Anagrams of praetorianism
Word praetorianism has
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- patrimonies
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noun,
an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
- respiration
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noun,
the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing.
- proseminar
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noun,
a course conducted in the manner of a seminar for graduate students but often open to advanced undergraduates.
- imprinters
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noun,
a person or thing that imprints.
- air-to-air
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adverb,
from one aircraft, missile, or the like, to another while in flight:
- aspiration
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noun,
a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition:
- ironmaster
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noun,
the master of a foundry or ironworks; a manufacturer of iron.
- reparation
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noun,
the making of amends for wrong or injury done:
- impresario
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noun,
a person who organizes or manages public entertainments, especially operas, ballets, or concerts.
- Praetorian
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noun,
a person having the rank of praetor or ex-praetor.
- periastron
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noun,
the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
- separation
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noun,
an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- Portinari
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noun,
Cândido [kahn-dee-doo] /ˈkɑ̃ di dʊ/ (Show IPA), 1903–62, Brazilian painter.
- prosimian
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noun,
a prosimian animal.
- aspirator
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noun,
an apparatus or device employing suction.
- airstream
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noun,
any localized airflow.
- paraments
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noun,
a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- transpire
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verb (used with object),
to emit or give off (waste matter, watery vapor, an odor, etc.) through the surface, as of the body or of leaves.
- apriorism
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noun,
belief in, or reliance upon, a priori reasoning, arguments, or principles.
- trimarans
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noun,
a vessel similar to a catamaran but having three separate hulls.
- misorient
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verb (used with object),
to orient wrongly or improperly.
- priorates
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- misreport
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verb (used with object),
to report incorrectly or falsely.
- pimientos
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noun,
the ripe, red, mild-flavored fruit of the sweet or bell pepper, Capsicum annuum, used as a vegetable, relish, to stuff olives, etc.
- Monsarrat
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noun,
Nicholas, 1910–79, English novelist in Canada.
- spermato-
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- ametropia
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noun,
faulty refraction of light rays by the eye, as in astigmatism or myopia.
- separator
-
noun,
a person or thing that separates.
- Pomerania
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noun,
a former province of NE Germany, now mostly in NW Poland.
- on-stream
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adverb,
in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
- septimana
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noun,
a week.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- serration
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noun,
serrated condition or form.
- primaries
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noun,
something that is first in order, rank, or importance.
- spermatia
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noun,
Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- sitomania
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noun,
abnormal craving for food.
- topiaries
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noun,
topiary work; the topiary art.
- Trasimeno
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noun,
a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
- Peronista
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noun,
Peronist.
- Artemisia
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Artemisia, having aromatic foliage and small disk flowers, including the sagebrush, wormwood, and mugwort.
- anatomies
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noun,
the science dealing with the structure of animals and plants.
- orpiments
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noun,
a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
- protamine
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noun,
any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- spearmint
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- terrapins
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noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- Petrinism
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noun,
the body of theological doctrine taught by, or attributed to, the apostle Peter.
- atropines
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- Timisoara
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noun,
a city in W Romania.
- repairman
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.
- imprinter
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noun,
a person or thing that imprints.
- rainstorm
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noun,
a storm with heavy rain.
- imperator
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noun,
an absolute or supreme ruler.
- ptomaines
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noun,
any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- tornarias
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noun,
the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
- Impatiens
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noun,
any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, having irregular flowers in which the calyx and corolla are not clearly distinguishable and bearing fruit that bursts open to scatter the seeds.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- marinates
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- reimports
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verb (used with object),
to import back into the country of exportation.
- impsonite
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noun,
a black variety of asphaltite with a jagged fracture.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- rosarian
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noun,
a person who is fond of, develops, or cultivates roses.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- parasite
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noun,
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- sapremia
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noun,
blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- pastrami
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noun,
a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.
- Arianism
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noun,
the doctrine, taught by Arius, that Christ the Son was not consubstantial with God the Father.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- sarmenta
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noun,
a slender running stem; runner.
- Peronism
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noun,
the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- operants
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- orpiment
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noun,
a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
- partners
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- apastron
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noun,
the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- apiarist
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noun,
a person who keeps an apiary.
