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Word praseodymium has
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- sympodium
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noun,
an axis or stem that simulates a simple stem but is made up of the bases of a number of axes that arise successively as branches, one from another, as in the grapevine.
- emporiums
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noun,
a large retail store, especially one selling a great variety of articles.
- myriapods
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noun,
any arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having an elongated segmented body with numerous paired, jointed legs, formerly classified as a class comprising the centipedes and millipedes.
- imposure
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noun,
the act of imposing:
- do-re-mi
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noun,
money.
- mermaids
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noun,
(in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
- diaspore
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noun,
a mineral, aluminum oxyhydroxide, AlO(OH), occurring in crystals, or more usually in lamellar or scaly masses: a principal constituent of bauxite and an important source of aluminum.
- Emporium
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noun,
a large retail store, especially one selling a great variety of articles.
- supermom
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noun,
a mother who successfully manages a household and cares for her children while holding a job or being active in her community.
- myriapod
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noun,
any arthropod of the group Myriapoda, having an elongated segmented body with numerous paired, jointed legs, formerly classified as a class comprising the centipedes and millipedes.
- sympodia
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noun,
an axis or stem that simulates a simple stem but is made up of the bases of a number of axes that arise successively as branches, one from another, as in the grapevine.
- misproud
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adjective,
unreasonably proud.
- dispermy
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noun,
the fertilization of an ovum by two spermatozoa.
- dimerous
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adjective,
consisting of or divided into two parts.
- midyears
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noun,
the middle of the year.
- soredium
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noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- meropias
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noun,
partial blindness.
- parodies
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noun,
a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing:
- dysuria
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noun,
difficult or painful urination.
- myopias
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noun,
Ophthalmology. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
- pommies
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noun,
a British person, especially one who is a recent immigrant.
- myriads
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noun,
a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
- midyear
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noun,
the middle of the year.
- Pommard
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noun,
a dry, red wine from the Pommard parish in Burgundy.
- pomades
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noun,
a scented ointment, especially one used for the scalp or for dressing the hair.
- soredia
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noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- daimyos
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noun,
one of the great feudal lords who were vassals of the shogun.
- impresa
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- sidero-
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- misread
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verb (used with or without object),
to read wrongly.
- Oedipus
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, and the father by Jocasta of Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, and Ismeme: as was prophesied at his birth, he unwittingly killed his father and married his mother and, in penance, blinded himself and went into exile.
- rummies
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noun,
any of various card games for two, three, or four players, each usually being dealt seven, nine, or ten cards, in which the object is to match cards into sets and sequences.
- dummies
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noun,
a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance:
- pyemias
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noun,
a diseased state in which pyogenic bacteria are circulating in the blood, characterized by the development of abscesses in various organs.
- Samoyed
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noun,
a member of a Uralic people dwelling in W Siberia and the far NE parts of European Russia.
- Ommiads
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noun,
Omayyad.
- Piraeus
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noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- remudas
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noun,
a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
- pyramid
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noun,
Architecture.
(in ancient Egypt) a quadrilateral masonry mass having smooth, steeply sloping sides meeting at an apex, used as a tomb.
(in ancient Egypt and pre-Columbian Central America) a quadrilateral masonry mass, stepped and sharply sloping, used as a tomb or a platform for a temple.
- sidearm
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adverb,
with a swinging motion of the arm moving to the side of the body at shoulder level or below and nearly parallel to the ground:
- pseudo-
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- sedarim
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noun,
a plural of Seder.
- Seymour
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noun,
Jane, c1510–37, third wife of Henry VIII of England and mother of Edward VI.
- semidry
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adjective,
partially or nearly dry.
- semipro
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- pyurias
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noun,
the presence of pus in the urine.
- podiums
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noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- Emporia
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noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- meropia
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noun,
partial blindness.
- someday
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adverb,
at an indefinite future time.
- sparoid
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noun,
a sparoid fish.
- mermaid
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noun,
(in folklore) a female marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a woman and the tail of a fish.
- isopyre
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noun,
an impure variety of opal, containing alumina, lime, and iron sesquioxide.
- radiums
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noun,
Chemistry. a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays. Symbol: Ra; atomic weight: 226; atomic number: 88.
- summary
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noun,
a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statements.
- summery
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adjective,
of, like, or appropriate for summer:
- despair
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noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- immures
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verb (used with object),
to enclose within walls.
