Anagrams of pratincolous

Word pratincolous has 2233 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of pratincolous.

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copulations
noun, sexual intercourse.
copulation
noun, sexual intercourse.
osculation
noun, the act of kissing.
ultrasonic
adjective, of, relating to, or utilizing ultrasound.
Apostolic
adjective, of or characteristic of an apostle.
platinous
adjective, containing bivalent platinum.
rainspout
noun, waterspout (def 1).
Proustian
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling Marcel Proust, his writings, or the middle-class and aristocratic worlds he described.
tonsorial
adjective, of or relating to a barber or barbering:
atrocious
adjective, extremely or shockingly wicked, cruel, or brutal:
supinator
noun, a muscle used in supination.
Acropolis
noun, the citadel or high fortified area of an ancient Greek city.
locutoria
noun, parlor (def 4).
locutions
noun, a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
consultor
noun, a member of a secular clergy who advises a bishop.
locations
noun, a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
prolusion
noun, a preliminary written article.
suctorian
noun, a suctorial animal.
suctorial
adjective, adapted for sucking or suction, as an organ; functioning as a sucker for imbibing or adhering.
prolactin
noun, an anterior pituitary polypeptide hormone that stimulates lactation by the mammary glands at parturition in mammals, the activity of the crop in birds, and in some mammalian species the production of progesterone by the corpus luteum.
calutrons
noun, a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
insulator
noun, Electricity. a material of such low conductivity that the flow of current through it is negligible. insulating material, often glass or porcelain, in a unit form designed so as to support a charged conductor and electrically isolate it.
cast-iron
noun, an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
Patroclus
noun, Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
consortia
noun, a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
troupials
noun, any of several American birds of the family Icteridae, especially one with brilliantly colored plumage, as Icterus icterus, of South America.
contrails
noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
paroicous
adjective, (of certain mosses) having the male and female reproductive organs beside or near each other.
pulsation
noun, the act of pulsating; beating or throbbing.
cilantros
noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
picaroons
noun, a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
prolation
noun, the time relationship between a semibreve and a minim in mensural notation.
platoons
noun, a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
pai-loos
noun, (in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
cautions
noun, alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
Platonic
adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or his doctrines:
optional
adjective, left to one's choice; not required or mandatory:
linocuts
noun, a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
Pactolus
noun, a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
Pliotron
noun, any hot-cathode vacuum tube having an anode and one or more grids.
unicolor
adjective, having only one color.
unipolar
adjective, Also, homopolar. Physics. having or pertaining to a single magnetic or electric pole.
Sculptor
noun, a person who practices the art of sculpture.
Plutonic
adjective, noting or pertaining to a class of igneous rocks that have solidified far below the earth's surface.
contrail
noun, a visible condensation of water droplets or ice crystals from the atmosphere, occurring in the wake of an aircraft, rocket, or missile under certain conditions.
unplaits
verb (used with object), to alter from a plaited state; unbraid, as hair.
troupial
noun, any of several American birds of the family Icteridae, especially one with brilliantly colored plumage, as Icterus icterus, of South America.
coolants
noun, a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
Plotinus
noun, a.d. 205?–270? Roman philosopher, born in Egypt.
colorant
noun, something used as a coloring matter; pigment; dye.
ructions
noun, a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
sorption
noun, the state or process of being sorbed.
nitroso-
clarinos
noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
tournois
adjective, (of coins) minted in Tours, France:
patroons
noun, a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
nocturia
noun, a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.
touracos
noun, any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
nol-pros
verb (used with object), to end by a nolle prosequi.
Clairton
noun, a city in SW Pennsylvania.
picaroon
noun, a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
solution
noun, the act of solving a problem, question, etc.:
Luristan
noun, a mountainous region in W Iran.
lunatics
noun, (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
coal-pit
noun, a pit where coal is dug.
sit-upon
noun, a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
platino-
pin-curl
noun, a dampened curl that is kept in place by a clip or hairpin.
cislunar
adjective, of or relating to the space between the earth and the orbit of the moon.
auctions
noun, Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
piscator
noun, fisherman.
locution
noun, a particular form of expression; a word, phrase, expression, or idiom, especially as used by a particular person, group, etc.
location
noun, a place of settlement, activity, or residence:
colonist
noun, an inhabitant of a colony.
captious
adjective, apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please.
patinous
adjective, patinated.
colorist
noun, a person who uses color skillfully.
cilantro
noun, the strong-scented leaves of the coriander plant, used in salads or to flavor and garnish food.
nuptials
noun, Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
plastron
noun, a piece of plate armor for the upper part of the torso in front.
tropical
noun, tropicals, lightweight clothing, suitable for warm, especially summer weather.
tropaion
noun, a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
puritans
noun, a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
carotins
noun, carotene.
air-cool
verb (used with object), Machinery. to remove the heat of combustion, friction, etc., from (a machine, engine, or device), as by air streams flowing over an engine jacket.
canorous
adjective, melodious; musical.
carpools
noun, Also, carpooling, car pooling. an arrangement among a group of automobile owners by which each owner in turn drives the others or their children to and from a designated place.
ostracon
noun, (in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
Rasputin
noun, Grigori Efimovich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ɪˈfi mə vɪtʃ;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪˈfyi mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
cantoris
adjective, of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
osculant
adjective, united by certain common characteristics.
courants
noun, courante.
cantrips
noun, Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
courlans
noun, the limpkin.
