Anagrams of posterization
Word posterization has
1749 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of posterization.
- prestation
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noun,
a payment in money or in services.
- spirantize
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verb (used with object),
to change into or pronounce as a spirant.
- partitions
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noun,
a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- patronizes
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verb (used with object),
to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- positioner
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noun,
a person or thing that positions.
- reposition
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noun,
the act of depositing or storing.
- iterations
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- Poinsettia
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noun,
a plant, Euphorbia (Poinsettia) pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts.
- notarizes
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verb (used with object),
to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- point-set
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adjective,
(of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
- striation
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- Patterson
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noun,
Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- pint-size
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adjective,
comparatively small in size:
- topiaries
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noun,
topiary work; the topiary art.
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- patronize
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verb (used with object),
to give (a store, restaurant, hotel, etc.) one's regular patronage; trade with.
- potations
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- Peronista
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noun,
Peronist.
- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- patentors
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- esotropia
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noun,
strabismus in which one eye deviates inward.
- parotitis
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noun,
inflammation of a parotid.
- operation
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noun,
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- atropines
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- sanitizer
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing germs, designed for use especially on food-processing equipment.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- rotations
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- triptanes
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- triazines
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noun,
any of a group of three compounds containing three nitrogen and three carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring and having the formula C 3 H 3 N 3 .
- partition
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noun,
a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- sortation
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noun,
the process or result of sorting things, especially computationally or mechanically.
- sortition
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noun,
the casting or drawing of lots.
- petitions
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noun,
a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit:
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- one-spot
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noun,
the upward face of a die bearing one pip or a domino one half of which bears one pip.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- operants
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- ten-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- notarize
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verb (used with object),
to certify (a document, contract, etc.) or cause to become certified through a notary public.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- teaspoon
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noun,
a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- positron
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noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- transept
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noun,
any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
- 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.
- Tritonis
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- tristeza
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noun,
a disease of certain citrus trees, characterized by yellowed leaves, wilting, and root destruction, caused by a virus.
- triptane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- triazine
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noun,
any of a group of three compounds containing three nitrogen and three carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring and having the formula C 3 H 3 N 3 .
- enspirit
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verb (used with object),
inspirit.
- tortonis
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- nitroso-
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- tortoise
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noun,
a turtle, especially a terrestrial turtle.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- introits
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- ironizes
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verb (used with object),
to make ironical.
- Nazirite
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noun,
Nazarite.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- nitrites
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- opsonize
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verb (used with object),
to increase the susceptibility of (bacteria) to ingestion by phagocytes.
- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- ostinato
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noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- sorption
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- potation
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- potatoes
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noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- potstone
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noun,
a kind of soapstone, sometimes used for making pots and other household utensils.
- pristine
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adjective,
having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- pronates
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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.
- prostate
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noun,
prostate gland.
- Protista
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
- rattoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- 11-point
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- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- ripienos
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- sanitize
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verb (used with object),
to free from dirt, germs, etc., as by cleaning or sterilizing.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- satirize
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verb (used with object),
to attack or ridicule with satire.
- spittoon
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noun,
a cuspidor.
- position
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noun,
condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- strepto-
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- patroons
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- parities
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- tropines
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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.
- patients
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patterns
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- portents
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- petition
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noun,
a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit:
- Steinitz
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noun,
William (Wilhelm Steinitz) 1836–1900, U.S. chess player, born in Austria-Hungary.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- Piranesi
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- Poitiers
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- aortitis
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noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- patzers
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noun,
a casual, amateurish chess player.
- sporont
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noun,
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
- torsion
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- zittern
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noun,
cittern.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- portent
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- spotter
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noun,
a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
- potions
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- aristo-
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- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- 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.
- partite
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noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- natters
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- pizaine
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noun,
a mail collar of the 14th century, worn with a hauberk.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- panzers
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noun,
a vehicle, especially a tank, forming part of a German panzer division.
- partons
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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.
- pronaos
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noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- 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.
- strato-
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- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- transp.