- admires
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Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- promise
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noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- Maspero
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noun,
Sir Gaston Camille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
- Daumier
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noun,
Honoré [aw-naw-rey] /ɔ nɔˈreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1808–79, French painter, cartoonist, and lithographer.
- adipose
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noun,
animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
- made-up
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adjective,
concocted; falsely fabricated or invented:
- supremo
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noun,
the person in charge; chief.
- Isadore
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noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- dasyure
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noun,
any of several nocturnal, carnivorous marsupials of the genus Dasyurus and related genera, of Australia, Tasmania, and nearby islands, typically having a reddish or olive-brown coat marked with white spots.
- yummies
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noun,
an item of food that is particularly delicious:
- Dampier
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noun,
William, 1652–1715, English navigator, explorer, buccaneer, and writer.
- upraise
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- Maurois
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), (Émile Salomon Wilhelm Herzog) 1885–1967, French biographer and novelist.
- memoirs
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noun,
a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
- yammers
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noun,
the act or noise of yammering.
- spermo-
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- radomes
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noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- uremias
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- premium
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noun,
a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- spidery
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adjective,
like a spider or a spider's web.
- impers.
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- dampers
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noun,
a person or thing that damps or depresses:
- proems
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noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- pseud.
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- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- douser
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noun,
a person or thing that douses.
- douras
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noun,
durra.
- dormie
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adjective,
(of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
- period
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noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- doumas
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noun,
duma.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- Dorsey
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noun,
Tommy, 1905–56, U.S. jazz trombonist and bandleader.
- demurs
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noun,
the act of making objection.
- dorsi-
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- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- dorsum
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noun,
the back, as of the body.
- pyemia
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noun,
a diseased state in which pyogenic bacteria are circulating in the blood, characterized by the development of abscesses in various organs.
- prudes
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noun,
a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- poised
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- dories
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noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- poseur
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noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- disarm
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
- dimmer
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noun,
a person or thing that dims.
- diseur
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noun,
a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
- drapes
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noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- dimers
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noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- dismay
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noun,
sudden or complete loss of courage; utter disheartenment.
- prides
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noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- primes
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- primos
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- pyuria
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noun,
the presence of pus in the urine.
- Primus
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noun,
Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- diaper
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noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- pomade
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noun,
a scented ointment, especially one used for the scalp or for dressing the hair.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- pro-am
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noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- dermo-
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- dermis
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
- dermas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- podium
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noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- dopers
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noun,
a drug addict.
- pedros
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noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- mousey
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adjective,
mousy.
- dreamy
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adjective,
of the nature of or characteristic of dreams; visionary.
- Marius
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noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- merous
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- Eudora
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noun,
a female given name.
- Merops
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- Europa
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noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- Merida
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noun,
suntan (def 2).
- Memory
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noun,
the mental capacity or faculty of retaining and reviving facts, events, impressions, etc., or of recalling or recognizing previous experiences.
- memoir
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noun,
a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.
- Medusa
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noun,
a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
- medius
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noun,
the middle finger.
- medium
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noun,
a middle state or condition; mean.
- medias
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noun,
a plural of medium.
- yammer
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noun,
the act or noise of yammering.
- Mauser
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noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- Maseru
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- Maoris
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noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Mimosa
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noun,
any of numerous plants, shrubs, or trees belonging to the genus Mimosa, of the legume family, native to tropical or warm regions, having small flowers in globular heads or cylindrical spikes and often sensitive leaves.
- Maoism
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noun,
the political, social, economic, and military theories and policies advocated by Mao Zedong, as those concerning revolutionary movements and guerrilla warfare.
- Mamore
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noun,
a river in Bolivia, flowing N to the Beni River on the border of Brazil to form the Madeira River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- Mamers
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noun,
Mars.
- mameys
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noun,
mammee.
- Ieyasu
-
noun,
Iyeyasu.
- maduro
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adjective,
strong and darkly colored.
- madres
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noun,
mother1 .
- Madero
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noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- isomer
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- irades
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noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- immure
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verb (used with object),
to enclose within walls.
- impure
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adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- imper.
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- impose
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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:
- mimeos
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noun,
mimeograph.
- myomas
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noun,
a tumor composed of muscular tissue.
- Dreams
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noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Duryea
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noun,
Charles Edgar, 1861–1938, U.S. inventor and manufacturer of automobiles and automotive devices.
