourish
-
verb (used with object),
to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
- parsnip
-
noun,
a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root.
- trippet
-
noun,
a projection, cam, or the like, for striking some other part at regular intervals.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- chorten
-
noun,
(in Tibet) a monument to a distinguished Buddhist, especially a lama.
- Acheron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a river in Hades over which Charon ferried the souls of the dead.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- Acheson
-
noun,
Dean (Gooderham) [goo d-er-ham,, -uh m] /ˈgʊd ərˌhæm,, -əm/ (Show IPA), 1893–1971, U.S. statesman: secretary of state 1949–53.
- urinate
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- achiote
-
noun,
annatto.
- unearth
-
verb (used with object),
to dig or get out of the earth; dig up.
- 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.
- troupes
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- constr.
-
- chorine
-
noun,
a chorus girl.
- anchors
-
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.
- acinous
-
adjective,
consisting of acini.
- capotes
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- ceriphs
-
noun,
serif.
- contest
-
noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- trophic
-
adjective,
of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
- cappers
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- contra-
-
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contuse
-
verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- 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.
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- chopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that chops.
- cotters
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- chaunts
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
chant.
- citrons
-
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.
- chatter
-
noun,
purposeless or foolish talk.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- Canthus
-
noun,
the angle or corner on each side of the eye, formed by the junction of the upper and lower lids.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- chatons
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- cantrip
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- cerato-
-
- choreas
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- conatus
-
noun,
an effort or striving.
- chasten
-
verb (used with object),
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise.
- triunes
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- upstair
-
noun,
(usually used with a singular verb) an upper story or stories; the part of a building or house that is above the ground floor:
- caprine
-
adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- aphetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or due to aphesis.
- Canopus
-
noun,
Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina: the second brightest star in the heavens.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- actino-
-
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- Corinth
-
noun,
an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- copiers
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- carnous
-
adjective,
carnose.
- eparchs
-
noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- appoint
-
verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- copihue
-
noun,
Chile-bells.
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- Apophis
-
noun,
a demon serpent of darkness whom Ra, as sun god, destroys every morning at dawn.
- unhitch
-
verb (used with object),
to free from attachment; unfasten:
- copters
-
noun,
helicopter.
- chunter
-
verb (used without object),
to grumble or grouse mildly or tediously.
- chutist
-
noun,
a parachutist.
- chaines
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- aseptic
-
noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- unhorse
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to fall from a horse, as in battle; dislodge from the saddle:
- carpets
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carpous
-
- apprise
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of):
- aitches
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- caption
-
noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- aphonic
-
noun,
Pathology. a person who is affected with aphonia.
- 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.
- cashier
-
noun,
an employee, as in a market or department store, who collects payments for customer purchases.
- Copehan
-
noun,
Wintun.
- unstrap
-
verb (used with object),
to take off or slacken the strap of.
- capture
-
noun,
the act of capturing.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- chapter
-
noun,
a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
- Chappie
-
noun,
chap2 (def 1).
- unteach
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to be forgotten or disbelieved, as by contrary teaching.
- centaur
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- 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.
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- unhairs
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- aphotic
-
adjective,
lightless; dark.
- cornute
-
adjective,
cornuted.
- carhops
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- upraise
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- Cornish
-
noun,
the Celtic language of Cornwall, extinct since c1800.
- Chanute
-
noun,
a town in SE Kansas.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- carious
-
adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- chanter
-
noun,
a person who chants; singer.
- chopins
-
noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- 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.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Utopian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Utopia.
- tricho-
-
- auspice
-
noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- Another
-
pronoun,
one more; an additional one:
- centro-
-
- archons
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- archit.
-
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- cattish
-
adjective,
catlike; feline.
- autoist
-
noun,
motorist.
- aurochs
-
noun,
a large, black European wild ox, Bos primigenius: extinct since 1627.
- turista
-
noun,
tourista.
- archine
-
noun,
arshin.
- chitons
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- tricots
-
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.
- Cherish
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or treat as dear; feel love for:
- trounce
-
verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- Chi-tse
-
noun,
Ki Tse.
- turacos
-
noun,
touraco.
- chitter
-
verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- caution
-
noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- arpents
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- T-shirt
-
noun,
a lightweight, usually knitted, pullover shirt, close-fitting and with a round neckline and short sleeves, worn as an undershirt or outer garment.
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- chin-up
-
noun,
an act or instance of chinning a horizontal bar, rod, or the like.
- triceps
-
noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- attorns
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- aristo-
-
- chipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that chips or cuts.
- crappie
-
noun,
either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie)
- attunes
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- antero-
-
- Anterus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- Chi-Rho
-
noun,
the Christian monogram ( ☧ ) made from the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
- unstate
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to deprive (a person) of office or rank.
- Utrecht
-
noun,
a province in central Netherlands. 511 sq. mi. (1325 sq. km).
- cranio-
-
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- utopias
-
noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- centri-
-
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- turpeth
-
noun,
the root of an East Indian plant, Merremia (or Operculina) turpethum, of the morning glory family, formerly used as a purgative.
- couthie
-
adjective,
agreeable; genial; kindly.
- Austro-
-
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- atiptoe
-
adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- courant
-
noun,
courante.
- athirst
-
adjective,
having a keen desire; eager (often followed by for):
- catnips
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- Antioch
-
noun,
Arabic Antakiya. Turkish Antakya. a city in S Turkey: capital of the ancient kingdom of Syria 300–64 b.c.
