Anagrams of practises
Word practises has
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- pastries
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- precasts
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- traipses
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- piasters
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- pasters
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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.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- sprites
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- spriest
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adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- pasties
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noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- recasts
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noun,
a recasting.
- Script.
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- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- ascites
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noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- 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.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- Serapis
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noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- stripes
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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:
- 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.
- patsies
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noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- aspires
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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):
- scrapes
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- persist
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verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- spastic
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noun,
Pathology. a person exhibiting spasms.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- praises
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- actress
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noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- spireas
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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.
- priests
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- cesspit
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noun,
a pit for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- racists
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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.
- parsecs
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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.
- 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.
- esprits
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- escarps
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- crisps
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noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- caress
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noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- carets
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noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- patri-
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- sprits
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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.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Capris
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noun,
Capri pants.
- Crista
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noun,
a crest or ridge.
- spicas
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noun,
spike2 .
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- scares
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- scarps
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noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- capers
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- 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.
- crasis
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noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- stapes
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noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- scarts
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- spices
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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.
- cerat-
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- saices
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noun,
syce.
- Cassie
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noun,
huisache.
- spirts
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- spites
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Passer
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noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- 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.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- 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.
- castes
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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.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Spears
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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.
- sprats
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- sparse
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adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- Spiers
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- cestas
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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.
- Casper
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noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- parses
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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.
- pastes
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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.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- 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.
- pastis
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noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- cartes
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noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carses
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noun,
bottom land.
- scapes
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noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- 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.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Carpet
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- 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.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- prests
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noun,
a loan.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- sepias
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- 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.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- recaps
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- recast
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noun,
a recasting.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- 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.
- septi-
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- 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:
- pistes
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- 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.
- 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.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- 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.
- escarp
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- seracs
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- 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.
- 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.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- prises
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noun,
leverage.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- re-act
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- arises
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- prases
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- scrips
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noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- stirps
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noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- repass
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verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- spaces
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noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- 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):
- aspics
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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.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- recti-
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- Aspers
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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.
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- aspect
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noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- streps
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noun,
streptococcus.
- assert
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Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- sitars
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- pisser
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noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Pisces
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noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- spares
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- stipes
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noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- 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:
- resist
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- scart
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verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- sates
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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.
- saris
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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.
- pacer
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- scats
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noun,
scat singing.
- scrap
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noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
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noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sceat
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noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- scarp
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noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- sect.
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- scrip
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noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- Sears
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noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- scat-
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- IATSE
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- seats
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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.
- sepia
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- scare
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noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scape
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noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- satis
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noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sept.
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- septa
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noun,
plural of septum.
- septs
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noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- paces
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- sarc-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- recta
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noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- recpt
-
- Recit
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- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- recip
-
- pitas
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noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- prae-
-
- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- prats
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noun,
the buttocks.
- recap
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- Pres.
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- picas
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noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- react
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verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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.
- rases
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verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasps
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noun,
an act of rasping.
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rcpt.
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- priss
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noun,
a prissy person.
- 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.
- 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.
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- Press
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noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- Sapir
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noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pari-
-
- 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.
-
- parts
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- saice
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noun,
syce.
- pases
-
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.
- pass.
-
- Passe
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noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- 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.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rept.
-
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- petri
-
- 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.
- petr-
-
- peta-
-
- resp.
-
- rests
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- pert.
-
- 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.
- peri-
-
- 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.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- patr-
-
- 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
-
- 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.
- Srta.
-
- 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.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- step-
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- atrip
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adjective,
aweigh.
- ster.
-
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- astr.
-
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- asst.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- caste
-
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.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- 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.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Capt.
-
- caps.
-
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- 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.
- 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.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aeri-
-
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- treas
-
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- acpt.
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- acet-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- 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.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- 30-30
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- tera-
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- arces
-
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.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- apses
-
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.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- tears
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cert.
-
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- 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.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crit.
-
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- Epist
-
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- seti-
-
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- spec.
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- craps
-
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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- spies
-
- 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.
- sec.
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- ter.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- 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.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sers
-
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).
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rpt.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- tri-
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- sics
-
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).
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 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.
- seps
-
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.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- rit.
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- SPCA
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SASE
-
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rep.
-
- str.
-
- 1080
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- crat
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Ire.
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- 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.
- ASSR
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- 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.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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.
- 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.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- 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.
- asc-
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARIS
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- art.
-
- etc.
-
- est.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- cts.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- 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.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cir.
-
- ctr.
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Cres
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- esp.
-
- epit
-
- ESIS
-
- cap.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- ect-
-
- Apr.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- acr-
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- 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.
- psia
-
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- 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.
- psec
-
- Pet.
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- PSAT
-
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- prs.
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prec
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pre-
-
- aet.
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Aire
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- per.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- pct.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- 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.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- pts.
-
- Pers
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- SPS
-
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Ar.
-
- CPA
-
- CPR
-
- ACP
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- TSP
-
- SRS
-
- 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.
- CPI
-
- AEC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CIA
-
- ae.
-
- CIE
-
- ap-
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CIP
-
- trp
-
- SPR
-
- ac-
-
- ACS
-
- AIC
-
- CEA
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CAI
-
- ss.
-
- TIA
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- 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.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- 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.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- APC
-
- APS
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ASR
-
- STP
-
- SSA
-
- ct.
-
- tra
-
- SSC
-
- SSE
-
- SSI
-
- SSR
-
- tr.
-
- SST
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- cs.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- Tpr
-
- TPI
-
- STI
-
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- RCS
-
- eir
-
- CPS
-
- SAR
-
- PCI
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- Sp.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- sc.
-
- Pa.
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- CRP
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- PCS
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SCP
-
- PSC
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- RCP
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- PSS
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- 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
-
- 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.
- PSA
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- PRC
-
- PRA
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- 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:
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- ISA
-
- TSS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- EPT
-
- EIS
-
- Ep.
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- EPA
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- EPS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- 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).
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ERP
-
- IRS
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Re.
-
- ECA
-
- ESR
-
- cte
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ec-
-
- ea.
-
- 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.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Esc
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ics
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPA
-
- SCS
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ier
-
- 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).
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- S.
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- T1
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- RI
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RP
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- t.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- TP
-
- SA
-
- TC
-
- IP
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- i.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- CE
-
- ic
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.