- apiaries
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noun,
a place in which a colony or colonies of bees are kept, as a stand or shed for beehives or a bee house containing a number of beehives.
- pareiras
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noun,
the root of a South American vine, Chondodendron tomentosum, used as a source of curare, a diuretic, etc.
- parament
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noun,
a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- tornaria
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noun,
the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
- paraison
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noun,
parison.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- Parisian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
- parities
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noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- antrorse
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adjective,
bent or directed forward or upward.
- Rotarian
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noun,
a member of a Rotary Club.
- rotaries
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noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- pair-oar
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noun,
a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar.
- Parmesan
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adjective,
of or from Parma, in northern Italy.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- 11-point
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- partiers
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noun,
partyer.
- partisan
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noun,
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
- Santarem
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noun,
a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- Monstera
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noun,
any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- tampions
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- mariners
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noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- marinate
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- man-trap
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noun,
an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
- manropes
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- maitrise
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noun,
mastery; skill.
- maintops
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- atropism
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noun,
poisoning resulting from atropine or belladonna.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- tamarins
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- terrapin
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noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- introrse
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adjective,
turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
- Interior
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noun,
the internal or inner part; inside.
- interims
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noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- intarsia
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noun,
an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
- inertias
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- imprison
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verb (used with object),
to confine in or as if in a prison.
- imprints
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noun,
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
- enspirit
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verb (used with object),
inspirit.
- parosmia
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noun,
a disorder of the sense of smell, especially the perception of odors that are not present.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- Maritain
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noun,
Jacques [zhahk] /ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1882–1973, French philosopher and diplomat.
- Marranos
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noun,
a Spanish or Portuguese Jew who was converted to Christianity during the late Middle Ages, usually under threat of death or persecution, especially one who continued to adhere to Judaism in secret.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- arterio-
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- armoires
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noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- septaria
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noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- armories
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noun,
a storage place for weapons and other war equipment.
- armorist
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noun,
a person who is an expert at heraldry.
- seriatim
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adverb, adjective,
in a series; one after another.
- Serratia
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noun,
a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
- nepotism
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noun,
patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
- narrates
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verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- moraines
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- martians
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noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Spearman
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noun,
a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- misprint
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noun,
a mistake in printing, as an instance of printing a letter or word other than that intended.
- Minorite
-
noun,
Friar Minor.
- minister
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noun,
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- metanoia
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noun,
a profound, usually spiritual, transformation; conversion.
- meropias
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noun,
partial blindness.
- aspirant
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noun,
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
- aspirate
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noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- Masonite
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- martinis
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noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- Peronist
-
noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- Erasmian
-
noun,
a follower of Erasmus.
- reprints
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noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- Primates
-
noun,
the order comprising the primates.
- rarities
-
noun,
something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
- amentias
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noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- pierrots
-
noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- amirates
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noun,
emirate.
- pimentos
-
noun,
pimiento.
- rampions
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- pi-meson
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noun,
pion.
- pimiento
-
noun,
the ripe, red, mild-flavored fruit of the sweet or bell pepper, Capsicum annuum, used as a vegetable, relish, to stuff olives, etc.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- ramparts
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noun,
Fortification.
a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet.
such an elevation together with the parapet.
- Aaronite
-
noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- Amritsar
-
noun,
a city in NW Punjab, in NW India: site of the holiest shrine of the Sikh religion.
- Piranesi
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- ripienos
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- tropines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- Aesopian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables:
- riparian
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noun,
Law. a person who owns land on the bank of a natural watercourse or body of water.
- Pretoria
-
noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- rimstone
-
noun,
a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- airtimes
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noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- raiments
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Poitiers
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
- amniotes
-
noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- aerators
-
noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- praetors
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- ptomaine
-
noun,
any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- primeros
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noun,
a card game fashionable in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- romaines
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- prorates
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- airstrip
-
noun,
a small landing field having only one runway.
- printers
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- priories
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noun,
a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey.
- pro-rata
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adverb,
in proportion; according to a certain rate.
- Romanies
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noun,
Gypsy (def 2).
- prisoner
-
noun,
a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
- Romanist
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noun,
Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- animator
-
noun,
a person or thing that animates.