- catouse
-
noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- cheiro-
-
- atheist
-
noun,
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
- Cheiron
-
noun,
Chiron.
- cohunes
-
noun,
a pinnate-leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut.
- uptears
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- cheapos
-
noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- coheirs
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- cahiers
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- upstart
-
noun,
a person who has risen suddenly from a humble position to wealth, power, or a position of consequence.
- cittern
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- upstate
-
noun,
the part of a state that is farther north or farther from the chief city, especially the northerly part of New York State.
- anthers
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- arseno-
-
- couters
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- cerat-
-
- centi-
-
- prunes
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- opacus
-
adjective,
(of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- nother
-
adjective,
Informal. a whole nother, an entirely different; a whole other.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- pupate
-
verb (used without object),
to become a pupa.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- 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.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- unship
-
verb (used with object),
to put or take off from a ship, as persons or goods.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- tappet
-
noun,
a sliding rod, intermittently struck by a cam, for moving another part, as a valve.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- norths
-
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.
- tauto-
-
- centr-
-
- purine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- prutah
-
noun,
a former aluminum coin of Israel, the thousandth part of a pound.
- tapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- tauten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- upcast
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- tauro-
-
- truant
-
noun,
a student who stays away from school without permission.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- unstep
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- 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.
- truths
-
noun,
the true or actual state of a matter:
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- Nutter
-
noun,
a person who gathers nuts.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- Proust
-
noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- Arches
-
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.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- cerias
-
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.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- spiro-
-
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- tarso-
-
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- 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.
- unstop
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- ptero-
-
- archon
-
noun,
a higher magistrate in ancient Athens.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- trouts
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- ochres
-
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.
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- punish
-
verb (used with object),
to subject to pain, loss, confinement, death, etc., as a penalty for some offense, transgression, or fault:
- onrush
-
noun,
a strong forward rush, flow, etc.
- taunts
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- archi-
-
- Tatius
-
noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- archt.
-
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- ochers
-
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.
- nutate
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- Thanet
-
noun,
Octave [ok-tiv,, -teyv] /ˈɒk tɪv,, -teɪv/ (Show IPA) pen name of Alice French.
- Cheops
-
noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- Ishtar
-
noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- thanes
-
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.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- cheats
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- 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.
- Teuton
-
noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- cheapo
-
noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Tetuan
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the Mediterranean: former capital of the Spanish zone of Morocco.
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- tetra-
-
- antho-
-
- nachos
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- chaunt
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
chant.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- napper
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- chaton
-
noun,
Also called chaton foil. an imitation gem of paste that has its pavilion backed with metal foil or silver to reflect light.
- nappes
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- chaste
-
adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- rappen
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- troths
-
noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instr.
-
- chines
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- inter.
-
- chinas
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- chiaus
-
noun,
(in the Ottoman Empire) a court official who served as an ambassador, emissary, or member of a ceremonial escort.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- recoup
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- intra-
-
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- intro.
-
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- Thatch
-
noun,
Also, thatching. a material, as straw, rushes, leaves, or the like, used to cover roofs, grain stacks, etc.
- anther
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing part of a stamen.
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- cherts
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- theirn
-
pronoun,
theirs.
- cheths
-
noun,
heth.
- theirs
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- thenar
-
noun,
the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- raptus
-
noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- upspin
-
noun,
a sudden, upward, spiraling movement, trend, etc.:
- teacup
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- uppers
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- chapes
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- niches
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- uppish
-
adjective,
arrogant; condescending; uppity.
- nipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- chants
-
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.
- Nippur
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city in SE Iraq: partially excavated.
- nip-up
-
noun,
a calisthenic routine or gymnastic move of springing to one's feet from a supine position.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- chaise
-
noun,
a light, open carriage, usually with a hood, especially a one-horse, two-wheeled carriage for two persons; shay.
- puttie
-
noun,
puttee.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- rachis
-
noun,
Botany.
the axis of an inflorescence when somewhat elongated, as in a raceme.
(in a pinnately compound leaf or frond) the prolongation of the petiole along which the leaflets are disposed.
any of various axial structures.
- nitro-
-
- chairs
-
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.
- putter
-
noun,
puttering or ineffective action; dawdling.
- Putsch
-
noun,
a plotted revolt or attempt to overthrow a government, especially one that depends upon suddenness and speed.
- put-on
-
noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- appose
-
verb (used with object),
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- pusher
-
noun,
a person or thing that pushes.
- chains
-
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.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- chaine
-
noun,
a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- no-hit
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- chappe
-
noun,
schappe silk.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- necro-
-
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- terat-
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- chaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- nautch
-
noun,
(in India) an exhibition of dancing by professional dancing girls.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- upshot
-
noun,
the final issue, the conclusion, or the result:
- rancho
-
noun,
a ranch.
- Ranchi
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Jharkhand state, in E India.
- spathe
-
noun,
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- neuro-
-
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Nethou
-
noun,
Pic de [French peek duh] /French pik də/ (Show IPA) a mountain in NE Spain: highest peak of the Pyrenees. 11,165 feet (3400 meters).
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- tenths
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- Charis
-
noun,
one of the Graces, married to Hephaestus.
- charts
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Charon
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the ferryman who conveyed the souls of the dead across the Styx.
- nephr-
-
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- tenuto
-
adjective,
Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.
- tephra
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- apercu
-
noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- 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.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- penta-
-
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- Penchi
-
noun,
Benxi.