- parous
-
- parody
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noun,
a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing:
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- dropsy
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noun,
(formerly) edema.
- drupes
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noun,
any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
- Pamirs
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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).
- paedo-
-
- padres
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noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- Osprey
-
noun,
Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
- osmium
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noun,
a hard, heavy, metallic element having the greatest density of the known elements and forming octavalent compounds, as OsO 4 and OsF 8 : used chiefly as a catalyst, in alloys, and in the manufacture of electric-light filaments. Symbol: Os; atomic weight: 190.2; atomic number: 76; specific gravity: 22.57.
- oreads
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noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- dupery
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noun,
an act, practice, or instance of duping.
- opiums
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noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- Ommiad
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noun,
Omayyad.
- omasum
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noun,
the third stomach of a ruminant, between the reticulum and the abomasum; the manyplies.
- myopia
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noun,
Ophthalmology. a condition of the eye in which parallel rays are focused in front of the retina, objects being seen distinctly only when near to the eye; nearsightedness (opposed to hyperopia).
- moires
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noun,
any moiré fabric.
- myria-
-
- myriad
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noun,
a very great or indefinitely great number of persons or things.
- misery
-
noun,
wretchedness of condition or circumstances.
- Epirus
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noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- modems
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noun,
an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines.
- Moesia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
- Emmaus
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noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania.
- odiums
-
noun,
intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
- mopeds
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noun,
a motorized bicycle that has pedals in addition to a low-powered gasoline engine designed for low-speed operation.
- mopery
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noun,
mopish behavior.
- morays
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins.
- Moreau
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noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- mouser
-
noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- mudras
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noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- Deimos
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noun,
an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
- radome
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noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- ramose
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adjective,
having many branches.
- daimyo
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noun,
one of the great feudal lords who were vassals of the shogun.
- aspire
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- adores
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verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- remuda
-
noun,
a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- Summer
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noun,
the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
- sperm-
-
- Rumsey
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noun,
James, 1743–92, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- spider
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- amused
-
adjective,
pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- 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.
- roadie
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noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- sirupy
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adjective,
syrupy.
- ramous
-
adjective,
ramose.
- Ramsey
-
noun,
Arthur Michael (Baron Ramsey of Canterbury) 1904–1988, English clergyman and scholar: archbishop of Canterbury 1961–74.
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- audio-
-
- audios
-
noun,
Television.
the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
the audio part of a television broadcast.
- aroids
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noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Audrey
-
noun,
a female given name: from Old English words meaning “noble” and “strength.”.
- simmer
-
noun,
the state or process of simmering.
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- spiro-
-
- amours
-
noun,
a love affair.
- rapids
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- Sammie
-
noun,
a sandwich.
- super-
-
- AmerSp
-
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- purism
-
noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- upside
-
noun,
the upper side or part.
- amides
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- smeary
-
adjective,
showing smears; smeared.
- sapro-
-
- sodium
-
noun,
Chemistry. a soft, silver-white, metallic element that oxidizes rapidly in moist air, occurring in nature only in the combined state, and used in the synthesis of sodium peroxide, sodium cyanide, and tetraethyllead: a necessary element in the body for the maintenance of normal fluid balance and other physiological functions. Symbol: Na; atomic weight: 22.9898; atomic number: 11; specific gravity: 0.97 at 20°C.
- amido-
-
- Sardou
-
noun,
Victorien [veek-taw-ryen] /vik tɔˈryɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1831–1908, French dramatist.
- uredia
-
noun,
uredinium.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- rimmed
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- damper
-
noun,
a person or thing that damps or depresses:
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- smarmy
-
adjective,
excessively or unctuously flattering, ingratiating, servile, etc.:
- radio-
-
- supra-
-
- repays
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- admire
-
Idioms,
be admiring of, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. to admire:
- radium
-
noun,
Chemistry. a highly radioactive metallic element whose decay yields radon gas and alpha rays. Symbol: Ra; atomic weight: 226; atomic number: 88.
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- umpire
-
noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- radius
-
noun,
a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface:
- sirup
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noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Mysia
-
noun,
an ancient country in NW Asia Minor.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- smarm
-
noun,
behavior or speech that is smarmy.
- syrup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- myoma
-
noun,
a tumor composed of muscular tissue.
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- Syria
-
noun,
Official name Syrian Arab Republic. a republic in SW Asia at the E end of the Mediterranean. 71,227 sq. mi. (184,478 sq. km). Capital: Damascus.
