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- precaution
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noun,
a measure taken in advance to avert possible evil or to secure good results.
- intercrop
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noun,
a crop plant growing between plants of a different crop.
- periproct
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noun,
(in certain echinoids) that part of the body surface bordering the anus.
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- incorrupt
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adjective,
not corrupt; not debased or perverted; morally upright.
- Cointreau
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- copartner
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noun,
a partner or associate, as in a business.
- pantropic
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adjective,
(especially of viruses) attracted to or affecting many types of body tissues.
- recaption
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noun,
the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- cartopper
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noun,
a small, open boat that can be carried atop an automobile.
- porcupine
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noun,
any of several rodents covered with stiff, sharp, erectile spines or quills, as Erethizon dorsatum of North America.
- procreant
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adjective,
procreating or generating:
- Cupertino
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noun,
a town in W California.
- raconteur
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noun,
a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.
- epuration
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noun,
a purification or purge, as of government officials considered disloyal or treacherous.
- Couperin
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1668–1733, French composer.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- Courtrai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Lys River: important medieval city.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- courtier
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noun,
a person who is often in attendance at the court of a king or other royal personage.
- open-pit
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- antipope
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noun,
a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- nocturia
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noun,
a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
- unrepair
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noun,
lack of repair; disrepair; dilapidation:
- re-count
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- courante
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noun,
a dance dating back to the 17th century and characterized by a running or gliding step.
- terrapin
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noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- proturan
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noun,
a proturan insect; telsontail.
- prurient
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adjective,
having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- counter-
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- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- panoptic
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adjective,
permitting the viewing of all parts or elements:
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- pericarp
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noun,
the walls of a ripened ovary or fruit, sometimes consisting of three layers, the epicarp, mesocarp, and endocarp.
- eruption
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noun,
an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.
- croupier
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noun,
an attendant in a gambling casino who rakes in money or chips and pays winners at a gaming table.
- Eurocrat
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noun,
a member of the executive and technical staff at the headquarters of the European Common Market.
- Touraine
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noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- priorate
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- arterio-
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- neurotic
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noun,
a neurotic person.
- Teucrian
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noun,
one of the ancient Trojans.
- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- preprint
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noun,
an advance printing, usually of a portion of a book or of an article in a periodical.
- Pretoria
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noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- outrance
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noun,
the utmost extremity.
- 11-point
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- Cernauti
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noun,
a city in SW Ukraine, on the Prut River: formerly in Romania.
- cuprite
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noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- curator
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noun,
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- crappie
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noun,
either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie)
- crupper
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noun,
a leather strap fastened to the saddle of a harness and looping under the tail of a horse to prevent the harness from slipping forward.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- croppie
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noun,
crappie.
- cranio-
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- cropper
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noun,
a person or thing that crops.
- crapper
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noun,
a toilet.
- contra-
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- Courier
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noun,
a messenger, usually traveling in haste, bearing urgent news, important reports or packages, diplomatic messages, etc.
- centaur
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a race of monsters having the head, trunk, and arms of a man, and the body and legs of a horse.
- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- capture
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noun,
the act of capturing.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- carport
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noun,
a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- Tournai
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noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- Tourane
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noun,
former name of Danang.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- centri-
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- courant
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noun,
courante.
- centro-
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- cerato-
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- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- tone-up
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noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- current
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noun,
a flowing; flow, as of a river.
- cornute
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adjective,
cornuted.
- corrupt
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adjective,
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked:
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- currant
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noun,
a small seedless raisin, produced chiefly in California and in the Levant, and used in cookery and confectionery.
- Utopian
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noun,
an inhabitant of Utopia.
- curtain
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noun,
a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
- partner
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- propane
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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.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- procure
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verb (used with object),
to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means:
- procarp
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noun,
(in red algae) a carpogonium with its associated cells.
- Printer
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- outpace
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- outrace
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- praetor
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- parotic
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adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- partier
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noun,
partyer.
- porrect
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adjective,
extending horizontally; projecting.
- propria
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noun,
a nonessential property common to all the members of a class; attribute.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- pent-up
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adjective,
confined; restrained; not vented or expressed; curbed:
- popinac
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noun,
huisache.
- periapt
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noun,
an amulet.
- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- ponceau
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noun,
a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
- Petunia
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noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- picture
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noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- Pierrot
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- propine
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noun,
a present; gift.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- ectopia
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- reprint
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noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- ruction
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noun,
a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
- routine
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noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- epicarp
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noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- Etruria
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noun,
an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.
- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- Eutopia
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noun,
a place in which human society, natural conditions, etc., are so ideally perfect that there is complete contentment.
