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- organ-pipe
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noun,
one of the pipes of a pipe organ.
- apophonies
-
noun,
ablaut.
- pronephros
-
noun,
one of the three embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates, which becomes the functional kidney of certain primitive fishes.
- Proserpina
-
noun,
Persephone.
- spirograph
-
noun,
an instrument for recording respiratory movements.
- gonorrheas
-
noun,
a contagious, purulent inflammation of the urethra or the vagina, caused by the gonococcus.
- hornpipes
-
noun,
an English folk clarinet having one ox horn concealing the reed and another forming the bell.
- epigraphs
-
noun,
an inscription, especially on a building, statue, or the like.
- prophages
-
noun,
a stable, inherited form of bacteriophage in which the genetic material of the virus is integrated into, replicated, and expressed with the genetic material of the bacterial host.
- serigraph
-
noun,
a print made by the silkscreen process.
- rasophore
-
noun,
a monk authorized to wear the rason.
- ponograph
-
noun,
an instrument for graphically recording pain or muscular fatigue.
- open-shop
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noun,
a factory, office, or other business establishment in which a union, chosen by a majority of the employees, acts as representative of all the employees in making agreements with the employer, but in which union membership is not a condition of employment.
- prosphora
-
noun,
antidoron.
- Singapore
-
noun,
an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- siphonage
-
noun,
the action of a siphon.
- gonorrhea
-
noun,
a contagious, purulent inflammation of the urethra or the vagina, caused by the gonococcus.
- shopping
-
noun,
the act of a person who shops.
- hornpipe
-
noun,
an English folk clarinet having one ox horn concealing the reed and another forming the bell.
- roarings
-
noun,
the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
- Pershing
-
noun,
John Joseph ("Blackjack") 1860–1948, U.S. general: commander of the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I.
- perigons
-
noun,
an angle of 360°.
- phrasing
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noun,
the act of forming phrases.
- saprogen
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noun,
a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- epigraph
-
noun,
an inscription, especially on a building, statue, or the like.
- siphono-
-
- epiphora
-
noun,
Pathology. an overflow of tears due to excessive secretion of the lacrimal glands or obstruction of the lacrimal ducts.
- Sapphire
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noun,
any gem variety of corundum other than the ruby, especially one of the blue varieties.
- hispano-
-
- shearing
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noun,
(Sir) George Albert, 1919–2011, English jazz pianist and composer.
- 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.
- pogonias
-
noun,
a terrestrial orchid of the genus Pogonia, of North America.
- prisoner
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noun,
a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
- 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
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noun,
a present; gift.
- propones
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verb (used with object),
to suggest for consideration; propose.
- Prospero
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's The Tempest) the exiled Duke of Milan, who is a magician.
- grippers
-
noun,
a person or thing that grips.
- Progreso
-
noun,
a city in NW Honduras.
- prognose
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verb (used with or without object),
to subject to or make a prognosis.
- progeria
-
noun,
a rare congenital abnormality characterized by premature and rapid aging, the affected individual appearing in childhood as an aged person and having a shortened life span.
- porpoise
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noun,
any of several small, gregarious cetaceans of the genus Phocoena, usually blackish above and paler beneath, and having a blunt, rounded snout, especially the common porpoise, P. phocoena, of both the North Atlantic and Pacific.
- pogonips
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noun,
an ice fog that forms in the mountain valleys of the western U.S.
- gharries
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noun,
a horse-drawn cab or carriage used in India and Egypt.
- harpings
-
noun,
any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- harpoons
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noun,
a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- Harrison
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1726?–91, American political leader (father of William Henry Harrison).
- genipaps
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noun,
a tropical American tree, Genipa americana, of the madder family, bearing an edible fruit used for preserves or in making beverages.
- hearings
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noun,
the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- isograph
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noun,
(in the study of the geographical distribution of a dialect) a line drawn on a map to indicate areas having common linguistic characteristics.
- heparins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- Garrison
-
noun,
a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- parergon
-
noun,
something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
- prophage
-
noun,
a stable, inherited form of bacteriophage in which the genetic material of the virus is integrated into, replicated, and expressed with the genetic material of the bacterial host.