- pepsin
-
noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- Peipus
-
noun,
a lake in the N Europe, on the border between Estonia and the W Russian Federation. 93 miles (150 km) long; 356 sq. mi. (920 sq. km).
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- 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.
- strath
-
noun,
a wide valley.
- peptic
-
noun,
a substance promoting digestion.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- astro-
-
- astute
-
adjective,
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- astron
-
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- 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.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Piutes
-
noun,
Paiute.
- statue
-
noun,
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- pecans
-
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.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- patter
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- 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.
- Stuart
-
noun,
a member of the royal family that ruled in Scotland from 1371 to 1714 and in England from 1603 to 1714.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- patri-
-
- Pontus
-
noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- Popish
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pathos
-
noun,
the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- stript
-
noun,
a striptease.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- Ponape
-
noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- peanut
-
noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- strunt
-
noun,
the fleshy part or stump of a tail, especially of a horse's tail.
- capper
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- pauper
-
noun,
a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
- paunch
-
noun,
a large and protruding belly; potbelly.
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Pesach
-
noun,
Passover (def 1).
- patho-
-
- phren.
-
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- stitch
-
noun,
one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- phrase
-
noun,
Grammar.
a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
(in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- pinups
-
noun,
a large photograph, as of a sexually attractive person, suitable for pinning on a wall.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- photic
-
adjective,
of or relating to light.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Turpin
-
noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- turnip
-
noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- attune
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- tusche
-
noun,
a greaselike liquid used in lithography as a medium receptive to lithographic ink, and in etching and silkscreen as a resist.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- tushie
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- picro-
-
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Tustin
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Tursha
-
noun,
an ancient people of the Mediterranean region, variously identified with the Lydians, Etruscans, or Trojans.
- austr-
-
- author
-
noun,
a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- petro-
-
- stench
-
noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- tutors
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- phanos
-
noun,
fanon.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Athens
-
noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- 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.
- uncaps
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- pithos
-
noun,
a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- steno-
-
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- phonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to speech sounds.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- phonet
-
- phones
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- pipers
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- turco-
-
- Phocis
-
noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- Pharos
-
noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- pipets
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- pheno-
-
- phatic
-
adjective,
denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information:
- phasor
-
noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- unhair
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the hair from, as a hide in preparation for tanning.
- pathic
-
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Sutton
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- Sutter
-
noun,
John Augustus, 1803–80, U.S. frontiersman: owner of Sutter's Mill.
- ouphes
-
noun,
an elf or goblin.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- ouches
-
noun,
a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- outact
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- others
-
noun,
the other one:
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Attius
-
noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- outset
-
noun,
the beginning or start:
- outsat
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of outsit.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- preach
-
verb (used with object),
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- tuchis
-
noun,
tokus.
- spruit
-
noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- tacho-
-
- spruce
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- tactus
-
noun,
the basic metrical unit in medieval music.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- unrips
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- Orchis
-
noun,
any orchid.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- 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.
- sprout
-
noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- catsup
-
noun,
ketchup.
- arsen-
-
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- orphan
-
noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- 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.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- outsit
-
verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- parous
-
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- 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.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- parpen
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- Parish
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- poseur
-
noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Potash
-
noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- 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.
- pother
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- 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.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- Papist
-
noun,
a Roman Catholic.
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- unhasp
-
verb (used with object),
to loosen the hasp of.
- carhop
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- 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.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- stupor
-
noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- ashpit
-
noun,
a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the accumulation of ashes.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Pashto
-
noun,
an Indo-European, Iranian language that is the official language of Afghanistan and the chief vernacular of the eastern part of the nation.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- Paphos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Cyprus.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- super-
-
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- supine
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- supper
-
noun,
the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- supra-
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- carpo-
-
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- potpie
-
noun,
a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- Potter
-
noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- panto-
-
- carpus
-
noun,
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- pounce
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- stanch
-
noun,
Also called flash-lock, navigation weir. a lock that, after being partially emptied, is opened suddenly to send a boat over a shallow place with a rush of water.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- Chino-
-
- precut
-
adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- Shrine
-
noun,
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
- earths
-
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.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- hearth
-
noun,
the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room.
- hearts
-
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.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- heaths
-
noun,
a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- hecto-
-
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- tiptop
-
noun,
the extreme top or summit.
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Hearst
-
noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- siphon
-
noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- Henoch
-
noun,
Enoch (defs 1, 2).
- 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).
- Sippar
-
noun,
an ancient Babylonian city on the Euphrates, in SE Iraq.
- aceto-
-
- tipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tips:
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- hepat-
-
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cosher
-
verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- hepcat
-
noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- haters
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- itches
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Hathor
-
noun,
the goddess of love and joy, often represented with the head, horns, or ears of a cow.
- urino-
-
- 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.
- Achish
-
noun,
the king of the Philistine city of Gath, who twice gave refuge to David. I Sam. 21:10–15.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- hatter
-
noun,
a maker or seller of hats.
- scouth
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Hattic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Hatti.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- haunch
-
noun,
the hip.
- haunts
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- hausen
-
noun,
beluga (def 1).
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- touche
-
interjection,
Fencing. (an expression used to indicate a hit or touch.)
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- rouths
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- 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.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- cushat
-
noun,
the ringdove, Colomba palumbus.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- hiero-
-
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- shicer
-
noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- hippo-
-
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- hippos
-
noun,
hippopotamus.