- mosey
-
verb (used without object),
to wander or shuffle about leisurely; stroll; saunter (often followed by along, about, etc.).
- semi-
-
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Sedum
-
noun,
any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- seamy
-
adjective,
unpleasant or sordid; low; disagreeable:
- saury
-
noun,
a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- mousy
-
adjective,
resembling or suggesting a mouse, as in color or odor.
- MPers
-
- Moray
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical eels of the family Muraenidae, having porelike gill openings and no pectoral fins.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- mysid
-
noun,
any member of the malacostracan order Mysidacea, the opossum shrimps, especially of the genus Mysis.
- sero-
-
- miso-
-
- MODEM
-
noun,
an electronic device that makes possible the transmission of data to or from a computer via telephone or other communication lines.
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- mopey
-
adjective,
languishing, listless, droopy, or glum.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- momes
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- Momus
-
noun,
Also, Momos [moh-mos] /ˈmoʊ mɒs/ (Show IPA). Classical Mythology. the god of ridicule.
- moped
-
noun,
a motorized bicycle that has pedals in addition to a low-powered gasoline engine designed for low-speed operation.
- Sepoy
-
noun,
(formerly, in India) a native soldier, usually an infantryman, in the service of Europeans, especially of the British.
- mimes
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- 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.
- soapy
-
adjective,
containing or impregnated with soap:
- Maidu
-
noun,
a member of a tribe of North American Indians of northeastern California.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- mardy
-
noun,
a grumpy mood; a sulk:
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- summa
-
noun,
a comprehensive work or series of works covering, synthesizing, or summarizing a particular field or subject.
- Mamie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- mamey
-
noun,
mammee.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- mayos
-
noun,
mayonnaise.
- Mayor
-
noun,
the chief executive official, usually elected, of a city, village, or town.
- maims
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Mayer
-
noun,
Julius Robert von [jool-yuh s rob-ert von;; German yoo-lee-oo s roh-bert fuh n] /ˈdʒul yəs ˈrɒb ərt vɒn;; German ˈyu li ʊs ˈroʊ bɛrt fən/ (Show IPA), 1814–78, German physicist.
- maids
-
noun,
a female servant.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- updos
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- Yumas
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of Arizona.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Ypres
-
noun,
a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.
- youse
-
pronoun,
you (usually used in addressing two or more people).
- yours
-
noun,
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- yores
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- Ursid
-
noun,
any plantigrade carnivore of the family Ursidae, comprising the spectacled bear, the black, brown, and sun bears, and various extinct species that also gave rise to the giant panda of the family Ailuropodidae.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Marys
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- mimeo
-
noun,
mimeograph.
- spiry
-
adjective,
having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire.
- Mimas
-
noun,
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- MIDAS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Phrygian king, son of Gordius, who was given by Dionysus the power of turning whatever he touched into gold.
- meso-
-
- Somme
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the English Channel: battles, World War I, 1916, 1918; World War II, 1944. 150 miles (241 km) long.
- soupy
-
adjective,
resembling soup in consistency:
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- spado
-
noun,
Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- mero-
-
- Saudi
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Spode
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- Sudra
-
noun,
Shudra.
- spor-
-
- 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.
- Media
-
noun,
a plural of medium.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- M-day
-
noun,
mobilization day: a day assumed by the Department of Defense as the first day of mobilization, used by the military for planning purposes.
- spray
-
noun,
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
- Maury
-
noun,
Matthew Fontaine [fon-teyn,, fon-teyn] /fɒnˈteɪn,, ˈfɒn teɪn/ (Show IPA), 1806–73, U.S. naval officer and scientist.
- mauds
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- mudra
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- OPers
-
- MUMPS
-
noun,
an infectious disease characterized by inflammatory swelling of the parotid and usually other salivary glands, and sometimes by inflammation of the testes or ovaries, caused by a paramyxovirus.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- prem.
-
- preys
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- pred.
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prays
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- 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.
- prae-
-
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- posey
-
adjective,
characteristic of or being a poser, especially in being trendy or fashionable in a superficial way.
- pommy
-
noun,
a British person, especially one who is a recent immigrant.
- 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.
- Reaum
-
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- pyro-
-
- pisay
-
noun,
pisé.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- poesy
-
noun,
the work or the art of poetic composition.
- raspy
-
adjective,
harsh; grating; rasping.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- 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)
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Ready
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- 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.