Ilocanos
noun, a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
positron
noun, an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
ortolans
noun, an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
Tarnopol
noun, Ternopol.
rainouts
noun, a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
scapulo-
curtains
noun, a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
curtails
noun, a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
orcinols
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
purloins
verb (used with object), to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
crotalin
noun, a protein in the venom of pit vipers, used as an antigen in the preparation of snake antivenins.
pulsator
noun, something that pulsates, beats, or throbs.
croutons
noun, a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
cortisol
noun, Biochemistry. one of several steroid hormones produced by the adrenal cortex and resembling cortisone in its action.
couloirs
noun, a steep gorge or gully on the side of a mountain, especially in the Alps.
clarions
noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
copilots
noun, a pilot who is second in command of an aircraft.
corantos
noun, courante.
pontiacs
noun, c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
Polonius
noun, the sententious father of Ophelia in Shakespeare's Hamlet.
scotopia
noun, vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
coronals
noun, a crown; coronet.
Scorpion
noun, any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
11-point
cornutos
noun, a cuckold.
caltrops
noun, any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
porticos
noun, a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
calutron
noun, a device for separating isotopes by atomic mass, operating in a manner similar to a mass spectrograph.
Alcinous
noun, king of the Phaeacians and father of Nausicaä and Laodamas.
outcrops
noun, Geology. a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth. the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
citrons
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
Carlson
noun, Anton Julius [an-tohn,, -ton] /ˈæn toʊn,, -tɒn/ (Show IPA), 1875–1956, U.S. physiologist, born in Sweden.
Carlton
noun, Stephen Norman ("Steve"; "Lefty") born 1944, U.S. baseball player.
nostril
noun, either of the two external openings of the nose.
citrals
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
Carlist
noun, a supporter of the claims of Don Carlos of Spain or of his successors to the Spanish throne.
catnips
noun, a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
octopus
noun, any octopod of the genus Octopus, having a soft, oval body and eight sucker-bearing arms, living mostly at the bottom of the sea.
cations
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
opsonic
adjective, of, relating to, or influenced by opsonin; capable of promoting phagocytosis.
Clapton
noun, Eric, born 1945, English blues and rock guitarist and composer.
clarino
noun, a valveless trumpet used in the 17th and 18th centuries for playing rapid passages in the high register.
sautoir
noun, a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
carious
adjective, having caries, as teeth; decayed.
optical
noun, opticals, optical effects.
Clarion
noun, an ancient trumpet with a curved shape.
oculars
noun, Optics. eyepiece.
carpous
slip-on
noun, something made this way, especially an article of clothing.
scolion
noun, a song sung at banquets in ancient Greece.
nutrias
noun, the coypu.
Scorpio
noun, Astronomy. Scorpius.
carpool
noun, Also, carpooling, car pooling. an arrangement among a group of automobile owners by which each owner in turn drives the others or their children to and from a designated place.
nuptial
noun, Usually, nuptials. a wedding or marriage.
scopula
noun, a dense tuft of hairs, as on the feet of certain spiders.
Script.
caution
noun, alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
transp.
transl.
carnous
adjective, carnose.
Scutari
noun, Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
oilcups
noun, a closed cup or can supplying lubricant to a bearing or bearings.
cartoon
noun, a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
oilcans
noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
sculpin
noun, any small, freshwater fish of the genus Cottus, of the family Cottidae, having a large head with one or more spines on each side; bullhead.
cistron
noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
Carolus
noun, any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
oculist
noun, ophthalmologist.
Ontario
noun, a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
carotin
noun, carotene.
torulas
noun, a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
nitrous
adjective, pertaining to compounds obtained from niter, usually containing less oxygen than the corresponding nitric compounds.
coronal
noun, a crown; coronet.
insculp
verb (used with object), to carve in or on something; engrave.
Costain
noun, Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
insular
noun, an inhabitant of an island; islander.
Cortona
noun, Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
cortina
noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
tailors
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
coronas
noun, a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
surcoat
noun, a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
inpours
verb (used with or without object), to pour in.
cornuto
noun, a cuckold.
topical
noun, Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
coranto
noun, courante.
copulas
noun, something that connects or links together.
suction
noun, the act, process, or condition of sucking.
toprail
noun, the uppermost rail of the back of a chair or the like; a crest rail.
cop-out
noun, an act or instance of copping out; reneging; evasion:
talions
noun, lex talionis.
couloir
noun, a steep gorge or gully on the side of a mountain, especially in the Alps.
copilot
noun, a pilot who is second in command of an aircraft.
curtain
noun, a hanging piece of fabric used to shut out the light from a window, adorn a room, increase privacy, etc.
culprit
noun, a person or other agent guilty of or responsible for an offense or fault.
tincals
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
crouton
noun, a small piece of fried or toasted bread, sometimes seasoned, used as a garnish for soups, salads, and other dishes.
cupolas
noun, Architecture. a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere. a dome, especially one covering a circular or polygonal area.
crotons
noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
curiosa
plural noun, books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
curtail
noun, a horizontal, spiral termination to the lower end of a stair railing.
curtals
noun, a 16th-century bassoon.
incrust
verb (used with object), to cover or line with a crust or hard coating.
cratons
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
tarpons
noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
craniol
cranio-
Ilocano
noun, a member of a people of Luzon in the Philippines.
inclasp
verb (used with object), enclasp.
courlan
noun, the limpkin.
courant
noun, courante.
copious
adjective, large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful:
stoical
adjective, impassive; characterized by a calm, austere fortitude befitting the Stoics:
Sno-Cat
lunatic
noun, (no longer in technical use; now considered offensive) an insane person.
locator
noun, a person who locates something.
spicula
noun, a spicule.
torsion
noun, the act of twisting.
soupcon
noun, a slight trace, as of a particular taste or flavor.
lotions
noun, Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
soprano
noun, the uppermost part or voice.