- sphaero-
-
- Spearing
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noun,
an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty.
- no-hoper
-
noun,
a useless person from whom nothing can be expected.
- Springer
-
noun,
a person or thing that springs.
- oreganos
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- seringa
-
noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- rasping
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noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- hangers
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noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Sephora
-
noun,
Zipporah.
- Phineas
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “serpent's mouth or oracle.”.
- phonies
-
noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- hopping
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noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Pogonia
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noun,
a terrestrial orchid of the genus Pogonia, of North America.
- senhora
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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.
- nephro-
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- hearing
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noun,
the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived.
- Senghor
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noun,
Léopold Sédar [French ley-aw-pawld sey-dahr] /French leɪ ɔˈpɔld seɪˈdɑr/ (Show IPA), 1906–2001, African poet, teacher, and statesman: president of the Republic of Senegal 1960–80.
- earring
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noun,
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
- serpigo
-
noun,
(formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- pogonip
-
noun,
an ice fog that forms in the mountain valleys of the western U.S.
- rapping
-
noun,
the act or sound of a person or thing that raps.
- sharpen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sharp or sharper.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Gropper
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noun,
William, 1897–1977, U.S. painter.
- proagon
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noun,
(in ancient Greek comedy) a disputatious exchange, sometimes of a slapstick nature, between the chorus and the characters, or among the characters themselves, usually following the parodos and preceding the agon.
- rappers
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noun,
a person or thing that raps or knocks.
- Shapiro
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noun,
Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- Serrano
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- nippers
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noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- ringers
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noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- prisage
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noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- heparin
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noun,
Biochemistry. a polysaccharide, occurring in various tissues, especially the liver, and having anticoagulent properties.
- Herring
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noun,
an important food fish, Clupea harengus harengus, found in enormous shoals in the North Atlantic.
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- poorish
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adjective,
somewhat poor; rather poor.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- sharpie
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noun,
sharper.
- roaring
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noun,
the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
- harpoon
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noun,
a barbed, spearlike missile attached to a rope, and thrown by hand or shot from a gun, used for killing and capturing whales and large fish.
- nappers
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noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- pinesap
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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.
- hoarsen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become hoarse.
- harries
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noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- hoagies
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noun,
a hero sandwich.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- sparing
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- orarion
-
noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- pipages
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noun,
conveyance, as of water, gas, or oil, by means of pipes.
- Rosario
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noun,
a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- repairs
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noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- organo-
-
- oregano
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- pigpens
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noun,
a pen for keeping pigs.
- Hoosier
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Indiana (used as a nickname).
- genipap
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noun,
a tropical American tree, Genipa americana, of the madder family, bearing an edible fruit used for preserves or in making beverages.
- happens
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verb (used without object),
to take place; come to pass; occur:
- hoopers
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noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- rippers
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noun,
a person or thing that rips.
- phrenia
-
- origans
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- phreno-
-
- Sapporo
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noun,
a city on W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- harping
-
noun,
any of several horizontal members at the ends of a vessel for holding cant frames in position until the shell planking or plating is attached.
- Agriope
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noun,
Eurydice.
- ripraps
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noun,
a quantity of broken stone for foundations, revetments of embankments, etc.
- epinaos
-
noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- agonies
-
noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- harpers
-
noun,
a person who plays the harp.
- Harpies
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- sharper
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noun,
a shrewd swindler.
- sphero-
-
- Sharrie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Sharon.
- gophers
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noun,
any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- hegiras
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noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- hernias
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noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- hernio-
-
- Apophis
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noun,
a demon serpent of darkness whom Ra, as sun god, destroys every morning at dawn.
- orphans
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noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- parings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- apprise
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verb (used with object),
to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of):
- garners
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noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- ironers
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- Prosper
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to make successful or fortunate.
- onagers
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- signore
-
noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- apropos
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Idioms,
apropos of, with reference to; in respect or regard to:
- Signora
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- 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.
- parries
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noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- propone
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verb (used with object),
to suggest for consideration; propose.
- propers
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.