- Pres.
-
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- pros.
-
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- prom.
-
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- Purim
-
noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Pusey
-
noun,
Edward Bouverie [boo-vuh-ree] /ˈbu və ri/ (Show IPA), 1800–82, English clergyman.
- prosy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or resembling prose.
- Proud
-
Idioms,
do one proud,
to be a source of pride or credit to a person:
to treat someone or oneself generously or lavishly:
- prude
-
noun,
a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- Purdy
-
noun,
James, 1914–2009, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Prus.
-
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- pursy
-
adjective,
short-winded, especially from corpulence or fatness.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- 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.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- rayed
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- prim.
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- prods
-
noun,
the act of prodding; a poke or jab.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- 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.
- prod.
-
- pyres
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Padus
-
noun,
ancient name of Po.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Ouida
-
noun,
pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- rummy
-
noun,
any of various card games for two, three, or four players, each usually being dealt seven, nine, or ten cards, in which the object is to match cards into sets and sequences.
- Sammy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- payer
-
noun,
a person who pays.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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).
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- pardy
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- oyers
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- odeum
-
noun,
a hall, theater, or other structure for musical or dramatic performances.
- odium
-
noun,
intense hatred or dislike, especially toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- oidea
-
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- 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.
- Pu-yi
-
noun,
Henry, 1906–67, as Hsüan T'ung, last emperor of China 1908–12; as K'ang Tê, puppet emperor of Manchukuo 1934–45.
- opium
-
noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Perdu
-
noun,
Obsolete. a soldier assigned to a very dangerous mission or position.
- peri-
-
- 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.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- 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).
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- resp.
-
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- 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.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- pyoid
-
adjective,
pertaining to pus; puslike.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- pari-
-
- roupy
-
adjective,
affected with the disease roup.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- pedo-
-
- 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.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- Peary
-
noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- pedi-
-
- PEDir
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- ideo-
-
- demi-
-
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Amory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- dopas
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- dopey
-
adjective,
stupid; inane:
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- ammos
-
- dopes
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- amide
-
noun,
a metallic derivative of ammonia in which the −NH 2 group is retained, as potassium amide, KNH 2 .
- demo-
-
- amid-
-
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- duros
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- Amer.
-
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- dures
-
verb (used with or without object),
endure.
- AMEDS
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- dorms
-
noun,
dormitory.
- duras
-
noun,
dura mater.
- dorps
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Doisy
-
noun,
Edward Adelbert [ad-l-bert,, uh-del-] /ˈæd l bərt,, əˈdɛl-/ (Show IPA), 1893–1986, U.S. biochemist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1943.
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Euro-
-
- arium
-
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Yamis
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- Dyaus
-
noun,
the Vedic god of the sky.
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- diary
-
noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- diam.
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- areo-
-
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- eury-
-
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- yauds
-
noun,
a mare, especially an old, worn-out one.
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- derm-
-
- apery
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- yaups
-
noun,
a harsh cry.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- demur
-
noun,
the act of making objection.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Deary
-
noun,
darling.
- Dupre
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1812–89, French painter.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- adsum
-
interjection,
I am present.
- dumps
-
noun,
a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the):
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Epis.
-
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- yirds
-
noun,
earth.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- dumpy
-
adjective,
dumpish; dejected; sulky.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- Dryas
-
noun,
any creeping plant belonging to the genus Dryas, of the rose family, having solitary white or yellow flowers, comprising the mountain avens.
- imams
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- drupe
-
noun,
any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
- 30-30
-
- Druse
-
noun,
an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
- Daisy
-
noun,
any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- dummy
-
noun,
a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance:
- Dumas
-
noun,
Alexandre [a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), ("Dumas père") 1802–70, and his son, Alexandre, (“Dumas fils”), 1824–95, French dramatists and novelists.
- Emory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- dairy
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- douse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- drays
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- aeri-
-
- dupes
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- Douai
-
noun,
a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- douma
-
noun,
duma.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- aero-
-
- damps
-
noun,
moisture; humidity; moist air:
- ayous
-
noun,
the wood of the obeche.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- pro-
-
- rad.
-
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Dyer
-
noun,
John, 1700–58, British poet.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- 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.
- purs
-
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- dia-
-
- psid
-
- RADM
-
- 1080
-
- prs.
-
- deys
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- Demy
-
noun,
a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- psia
-
- damp
-
noun,
moisture; humidity; moist air:
- dep.
