Anagrams of practices
Word practices has
719 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of practices.
- caprices
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noun,
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
- practice
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- Caprice
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noun,
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
- practic
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adjective,
practical.
- Sceptic
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noun,
a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.
- ipecacs
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noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- icecaps
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noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- accepts
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verb (used with object),
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor:
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- ascetic
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noun,
a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.
- arctics
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- Script.
-
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- aspire
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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):
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- stacc.
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- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- aspect
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noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- cerat-
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- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- ipecac
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noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- racist
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- Capris
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noun,
Capri pants.
- carpic
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- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Carpet
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- recti-
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- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Casper
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noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- recaps
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- capers
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- icecap
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noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- spirea
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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.
- Cercis
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noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- escarp
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- traces
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noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- pectic
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adjective,
pertaining to pectin.
- Persia
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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.
- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- triacs
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acetic
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adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- septi-
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- accept
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verb (used with object),
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor:
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- tripes
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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.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- patri-
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- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- Arctic
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- scarce
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Idioms,
make oneself scarce, Informal.
to depart, especially suddenly.
to stay away; avoid.
- parsec
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noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- tapirs
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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.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- rept.
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- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- scarp
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noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- crept
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noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- crate
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- scat-
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- scrip
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noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- crest
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Episc
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- crit.
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- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Epis.
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- epact
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- CRISP
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noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- Epist
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- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- resp.
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- crips
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noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Sapir
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noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- scrap
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noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- sarc-
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- scape
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noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- patr-
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- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pari-
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- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- part.
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- parts
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- pitas
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noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- paste
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pieta
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noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- peats
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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.
- Piers
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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.
- peri-
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- peris
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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.
- pert.
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- peta-
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- petr-
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- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
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- picas
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- prae-
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- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rect.
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- recpt
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- Recit
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- recip
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- recap
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- reaps
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- IATSE
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- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rcpt.
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- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapes
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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.
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- Price
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- presa
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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.
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- prats
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noun,
the buttocks.
- pacer
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paces
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- craps
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noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- crape
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- cares
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noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- spire
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noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spier
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- cacti
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noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- spice
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Spica
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noun,
spike2 .
- caper
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- capes
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noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Capet
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noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Capri
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noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- caps.
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- Capt.
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- tarps
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noun,
tarpaulin.
- caret
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Carie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- carp-
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- tears
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- carpi
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noun,
plural of carpus.
- carps
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noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carse
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noun,
bottom land.
- Tepic
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- spect
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noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- Carte
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
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noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- stirp
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noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Spear
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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.
- spirt
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- tapis
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noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- caste
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noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- stria
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noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- stipe
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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.
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- asper
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noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aspic
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noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- strap
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noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- aster
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- astir
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adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- astr.
-
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- apres
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preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- taces
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noun,
tasset.
- arces
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noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- stair
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noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Srta.
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- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- taper
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- sprit
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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.
- Tapes
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noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- sprat
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- spite
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- tapir
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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.
- airts
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noun,
a direction.
- spec.
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- tera-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- 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.
- circs
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noun,
circular (def 9).
- treas
-
- Circe
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noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- acpt.
-
- ceras
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noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceria
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- CIRCA
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preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- ceric
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adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- cert.
-
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Siret
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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.
- Seric
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- acet-
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- acct.
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- cires
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- sect.
-
- 30-30
-
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- 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.
- aeri-
-
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- seti-
-
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- ter.
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- 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.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tri-
-
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- str.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- pre-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rpt.
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sci.
-
- scr.
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- prec
-
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Ste.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- prs.
-
- PSAT
-
- psec
-
- psia
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Sra.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- sec.
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rep.
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- SPCC
-
- SPCA
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- 1080
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- epit
-
- atic
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ates
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- epi-
-
- asc-
-
- cit.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ARIS
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Apr.
-
- Ire.
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- ect-
-
- 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.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- crat
-
- cir.
-
- Cres
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cet-
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cac-
-
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- art.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pct.
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- 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.
- aer-
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- pat.
-
- 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.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- acc.
-
- acr-
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- 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.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Pet.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pers
-
- per.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- par.
-
- Aire
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CAI
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CCA
-
- TCS
-
- Ar.
-
- CCP
-
- CIA
-
- 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).
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- CIP
-
- CIE
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CIC
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CCR
-
- trp
-
- ap-
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ac-
-
- cs.
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- CEC
-
- CEA
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- ct.
-
- spt
-
- cr.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- STP
-
- AIC
-
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- STI
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- APS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- 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.
- APC
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- cp.
-
- ACS
-
- SPR
-
- cc.
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TCA
-
- ACP
-
- Sr.
-
- ATP
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TPI
-
- Sta
-
- ATC
-
- ae.
-
- at.
-
- AEC
-
- ast
-
- tra
-
- ASR
-
- tr.
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Tpr
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- CSR
-
- CPA
-
- IPS
-
- RCP
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- IRC
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Ir.
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ipr
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- IPA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ier
-
- 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.
- RCA
-
- ICC
-
- RCT
-
- CPI
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ISA
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ETS
-
- pt.
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- 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:
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- 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.
- PCS
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PCI
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PRA
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PRC
-
- Ps.
-
- ise
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- PSA
-
- ist
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- ISR
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- ics
-
- REA
-
- ETR
-
- CTA
-
- Sp.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAR
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ea.
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- sc.
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- cte
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- CTC
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- CST
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- rte
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- CSC
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- SCP
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- CSA
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- CRT
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- CRS
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- CRP
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- se-
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- CRC
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- CPS
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- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- Sep
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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.
- CPR
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- RTS
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- TSR
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noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- rt.
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- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- EPS
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- ret
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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.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ERP
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- EPA
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- Ep.
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- EIS
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- eir
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ECA
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- EPT
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- Rs.
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- RSA
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- ERT
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- ESA
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- Esc
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- ec-
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- ESR
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- RSE
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- T1
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- i.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
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- ic
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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.
- 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.
- EI
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RP
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- TC
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- S.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- SA
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- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CE
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- IP
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- TP
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- RI
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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.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- R.
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