- Songhai
-
noun,
a member of a group of peoples living along the Niger River in the area of Timbuktu and Gao in Mali and in adjacent areas of Niger and Burkina Faso.
- grapho-
-
- propine
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noun,
a present; gift.
- springe
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noun,
a snare for catching small game.
- soaring
-
noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- propria
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noun,
a nonessential property common to all the members of a class; attribute.
- spheno-
-
- papoose
-
noun,
a North American Indian baby or young child.
- garnish
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noun,
something placed around or on a food or in a beverage to add flavor, decorative color, etc.
- propose
-
verb (used with object),
to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action:
- isoneph
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same amount of cloudiness.
- snapper
-
noun,
any of several large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae.
- nappies
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noun,
liquor, especially ale.
- pirogen
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) Jewish Cookery. small baked pastries filled with chopped chicken livers, onion, etc.
- parison
-
noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- Parrish
-
noun,
Anne, 1888–1957, U.S. novelist and author of books for children.
- rangers
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- soprano
-
noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- hegaris
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- ignores
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- arseno-
-
- heroins
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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.
- operons
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- shippon
-
noun,
a cow barn or cattle shed.
- perhaps
-
adverb,
maybe; possibly:
- shipper
-
noun,
a person who ships goods or makes shipments.
- sponger
-
noun,
a person or thing that sponges.
- perrons
-
noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- gropers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gropes.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- rapiers
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- parsnip
-
noun,
a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root.
- perigon
-
noun,
an angle of 360°.
- re-sign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- shoo-in
-
noun,
a candidate, competitor, etc., regarded as certain to win.
- Shriner
-
noun,
a member of a fraternal order (Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine) that is an auxiliary of the Masonic order and is dedicated to good fellowship, health programs, charitable works, etc.
- gripper
-
noun,
a person or thing that grips.
- Pearson
-
noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- sporran
-
noun,
(in Scottish Highland costume) a large pouch for men, commonly of fur, worn, suspended from a belt, in front of the kilt.
- shoring
-
noun,
a number or system of shores for steadying or supporting a wall, a ship in drydock, etc.
- inshore
-
adverb,
toward the shore:
- grippes
-
noun,
influenza.
- pronaos
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- inphase
-
adjective,
having the same phase.
- sopping
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- shopper
-
noun,
a person who shops.
- onshore
-
adverb,
onto or in the direction of the shore from a body of water:
- pepinos
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- porgies
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America.
- Hegira
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- hegari
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- Popish
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Oregon
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem.
Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
- nappes
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- gropes
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- nosher
-
noun,
Informal. a person who snacks, especially one who does so often or continuously.
- proper
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- prongs
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- gripes
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- grippe
-
noun,
influenza.
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- groper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gropes.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Harris
-
noun,
Benjamin, c1660–c1720, English journalist who published the first newspaper in America 1690.
- priors
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- nipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- priers
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- hanger
-
noun,
a shoulder-shaped frame with a hook at the top, usually of wire, wood, or plastic, for draping and hanging a garment when not in use.
- prangs
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- happen
-
verb (used without object),
to take place; come to pass; occur:
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- oppose
-
verb (used with object),
to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- Harper
-
noun,
a person who plays the harp.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- hagio-
-
- Hoenir
-
noun,
a god, one of the Aesir, companion of Odin and Loki, hostage to the Vanir.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- pernor
-
noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- pepino
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- inorg.
-
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- pepsin
-
noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- perish
-
Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Perrin
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- Perron
-
noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- 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.
- orogen
-
noun,
an extensive belt of rocks deformed by orogeny, associated in places with plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Hsiang
-
noun,
a Chinese language spoken in Hunan province in southern China.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- phages
-
noun,
bacteriophage.
- phago-
-
- pengos
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- parpen
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- hosier
-
noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- isopag
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice exists at approximately the same period during winter.
- napper
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- pagers
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- pagnes
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Paphos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Cyprus.
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- isogon
-
noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- Parish
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- paring
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- irreg.
-
- 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.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- orphan
-
noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- hosing
-
noun,
an act or instance of being taken advantage of or cheated.