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- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- Transit
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- strati-
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- pronota
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- 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.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- potties
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noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- zoisite
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noun,
an orthorhombic dimorph of clinozoisite.
- spitter
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noun,
a person or thing that spits.
- arpents
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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.
- tortoni
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- inspire
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verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- pitiers
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noun,
a person who pities.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- patters
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noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- pattens
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- ironies
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noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- ironize
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verb (used with object),
to make ironical.
- Stentor
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- pattern
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- isation
-
- titians
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noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- antero-
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- toaster
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noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- isotone
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noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- isotope
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noun,
any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
- patties
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noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- sterno-
-
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- patroon
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- ionizes
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verb (used with object),
to separate or change into ions.
- tipster
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noun,
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- Pistoia
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noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- patents
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- Introit
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- tzarist
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noun,
an adherent of a czar or of czarism.
- patient
-
noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- pinites
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noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- Tirpitz
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noun,
Alfred von [ahl-freyt fuh n] /ˈɑl freɪt fən/ (Show IPA), 1849–1930, German admiral and statesman.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- steato-
-
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- patriot
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noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- ization
-
- Tootsie
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noun,
a sweetheart; darling.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Piarist
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noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- pianist
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noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- stearo-
-
- protest
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noun,
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid:
- tiepins
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noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- protist
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noun,
any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- operons
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noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- Tristan
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noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Rosetta
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noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- Orontes
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noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- atiptoe
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adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- Zonites
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noun,
a body segment of a diplopod.
- orpines
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- rattoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- rattons
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noun,
a rat.
- ratoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- zeatins
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noun,
a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- rotates
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- taproot
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noun,
a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Atropos
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noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- risotto
-
noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- reptant
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adjective,
repent2 .
- tapster
-
noun,
a bartender.
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- aspirin
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- pterion
-
noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- epinaos
-
noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- teapots
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- epizoon
-
noun,
an external parasite or commensal on the body of an animal; ectozoon.
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- spatter
-
noun,
the act or the sound of spattering:
- Otranto
-
noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- tarpons
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- soprano
-
noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- arseno-
-
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- zeatin
-
noun,
a cytokinin occurring in corn, spinach, and peas.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- tarso-
-
- patri-
-
- Patten
-
noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- patter
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- 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.
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- panzer
-
noun,
a vehicle, especially a tank, forming part of a German panzer division.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- panto-
-
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ozones
-
noun,
a form of oxygen, O 3 , with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light is passed through air or oxygen. It is found in the atmosphere in minute quantities, especially after a thunderstorm, is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is thus biologically corrosive. In the upper atmosphere, it absorbs ultraviolet rays, thereby preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth. It is used for bleaching, sterilizing water, etc.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- stript
-
noun,
a striptease.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- osteo-
-
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- patent
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- 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.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Zenist
-
noun,
a person who advocates or practices Zen.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- tropo-
-
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- patzer
-
noun,
a casual, amateurish chess player.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- zonite
-
noun,
a body segment of a diplopod.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- aeron.
-
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- ptero-
-
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- proto-
-
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- snooze
-
noun,
a short sleep; nap.
- prizes
-
noun,
a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- seizin
-
noun,
(originally) possession of either land or chattel.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- sapro-
-
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- zoster
-
noun,
Also called herpes zoster. Pathology. shingles.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- septi-
-
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Rienzi
-
noun,
Cola di [kaw-lah dee] /ˈkɔ lɑ di/ (Show IPA), (Nicholas Gabrini) 1313?–54, Roman orator and tribune.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- zonate
-
adjective,
marked with zones, as of color, texture, or the like.
- penta-
-
- piezo-
-
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- zanies
-
noun,
one who plays the clown or fool in order to amuse others.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- aniso-
-
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- petro-
-
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- steno-
-
- 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.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- spritz
-
noun,
a quick, brief spray of liquid; squirt.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- potent
-
noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- spiro-
-
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- pottos
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- Potter
-
noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- potato
-
noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Azorin
-
noun,
(José Martínez Ruiz) 1873–1967, Spanish novelist and critic.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- azotes
-
noun,
nitrogen.