-
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- depr
-
- der.
-
- puds
-
noun,
pudding.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Dem.
-
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- dyes
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- 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.
- Pers
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pyas
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- pyes
-
noun,
pie4 .
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- pyo-
-
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- pyr-
-
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- doup
-
noun,
the bottom, end, or butt of something.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- pam.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- par.
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- drum
-
noun,
a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- drys
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- per.
-
- 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.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- ped.
-
- Dray
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- peds
-
- 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.
- Dory
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- dys-
-
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- dis-
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- pre-
-
- posy
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- dir.
-
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- dim.
-
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- DMSO
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- poda
-
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- 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.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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.
- pos.
-
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Dom.
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- spay
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Aire
-
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- sym.
-
- 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.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amp.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- 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.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Syr.
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amoy
-
noun,
Xiamen.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Ayme
-
noun,
Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1902–67, French novelist and short-story writer.
- AIME
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- uria
-
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- updo
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- urds
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Urey
-
noun,
Harold Clayton [kleyt-n] /ˈkleɪt n/ (Show IPA), 1893–1981, U.S. chemist: Nobel prize 1934.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- uro-
-
- USAR
-
- USDA
-
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USIA
-
- USMA
-
- USPO
-
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- surd
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- SRAM
-
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- spry
-
adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- SPUD
-
noun,
Informal. a potato.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- Sra.
-
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Sumy
-
noun,
a city in NE Ukraine, NW of Kharkov.
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aer-
-
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Adm.
-
- supr
-
- sur-
-
- amus
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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).
- rimy
-
adjective,
covered with rime.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Rom.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rida
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Aus.
-
- 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)
- aur-
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- aud.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Rep.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- ASME
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- 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.
- 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.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- 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.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- saur
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Apr.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- apo-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Sem.
-
- Sam.
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- 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.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- ropy
-
adjective,
resembling a rope or ropes:
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- army
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- Arm.
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- Rudy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Rudolf.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- ARIS
-
- Rus.
-
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- pays
-
- 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.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- myo-
-
- eous
-
- epi-
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- miry
-
adjective,
of the nature of mire; swampy:
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Myra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Asia Minor, in Lycia.
- 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.
- MIPS
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- 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.
- Mid.
-
- Eur.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Espy
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- esp.
-
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- eso-
-
- Esd.
-
- MMus
-
- mod.
-
- mems
-
noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- muds
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- 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.
- MSPE
-
- MSME
-
- MSIE
-
- MSEM
-
- MSAM
-
- MSAE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- mrem
-
- 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.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- Emp.
-
- Emmy
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) any of several statuettes awarded annually by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for excellence in television programming, production, or performance.
- mome
-
noun,
a fool; blockhead.
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- moms
-
noun,
mother1 .
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- emia
-
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- mopy
-
adjective,
mopey.
- 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.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- MEPA
-
- memo
-
noun,
memorandum.
- mums
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- iso-
-
- maid
-
noun,
a female servant.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MAEd
-
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- Madm
-
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- 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.
- 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.
- med.
-
- yids
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- Yuma
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of Arizona.
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- yips
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- Yedo
-
noun,
a former name of Tokyo.
- ious
-
- iod-
-
- yods
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Imp.
-
- your
-
noun,
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
- Ymir
-
noun,
the earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, killed by Odin and his brothers. From his flesh the earth was made, from his blood the waters, and from his skull the heavens.
- yous
-
noun,
plural of you.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- yrs.
-
- yird
-
noun,
earth.
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Mayo
-
noun,
mayonnaise.
- mem.
-
- Mdms
-
plural,
Madam.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Yard
-
noun,
a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
- yaps
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- MDAP
-
- MDES
-
- Mdme
-
plural,
Madame.
- mdse
-
- Maud
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- yams
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- Yami
-
noun,
a member of an Indonesian people of Hungtow Island, off the southeastern coast of Taiwan.
- 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.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- yaud
-
noun,
a mare, especially an old, worn-out one.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- Mar.
-
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Mays
-
noun,
Willie (Howard) born 1931, U.S. baseball player.
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- yaup
-
noun,
a harsh cry.
- 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.
- Mary
-
noun,
Also called Virgin Mary. the mother of Jesus.
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- idae
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- mump
-
verb (used with object),
to mumble; mutter.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ord.
-
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- dupe
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- dup.