Puritan
noun, a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
toucans
noun, any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
spirant
noun, fricative (def 2).
solunar
adjective, pertaining to or listing the rising and setting times of the sun and moon, phases of the moon, eclipses, etc.:
soliton
Socotra
noun, an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
touraco
noun, any of several large, brightly colored birds of the family Musophagidae, of Africa, having a helmetlike crest.
sociol.
clip-on
noun, a clip-on device, ornament, or the like.
Tournai
noun, a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
Locarno
noun, a town in S Switzerland, on Lake Maggiore: Locarno Pact 1925.
colours
noun, the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
Stalino
noun, a former name of Donetsk.
contra-
topsail
noun, a sail, or either of a pair of sails, set immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast.
topsoil
noun, the fertile, upper part of the soil.
latinos
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
Latinus
noun, the father of Lavinia and king of Latium at the time of the arrival of Aeneas.
coolant
noun, a substance, usually a liquid or a gas, used to reduce the temperature of a system below a specified value by conducting away the heat produced in the operation of the system, as the liquid in an automobile cooling system or the fluid that removes heat from the core of a nuclear reactor.
control
noun, the act or power of controlling; regulation; domination or command:
contras
noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
lictors
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
Spirula
noun, any cephalopod of the genus Spirula, having a flat, spiral shell that is partly inside and partly outside the posterior part of the body.
contour
noun, the outline of a figure or body; the edge or line that defines or bounds a shape or object.
linocut
noun, a cut made from a design cut into linoleum mounted on a block of wood.
consult
noun, a consultation.
constr.
sporont
noun, (in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
consort
noun, a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch. Compare prince consort, queen consort.
Conrail
noun, a government-supported corporation that combined six bankrupt railroads to provide freight and commuter service in 17 states from Boston to St. Louis.
conatus
noun, an effort or striving.
colonus
noun, a serf in the latter period of the Roman Empire or in the early feudal period.
crustal
adjective, of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
caption
noun, a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
Rantoul
noun, a city in E Illinois.
upsilon
noun, the 20th letter of the Greek alphabet (Υ, υ).
upstair
noun, (usually used with a singular verb) an upper story or stories; the part of a building or house that is above the ground floor:
Roscian
adjective, of, relating to, or involving acting.
portion
noun, a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
picaros
noun, a rogue or vagabond.
turacos
noun, touraco.
uracils
noun, Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
Paulist
noun, a member of the “Missionary Society of St. Paul the Apostle,” a community of priests founded in New York in 1858.
patulin
noun, a toxic antibiotic, C 7 H 6 O 4 , derived from various fungi, as Penicillium patulum and Aspergillus clavatus.
patroon
noun, a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
potions
noun, a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
astrol.
parulis
noun, gumboil.
portico
noun, a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
partons
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
atonics
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
Proclus
noun, a.d. c411–485, Greek philosopher and theologian.
procto-
pronaos
noun, (in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
actino-
parotic
adjective, situated about or near the ear.
pronota
noun, the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
Atropos
noun, the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
parlous
adverb, to a large extent; greatly.
auction
noun, Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
parison
noun, a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
uproots
verb (used with object), to pull out by or as if by the roots:
Pilatus
noun, a mountain in central Switzerland, near Lucerne: a peak of the Alps; cable railway. 6998 feet (2130 meters).
prosaic
adjective, commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
plastic
noun, Often, plastics. any of a group of synthetic or natural organic materials that may be shaped when soft and then hardened, including many types of resins, resinoids, polymers, cellulose derivatives, casein materials, and proteins: used in place of other materials, as glass, wood, and metals, in construction and decoration, for making many articles, as coatings, and, drawn into filaments, for weaving. They are often known by trademark names, as Bakelite, Vinylite, or Lucite.
pocosin
noun, a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.
unplait
verb (used with object), to alter from a plaited state; unbraid, as hair.
plutons
noun, any body of igneous rock that solidified far below the earth's surface.
riotous
adjective, (of an act) characterized by or of the nature of rioting or a disturbance of the peace.
plosion
noun, the forced release of the occlusive phase of a plosive, whether voiceless or voiced, either audible due to frication or inaudible due to a contiguous following consonant. Also called explosion. Compare implosion (def 2).
uncoils
verb (used with or without object), to unwind from a coiled position.
unclasp
verb (used with object), to undo the clasp or clasps of; unfasten.
platoon
noun, a military unit consisting of two or more squads or sections and a headquarters.
apostil
noun, a marginal annotation or note.
uncials
noun, an uncial letter.
rialtos
noun, an exchange or mart.
apricot
noun, the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
unroots
verb (used with object), to uproot.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
Polaris
noun, Astronomy. the polestar or North Star, a star of the second magnitude situated close to the north pole of the heavens, in the constellation Ursa Minor: the outermost star in the handle of the Little Dipper.
unstrap
verb (used with object), to take off or slacken the strap of.
plaints
noun, a complaint.
Pontiac
noun, c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
rituals
noun, an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
Ariosto
noun, Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
pontils
noun, punty.
ratoons
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
aristo-
porcino
noun, Usually, porcini. cep.
porions
noun, the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
rootcap
noun, the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
urinals
noun, a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
pointal
noun, pointel.
caltrop
noun, any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
purloin
verb (used with object), to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer.
Troilus
noun, a warrior son of Priam, mentioned by Homer and Vergil and later represented as the lover of Cressida.
acinous
adjective, consisting of acini.
utopias
noun, an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
caplins
noun, capelin.
Utopian
noun, an inhabitant of Utopia.