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- trapper
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noun,
a person or thing that traps.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- recruit
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noun,
a newly enlisted or drafted member of the armed forces.
- recount
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noun,
a second or additional count, as of votes in an election.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- rapture
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noun,
ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy.
- neutro-
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- rapport
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noun,
relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation:
- rainout
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noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- purport
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noun,
the meaning, import, or sense:
- nourice
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noun,
a nurse.
- purpart
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noun,
a purparty.
- Puritan
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noun,
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- tripper
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noun,
a person or thing that trips.
- airport
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noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- apricot
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noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- Tripura
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noun,
a state in E India. 4033 sq. mi. (10,445 sq. km). Capital: Agartala.
- tricorn
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- trounce
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verb (used with object),
to beat severely; thrash.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- uranite
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- trouper
-
noun,
an actor, especially a member of a touring company.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- appoint
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verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- antero-
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- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- actino-
-
- auction
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- arteri-
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- napper
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noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- report
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noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- Renoir
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- recti-
-
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- Rector
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noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- recant
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verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- recoup
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noun,
an act of recouping.
- irrupt
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verb (used without object),
to break or burst in suddenly.
- apercu
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noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- nocti-
-
- rancor
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noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- nitro-
-
- nip-up
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noun,
a calisthenic routine or gymnastic move of springing to one's feet from a supine position.
- Nippur
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noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city in SE Iraq: partially excavated.
- nipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- rappen
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- narco-
-
- rapper
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noun,
a person or thing that raps or knocks.
- Uniate
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noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- neuro-
-
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- necro-
-
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Nature
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noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- intro.
-
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- intra-
-
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- tapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- Curtin
-
noun,
John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- Currie
-
noun,
East Indian Cookery. a pungent dish of vegetables, onions, meat or fish, etc., flavored with various spices or curry powder, and often eaten with rice.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- Curare
-
noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- cupro-
-
- cupper
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noun,
a person who performs the procedure of cupping.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- tauro-
-
- teacup
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noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- cteno-
-
- Rupert
-
noun,
Prince, 1619–82, German Royalist general and admiral in the English Civil War (nephew of Charles I of England).
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- inter.
-
- ripper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rips.
- inpour
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- incorr
-
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- turnip
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noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- retro-
-
- return
-
noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- iatro-
-
- Turner
-
noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Europa
-
noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- riprap
-
noun,
a quantity of broken stone for foundations, revetments of embankments, etc.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- turco-
-
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- router
-
noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- pupate
-
verb (used without object),
to become a pupa.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Porter
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- Pepita
-
noun,
the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
- pepino
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- penta-
-
- aceto-
-
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- peanut
-
noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- pauper
-
noun,
a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patri-
-
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- potpie
-
noun,
a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- pounce
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- parure
-
noun,
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- peptic
-
noun,
a substance promoting digestion.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- parpen
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- picro-
-
- Utopia
-
noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- utero-
-
- Ponape
-
noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- petro-
-
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- urino-
-
- Perron
-
noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- Perrin
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- pernor
-
noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- parrot
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- aeron.
-
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- uproar
-
noun,
a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.
- uprear
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift:
- proper
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.
- propr.
-
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- ptero-
-
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- purine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- put-on
-
noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- uptorn
-
verb,
past participle of uptear.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- actin-
-
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- panto-
-
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- urano-
-
- precut
-
adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- pricer
-
noun,
(especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- ourari
-
noun,
curare.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- uranic
-
adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- Pripet
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine and S Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing E through the Pripet Marshes to the Dnieper River in NW Ukraine. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- Turpin
-
noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- centi-
-
- cirro-
-
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- tipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tips:
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carpo-
-
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- Topper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- conure
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed New World parrots, especially of the genus Aratinga, certain species of which are kept as pets.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- contr.
-
- cerat-
-
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- Coruna
-
noun,
La Coruña.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- copper
-
noun,
a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic weight: 63.54; atomic number: 29; specific gravity: 8.92 at 20°C.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- capper
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- centr-
-
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- aero-
-
- proc.
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cero-
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cert.
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- prop.
-
- aeri-
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- 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.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- uran-
-
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- upper
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- pron.
-
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- 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.
- octa-
-
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- ante-
-
- tonia
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- noct-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Unit.
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- cine-
-
- auto.
-
- Prot.
-
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- UNRRA
-
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- Pupin
-
noun,
Michael Idvorsky [id-vawr-skee] /ɪdˈvɔr ski/ (Show IPA), 1858–1935, U.S. inventor, physicist, and author, born in Hungary.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- nuci-
-
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- peta-
-
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- pert.
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- 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).
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- petr-
-
- peri-
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Cant.