-
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- duo-
-
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- dump
-
noun,
an accumulation of discarded garbage, refuse, etc.
- Odus
-
- OSRD
-
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- 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.
- opsy
-
- Duma
-
noun,
(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- PAYE
-
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- mus.
-
- MusD
-
- opia
-
- OPer
-
- dups
-
verb (used with object),
to open.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- MusM
-
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- APS
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- DPI
-
- yds
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- IDP
-
- Mao
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ard
-
- DPA
-
- 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:
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- ose
-
- 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:
- yad
-
noun,
a tapered, usually ornamented rod, usually of silver, with the tip of the tapered part forming a fist with the index finger extended, used by the reader of a scroll of the Torah as a place marker.
- 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.
- SRO
-
- AMS
-
- SMM
-
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- Yeo
-
- Amy
-
noun,
a vial of amyl nitrate.
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- OSP
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- Dr.
-
- SMD
-
- Sp.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- DPS
-
- DPM
-
- SMA
-
- Yam
-
noun,
the starchy, tuberous root of any of various climbing vines of the genus Dioscorea, cultivated for food in warm regions.
- AMU
-
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- SDR
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SED
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- IAS
-
- py-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- OPM
-
- ier
-
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- SDI
-
- SDA
-
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ory
-
- 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).
- SAR
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- Mdm
-
plural,
Madam.
- ide
-
- PID
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- aor
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- SAE
-
- AOU
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- UAM
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- DSP
-
- up-
-
- IPA
-
- IPM
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- IPO
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- ipr
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- UAE
-
- Ar.
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- DSA
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- UPI
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- DUI
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- USP
-
- USO
-
- USM
-
- yod
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ior
-
- Du.
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- 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.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- IOU
-
- you
-
noun,
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- ad-
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- ure
-
- DSR
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- ur-
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- pm.
-
- May
-
noun,
a maiden.
- Yid
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MM.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- Mo.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- 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.
- DRE
-
- MAD
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- 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.
- Me.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ays
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- AME
-
- sd.
-
- yer
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Md.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Pa.
-
- ISA
-
- ae.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- pd.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Dry
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Sr.
-
- ISR
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- IUD
-
- ium
-
- yum
-
interjection,
yum-yum.
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- SPR
-
- Yup
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- IUS
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- So.
-
- USR
-
- DAR
-
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- POR
-
- EIS
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- ea.
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- 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.
- MOR
-
- 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.
- OAP
-
- eir
-
- RPS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Rd.
-
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- OAS
-
- OAU
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DOA
-
- EOM
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDA
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- do.
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- DSM
-
- DSO
-
- MOI
-
- DAE
-
- DAY
-
noun,
the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset:
- Doi
-
- mom
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- Dam
-
noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- DMS
-
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- eo-
-
- MSM
-
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- MSA
-
- OED
-
- MSD
-
- MSE
-
- di.
-
- MSI
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- MRE
-
- dye
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- mud
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- 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.
- DIY
-
- ead
-
- mum
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- EAM
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- MUP
-
- op.
-
- MRA
-
- de-
-
- PUD
-
noun,
pudding.
- DEA
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDP
-
- DMA
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- OSD
-
- OSA
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Dey
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- MPA
-
- MPE
-
- PRA
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- EMR
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- RPO
-
- ROA
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- 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.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- ESA
-
- RPM
-
- ase
-
- Rs.
-
- Om.
-
- OIr
-
- ASI
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- ARU
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- mi.
-
- my-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ROP
-
- ARS
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- ESR
-
- eu-
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- PIO
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- MIE
-
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- MIP
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- OEM
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- ASR
-
- ASU
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- io-
-
- EPS
-
- Ia.
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- EPA
-
- Pym
-
noun,
John, 1584–1643, English statesman.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- Ep.
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- MME
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- MEP
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- id.
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- POA
-
- oid
-
- ery
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- ESU
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ASM
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Y.
-
- RP
-
- RU
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- SM
-
- AO
-
- i.
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- O.
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- 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.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ey
-
- IP
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- M.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ry
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- MP
-
- SA
-
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- DP
-
- EI
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- D.
-
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- DM
-
- RO
-
- UI
-
- Ud
-
- PU
-
- U.
-
- yr
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- YU
-
noun,
a legendary Chinese emperor who drained the land and made the mountains.
- OA
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
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- SU
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- yd
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noun,
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
- S.
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