- hippus
-
noun,
spasmodic contraction of the pupil of the eye.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- cippus
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a stele.
- hiatus
-
noun,
a break or interruption in the continuity of a work, series, action, etc.
- hepta-
-
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- sipper
-
noun,
a person who sips.
- 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.
- sippet
-
noun,
a small bit; fragment.
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Shinto
-
noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- Sirach
-
noun,
Son of, Jesus (def 2).
- 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.
- touter
-
noun,
a tout.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- 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.
- H-hour
-
noun,
the time, usually unspecified, set for the beginning of a planned attack.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- search
-
noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- 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.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Hestia
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Cutter
-
noun,
a person who cuts, especially as a job, as one who cuts fabric for garments.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- coatis
-
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.
- aceous
-
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- Sappho
-
noun,
c620–c565 b.c, Greek poet, born in Lesbos.
- ethics
-
noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Ethiop
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- sapper
-
noun,
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- ethnic
-
noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- ethno-
-
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- ethnos
-
noun,
an ethnic group.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- epochs
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- scarph
-
noun,
a tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- shoran
-
noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- Epiph.
-
- saithe
-
noun,
pollock.
- sapro-
-
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- contr.
-
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- shohet
-
noun,
a person certified by a rabbi or Jewish court of law to slaughter animals for food in the manner prescribed by Jewish law.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- eschar
-
noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- shoppe
-
noun,
shop (used chiefly for quaint effect).
- Ushant
-
noun,
an island off the NW coast of France: naval battles 1778, 1794. 4½ miles (7 km) long.
- Topper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- ericas
-
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.
- Sarthe
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- actin-
-
- sarco-
-
- 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.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- tophus
-
noun,
a calcareous concretion formed in the soft tissue about a joint, in the pinna of the ear, etc., especially in gout; a gouty deposit.
- 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.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- 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.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- corpus
-
noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- 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:
- tithes
-
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.
- chinos
-
noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- cohune
-
noun,
a pinnate-leaved palm, Orbignya cohune, native to Central America, bearing large nuts whose meat yields an oil resembling that of the coconut.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Cohens
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- aeron.
-
- rupiah
-
noun,
an aluminum coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Indonesia, equal to 100 sen. Abbreviation: Rp.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- tither
-
noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enrich
-
verb (used with object),
to supply with riches, wealth, abundant or valuable possessions, etc.:
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- hasher
-
noun,
a waiter or waitress, especially in a hash house.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Enochs
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- scathe
-
noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- scato-
-
- Europa
-
noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- ephors
-
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.
- sacro-
-
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- ephahs
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about a bushel (35 liters).
- sachet
-
noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- utters
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- eparch
-
noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- happen
-
verb (used without object),
to take place; come to pass; occur:
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- Schipa
-
noun,
Tito [tee-taw] /ˈti tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1890–1965, Italian operatic tenor.
- acious
-
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- Ruston
-
noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- Hirsch
-
noun,
John Stephen, 1930–1989, Canadian stage director, born in Hungary.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- senhor
-
noun,
a Portuguese term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- chorus
-
noun,
Music.
a group of persons singing in unison.
(in an opera, oratorio, etc.) such a group singing choral parts in connection with soloists or individual singers.
a piece of music for singing in unison.
a part of a song that recurs at intervals, usually following each verse; refrain.
- Chosen
-
noun,
elect.
- rhenic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhenium.
- Sharpe
-
noun,
William Forsyth [fawr-sahyth] /ˈfɔr saɪθ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- cteno-
-
- seraph
-
noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- 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:
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- thrash
-
noun,
an act or instance of thrashing; beating; blow.
- 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.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- chiton
-
noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- Huerta
-
noun,
Victoriano [beek-taw-ryah-naw] /ˌbik tɔˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1854–1916, Mexican general: provisional president of Mexico 1913–14.
- 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.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- 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.
- Utopia
-
noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- thresh
-
noun,
the act of threshing.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- sit-up
-
noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- hotter
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- inches
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- hotcha
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of approval or delight, now often used facetiously.)
- chouse
-
noun,
a swindle.
- Hotien
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- chotts
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- 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):
- aniso-
-
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- hottie
-
noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- Cripps
-
noun,
Sir Stafford, 1889–1952, British statesman and socialist leader.
- throat
-
noun,
the passage from the mouth to the stomach or to the lungs, including the pharynx, esophagus, larynx, and trachea.
- houris
-
noun,
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- couths
-
noun,
good manners; refinement:
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- urano-
-
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- thrips
-
noun,
any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants.
- chori-
-
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- chopas
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- thirst
-
noun,
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- croups
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- set-up
-
noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- Thiers
-
noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- trich-
-
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- iatro-
-
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- 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.
- Sophar
-
noun,
Zophar.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- setout
-
noun,
preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- Cronus
-
noun,
a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- ichors
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Chopin
-
noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- thorps
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- Hunter
-
noun,
a person who hunts game or other wild animals for food or in sport.
- inarch
-
verb (used with object),
to graft by uniting a growing branch to a stock without separating the branch from its parent stock.
- chores
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- huppah
-
noun,
a canopy under which the Jewish marriage ceremony is performed.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- aneuch
-
adjective, noun, adverb, interjection,
enough.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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.
- Thetis
-
noun,
a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.
- thetas
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Husain
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- Huston
-
noun,
John, 1906–87, U.S. film director and writer.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Hutton
-
noun,
James, 1726–97, Scottish geologist: formulated uniformitarianism.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- thetic
-
adjective,
positive; dogmatic.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- 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.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- urchin
-
noun,
a mischievous boy.