Capitol
noun, the building in Washington, D.C., used by the Congress of the U.S. for its sessions.
ortolan
noun, an Old World bunting, Emberiza hortulana, esteemed as a table delicacy.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
racoons
noun, raccoon.
outsail
verb (used with object), to outdo in sailing; sail farther, more skillfully, or faster than.
outspan
noun, the act or a place of outspanning.
purlins
noun, a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
outsoar
verb (used with object), to soar beyond.
cantrip
noun, Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
oscular
adjective, pertaining to an osculum.
rainout
noun, a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
outcrop
noun, Geology. a cropping out, as of a stratum or vein at the surface of the earth. the exposed portion of such a stratum or vein.
pai-loo
noun, (in Chinese architecture) a decorative or monumental gateway having a trabeated form with three compartments, the central one higher than the others.
paniolo
noun, a person who herds cattle; cowboy.
orcinol
noun, a white, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 7 H 8 O 2 , sweet but unpleasant in taste, that reddens on exposure to air: obtained from many lichens or produced synthetically and used chiefly as a reagent for certain carbohydrates.
tropous
oration
noun, a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
Canopus
noun, Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina: the second brightest star in the heavens.
ruction
noun, a disturbance, quarrel, or row.
Austro-
Ouranos
noun, Uranus (def 2).
oralist
noun, an advocate of oralism.
stolon
noun, Botany. a prostrate stem, at or just below the surface of the ground, that produces new plants from buds at its tips or nodes.
porion
noun, the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
curios
noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
ratoon
noun, a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
pontil
noun, punty.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
isopor
noun, an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
stupor
noun, suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
cupro-
isotac
noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
pooris
noun, a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
Pontus
noun, an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
pulsar
noun, Astronomy. one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation, especially radio waves, with a high degree of regularity.
lacto-
tapirs
noun, any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
Pontic
noun, an artificial tooth in a bridge.
Poitou
noun, a region and former province in W France.
C-star
noun, carbon star.
tip-on
noun, tip1 (def 4).
points
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
poison
noun, a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
Culion
noun, an island of the Philippines, in the W part of the group, N of Palawan. 150 sq. mi. (389 sq. km).
sprout
noun, a shoot of a plant.
spruit
noun, (in southern Africa) a small stream.
lauric
adjective, of or derived from lauric acid.
purlin
noun, a longitudinal member in a roof frame, usually for supporting common rafters or the like between the plate and the ridge.
Poncas
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
tincal
noun, a former name for crude native borax.
latins
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
cupola
noun, Architecture. a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere. a dome, especially one covering a circular or polygonal area.
Latino
noun, a person of Latin-American descent:
lapins
noun, a rabbit.
suitor
noun, a man who courts or woos a woman.
polit.
Rialto
noun, an exchange or mart.
polios
noun, poliomyelitis.
racist
noun, a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
sultan
noun, the sovereign of an Islamic country.
inlaut
noun, medial position in a word, especially as a conditioning environment in sound change.
sproat
noun, a fishhook having a circular bend.
insoul
verb (used with object), ensoul.
poults
noun, a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
talion
noun, lex talionis.
raptus
noun, a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
cut-in
noun, Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
tarso-
prints
noun, the state of being printed.
prison
noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
inpour
verb (used with or without object), to pour in.
incurs
verb (used with object), to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
tauro-
incult
adjective, wild; rude; unrefined.
Proust
noun, Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
Proton
noun, a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
tarpon
noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
iatro-
proto-
prosit
interjection, (used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
pronto
adverb, promptly; quickly.
Icarus
noun, Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
talons
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
Potosi
noun, a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
sunlit
adjective, lighted by the sun.
curtal
noun, a 16th-century bassoon.
put-on
noun, an act or instance of putting someone on.
ticals
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
porous
adjective, full of pores.
supra-
icono-
portal
noun, a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
Portia
noun, the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
racons
noun, radar beacon.
ptisan
noun, a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
Tailor
noun, a person whose occupation is the making, mending, or altering of clothes, especially suits, coats, and other outer garments.
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
instr.
racoon
noun, raccoon.
intros
noun, an introduction.
intro.
intra-
insult
noun, an insolent or contemptuously rude action or remark; affront.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
postal
noun, Informal. postal card.
Curtin
noun, John, 1885–1945, Australian statesman: prime minister 1941–45.
Curtis
noun, Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
potion
noun, a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
insula
noun, a group of convolutions situated at the base of the lateral fissure of the brain.
instal
verb (used with object), install.
plano-
sprint
noun, a short race at full speed.
parous
sculpt
verb (used with or without object), Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
Rustin
noun, Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
rustic
noun, a country person.
paints
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
nutria
noun, the coypu.
Pansil
noun, Pancha Sila.
panto-
Siouan
noun, an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
situla
noun, a deep urn, vase, or bucket-shaped vessel, especially one made in the ancient world.
pantos
noun, pantomime (def 2).
sit-up
noun, an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
parols
noun, something stated or declared.
parson
noun, a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
sculp.
Nostoc
noun, any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
no-par
adjective, without par or face value:
nopals
noun, any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
partis
noun, the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
parton
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
noctis
adjective, (in prescriptions) of the night.
nocti-
Pascin
noun, Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
pastor
noun, a minister or priest in charge of a church.
patios
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
patois
noun, a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
patri-
Ruston
noun, a city in N Louisiana.
scrota
noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
Nistru
noun, Romanian name of Dniester.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
optics
noun, (used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
Saturn
noun, an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
opacus
adjective, (of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
orison
noun, a prayer.
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
scato-
orlops
noun, the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
Scioto
noun, a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
sarco-
scoria
noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
sapro-
saloop
noun, a hot drink prepared originally from salep but later from sassafras, together with milk and sugar.
scroop
noun, a scrooping sound.