- Hosein
-
noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- Hering
-
noun,
Ewald [ey-vahlt] /ˈeɪ vɑlt/ (Show IPA), 1834–1918, German physiologist and psychologist.
- Pisgah
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain ridge of ancient Moab, now in Jordan, NE of the Dead Sea: from its summit (Mt. Nebo) Moses viewed the Promised Land. Deut. 34:1.
- hoarse
-
adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- pingos
-
noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- pipage
-
noun,
conveyance, as of water, gas, or oil, by means of pipes.
- hippos
-
noun,
hippopotamus.
- hippo-
-
- pipers
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- hinges
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- hieron
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a temple or a sacred place.
- hogans
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- hiero-
-
- pogies
-
noun,
a porgy.
- Herrin
-
noun,
a town in S Illinois.
- Pohang
-
noun,
a port city in SE South Korea.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- 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.
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- Ponape
-
noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- hernia
-
noun,
the protrusion of an organ or tissue through an opening in its surrounding walls, especially in the abdominal region.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- hogpen
-
noun,
pigpen (def 1).
- phanos
-
noun,
fanon.
- Hopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that hops.
- Pharos
-
noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- 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.
- neighs
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- Hornie
-
noun,
Satan.
- nephr-
-
- pheno-
-
- Horgan
-
noun,
Paul, 1903–95, U.S. novelist and historian.
- phones
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- phonos
-
noun,
phonograph.
- pigpen
-
noun,
a pen for keeping pigs.
- 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.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- phren.
-
- Hooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- honors
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Honora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pigeon
-
noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, especially the larger species with square or rounded tails.
Compare dove1 (def 1).
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- phono-
-
- orihon
-
noun,
a manuscript scroll having columns running across the width, folded in accordion fashion along the separating margins.
- grano-
-
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- 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.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- 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.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- grani-
-
- seraph
-
noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- shapen
-
adjective,
having a designated shape (usually used in combination):
- 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.
- Shaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- 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):
- Sharpe
-
noun,
William Forsyth [fawr-sahyth] /ˈfɔr saɪθ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- ashore
-
adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- Sherpa
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- Shiner
-
noun,
a person or thing that shines.
- sapro-
-
- Epiph.
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Rhines
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- rhino-
-
- gapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- rigors
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- ringer
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- ripper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rips.
- Sappho
-
noun,
c620–c565 b.c, Greek poet, born in Lesbos.
- riprap
-
noun,
a quantity of broken stone for foundations, revetments of embankments, etc.
- Rogers
-
noun,
Bernard, 1893–1968, U.S. composer.
- erring
-
adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- rrhoea
-
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- sapper
-
noun,
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- Garner
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Sophar
-
noun,
Zophar.
- Sopher
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sorgho
-
noun,
sorgo.
- ahorse
-
adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- agron.
-
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- 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.
- spiro-
-
- aeron.
-
- sponge
-
noun,
any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- sporo-
-
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sprang
-
noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- sprier
-
adjective,
a comparative of spry.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- angio-
-
- arsen-
-
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- shoppe
-
noun,
shop (used chiefly for quaint effect).
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- 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.
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- 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.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- appose
-
verb (used with object),
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
- 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.
- Sippar
-
noun,
an ancient Babylonian city on the Euphrates, in SE Iraq.
- sipper
-
noun,
a person who sips.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sirrah
-
noun,
a term of address used to inferiors or children to express impatience, contempt, etc.
- aniso-
-
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- garish
-
adjective,
crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- proser
-
noun,
a person who talks or writes in prose.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- rasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- rappen
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- gopher
-
noun,
any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- genips
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- gerahs
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- rapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that raps or knocks.
- gipons
-
noun,
jupon.
- geisha
-
noun,
a Japanese woman trained as a professional singer, dancer, and companion for men.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- Gasper
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- raring
-
adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- propr.
-
- Goshen
-
noun,
a pastoral region in Lower Egypt, occupied by the Israelites before the Exodus. Gen. 45:10.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- rasher
-
noun,
a thin slice of bacon or ham for frying or broiling.
- reship
-
verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- repros
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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.