-
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- carp-
-
- acet-
-
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- pinup
-
noun,
a large photograph, as of a sexually attractive person, suitable for pinning on a wall.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- petri
-
- poet.
-
- 30-30
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pico-
-
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Capt.
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Port.
-
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- cent.
-
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- acro-
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prep.
-
- pant-
-
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- prae-
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- patr-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- part.
-
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- acpt.
-
- pari-
-
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- 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.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- anti-
-
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- erron
-
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- areo-
-
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- Ecua.
-
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ecto-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- rerun
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incr.
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- incor
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- trop-
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Euro-
-
- ation
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- corr.
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- cuppa
-
noun,
a cup of tea.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- TCPIP
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- cruor
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- crit.
-
- Truro
-
noun,
a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- econ.
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- terr.
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- pipet
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- rect.
-
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- recpt
-
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- copr-
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- UNCIO
-
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- naut.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Iran.
-
- rcpt.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- reni-
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- recur
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- 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.
- cornu
-
noun,
a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
- intr.
-
- neut.
-
- recip
-
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Apoc.
-
- neur-
-
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- corpn
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- rept.
-
- 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.
- Recit
-
- corp.
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- uria
-
- top-
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- pop-
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ter.
-
- pnea
-
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- uni-
-
- 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.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- TEPP
-
noun,
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- purr
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- taur
-
- tRNA
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- uro-
-
- 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).
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- 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.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rit.
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- tron
-
- tion
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- repr
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- prin
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- RONA
-
- pupa
-
noun,
an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- rpt.
-
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- pot.
-
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- tri-
-
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- uret
-
- 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):
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- 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.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- 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.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- 1080
-
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- neo-
-
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- NCTE
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- 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.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cen.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Ceto
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- CAPP
-
noun,
Al (Alfred Gerald Caplin) 1909–79, U.S. comic-strip artist: creator of “Li'l Abner.”.
- cir.
-
- aut-
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atic
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aur-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cap.
-
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- art.
-
- ctr.
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- etc.
-
- crat
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- enc.
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- cur.
-
- ect-
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- eco-
-
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- cit.
-
- inae
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Con.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Eur.
-
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- NTIA
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- out-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- ance
-
- per.
-
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Pet.
-
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- ANTU
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- Aire
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pct.
-
- acr-
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- 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.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- Pen.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- apo-
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- app.
-
- 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.
- Oct.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- appt
-
- Apr.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- opp.
-
- opia
-
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- arr.
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Ont.
-
- OAPC
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- eo-
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ure
-
- ac-
-
- uti
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ap-
-
- ACP
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Ar.
-
- CPA
-
- an.
-
- cte
-
- CTA
-
- AUC
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CRT
-
- CRP
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- TCA
-
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- CPU
-
- CPR
-
- CPO
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- UTC
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CPI
-
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- cp.
-
- AOU
-
- APC
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- unc
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UIT
-
- UCR
-
- UAE
-
- UAR
-
- CAI
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- Co.
-
- tr.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- ARU
-
- trp
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- ean
-
- 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.
- ATP
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Tro
-
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- tra
-
- aor
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- UPI
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- AEC
-
- ur-
-
- AIC
-
- CNO
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- CIP
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- Tpr
-
- CEA
-
- Une
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- UNO
-
- unp
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- UPC
-
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- up-
-
- ea.
-
- ROP
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- PUP
-
noun,
a young dog; puppy.
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OTC
-
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- OAP
-
- PUC
-
- PTP
-
- 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.
- OAU
-
- NRA
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- prp
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- NRC
-
- nr.
-
- ONR
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- NEC
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Npt
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NOP
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- NPR
-
- ONI
-
- OPA
-
- ne-
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PPI
-
- PPE
-
- PPC
-
- 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.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- PCI
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- POR
-
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PPT
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- 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:
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PIO
-
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- ppr
-
- PRA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pp.
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PRC
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- NEA
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- RNR
-
- ERT
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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.
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ETO
-
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- ERP
-
- ETR
-
- RCT
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ier
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- 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.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ECA
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- eir
-
- EPT
-
- en-
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Ep.
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- EPA
-
- RPO
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- eu-
-
- in.
-
- IOU
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IRO
-
- NCO
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- ITC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- ite
-
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- IOC
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ine
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- REA
-
- TP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- N.
-
- NC
-
- 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.
- TC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- NI
-
- NP
-
- t.
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AO
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- EI
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- T1
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RU
-
- IP
-
- PU
-
- TN
-
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- U.
-
- ic
-
- UC
-
- i.
-
- UI
-
- O.
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- RO
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- CU
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- R.
-
- 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.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RI
-
- RP
-
- CE
-
- RN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.