- inrush
-
noun,
a rushing or pouring in.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- Sherpa
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- honest
-
adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- inpour
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- Honshu
-
noun,
an island in central Japan: chief island of the country. 88,851 sq. mi. (230,124 sq. km).
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- utero-
-
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Shaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- Chiron
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a wise and beneficent centaur, teacher of Achilles, Asclepius, and others.
- chiros
-
noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- Hopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that hops.
- Thurs.
-
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- riches
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- recti-
-
- histo-
-
- rectos
-
- trans.
-
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- uptorn
-
verb,
past participle of uptear.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- coupes
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- rehash
-
noun,
the act of rehashing.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- churns
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- hither
-
Idioms,
hither and thither, in various quarters; here and there:
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- tinct.
-
- snitch
-
noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- shapen
-
adjective,
having a designated shape (usually used in combination):
- chiro-
-
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- cupper
-
noun,
a person who performs the procedure of cupping.
- cuppas
-
noun,
a cup of tea.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- Cuphea
-
noun,
any of various New World plants belonging to the genus Cuphea, of the loosestrife family, having tubular, usually reddish or purple flowers.
- 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.
- Chron.
-
- thrush
-
noun,
any of numerous, medium-sized songbirds of the family Turdinae, usually dull brown and often speckled below, and including many outstanding singers.
- chirps
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- septi-
-
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- rhino-
-
- sheath
-
noun,
a case or covering for the blade of a sword, dagger, or the like.
- Christ
-
noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- incurs
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cupro-
-
- thrust
-
noun,
an act or instance of thrusting; a forcible push or shove; lunge or stab.
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- 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.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- richen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become rich or richer.
- troph-
-
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Usher
-
noun,
a person who escorts people to seats in a theater, church, etc.
- post-
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- Port.
-
- Ashur
-
noun,
Assur.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- 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.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scat-
-
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- 30-30
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Utter
-
adjective,
complete; total; absolute:
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- acro-
-
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- acpt.
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- sauch
-
noun,
saugh.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Sept.
-
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- poet.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- step-
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- Shiah
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Shiʿites.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- UNCIO
-
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- acet-
-
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- ation
-
- sect.
-
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- Uther
-
noun,
king of Britain and father of Arthur.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pipet
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- ster.
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- tutor
-
noun,
a person employed to instruct another in some branch or branches of learning, especially a private instructor.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Shaun
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seti-
-
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- pinup
-
noun,
a large photograph, as of a sexually attractive person, suitable for pinning on a wall.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- stat.
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- popes
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- acnes
-
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.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- 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.
- sero-
-
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- pipes
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Seric
-
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Scot.
-
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- putto
-
noun,
a representation of a cherubic infant, often shown winged.
- putts
-
noun,
an act of putting.
- Apoc.
-
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Sochi
-
noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- rhin-
-
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- rhoea
-
- spec.
-
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- rhet.
-
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- pupas
-
noun,
an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- sito-
-
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- Pupin
-
noun,
Michael Idvorsky [id-vawr-skee] /ɪdˈvɔr ski/ (Show IPA), 1858–1935, U.S. inventor, physicist, and author, born in Hungary.
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- Uriah
-
noun,
Also, Douay Bible, Urias [yoo-rahy-uh s] /yʊˈraɪ əs/ (Show IPA). Also called Uriah the Hittite. the husband of Bathsheba, and an officer in David's army. II Sam. 11.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Punch
-
noun,
a thrusting blow, especially with the fist.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- upper
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- rept.
-
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- repps
-
noun,
rep1 .
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- anti-
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rcpt.
-
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- anth-
-
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- uran-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- rect.
-
- recpt
-
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- ante-
-
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Recit
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- recip
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- reni-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- span-
-
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- ranch
-
noun,
an establishment maintained for raising livestock under range conditions.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- 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.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- anis-
-
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- actos
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- aeri-
-
- shott
-
noun,
chott.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- ruths
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
-
- preps
-
noun,
preparatory school.
- prep.
-
- sanit
-
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- shout
-
noun,
a loud call or cry:
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- sarc-
-
- pouch
-
noun,
a bag, sack, or similar receptacle, especially one for small articles or quantities:
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- asco-
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- unhip
-
adjective,
ill-informed about or unsympathetic to current fads or trends.
- UNHCR
-
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- prahu
-
noun,
proa.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- prae-
-
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- Unit.
-
- Srta.
-
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- aero-
-
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Prot.
-
- areo-
-
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- Prus.
-
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Routh
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- arces
-
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.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- Arch.
-
- spor-
-
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- arche
-
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- shpt.
-
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- proc.
-
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Shute
-
noun,
Nevil (Nevil Shute Norway) 1899–1960, British novelist and aeronautical engineer.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- shunt
-
noun,
the act of shunting; shift.
- Shuha
-
adjective,
of or relating to any Shinto sect other than the Kokka.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- 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.
- pron.
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Sino-
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- pros.
-
- props
-
noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- arith
-
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- prop.
-
- ruche
-
noun,
a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
- Hunts
-
noun,
Huntingdonshire.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Horus
-
noun,
a solar deity, regarded as either the son or the brother of Isis and Osiris, and usually represented as a falcon or as a man with the head of a falcon.
- Hours
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- houri
-
noun,
one of the beautiful virgins provided in paradise for all faithful Muslims.