Scotia
noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
Tocsin
noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
saloon
noun, a place for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks.
oilcup
noun, a closed cup or can supplying lubricant to a bearing or bearings.
outran
verb, simple past tense of outrun.
oilcan
noun, a can having a long spout through which oil is poured or squirted to lubricate machinery or the like.
oculo-
sailor
noun, a person whose occupation is sailing or navigation; mariner.
ocular
noun, Optics. eyepiece.
octroi
noun, (formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
Octans
noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
sacro-
rutins
noun, a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
nitro-
social
noun, a social gathering or party, especially of or as given by an organized group:
lictor
noun, (in ancient Rome) one of a body of attendants on chief magistrates, who preceded them carrying the fasces and whose duties included executing the sentences of criminals.
spiro-
locust
noun, Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
Locris
noun, either of two districts in the central part of ancient Greece.
spinal
noun, Medicine/Medical. a spinal anesthetic.
spinor
noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
pistol
noun, a short firearm intended to be held and fired with one hand.
Piston
noun, a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
pitons
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
spinto
adjective, having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
Plains
noun, an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
spiral
noun, Geometry. a plane curve generated by a point moving around a fixed point while constantly receding from or approaching it.
plaint
noun, a complaint.
plani-
option
noun, the power or right of choosing.
roncos
noun, any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
plants
noun, any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
spital
noun, a hospital, especially one for lazars.
splint
noun, a thin piece of wood or other rigid material used to immobilize a fractured or dislocated bone, or to maintain any part of the body in a fixed position.
Li-sao
noun, a poem (c320 b.c.) by Ch'ü Yüan.
spoilt
noun, Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
Lipton
noun, Seymour, 1903–1986, U.S. sculptor.
sporo-
ritual
noun, an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.
pliant
adjective, bending readily; flexible; supple; adaptable:
linacs
noun, linear accelerator.
sprain
noun, a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
pluton
noun, any body of igneous rock that solidified far below the earth's surface.
rictus
noun, the gape of the mouth of a bird.
Pisano
noun, Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
pintos
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
socio-
Pictor
noun, the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
nastic
adjective, of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
patrol
noun, a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
patron
noun, a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
narcos
noun, narc.
narco-
Napoli
noun, Italian name of Naples.
solion
noun, Chemistry, Electricity. a low-frequency amplifying device that operates by controlling the flow of ions in solution: some types, as the micropump, accomplish this by means of electro-osmotic pressure.
picaro
noun, a rogue or vagabond.
picots
noun, one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
picro-
Lurcat
noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
lunars
noun, a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
Sparti
noun, Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
Lucias
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
Lucian
noun, a.d. 117–c180, Greek rhetorician and satirist.
piculs
noun, (in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
Sonora
noun, a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
pilots
noun, a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
pilous
adjective, pilose.
soucar
noun, a Hindu banker.
lotion
noun, Pharmacology. a liquid, usually aqueous or sometimes alcoholic preparation containing insoluble material in the form of a suspension or emulsion, intended for external application without rubbing, in such skin conditions as itching, infection, allergy, pain, or the like.
pinots
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
lorica
noun, Zoology. a hard protective case or sheath, as the protective coverings secreted by certain protists.
lorans
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
pintas
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
Lorain
noun, a port in N Ohio, on Lake Erie.
scoto-
Stalin
noun, Joseph V (Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili or Dzugashvili) 1879–1953, Soviet political leader: secretary general of the Communist Party 1922–53; premier of the U.S.S.R. 1941–53.
cartop
adjective, of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
colour
noun, the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
consul
noun, an official appointed by the government of one country to look after its commercial interests and the welfare of its citizens in another country.
consol
noun, singular of consols.
Turpin
noun, Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
Colton
noun, a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
turnip
noun, the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
turion
noun, a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
Torino
noun, Turin.
turco-
colous
colors
noun, the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
contr.
turaco
noun, touraco.
colins
noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
coitus
noun, sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
astro-
astron
Tunica
noun, a tunic.
atonic
noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
coatis
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
atopic
adjective, of or relating to atopy.
Tuinal
contos
noun, a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
Auriol
noun, Vincent [vin-suh nt;; French van-sahn] /ˈvɪn sənt;; French vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1884–1966, French statesman: president 1947–54.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
Alston
noun, a male given name.
corona
noun, a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
unstop
verb (used with object), to remove the stopper from:
unroot
verb (used with object), to uproot.
unrips
verb (used with object), to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
aniso-
corita
noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
corals
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
copula
noun, something that connects or links together.
copro-
uncool
adjective, not self-assured or relaxed:
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
copras
noun, the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
uncoil
verb (used with or without object), to unwind from a coiled position.
uncial
noun, an uncial letter.
uncaps
verb (used with object), to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
ultras
noun, an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
ultra-
copals
noun, a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
arioso
noun, an arioso composition or section.
Ulpian
noun, (Domitius Ulpianus) died a.d. 288? Roman jurist.
coopts
verb (used with object), to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
coapts
verb (used with object), to bring close together:
aurist
noun, a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
corpus
noun, a large or complete collection of writings:
Carson
noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
Citrus
noun, any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
Citron
noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
citral
noun, a pale yellow, water-insoluble, liquid aldehyde, C 10 H 16 O, having a strong lemonlike odor, consisting in natural form of two isomers (citral a or geranial and citral b or neral) usually obtained from the oils of lemon and orange or synthetically: used chiefly in perfumery, flavoring, and the synthesis of vitamin A.