- Isonzo
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing S from the Julian Alps in Slovenia to the Gulf of Trieste in Italy. 75 miles (120 km) long.
- Azotos
-
noun,
Greek name of Ashdod.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitro-
-
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- zaires
-
noun,
Republic of, a former name of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Azores
-
noun,
a group of islands in the N Atlantic, W of Portugal: politically part of Portugal. 890 sq. mi. (2305 sq. km).
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- 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.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- tetra-
-
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- sporo-
-
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- eroto-
-
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- ersatz
-
noun,
an artificial substance or article used to replace something natural or genuine; a substitute.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trans.
-
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- arsen-
-
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- azines
-
noun,
any of a group of six-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazine or triazine.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terat-
-
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- 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.
- Ionize
-
verb (used with object),
to separate or change into ions.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- intro.
-
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- instr.
-
- iatro-
-
- intra-
-
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- astro-
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- astron
-
- inter.
-
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- poet.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- 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.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- insep
-
- prize
-
noun,
a reward for victory or superiority, as in a contest or competition.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- insp.
-
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- treas
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- intr.
-
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Prot.
-
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pros.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- pron.
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- toti-
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- spor-
-
- zoeas
-
noun,
any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- post-
-
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Port.
-
- IATSE
-
- zitis
-
noun,
a tubular pasta in short pieces, similar to rigatoni, often baked in a tomato sauce.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- Spitz
-
noun,
any of several dogs having a stocky body, a thick coat, erect, pointed ears, and a tail curved over the back, as a chow chow, Pomeranian, or Samoyed.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- potto
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- pret.
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- init.
-
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- prae-
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- zones
-
noun,
any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established:
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ation
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Sino-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- sito-
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- atto-
-
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- sizar
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University and at Trinity College, Dublin) an undergraduate who receives maintenance aid from the college.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- 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.
- seti-
-
- sizer
-
noun,
any device for measuring or sorting objects according to size.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- 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.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- trop-
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- 30-30
-
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Sept.
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- astr.
-
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- sanit
-
- Zoser
-
noun,
flourished c2800 b.c, Egyptian ruler of the 3rd dynasty.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- aeri-
-
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- aero-
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- ento-
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- span-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Epis.
-
- Epist
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- azine
-
noun,
any of a group of six-membered heterocyclic compounds containing one or more nitrogen atoms in the ring, the number of nitrogen atoms present being indicated by a prefix, as in diazine or triazine.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- azote
-
noun,
nitrogen.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- resp.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- rept.
-
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- razes
-
verb (used with object),
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- reni-
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Srta.
-
- inst.
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Zenia
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “hospitality.”.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- pant-
-
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Zeist
-
noun,
a city in the central Netherlands.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- zeins
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- ozone
-
noun,
a form of oxygen, O 3 , with a peculiar odor suggesting that of weak chlorine, produced when an electric spark or ultraviolet light is passed through air or oxygen. It is found in the atmosphere in minute quantities, especially after a thunderstorm, is a powerful oxidizing agent, and is thus biologically corrosive. In the upper atmosphere, it absorbs ultraviolet rays, thereby preventing them from reaching the surface of the earth. It is used for bleaching, sterilizing water, etc.
- ozon-
-
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Anzio
-
noun,
a town in Italy, S of Rome on the Tyrrhenian coast: site of Allied beachhead in World War II.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- naso-
-
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- nears
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- part.
-
- nazir
-
noun,
(in Muslim countries) the title of any of various public officials.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tera-
-
- OPers
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- 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.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- oozes
-
noun,
the act of oozing.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noto-
-
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- onto-
-
- noso-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Zante
-
noun,
a Greek island, off the W coast of Greece: southernmost of the Ionian Islands. 157 sq. mi. (407 sq. km).
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- areo-
-
- tears
-
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- 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.