- hotch
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to fidget or shiver.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- hosp.
-
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- chott
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- hort.
-
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- horns
-
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.
- Horne
-
noun,
Lena, 1917–2010, U.S. singer and actress.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- 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).
- Hoppe
-
noun,
Willie (William Frederick) 1887–1959, U.S. billiards player.
- House
-
noun,
a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- thio-
-
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- IATSE
-
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- hutch
-
noun,
a pen or enclosed coop for small animals:
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- hurts
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Hurst
-
noun,
Fannie, 1889–1968, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Huron
-
noun,
a member of an Indian tribe, the northwestern member of the Iroquoian family, living west of Lake Huron.
- Hupeh
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Hubei.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- hunch
-
noun,
a premonition or suspicion; guess:
- Thoth
-
noun,
the god of wisdom, learning, and magic represented as a man with the head either of an ibis or of a baboon.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Hopeh
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Hebei.
- icons
-
- 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.
- hier-
-
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- heths
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- tious
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- herp.
-
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- troch
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- herns
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- Hench
-
noun,
Philip Showalter [shoh-awl-ter] /ˈʃoʊ ɔl tər/ (Show IPA), 1896–1965, U.S. physician: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1950.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- 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.
- 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.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Chute
-
noun,
an inclined channel, as a trough, tube, or shaft, for conveying water, grain, coal, etc., to a lower level.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- hocus
-
verb (used with object),
to play a trick on; hoax; cheat.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- 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.
- 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.
- churn
-
noun,
a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter.
- hitch
-
noun,
the act or fact of fastening, as to something, especially temporarily.
- chuse
-
verb (used with or without object),
Archaic. choose.
- hist.
-
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- trop-
-
- 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.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- 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.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- hipp-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- ichth
-
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- 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.
- nacho
-
noun,
a snack or appetizer consisting of a small piece of tortilla topped with cheese, hot peppers, etc., and broiled.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- teths
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- naso-
-
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- Teut.
-
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- Thach
-
noun,
Edward, Teach, Edward.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Isth.
-
- 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.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Necho
-
noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- Neth.
-
- tenth
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- tents
-
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.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Nehru
-
noun,
Jawaharlal [juh-wah-her-lahl] /dʒəˈwɑ hər lɑl/ (Show IPA), 1889–1964, Hindu political leader in India: first prime minister of the republic of India 1947–64 (father of Indira Gandhi).
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- natch
-
adverb,
of course; naturally.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- nears
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- tera-
-
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- naut.
-
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- 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.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insep
-
- Theos
-
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- China
-
noun,
a translucent ceramic material, biscuit-fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- chiru
-
noun,
a goat antelope, Pantholops hodgsoni, of Tibet, the male of which has very long, straight horns.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- incas
-
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.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- Chin.
-
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- 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.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- theat
-
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- theor
-
- theo-
-
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- cheth
-
noun,
heth.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Troth
-
noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- Chian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Chios.
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- intr.
-
- chias
-
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.
- hect-
-
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- char-
-
- touts
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- 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.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- econ.
-
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- 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.
- ecto-
-
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- ento-
-
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- torts
-
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.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- corpn
-
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Enoch
-
noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- toti-
-
- Ecua.
-
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crit.
-
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- cuppa
-
noun,
a cup of tea.
- crush
-
noun,
the act of crushing; state of being crushed.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- couth
-
noun,
good manners; refinement:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- treas
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- ephah
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to about a bushel (35 liters).
- corp.
-
- Heath
-
noun,
a tract of open and uncultivated land; wasteland overgrown with shrubs.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- harps
-
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.
- Cohen
-
noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- cont.
-
- harsh
-
adjective,
ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect:
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- haust
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- 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.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- 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.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Heaps
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- haute
-
adverb,
aloud; loudly.
- haunt
-
noun,
Often, haunts. a place frequently visited:
- 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.
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- 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.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Hatch
-
noun,
the act of hatching.
- Cohan
-
noun,
George M(ichael) 1878–1942, U.S. actor, playwright, and producer.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Euro-
-
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- 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.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- cores
-
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- 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.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- 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.
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- Epist
-
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- corns
-
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.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- 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.”.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- copr-
-
- Esth.
-
- neur-
-
- Thant
-
noun,
U, U Thant.
- neut.
-
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- Pasch
-
noun,
the Jewish festival of Passover.
- Sturt
-
noun,
violent quarreling.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- part.
-
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- pari-
-
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- carp-
-
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- 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.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Capt.
-
- patr-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- path-
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- patch
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- stunt
-
noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Cath.
-
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- ouphe
-
noun,
an elf or goblin.
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- 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.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- pant-
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- 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.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- supp.
-
- Suppe
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1819–95, Austrian composer.
- Supt.
-
- surah
-
noun,
a soft, twilled silk or rayon fabric.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- caps.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- phon.
-
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- phase
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- phane
-
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- phons
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the apparent loudness of a sound, equal in number for a given sound to the intensity in decibels of a sound having a frequency of 1000 cycles per second when, in the judgment of a group of listeners, the two sounds are of equal loudness.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- auto.
-
- auth.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- atto-
-
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pico-
-
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- phore
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- Aust.
-
- phot.
-
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- strut
-
noun,
the act of strutting.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- capes
-
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.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- caphs
-
noun,
kaph.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- 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.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- capos
-
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.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- peta-
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Stout
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- 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.
- pert.
-
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Cant.
-
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- 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).