Carnot
noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
trans.
carpo-
carpos
noun, an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
triacs
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
carpus
noun, the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
carton
noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
tripos
noun, (at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
Caruso
noun, Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
triols
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
casino
noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
Caslon
noun, William, 1692–1766, English type founder and designer.
catsup
noun, ketchup.
trinal
adjective, threefold; triple; trine.
catnip
noun, a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
Catlin
noun, George, 1796–1872, U.S. painter.
cation
noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
Castor
noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
Carlos
noun, Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
captor
noun, a person who has captured a person or thing.
Tucson
noun, a city in S Arizona: health resort.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
torula
noun, a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
Austin
noun, Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
austr-
tropo-
tropic
noun, Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
troops
noun, an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
toucan
noun, any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
clouts
noun, a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
Cairns
noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
Toulon
noun, a seaport in SE France: naval base.
Cloris
noun, a male or female given name.
trails
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
Cloots
noun, Jean Baptiste du Val-de-Grâce [zhahn ba-teest dy val duh-grahs] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist dü val dəˈgrɑs/ (Show IPA), Baron de ("Anacharsis Clootz") 1755–94, Prussian leader in the French Revolution.
clonus
noun, a rapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord.
Cantor
noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
clints
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
Cantos
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
clino-
cantus
noun, cantus firmus.
caplin
noun, capelin.
capons
noun, a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
claros
noun, such a cigar.
Capris
noun, Capri pants.
upcast
noun, an act of casting upward.
Tuscan
noun, the standard literary form of the Italian language.
Castro
noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
urinal
noun, a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
costo-
Alison
noun, a female given name, form of Alice.
craton
noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
cotula
noun, (in prescriptions) a measure.
acious
Toluca
noun, a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
coulis
noun, a sauce made with puréed vegetables or fruit and used as a base or garnish.
actins
noun, a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
croups
noun, any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
actin-
Croton
noun, any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
counts
noun, the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
Alcuin
noun, (Ealhwine Flaccus) a.d. 735–804, English theologian and scholar: teacher and adviser of Charlemagne.
acinus
noun, Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
Crista
noun, a crest or ridge.
urano-
uranic
adjective, of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
coupon
noun, a portion of a certificate, ticket, label, advertisement, or the like, set off from the main body by dotted lines or the like to emphasize its separability, entitling the holder to something, as a gift or discount, or for use as an order blank, a contest entry form, etc.
toluic
adjective, of or derived from toluic acid.
coutil
noun, a sturdy fabric constructed of a compactly woven herringbone twill.
croons
noun, the act or sound of crooning.
Cousin
noun, Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt. See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
Uralic
noun, a family of languages that comprises Finno-Ugric and Samoyed as subfamilies. Hungarian, Finnish, and Estonian belong to Uralic.
Cronus
noun, a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea, who was dethroned by his son Zeus.
uptorn
verb, past participle of uptear.
uracil
noun, Biochemistry. a pyrimidine base, C 4 H 4 N 2 O 2 , that is one of the fundamental components of RNA, in which it forms base pairs with adenine. Symbol: U.
courts
noun, Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
action
noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
uproot
verb (used with object), to pull out by or as if by the roots:
COSTAR
noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
Alnico
noun, a permanent-magnet alloy having aluminum, nickel, and cobalt as its principal ingredients.
urials
noun, a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
Coruna
noun, La Coruña.
Alonso
noun, Alicia (Alicia Ernestina de la Caridad del Cobre Martínez Hoyo) born 1921, Cuban ballerina.
Utopia
noun, an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
Uticas
noun, an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
tolans
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
aloins
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
costal
adjective, Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
urino-
tonsil
noun, a prominent oval mass of lymphoid tissue on each side of the throat.
pron.
rutin
noun, a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
Acton
noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
Palos
noun, a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
Auric
adjective, of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
canst
noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
scorn
noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
pros.
sapor
noun, the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
Cant.
acron
noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
acro-
canto
noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Canso
noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
prion
noun, any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
prost
interjection, prosit.
Panic
noun, a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
OSCAR
noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
Prot.
Oscan
noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
sarc-
cants
noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
auto.
Orton
noun, Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
pant-
palis
noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
Actis
noun, a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
proc.
Salic
adjective, of or relating to the Salian Franks.
cains
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
Aust.
actos
cairn
noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
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.
trois
noun, the number 3.
runic
adjective, consisting of or set down in runes:
Cairo
noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
Caius
noun, Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
troop
noun, an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
pains
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
Otaru
noun, a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
paint
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
runts
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
ranis
noun, ranee.
salon
noun, a drawing room or reception room in a large house.
ruins
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
Salop
noun, a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
Actor
noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
Salto
noun, a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
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.
sanit
trop-
pairs
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
Orcus
noun, the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
Orson
noun, a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
scoot
noun, a swift, darting movement or course.
USLTA
carpi
noun, plural of carpus.
olios
noun, a dish of many ingredients.
Olson
noun, Charles, 1910–70, U.S. poet and essayist.
scopa
noun, pollen brush.
onco-
onlap
noun, the advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
racon
noun, radar beacon.
scoop
noun, a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
carp-
Carol
noun, a song, especially of joy.
carns
noun, cairn.
ontic
adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
onto-
scion
noun, a descendant.
carps
noun, a peevish complaint.
Scot.
scat-
punas
noun, a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
puris
noun, poori.
ocul-
triol
noun, a compound having three hydroxyl groups.
punts
noun, Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground. Compare drop kick, place kick.
30-30
Punic
noun, the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
Utica
noun, an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
Pusan
noun, a seaport in SE South Korea.
pulis
noun, one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
Scout
noun, a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
scour
noun, the act of scouring.
carts
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
purls
noun, a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11).