- Primrose
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noun,
any plant of the genus Primula, as P. vulgaris (English primrose) of Europe, having yellow flowers, or P. sinensis (Chinese primrose) of China, having flowers in a variety of colors.
Compare primrose family.
- Romanite
-
noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- priorate
-
noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- animates
-
adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- pristine
-
adjective,
having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- pertains
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- pronates
-
verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- primines
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noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- rearmost
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adjective,
farthest in the rear; last.
- reimport
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verb (used with object),
to import back into the country of exportation.
- trimaran
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noun,
a vessel similar to a catamaran but having three separate hulls.
- marinas
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Martini
-
noun,
a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- stamina
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noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- pronate
-
verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- stamin-
-
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- mantras
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- pteroma
-
noun,
pteron.
- Mansart
-
noun,
Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- manrope
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- stamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- protein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- stearo-
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- Martina
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noun,
a female given name.
- martins
-
noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- Martian
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Marston
-
noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- Maspero
-
noun,
Sir Gaston Camille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
- Mariner
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noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- marrons
-
noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- matrons
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- marries
-
verb (used with object),
to take in marriage:
- protean
-
adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- Marrano
-
noun,
a Spanish or Portuguese Jew who was converted to Christianity during the late Middle Ages, usually under threat of death or persecution, especially one who continued to adhere to Judaism in secret.
- Maritsa
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- re-sort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- persona
-
noun,
a person.
- taipans
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- sterno-
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- impaste
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- raptors
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- imprint
-
noun,
a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
- imprest
-
noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- impresa
-
noun,
a device or emblem.
- imports
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- impones
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- impers.
-
- Imperia
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Italy.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- impasto
-
noun,
the laying on of paint thickly.
- imparts
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- rapiers
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- remoras
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- impairs
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- tarpans
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- Tarpeia
-
noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- tarpons
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- Esparto
-
noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- erratas
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Mai-Tai
-
noun,
a cocktail of rum, curaçao, lemon and pineapple juice, grenadine, and orgeat syrup, poured over crushed ice.
- ironers
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- reprint
-
noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- maintop
-
noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- reposit
-
verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- reports
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- striper
-
noun,
Military.
a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes:
an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service:
- isation
-
- Rainier
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- tamarin
-
noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- tapeman
-
noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- ramenta
-
noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- tamaris
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- tampers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- tampion
-
noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- repairs
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- rampant
-
adjective,
violent in action or spirit; raging; furious:
- rampart
-
noun,
Fortification.
a broad elevation or mound of earth raised as a fortification around a place and usually capped with a stone or earth parapet.
such an elevation together with the parapet.
- tampons
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- rampion
-
noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- Interim
-
noun,
an intervening time; interval; meantime:
- inspire
-
verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- meropia
-
noun,
partial blindness.
- moisten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- promise
-
noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- roaster
-
noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- parison
-
noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- Pierian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- parians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- Pierrot
-
noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- Pietism
-
noun,
a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
- Pimento
-
noun,
pimiento.
- pareira
-
noun,
the root of a South American vine, Chondodendron tomentosum, used as a source of curare, a diuretic, etc.
- paramos
-
noun,
a high, cold plateau of South America.
- pinatas
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- pinites
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- paisano
-
noun,
paisan.
- ripieno
-
noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- orpines
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- pismire
-
noun,
an ant.
- Pistoia
-
noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- pitiers
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- pitmans
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- roister
-
verb (used without object),
to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
- Piarist
-
noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- patinas
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- perrons
-
noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Permian
-
noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- rompers
-
noun,
a person or thing that romps.
- peasant
-
noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- Pearson
-
noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- Romania
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Black Sea. 91,699 sq. mi. (237,500 sq. km). Capital: Bucharest.
- rosaria
-
noun,
a rose garden.
- Patmore
-
noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Romains
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- Petsamo
-
noun,
Finnish name of Pechenga.
- parries
-
noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- Romaine
-
noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- pastina
-
noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- pastime
-
noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- pastern
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- partons
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- partner
-
noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- pianism
-
noun,
the artistry and technique of a pianist.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- pianist
-
noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- partier
-
noun,
partyer.
- partans
-
noun,
a crab.