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- peri-
-
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- pepos
-
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.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- Orth.
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- 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.
- 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.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- oaths
-
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.:
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tartu
-
noun,
a city in SE Estonia.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- 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.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- nucha
-
noun,
nape.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- octa-
-
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Truth
-
noun,
the true or actual state of a matter:
- Trust
-
noun,
reliance on the integrity, strength, ability, surety, etc., of a person or thing; confidence.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- nuci-
-
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tech.
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- chais
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- 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.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- noct-
-
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- chaos
-
noun,
a state of utter confusion or disorder; a total lack of organization or order.
- teno-
-
- chap.
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- tears
-
- 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.
- taunt
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- cert.
-
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- notch
-
noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- TCPIP
-
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Trout
-
noun,
any of several game fishes of the genus Salmo, related to the salmon.
Compare brown trout, cutthroat trout, rainbow trout.
- 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.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- 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.
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- 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.
- cent.
-
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- OPers
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orch.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- tahrs
-
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.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- caus.
-
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- 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.
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- thi-
-
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- tchr
-
- taur
-
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- tron
-
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- tion
-
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- str.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Thun
-
noun,
a city in central Switzerland, on the Aar River, near the Lake of Thun.
- USRC
-
- USTC
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Ste.
-
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ter.
-
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- uret
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- thus
-
adverb,
in the way just indicated; in this way:
- tri-
-
- 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.
- ten.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- SPCA
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- 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.
- Tush
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tush!”.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- uria
-
- Thur
-
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Utah
-
noun,
a state in the W United States. 84,916 sq. mi. (219,930 sq. km). Capital: Salt Lake City.
Abbreviation: UT (for use with zip code), Ut.
- the-
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- 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.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- 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.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- USCA
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- such
-
Idioms,
as such. as1 (def 28).
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Sra.
-
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- top-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- USAR
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- shut
-
noun,
the act or time of shutting or closing.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- thou
-
noun,
one thousand dollars, pounds, etc.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Soni
-
- uni-
-
- Tit.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- shr.
-
- trit
-
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- tanh
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- 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.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- 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.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tues
-
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- tRNA
-
- USNA
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- 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.
- uro-
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- USPO
-
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- USIA
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- supr
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- spp.
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- 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.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- USHA
-
noun,
Dawn, a Vedic deity, daughter of Sky and sister of Night.
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- 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.
- thru
-
preposition, adverb, adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of through.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 1080
-
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- HRIP
-
- hour
-
noun,
a period of time equal to one twenty-fourth of a mean solar or civil day and equivalent to 60 minutes:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Hos.
-
- 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.
- hor.
-
- huia
-
noun,
an apparently extinct, crowlike bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, of New Zealand, noted for the completely different bill shapes of the male and female.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- 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:
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HUAC
-
noun,
House Un-American Activities Committee.
- huns
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- Inc.
-
- Hunt
-
noun,
an act or practice of hunting game or other wild animals.
- inae
-
- ICSH
-
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- hush
-
noun,
silence or quiet, especially after noise.
- hurt
-
noun,
a blow that inflicts a wound; bodily injury or the cause of such injury.
- Hupa
-
noun,
an Athabaskan Indian language of NW California.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Heth
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Eur.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Eth.
-
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Hahn
-
noun,
Otto, 1879–1968, German chemist: Nobel Prize 1944.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- hehs
-
noun,
he2 .
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- HEAO
-
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- hath
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- hash
-
noun,
a dish of diced or chopped meat and often vegetables, as of leftover corned beef or veal and potatoes, sautéed in a frying pan or of meat, potatoes, and carrots cooked together in gravy.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- 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.
- 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.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- ious
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- Ont.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oct.
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OAPC
-
- Oahu
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii: third largest and most important island of the state; location of Honolulu. 589 sq. mi. (1525 sq. km).
- NTIA
-
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- OPer
-
- opia
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ouch
-
noun,
a clasp, buckle, or brooch, especially one worn for ornament.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- opp.
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Ire.
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- NCTE
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Neh.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Nah.
-
- 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.
- Shah
-
noun,
(formerly, in Iran) king; sovereign.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- iso-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- 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.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neo-
-
- not-
-
- 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.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Neph
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- att.
-
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- attn
-
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- 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.
- atic
-
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CAPP
-
noun,
Al (Alfred Gerald Caplin) 1909–79, U.S. comic-strip artist: creator of “Li'l Abner.”.
- aur-
-
- 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.
- 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.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- cen.
-
- aer-
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- ance
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACTH
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- 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.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ARIS
-
- appt
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Apr.
-
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- ano-
-
- app.
-
- apo-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- aph-
-
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ANTU
-
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- Cush
-
noun,
money, especially when reserved for some special use.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cur.
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- Eph.
-
- eous
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- enc.
-
- 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.
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- eco-
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- chs.
-
- Chr.
-
- Chou
-
noun,
a cabbage-shaped decoration, as a rosette or knot on a woman's dress, hat, 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.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- Chur
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Grisons, in E Switzerland.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Con.
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cort
-
- 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.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- 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.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cir.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- 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.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- psec
-
- 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.
- Rush
-
noun,
the act of rushing; a rapid, impetuous, or violent onward movement.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- 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.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- PSAT
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- 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.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Rus.
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- prs.
-
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- 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-
-
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- 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.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Rep.
-
- RONA
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- phr.
-
- pts.
-
- Ruth
-
noun,
pity or compassion.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- psia
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- RNAS
-
- pop-
-
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- 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):
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- pot.