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
pulas
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
scaup
noun, any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
scart
verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
prunt
noun, a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
satin
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
Orcas
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
capot
noun, the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
capos
noun, any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
Aulis
noun, a port in ancient Boeotia, in E central Greece: the Greek fleet set out from here for Troy during the Trojan War.
orial
Orion
noun, Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
acorn
noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
Capon
noun, a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
Orlon
orlop
noun, the lowermost of four or more decks above the space at the bottom of a hull.
acpt.
orlos
noun, a plinth supporting the base of a column.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
Capri
noun, an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
orans
noun, orant.
psora
noun, psoriasis.
pruta
noun, prutah.
rails
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
scarp
noun, a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
carls
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
scant
adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
scalp
noun, the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
opsin
noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
Rains
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
optic
noun, the eye.
Prus.
Carin
noun, a female given name.
caput
noun, any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
opto-
Sault
noun, a waterfall or rapid.
Capt.
caps.
orals
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
aulos
noun, an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
Alost
noun, a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
pants
noun, trousers (def 1).
plast
Alcor
plait
noun, a braid, especially of hair or straw.
plan-
unapt
adjective, not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
uncap
verb (used with object), to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
plant
noun, any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
uncia
noun, a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
Alcon
noun, a noted archer who helped Hercules abduct the cattle of Geryon.
plat.
apron
noun, a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
April
noun, the fourth month of the year, containing 30 days. Abbreviation: Apr.
Plato
noun, 427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
aport
adverb, on or toward the port side.
Apoc.
UNCIO
arcus
noun, a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
plain
noun, an area of land not significantly higher than adjacent areas and with relatively minor differences in elevation, commonly less than 500 feet (150 meters), within the area.
plica
noun, Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
Arius
noun, died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
pions
noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
pious
adjective, having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
Ronco
noun, any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
ports
noun, a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
pirns
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
roils
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
Porto
noun, Portuguese name of Oporto.
pisco
noun, a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
arils
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
Upton
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
pitas
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
piton
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
Piura
noun, a city in N Peru.
plats
noun, a plot of ground.
plio-
Pinto
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
rials
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
Altus
noun, a city in SW Oklahoma.
polis
noun, an ancient Greek city-state.
Alton
noun, a city in SW Illinois.
alto-
alti-
polos
noun, a tall, cylindrical headdress represented, especially on statutes, as worn by women in ancient Greece.
Ponca
noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
Aloin
noun, an intensely bitter, crystalline, water-soluble powder composed of the active principles of and obtained from aloe, used chiefly as a purgative.
until
conjunction, up to the time that or when; till:
Alsop
noun, Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
Alsip
noun, a town in NE Illinois.
poori
noun, a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
rcpt.
pools
noun, a small body of standing water; pond.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
polio
noun, poliomyelitis.
polar
adjective, of or relating to the North or South Pole.
Port.
anti-
uncos
noun, something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
plur.
Pluto
noun, Classical Mythology. a name given to Hades, under which he is identified by the Romans with Orcus.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
antic
noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
porns
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
Unit.
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
unrip
verb (used with object), to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
pocul
poilu
noun, a French common soldier.
Point
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
alist
adjective, inclined to one side; heeling or listing.
anis-
anils
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
ulpan
noun, an institute or school for intensive study of Hebrew, especially by immigrants to Israel.
ulnas
noun, Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Compare radius (def 7).
Paoli
noun, Pasquale di, 1725–1807, Corsican military leader, statesman, and patriot.
patr-
Pasto
noun, a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
TUNIS
noun, a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
patio
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
roups
noun, any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
Tupis
noun, a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
Paton
noun, Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
prats
noun, the buttocks.
Pasco
noun, a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
Prato
noun, a city in central Italy, near Florence.
praos
noun, proa.
astr.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
rotos
noun, rotogravure.
roust
verb (used with object), to rout, as from a place:
ation
rotls
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
Paros
noun, a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
pari-
Paris
noun, Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
aulic
adjective, of or relating to a royal court.
Parl.
atrip
adjective, aweigh.
parol
noun, something stated or declared.
tulip
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Tulipa, of the lily family, cultivated in many varieties, and having lance-shaped leaves and large, showy, usually erect, cup-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in a variety of colors.
Tulsa
noun, a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
parts
noun, a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
print
noun, the state of being printed.
poons
noun, any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
routs
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
part.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Tunas
noun, any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
tunic
noun, Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
Pauli
noun, Wolfgang [woo lf-gang;; German vawlf-gahng] /ˈwʊlf gæŋ;; German ˈvɔlf gɑŋ/ (Show IPA), 1900–58, Austrian physicist in the U.S.: Nobel prize 1945.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
Pinta
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
ulans
noun, uhlan.
rooti
noun, rooty2 .
Pilar
adjective, of, relating to, or covered with hair.
pilau
noun, pilaf.
pilon
noun, something extra; lagniappe.
Pilos
noun, Greek name of Navarino.
pilot
noun, a person duly qualified to steer ships into or out of a harbor or through certain difficult waters.
pilus
noun, a hair or hairlike structure.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
post-
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
airts
noun, a direction.
pinas
noun, pineapple.
posit
noun, something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
Pinot
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
Roost
noun, a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
Picus
noun, an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
octo-
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Turin
noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
piano
noun, a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
pians
noun, yaws.
pouts
noun, the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
aspic
noun, a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
pours
noun, the act of pouring.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
poult
noun, a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
potus
noun, (in prescriptions) a drink.
picul
noun, (in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to 100 catties, or from about 133 to about 143 pounds avoirdupois (60–64 kg).
uran-
picas
noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
pico-
picot
noun, one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
Ascot
noun, a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
ascon
noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
asco-
Urial
noun, a wild, bearded sheep, Ovis vignei, of southern Asia, having a reddish coat.
toils
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
octan
noun, an octan fever.
sputa
noun, matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
copal
noun, a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
lapin
noun, a rabbit.
lapis
noun, (italics) Latin. stone (used in Latin names for minerals, gems, etc.)