- parrots
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- optimes
-
noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- pointer
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- sporter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sports, as a participant in a sport.
- primine
-
noun,
the outer integument of an ovule.
- namaste
-
noun,
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
- Smeaton
-
noun,
John, 1724–92, English engineer.
- Smetana
-
noun,
Bedřich [Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ (Show IPA), 1824–84, Czech composer.
- snorter
-
noun,
a person or thing that snorts.
- mortise
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- mortars
-
noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- moraine
-
noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- Spartan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- primero
-
noun,
a card game fashionable in England in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- monster
-
noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- primers
-
noun,
an elementary book for teaching children to read.
- monesia
-
noun,
a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
- narrate
-
verb (used with object),
to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- primsie
-
adjective,
prim1 (def 1).
- Printer
-
noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- spermo-
-
- Spiraea
-
noun,
spirea.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- miniate
-
verb (used with object),
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
- sporran
-
noun,
(in Scottish Highland costume) a large pouch for men, commonly of fur, worn, suspended from a belt, in front of the kilt.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- minaret
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- primate
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- pointes
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- postmen
-
noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- seaport
-
noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- porters
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- oarsmen
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- oarsman
-
noun,
a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- semipro
-
adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- postern
-
noun,
a back door or gate.
- Postman
-
noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- praetor
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- nemato-
-
- prairie
-
noun,
an extensive, level or slightly undulating, mostly treeless tract of land in the Mississippi valley, characterized by a highly fertile soil and originally covered with coarse grasses, and merging into drier plateaus in the west.
Compare pampas, savanna, steppe.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- norites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- presort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort (letters, packages, etc.) by zip code or class before collection or delivery to a post office.
- Preston
-
noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- Serrano
-
noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- pretors
-
noun,
praetor.
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- simitar
-
noun,
scimitar.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- Sinatra
-
noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- aspirin
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- transp.
-
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- armrest
-
noun,
a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
- trompes
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- amritas
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- Empirin
-
- Emporia
-
noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- termors
-
noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- termini
-
noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- timpani
-
noun,
a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
- antero-
-
- armoire
-
noun,
a large wardrobe or movable cupboard, with doors and shelves.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- enamors
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Amen-Ra
-
noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- amosite
-
noun,
an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
- Armenia
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- aristo-
-
- atomies
-
noun,
an atom; mote.
- amentia
-
noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- Torrens
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
- ape-man
-
noun,
a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- transom
-
noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- amorist
-
noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- tiepins
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- animato
-
adjective,
animated; lively. Abbreviation: anim.
- animate
-
adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- anomite
-
noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- arseno-
-
- anopias
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- anosmia
-
noun,
absence or loss of the sense of smell.
- trisome
-
noun,
a trisomic individual.
- to-name
-
noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- Eastman
-
noun,
George, 1854–1932, U.S. philanthropist and inventor in the field of photography.
- airport
-
noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- anapest
-
noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- arteri-
-
- anemias
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- arpents
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- trimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- airtime
-
noun,
the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- aerator
-
noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- Amorite
-
noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- Trapani
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- amities
-
noun,
friendship; peaceful harmony.
- apteria
-
noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- tropism
-
noun,
an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
- amniote
-
noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- aporias
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Torenia
-
noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- epinaos
-
noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Astaire
-
noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- Aterian
-
adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- amirate
-
noun,
emirate.
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- amnesia
-
noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- Amon-Ra
-
noun,
Amen-Ra.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- aminate
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- aminase
-
noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- Moneta
-
noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Porter
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- sperm-
-
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Monera
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- matri-
-
- Morini
-
noun,
Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- masto-
-
- arsen-
-
- mortar
-
noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- Morris
-
noun,
Esther Hobart McQuigg Slack [muh-kwig slak] /məˈkwɪg ˈslæk/ (Show IPA), 1814–1902, U.S. suffragist.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Moraea
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genera Moraea and Dietes, of the iris family, native to tropical Africa.