-
- 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.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pnea
-
- rit.
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- prin
-
- 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.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prec
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- pre-
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- 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.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- 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.
- rpt.
-
- 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.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Phar
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- 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.
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pct.
-
- Pers
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- sepn
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- sech
-
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- putt
-
noun,
an act of putting.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- 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.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- 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).
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Pan.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- par.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- purs
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- 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.
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- per.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- saur
-
- perh
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- sci.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- sch.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pen.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- pupa
-
noun,
an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Sat.
-
- scr.
-
- CIP
-
- CIE
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- 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.
- CIA
-
- 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.
- RNA
-
- Chu
-
noun,
a river in SE Kazakhstan, flowing NE from the Tian Shan, near the Kyrgyz border, into the desert. 700 miles (1126 km) long.
- tph
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- TRH
-
- CRT
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- CTA
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- CSA
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- CSO
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- CRS
-
- ROA
-
- CRP
-
- PIO
-
- tr.
-
- cte
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- RCT
-
- CPA
-
- REA
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- eo-
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- 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.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- RCN
-
- CPI
-
- TPI
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- TPN
-
- CPU
-
- CPS
-
- Tpr
-
- Tro
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- tra
-
- ean
-
- SNU
-
- CPR
-
- CPO
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- RCA
-
- ea.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- ROP
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- aor
-
- SCP
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ur-
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- APC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ure
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AOU
-
- 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.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- SAE
-
- uns
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- 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.
- SAR
-
- up-
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- APS
-
- UPC
-
- UPI
-
- sc.
-
- sho
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ARS
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- USP
-
- USR
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- UTC
-
- AUC
-
- ACP
-
- SHA
-
- uti
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- USO
-
- USN
-
- AIC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ahu
-
noun,
a stone heap or platform used by the Polynesians as a marker or memorial.
- shh
-
interjection,
sh.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- AHE
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- USC
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ACS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- unp
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- rt.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- RPO
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- rte
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- RTS
-
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- cr.
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Co.
-
- CEO
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- trp
-
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- TSE
-
- tue
-
- TSH
-
- CEA
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TTS
-
- Tu.
-
- cp.
-
- 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.
- UNO
-
- ASN
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ast
-
- Une
-
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASI
-
- at.
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ase
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- ARU
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- ASU
-
- shp
-
- ch.
-
- Shu
-
noun,
the Confucian principle of refraining from actions toward others that would be disagreeable if done to oneself.
- ca.
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- sht
-
- ATC
-
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- UCR
-
- UIT
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- unc
-
- cs.
-
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ot-
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- ose
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- OSP
-
- NCO
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- IUS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- 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.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NHI
-
- NHA
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- 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:
- NES
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- NEC
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- STI
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- 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:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- th-
-
- ITC
-
- NIA
-
- IOC
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- IOU
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- 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 = .
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- IPA
-
- POA
-
- POC
-
- INH
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ine
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- iph
-
- ITA
-
- IRS
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ish
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ehr
-
- IPO
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- THC
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- NHS
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OAP
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- PCS
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- OTC
-
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- PCI
-
- Oc.
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCR
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- OPA
-
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OCS
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- NOP
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- PHS
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NIH
-
- PHA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- nr.
-
- NSU
-
- NSC
-
- NSA
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- Npt
-
- 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.
- NPR
-
- STP
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- in.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- PUP
-
noun,
a young dog; puppy.
- pp.
-
- eu-
-
- 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.
- HIH
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- hr.
-
- HRH
-
- HSH
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Pr.
-
- PTT
-
- HCR
-
- IHS
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- PTP
-
- PUC
-
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- 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.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TNT
-
- hah
-
interjection,
ha.
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- en-
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- EPT
-
- RPS
-
- prn
-
- ESA
-
- Ps.
-
- RCP
-
- Esc
-
- RCS
-
- pt.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ERT
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Re.
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- PTO
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- pc.
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- SPR
-
- HRE
-
- Hts
-
- ht.
-
- HST
-
- 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.
- hrs
-
- PPC
-
- PPE
-
- huh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of surprise, bewilderment, disbelief, contempt, or interrogation.)
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- pph
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- PPI
-
- Hue
-
noun,
a gradation or variety of a color; tint:
- Hun
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic and warlike Asian people who devastated or controlled large parts of eastern and central Europe and who exercised their greatest power under Attila in the 5th century a.d.
- ppr
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IHP
-
- ier
-
- 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.
- POR
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- Hus
-
noun,
Jan [jan;; Czech yahn] /dʒæn;; Czech yɑn/ (Show IPA), Huss, John.
- io-
-
- ITU
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- HUT
-
noun,
a small or humble dwelling of simple construction, especially one made of natural materials, as of logs or grass.
- PSE
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- 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.
- PRC
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- Pa.
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- prp
-
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- PSA
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- PRA
-
- PPT
-
- Sr.
-
- PSC
-
- PPS
-
- heh
-
noun,
he2 .
- spt
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- SU
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
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- T1
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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.)
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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.
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
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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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noun,
a chamber pot.
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
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- RO
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
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- TN
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- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- RH
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- RI
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- RN
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- TP
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- i.
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- TT
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- OA
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- UI
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- O.
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- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TC
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- PH
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SA
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- NH
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- UH
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interjection,
(used to indicate hesitation, doubt, or a pause).
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- UC
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- U.
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- NP
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- NI
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- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CE
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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.
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