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- 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.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- pagne
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- progs
-
noun,
food or victuals.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- 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.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Singh
-
- Sino-
-
- Prog.
-
- pari-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Soong
-
noun,
Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- 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.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- 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.
- sing.
-
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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.
- pron.
-
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- prong
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- pros.
-
- 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.
- prop.
-
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- 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.
- OPers
-
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- 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.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- spor-
-
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- 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.
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- props
-
noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- ohone
-
interjection,
alas!
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- noso-
-
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Oreg.
-
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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).
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- 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.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- sorgo
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- span-
-
- 30-30
-
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- orig.
-
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- 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.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- pengo
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- 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.
- pings
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- reni-
-
- pingo
-
noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- rrhea
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- 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):
- 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.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- 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.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- 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.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- poohs
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- resp.
-
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Rhein
-
noun,
the Rhine.
- rhin-
-
- pongs
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- rhine
-
noun,
Joseph Banks, 1895–1980, U.S. psychologist: pioneer in parapsychology.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- rhoea
-
- rigor
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- pipes
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- repps
-
noun,
rep1 .
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- popes
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Roger
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- phore
-
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- peri-
-
- prep.
-
- preps
-
noun,
preparatory school.
- shier
-
noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- 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).
- Pres.
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- Shire
-
noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- 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.
- shirr
-
noun,
Also, shirring. a shirred arrangement, as of cloth.
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- shogi
-
noun,
the Japanese version of chess.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- 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.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- shoon
-
noun,
plural of shoe.
- poops
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- 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.
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- 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.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- 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.
- sero-
-
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- 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.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- phon.
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- prae-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- 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.
- Pharr
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Shang
-
noun,
a Chinese dynasty whose dates are usually given as 1766–1122 b.c. and sometimes as 1523–1027 b.c.
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- rears
-
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- phane
-
- 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.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- phage
-
noun,
bacteriophage.
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- 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.
- Heaps
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- 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.
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- hangs
-
- Hagen
-
noun,
Walter, 1892–1969, U.S. golfer.
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- graph
-
noun,
a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- 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.
- goons
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnash
-
noun,
an act of gnashing.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- gono-
-
- goops
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- goose
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- gorps
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- Henri
-
noun,
Robert, 1865–1929, U.S. painter.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Iran.
-
- insp.
-
- insep
-
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- hosp.
-
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- 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.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- hoops
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- herns
-
- hipp-
-
- 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.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- herp.
-
- hier-
-
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- hinge
-
noun,
a jointed device or flexible piece on which a door, gate, shutter, lid, or other attached part turns, swings, or moves.
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Honor
-
noun,
honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions:
- 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.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Hogan
-
noun,
a Navajo Indian dwelling constructed of earth and branches and covered with mud or sod.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- hongs
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- girsh
-
noun,
qirsh.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- areo-
-
- 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):
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- 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.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- anigh
-
adverb,
nearby; close by.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- 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.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- angi-
-
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- agro-
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- gipon
-
noun,
jupon.
- genip
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- ghain
-
noun,
the nineteenth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ginep
-
noun,
genip.
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- gains
-
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- 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.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- engr.
-
- erron
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- 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.
- 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.
- Epis.
-
- ergo-
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- naso-
-
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- neigh
-
noun,
the cry of a horse; whinny.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- nighs
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- nears
-
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repr
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- 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.
- OPer
-
- 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.
- Rep.
-
- geo-
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- gash
-
noun,
a long, deep wound or cut; slash.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- 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.
- 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.
- eso-
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- RONA
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RNAS
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- 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.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Reg.
-
- regr
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Goop
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- psig
-
- psia
-
- prs.
-
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- gosh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation or mild oath):
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- org.
-
- gras
-
- gres
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- gro.
-
- 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.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- 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.
- 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).
- nigh
-
adverb,
near in space, time, or relation:
- NIRA
-
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- opia
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- opp.
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Gish
-
noun,
Dorothy, 1898–1968, and her sister Lillian, 1896–1993, U.S. film actresses.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 1080
-
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- 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.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- gon-
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- 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.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- ano-
-
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- ANSI
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- 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.