- anemo-
-
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- treasr
-
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sprier
-
adjective,
a comparative of spry.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- spiro-
-
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- amnios
-
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Merops
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- petro-
-
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- omenta
-
noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- paramo
-
noun,
a high, cold plateau of South America.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- parrot
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Aparri
-
noun,
a seaport on N Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Samoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samoa.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- sampan
-
noun,
any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- topmen
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- ormers
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- sapro-
-
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- panto-
-
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Pamiri
-
noun,
a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Sapota
-
noun,
sapote.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- optime
-
noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- aniso-
-
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- penta-
-
- romper
-
noun,
a person or thing that romps.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- pernor
-
noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- arrant
-
adjective,
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
- tremor
-
noun,
involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- somni-
-
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- somat-
-
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Anomia
-
noun,
the inability to name objects or to recognize the written or spoken names of objects.
- Perron
-
noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- anopia
-
noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- nemat-
-
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- nitro-
-
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- armors
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- septi-
-
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- simian
-
noun,
an ape or monkey.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patri-
-
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Aromas
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- Patmos
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Perrin
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- metro-
-
- amino-
-
- intro.
-
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- ptero-
-
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- repros
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- aeron.
-
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- intra-
-
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- intime
-
adjective,
intimate; cozy.
- intima
-
noun,
the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
-
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- instr.
-
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- proser
-
noun,
a person who talks or writes in prose.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- Isaian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- proems
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- Espana
-
noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- tarso-
-
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- remora
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- rearms
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- tempos
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Ramona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- tromps
-
verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- Empson
-
noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- termor
-
noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- impost
-
noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- impose
-
Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- import
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- iatro-
-
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- imper.
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- impair
-
noun,
Archaic. impairment.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- imines
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- primer
-
noun,
an elementary book for teaching children to read.
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- steno-
-
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- priers
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- primos
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Marron
-
noun,
a large European chestnut, especially as used in cookery: candied or preserved in syrup.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- retro-
-
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- astro-
-
- astron
-
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marini
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- AmerSp
-
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- priors
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- trimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- Maisie
-
noun,
a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- trop-
-
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Parma
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- amin-
-
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Pres.
-
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- pari-
-
- reni-
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Port.
-
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Amora
-
noun,
one of a group of Jewish scholars, active in the rabbinical academies of Palestine and Babylonia from the 3rd to the 6th centuries a.d., whose commentaries on and interpretations of the Mishnah comprise the Palestinian and Babylonian Gemaras.
- treas
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- part.
-
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- pret.
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- pron.
-
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- prem.
-
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- prom.
-
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- rears
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- 30-30
-
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- prae-
-
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- para-
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- post-
-
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- anat.
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- pant-
-
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- pros.
-
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pert.
-
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- anim.
-
- resp.
-
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- AMPAS
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- rept.
-
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- aero-
-
- peri-
-
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Prot.
-
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- anis-
-
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- petri
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- petr-
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- 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.
- restr
-
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- peta-
-
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Amato
-
noun,
Pasquale [puh-skwah-lee,, -ley;; Italian pahs-kwah-le] /pəˈskwɑ li,, -leɪ;; Italian pɑsˈkwɑ lɛ/ (Show IPA), 1879–1942, Italian operatic baritone.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- ante-
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Amer.
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- poet.
-
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- prim.
-
- aemia
-
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- aeri-
-
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- patr-
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Samoa
-
noun,
a group of islands in the S Pacific, the islands W of 170° W longitude constituting an independent state and the rest belonging to the U.S.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- astr.
-
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- mast-
-
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matr-
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- step-
-
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- ster.
-
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- atmo-
-
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- ation
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- ASEAN
-
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- spor-
-
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- mini-
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- miso-
-
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- minis
-
noun,
miniskirt.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- meno-
-
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Srta.
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- mero-
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- meso-
-
- meta-
-
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metr-
-
- 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.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- term.
-
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- imine
-
noun,
a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
- imino
-
adjective,
containing the imino group.
- imit.
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- 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.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- init.
-
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- ento-
-
- IATSE
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- teno-
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- erron
-
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- tears
-
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tera-
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- insep
-
- insp.
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stome
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ition
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- 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.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- inst.
-
- terr.
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- intr.
-
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- Iran.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- 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.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- temp.
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- aroma
-
noun,
an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., especially an agreeable odor; fragrance.
- tonia
-
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- sero-
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- nitr-
-
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Sept.