- teno-
-
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- oste-
-
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- orzos
-
noun,
pasta in the form of small ricelike grains.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- opto-
-
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- 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.
- 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.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pari-
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- zeros
-
noun,
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- pert.
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- ante-
-
- 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).
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- peri-
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- ster.
-
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- stat.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Penza
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- 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.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Iran.
-
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tono-
-
- topaz
-
noun,
a mineral, a fluosilicate of aluminum, usually occurring in prismatic orthorhombic crystals of various colors, and used as a gem.
- petri
-
- tonia
-
- petr-
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- zetas
-
noun,
the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Z, ζ).
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Tisza
-
noun,
a river in S central Europe, rising in the Ukraine and flowing from the Carpathian Mountains along the Romanian border into E Hungary, Slovakia, and Serbia, where it joins the Danube N of Belgrade. 800 miles (1290 km) long.
- 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.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- peta-
-
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- tzars
-
noun,
czar.
- step-
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- anis-
-
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- izars
-
noun,
a long, usually white cotton dress that covers the body completely, worn by women of North Africa and the Middle East.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Zaire
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 100 makuta.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- patr-
-
- Ariz.
-
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ition
-
- Zetta
-
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- anti-
-
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- topo-
-
- 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.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Zips
-
noun,
a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- tron
-
- Ste.
-
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- ziti
-
noun,
a tubular pasta in short pieces, similar to rigatoni, often baked in a tomato sauce.
- ten.
-
- top-
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- ter.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Zorn
-
noun,
Anders Leonhard [ahn-duh rs ley-aw-nahrd] /ˈɑn dərs ˈleɪ ɔˌnɑrd/ (Show IPA), 1860–1920, Swedish painter, etcher, and sculptor.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- sepn
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Zane
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- zori
-
noun,
a Japanese sandal, often made of straw or rubber and consisting of a flat sole held on the foot by a thong passing between the first and second toes.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tzar
-
noun,
czar.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- zaps
-
noun,
force, energy, or drive; zip.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Zora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- zoon
-
noun,
any of the individuals of a compound organism.
- Zion
-
noun,
a hill in Jerusalem, on which the Temple was built (used to symbolize the city itself, especially as a religious or spiritual center).
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- str.
-
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Tit.
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- zero
-
noun,
the figure or symbol 0, which in the Arabic notation for numbers stands for the absence of quantity; cipher.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- tion
-
- spaz
-
noun,
an awkward or clumsy person.
- tri-
-
- zone
-
noun,
any continuous area that differs in some respect, or is distinguished for some purpose, from adjoining areas, or within which certain distinctive circumstances exist or are established:
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- 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.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- size
-
noun,
the spatial dimensions, proportions, magnitude, or bulk of anything:
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- zoo-
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- ZETA
-
noun,
the sixth letter of the Greek alphabet (Z, ζ).
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- tRNA
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- zest
-
noun,
keen relish; hearty enjoyment; gusto.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- zein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a soft, yellow powder of simple proteins obtained from corn, used chiefly in the manufacture of textile fibers, plastics, and paper coatings.
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- zits
-
noun,
a pimple; skin blemish.
- trit
-
- zoea
-
noun,
any of the free-swimming larva of certain crustaceans, as the crab, having rudimentary legs and a spiny carapace.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Zoar
-
noun,
the city where Lot and his family took refuge during the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. Gen. 19:20–30.
- Zoan
-
noun,
Biblical name of Tanis.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Zeno
-
noun,
Zeno of Citium.
- 1080
-
- per.
-
- iso-
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- attn
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- 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.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- NIRA
-
- Pers
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- azo-
-
- Pen.
-
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- pnea
-
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- att.
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- 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:
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- 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.
- ator
-
- 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.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Ont.
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orzo
-
noun,
pasta in the form of small ricelike grains.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- not-
-
- oro-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- eso-
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ooze
-
noun,
the act of oozing.
- INRI
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Inez
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Agnes.
- esp.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- par.
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- est.