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- aph-
-
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Soni
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- apo-
-
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- app.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Sig.
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- Sra.
-
- spp.
-
- nos-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- 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:
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- 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.
- agr.
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- sigh
-
noun,
the act or sound of sighing.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sepn
-
- Eng.
-
- 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).
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- Eph.
-
- epi-
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ergs
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- 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.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- Arg.
-
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- shr.
-
- 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.
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- arr.
-
- shog
-
noun,
a shake; jolt.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- 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.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- shag
-
noun,
rough, matted hair, wool, or the like.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- pro-
-
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Hag.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Hong
-
noun,
(in China) a group of rooms or buildings forming a warehouse, factory, etc.
- 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.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- hor.
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- 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.
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- 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.
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- Phar
-
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- her.
-
- pong
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- POGO
-
noun,
Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- pnea
-
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- 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.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iso-
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Nah.
-
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- per.
-
- HRIP
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Pers
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- ign.
-
- inae
-
- perh
-
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- 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.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Pen.
-
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- phr.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- HEAO
-
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pre-
-
- oro-
-
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- Neh.
-
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- hags
-
noun,
an ugly old woman, especially a vicious or malicious one.
- pop-
-
- pos.
-
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- 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):
- Neph
-
- 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.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- neo-
-
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- 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.
- Poop
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- prin
-
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ing
-
- PRA
-
- ine
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- NHI
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- gph
-
- OIr
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- 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.
- GPS
-
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- NIA
-
- Gr.
-
- 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 = .
- NHS
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- APS
-
- OHG
-
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- shp
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- NOP
-
- INH
-
- 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.
- in.
-
- 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.
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- ASR
-
- Eg.
-
- eo-
-
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- SHA
-
- PPI
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- PSA
-
- PGA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- PHA
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASN
-
- IHS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IHP
-
- PPS
-
- sho
-
- ARS
-
- ier
-
- ppr
-
- ase
-
- IAS
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- prp
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Ia.
-
- ASI
-
- ONI
-
- io-
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- GSR
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- GSA
-
- ish
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- AHE
-
- ise
-
- NRA
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ISA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- NSA
-
- ISR
-
- 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.
- SPR
-
- hr.
-
- Sr.
-
- ap-
-
- ag-
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Agh
-
- ae.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- NPR
-
- 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:
- nr.
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ior
-
- hrs
-
- aor
-
- IPO
-
- 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.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- gre
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- NHA
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- OGO
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- iph
-
- IPA
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- NHG
-
- 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.
- OEO
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- IRO
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- ANG
-
- NES
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- OAO
-
- ipr
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Ir.
-
- OAP
-
- 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.
- IPS
-
- OAS
-
- 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.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- ROA
-
- GHA
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- RNR
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- RNA
-
- Ga.
-
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Pa.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gi.
-
- GOP
-
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- PSE
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- OSP
-
- ROP
-
- PHS
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- ESA
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- 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:
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- ROI
-
- ROG
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- OPA
-
- ESR
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- ose
-
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- NIH
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- POR
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- POA
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- 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.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Ges
-
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- OSO
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- PIO
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- NEA
-
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ERP
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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.
- Ps.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- REA
-
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- SAR
-
- prn
-
- GNP
-
- PaG
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Pr.
-
- en-
-
- 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).
- HRE
-
- Ehr
-
- eir
-
- 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.
- EIS
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- PSG
-
- oo-
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- pph
-
- PPE
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- oon
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- EPS
-
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- RPG
-
- RPO
-
- RPS
-
- Pg.
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- SAE
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- ne-
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- pp.
-
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- 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.
- GH
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- N.
-
- 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.
- h.
-
- NG
-
- AO
-
- NP
-
- NI
-
- GN
-
- HP
-
- 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.
- HG
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- O.
-
- IG
-
- SG
-
- RN
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RI
-
- RH
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- S.
-
- R.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- i.
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- SA
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- 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.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- rg
-
- OG
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- OA
-
- NH
-
- GP
-
- RP
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- SN
-
- RO
-
- G.
-
- IP
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- PH
-