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Armen
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- semi-
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- naso-
-
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nears
-
- Sino-
-
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- areo-
-
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- ormer
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- sanit
-
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- oste-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- omni-
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- OPers
-
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- seti-
-
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- 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.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Mont.
-
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- MSEnt
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- sito-
-
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- span-
-
- MPers
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Arran
-
noun,
an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
- Nampa
-
noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- RNAS
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tron
-
- 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.
- Sam.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- 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.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tRNA
-
- 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.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Rom.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ten.
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Sat.
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tasm
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ter.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- rpt.
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Rep.
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Ste.
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- SMTP
-
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- 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.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- top-
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- tion
-
- RONA
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- tri-
-
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- repr
-
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- Sem.
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- str.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- sepn
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- mRNA
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- emia
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSAE
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- MSIE
-
- MSPE
-
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Emp.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Ire.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- NTIA
-
- ASME
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- art.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- atm.
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- NIRA
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- NOAA
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nom.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- ates
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- arr.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Imp.
-
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Man.
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- IATA
-
- Mar.
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- iso-
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- itis
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- inae
-
- 1080
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- iana
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- eso-
-
- MNAS
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mon.
-
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOpt
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- esp.
-
- meas
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- ment
-
- IAEA
-
- MEPA
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- met.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- MIPS
-
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ASTM
-
- Ont.
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- 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.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- AISI
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pnea
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- per.
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- 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.
- Pen.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Pers
-
- amp.
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- AARP
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- psia
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- pot.
-
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- AIME
-
- PSAT
-
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pre-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prin
-
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- prs.
-
- aet.
-
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- pat.
-
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- ant.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ANSI
-
- ANPA
-
- 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.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ano-
-
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- opia
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- 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.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- APSA
-
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- Anas
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- amt.
-
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Pan.
-
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- OPer
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pam.
-
- TSP
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- Am.
-
- ior
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ir.
-
- 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.
- Tro
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- TMO
-
- ASM
-
- IAS
-
- ARS
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TSE
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ASI
-
- ine
-
- trp
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- TSI
-
- IPA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ase
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- IPM
-
- IOT
-
- ap-
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- AIA
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- AAE
-
- AAM
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Aar
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ier
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AAP
-
- ETO
-
- ASR
-
- ERP
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EAM
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- EPS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- EOM
-
- eo-
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- EPT
-
- ean
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- AMS
-
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- EMR
-
- EMT
-
- 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.
- en-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Ep.
-
- TIA
-
- EPA
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ast
-
- ATA
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- APS
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ESR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- at.
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- AME
-
- tr.
-
- ATP
-
- 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.
- ERT
-
- tra
-
- ESA
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Tpr
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- TPN
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- TPM
-
- TPI
-
- AOA
-
- aor
-
- 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.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MNE
-
- IRO
-
- OTA
-
- OPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OTS
-
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- SAE
-
- Ps.
-
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- SAR
-
- OPA
-
- rte
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- op.
-
- IRS
-
- OSA
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- OAS
-
- OEM
-
- ons
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OIr
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- 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).
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- POR
-
- PRA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RPS
-
- 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.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- REA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- POA
-
- RSE
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- pt.
-
- RPO
-
- RPM
-
- PTO
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ROP
-
- 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:
- PMT
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ROA
-
- RNR
-
- RNA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- PIO
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- NPR
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NOP
-
- MNA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- spt
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- SPR
-
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIT
-
- MNS
-
- Sta
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOR
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MPA
-
- MPE
-
- St.
-
- MEP
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Me.
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ist
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- Mo.
-
- STP
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MAA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- STM
-
- STI
-
- Mao
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- 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.
- MRA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ne-
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- MTS
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NES
-
- MTI
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NEA
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- mtn
-
- NIA
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- MRP
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- MRE
-
- NMR
-
- NMI
-
- MRI
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Mt.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- MST
-
- SMA
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- 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.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AO
-
- RI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RN
-
- O.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- IP
-
- NM
-
- 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.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- EI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- OA
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TP
-
- 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.
- SM
-
- SA
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- MN
-
- RP
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- M.
-
- SN
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- i.
-
- RO
-
- TN
-
- MP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TM
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- S.
-