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Word poignancies has
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- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- canopies
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noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- pinnaces
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noun,
a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
- Socinian
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noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- incienso
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noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- sinapine
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noun,
an alkaloid, C 16 H 25 NO 5 , found in the seeds of the black mustard.
- coinages
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noun,
the act, process, or right of making coins.
- spongin
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noun,
a scleroprotein occurring in the form of fibers that form the skeleton of certain sponges.
- pannose
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adjective,
having the texture of felt or woolen cloth.
- pinions
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noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- opening
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noun,
an act or instance of making or becoming open.
- scoping
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noun,
Slang. the act or practice of eyeing or examining, as in order to evaluate or appreciate.
- asinine
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adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- penangs
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noun,
an island in SE Asia, off the W coast of the Malay Peninsula. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).
- incages
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- inscape
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- insigne
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noun,
singular of insignia.
- saponin
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noun,
any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- pension
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noun,
a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
- Cipango
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noun,
Japan.
- agonies
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noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- coignes
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- coinage
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noun,
the act, process, or right of making coins.
- coniine
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- episcia
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noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- consign
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verb (used with object),
to hand over or deliver formally or officially; commit (often followed by to).
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- pinangs
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noun,
the betel palm or its nut.
- copings
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noun,
a finishing or protective course or cap to an exterior masonry wall or the like.
- piscine
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- piscina
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noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- encinas
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- pinnace
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noun,
a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
- snap-on
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adjective,
attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
- canines
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- sonance
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noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- nonages
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noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- spacing
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noun,
an act of someone or something that spaces.
- nancies
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- Nipigon
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noun,
Lake, a lake in SW Ontario, in S central Canada. About 1870 sq. mi. (4845 sq. km).
- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- coigns
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- coigne
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Penang
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noun,
an island in SE Asia, off the W coast of the Malay Peninsula. 110 sq. mi. (285 sq. km).
- ganoin
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noun,
a hard, shiny, enamellike substance secreted by the corium, composing the outer layer of the scales of certain fishes.
- pennis
-
- Gascon
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noun,
a native of Gascony, France, the inhabitants of which were reputedly very boastful.
- pengos
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- nances
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noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- agonic
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adjective,
not forming an angle.
- genips
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noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- Saigon
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noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- pecans
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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.
- genoas
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noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- casino
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casing
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noun,
a case or covering; housing.
- capons
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noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Capone
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noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- gipons
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noun,
jupon.
- Scipio
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noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- Pascin
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- pannes
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noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- Cannes
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noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- caning
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noun,
the act of providing chairs or the like with seats made of woven cane.
- Gaines
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noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- conges
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noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- Poncas
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- sponge
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noun,
any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- pinnas
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noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Encina
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noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- pinons
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noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- niacin
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- engin.
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- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- pisci-
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- Nicias
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noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- pingos
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noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- pogies
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noun,
a porgy.
- Ensign
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noun,
a flag or banner, as a military or naval standard used to indicate nationality.
- eonian
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adjective,
aeonian.
- congas
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noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- COSINE
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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.
- cosign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign as a cosigner.
- ponces
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noun,
a pimp.
- coping
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noun,
a finishing or protective course or cap to an exterior masonry wall or the like.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- copens
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- pinang
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noun,
the betel palm or its nut.
- pignon
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noun,
the edible seed of the cones of certain pines, as the nut pine, Pinus pinea, of southern Europe.
- nasion
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noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Connie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- Pigeon
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noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, especially the larger species with square or rounded tails.
Compare dove1 (def 1).
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- Panini
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noun,
flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
- canine
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noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- pinion
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noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- incogs
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adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- Sining
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noun,
Xining.
- soigne
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adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- insane
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adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- aniso-
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- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- innage
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noun,
the quantity of goods remaining in a container when received after shipment.
Compare outage (def 4).
- Singan
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noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- icings
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noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- socage
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noun,
a tenure of land held by the tenant in performance of specified services or by payment of rent, and not requiring military service.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- incise
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verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- nonage
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noun,
the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- isopag
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice exists at approximately the same period during winter.
- sienna
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noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- inanes
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- incage
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verb (used with object),
encage.
- angio-
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- Signac
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noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1863–1935, French painter.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- paeons
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- nonces
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noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nosing
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noun,
a projecting edge, as the part of the tread of a step extending beyond the riser or a projecting part of a buttress.
- ionics
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Ionian
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noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- pagnes
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noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- inspan
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verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- pings
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noun,
a pinging sound.
- nonas
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noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- peons
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- piano
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noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pians
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noun,
yaws.
- nonce
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noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- picas
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Pines
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noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- nones
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noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- pico-
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- neons
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noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Ennis
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noun,
a town in N Texas.
- nipas
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noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- napes
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noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- insep
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- incog
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adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- pinas
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noun,
pineapple.
- Ninos
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noun,
boy; child.
- Episc
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- pingo
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noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- Ionic
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noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Epis.
-
- naso-
-
- Onega
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noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- onces
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noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- inion
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noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- nines
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noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- insp.