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- int.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nos-
-
- epi-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epit
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- Nor.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- ins.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- NTIA
-
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Ens.
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- 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.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- RONA
-
- ano-
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- ANSI
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- ant.
-
- RNAS
-
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Ritz
-
noun,
ostentatious or pretentious display.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- pot.
-
- aet.
-
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Sat.
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Ezra
-
noun,
a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century b.c., who with Nehemiah led the revival of Judaism in Palestine.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- itis
-
- Aire
-
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Izar
-
noun,
a long, usually white cotton dress that covers the body completely, worn by women of North Africa and the Middle East.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- AISI
-
- rpt.
-
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- RIIA
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- art.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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).
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Naze
-
noun,
The, Lindesnes.
- Nazi
-
noun,
a member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, which controlled Germany from 1933 to 1945 under Adolf Hitler and advocated totalitarian government, territorial expansion, anti-Semitism, and Aryan supremacy, all these leading directly to World War II and the Holocaust.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neo-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- psia
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- PSAT
-
- 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.
- prs.
-
- 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-
-
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prez
-
noun,
president.
- pre-
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apo-
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Apr.
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- inae
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- raze
-
verb (used with object),
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground:
- IAS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ier
-
- in.
-
- IPA
-
- ine
-
- Ir.
-
- ise
-
- 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.
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- IPS
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- Ia.
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- io-
-
- ARS
-
- Zen
-
noun,
Chinese Ch'an. Buddhism. a Mahayana movement, introduced into China in the 6th century a.d. and into Japan in the 12th century, that emphasizes enlightenment for the student by the most direct possible means, accepting formal studies and observances only when they form part of such means.
Compare koan, mondo1 .
- APS
-
- Zea
-
noun,
Keos.
- zap
-
noun,
force, energy, or drive; zip.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- TTS
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- 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.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- trp
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- aor
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Zoe
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “life.”.
- ap-
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- zoa
-
noun,
plural of zoon.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- zo-
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- zit
-
noun,
a pimple; skin blemish.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ZIP
-
noun,
a sudden, brief hissing sound, as of a bullet.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Tpr
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- TPN
-
- EPS
-
- TPI
-
- ESR
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- Ez.
-
- EPT
-
- EPA
-
- ast
-
- ea.
-
- at.
-
- Tro
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- az-
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ean
-
- Ep.
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- OEO
-
- ISR
-
- PRA
-
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- POA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- SPR
-
- POR
-
- PSA
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PTT
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- TNT
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- STP
-
- Paz
-
noun,
Octavio [ok-tey-vee-oh;; Spanish awk-tah-vyaw] /ɒkˈteɪ viˌoʊ;; Spanish ɔkˈtɑ vyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1914–98, Mexican poet and essayist: Nobel prize 1990.
- Sta
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- STI
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIO
-
- 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.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- oz.
-
- So.
-
- RPO
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- RTS
-
- Sp.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SRO
-
- SAE
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAR
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- REA
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- 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.
- ROI
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RNA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ROA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ozs
-
- Ps.
-
- OAP
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- OAO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- 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.
- OAS
-
- se-
-
- op.
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OIr
-
- 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.
- 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:
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- OSA
-
- ne-
-
- ize
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- 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.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- TIA
-
- NES
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NEA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NOP
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIt
-
- ONI
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ite
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- ONR
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- TAP
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noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- TAO
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noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ose
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- OSO
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- OSP
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- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- ot-
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- OTA
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- ist
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- ote
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- OTS
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- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
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preposition,
to.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ITA
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- opt
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Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ons
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- oo-
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- o-o
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noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
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- OPA
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- ope
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adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OOT
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- NIA
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- OPS
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noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- RP
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- NP
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- TN
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Zn
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NI
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- S.
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- N.
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- AO
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- NZ
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- SA
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IP
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- t.
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TP
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- R.
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- i.
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- ZI
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- RI
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- TT
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- RN
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- T1
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- z.
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- ZA
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noun,
pizza.
- OA
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- O.
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- SN
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RO
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- Zr
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