-
- Ionia
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noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- neaps
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noun,
neap tide.
- ocean
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noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- eosin
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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.
- gonne
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noun,
Maud ("Irish Joan of Arc") 1865–1953, Irish political activist and actress, born in England.
- incas
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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.
- Pasco
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noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- Oscan
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noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Isiac
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adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- peans
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noun,
paean.
- Peano
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peags
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noun,
wampum (def 1).
- ginep
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noun,
genip.
- paces
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- paseo
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- gipon
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noun,
jupon.
- Paeon
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- pagne
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noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- pecan
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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.
- Nisan
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noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Nisei
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noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Paige
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noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- Paine
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noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Nogai
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noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- pains
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noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- panne
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noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Panic
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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.
- Goias
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noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- Osage
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- Iceni
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noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- gains
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- icons
-
- gonna
-
- nano-
-
- inane
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noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- opens
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noun,
an open or clear space.
- Gaons
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noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Penna
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noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- Penn.
-
- gapes
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- penis
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Gaspe
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noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- pengo
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- icing
-
noun,
a sweet, creamy spread, as of confectioners' sugar, butter, and flavoring, for covering cakes, cookies, etc.; frosting.
- ician
-
- Pecos
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noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- 30-30
-
- genic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- genii
-
noun,
a plural of genius.
- genin
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noun,
aglycon.
- genip
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- opsin
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- nona-
-
- Nepos
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noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Pinna
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noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Canon
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noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- cages
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noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- caine
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noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- snipe
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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.
- cains
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noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- Soane
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noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- 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.
- Canso
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noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- econ.
-
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- 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.
- scion
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noun,
a descendant.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- 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.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- caps.
-
- Agnes
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noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- anis-
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- sing.
-
- anon.
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- angi-
-
- Sino-
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Apoc.
-
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- asco-
-
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- 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.
- 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.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- pongs
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- 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.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- Cong.
-
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- conga
-
noun,
a Cuban ballroom dance that consists of three steps forward followed by a kick, characteristically performed by a group following a leader in a single line.
- spec.
-
- conge
-
noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- Conn.
-
- Cons.
-
- span-
-
- coign
-
noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- 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.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- 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.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- OAPC
-
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- non-
-
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- 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.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- 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.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- nong
-
noun,
a foolish, incompetent person.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- nos-
-
- Soni
-
- SPCA
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 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.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- 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.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pen.
-
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- psig
-
- psia
-
- psec
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pos.
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pong
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- 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.
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- pnea
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Sig.
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opia
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sepn
-
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sec.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Pan.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- 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.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- sci.
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- scag
-
noun,
heroin.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- 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.
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ign.
-
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- cog.
-
- cogs
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a gear tooth, formerly especially one of hardwood or metal, fitted into a slot in a gearwheel of less durable material.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Con.
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- asc-
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- 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.
- ins.
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- 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.
- esp.
-
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- geo-
-
- gon-
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gen.
-
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- cen.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- 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.
- 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.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- 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.
- cis-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- apo-
-
- ANSI
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- eso-
-
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- 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.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Eng.
-
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- enc.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- 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.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- neo-
-
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- eco-
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- CIGS
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- AISI
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- 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 = .
- ann.
-
- epi-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- iso-
-
- ano-
-
- ance
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- CIP
-
- SAE
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ean
-
- CPA
-
- CPI
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- CPO
-
- ea.
-
- eo-
-
- PSC
-
- CPS
-
- PSG
-
- POC
-
- POA
-
- PSA
-
- CSO
-
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Sp.
-
- CNN
-
- Eg.
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- CSA
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- PSE
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- So.
-
- SCP
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- APC
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ANC
-
- 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.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIC
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- AGC
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ACS
-
- ACP
-
- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- an.
-
- ag-
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- 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.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CIE
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- CIA
-
- CGS
-
- CGI
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- sc.
-
- CEO
-
- CEA
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAI
-
- ec-
-
- se-
-
- cs.
-
- APS
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ca.
-
- 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.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- 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).
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NGC
-
- ECA
-
- OSP
-
- ons
-
- OPA
-
- NNE
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ose
-
- PIO
-
- ing
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pg.
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Ps.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NCO
-
- Oc.
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IPS
-
- IPO
-
- NOP
-
- IPA
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- 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.
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- NNP
-
- OAP
-
- OAS
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOC
-
- OCS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oic
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- PaG
-
- io-
-
- ics
-
- 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:
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- GOP
-
- PGA
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- gi.
-
- Ga.
-
- NES
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- Esc
-
- ESA
-
- EPS
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- NIA
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- ECG
-
- ne-
-
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- NEA
-
- GSC
-
- GSA
-
- GPS
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- GNP
-
- NEC
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- GCA
-
- GCE
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- GCI
-
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- Ges
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- NP
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AO
-
- 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.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NI
-
- NG
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ic
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- G.
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- GP
-
- GC
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SG
-
- GN
-
- i.
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- N.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- IG
-
- CE
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OA
-
- OG
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- IP
-
- SN
-
- NC
-