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
sruti
noun, the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
Laris
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Srta.
spurt
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
Laius
noun, a king of Thebes, the husband of Jocasta and father of Oedipus: unwittingly killed by Oedipus.
Latin
noun, an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
coots
noun, any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
coopt
verb (used with object), to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
co-op
noun, a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
spurn
noun, disdainful rejection.
coop.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
cools
noun, something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
stipo
noun, a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
stirp
noun, a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
torcs
noun, torque (def 4).
stour
noun, British Dialect. tumult; confusion. a storm.
topo-
topos
noun, a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
stupa
noun, a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
Ital.
strop
noun, any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
strip
noun, a striptease.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
strap
noun, a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
stoup
noun, a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
laics
noun, one of the laity.
stoop
noun, the act or an instance of stooping.
stool
noun, a single seat on legs or a pedestal and without arms or a back.
copra
noun, the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
stola
noun, a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
lact-
copr-
Copan
noun, Santa Rosa de Copán.
Stoic
noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
sprit
noun, a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
CONUS
noun, the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
suint
noun, the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
coirs
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Colon
noun, the sign (:) used to mark a major division in a sentence, to indicate that what follows is an elaboration, summation, implication, etc., of what precedes; or to separate groups of numbers referring to different things, as hours from minutes in 5:30; or the members of a ratio or proportion, as in 1 : 2 = 3 : 6.
Colo.
Colin
noun, any of several American quails, especially the bobwhite.
colat
Colas
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
locos
noun, locoweed.
locus
noun, a place; locality.
toros
noun, a bull.
spina
noun, a spine or spinelike projection.
loans
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
spilt
noun, a spilling, as of liquid.
coins
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
Spica
noun, spike2 .
loons
noun, any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
LOOPS
noun, a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
loots
noun, spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
coils
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
color
noun, the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
spirt
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
sprat
noun, a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
Const
linac
noun, linear accelerator.
conto
noun, a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
spout
noun, a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
cont.
Linos
noun, linoleum.
sport
noun, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
lints
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Linus
noun, Saint, died a.d. 76? pope 67?–76?.
Lipan
noun, a member of a group of Apache Indians who lived in the U.S. east of the Rio Grande.
litas
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Lithuania, equal to 100 centai.
lipo-
Cons.
Spoor
noun, a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
spoon
noun, a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
liras
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
spool
noun, any cylindrical piece or device on which something is wound.
toric
adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
splat
noun, Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
Coral
noun, the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
topis
noun, topee.
Coats
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
tarps
noun, tarpaulin.
crit.
CRISP
noun, Chiefly British. potato chip.
crips
noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
tonal
adjective, pertaining to or having tonality.
cutin
noun, a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
cutis
noun, the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
Taupo
noun, Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
craps
noun, a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
tonia
Croat
noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
tonic
noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
tono-
tapis
noun, Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
tonus
noun, a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
icons
ictus
noun, Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
Crius
noun, a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
tical
noun, a former silver coin and monetary unit of Siam, equal to 100 satang: replaced in 1928 by the baht.
tapir
noun, any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
tious
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
crust
noun, the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
Tirol
noun, Tyrol.
tirls
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
tolan
noun, a crystalline, water-insoluble, solid, unsaturated compound, C 14 H 10 , used chiefly in organic synthesis.
culpa
noun, Roman and Civil Law. negligence; neglect (distinguished from dolus):
Tolar
noun, the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
Cunas
noun, a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
curst
noun, the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
tolas
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
cunts
noun, the vulva or vagina.
croup
noun, any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
Curia
noun, one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
curio
noun, any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
curls
noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
curns
noun, a grain.
croon
noun, the act or sound of crooning.
tools
noun, an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
coria
noun, plural of corium.
tacos
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
intr.
corps
noun, Military. a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone: a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
corpn
Corpl
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
tails
noun, tail1 (def 6).
corp.
Corot
noun, Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
talcs
noun, Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
sutra
noun, Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
Surat
noun, a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
sural
adjective, of or relating to the calf of the leg.
Iran.
Supt.
cornu
noun, a horn, especially a bony part that resembles a horn.
corns
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
topic
noun, a subject of conversation or discussion:
talus
noun, the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
coups
noun, a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
Talos
noun, a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
inapt
adjective, not apt or fitting.
talon
noun, a claw, especially of a bird of prey.
incas
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
incl.
Court
noun, Law. a place where justice is administered. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. a session of a judicial assembly.
incor
incr.
incur
verb (used with object), to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
Corti
noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
incus
noun, Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals. Compare malleus, stapes.
Count
noun, the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
input
noun, something that is put in.
toons
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
insol
insp.
inst.
Costa
noun, a rib or riblike part.
LORAN
noun, a system of long-range navigation whereby the latitude and longitude of a ship or airplane are determined from the time displacement between radio signals from two or more fixed transmitters.
spor-
Sapir
noun, Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
sito-
narcs
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
cloot
noun, a cloven hoof; one of the divisions of the cloven hoof of the swine, sheep, etc.
noto-
Notus
noun, the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
solan
noun, a gannet.
nails
noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
solar
noun, Informal. solar energy.
clops
noun, a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
slant
noun, slanting or oblique direction; slope:
slain
noun, sley.
Solon
noun, c638–c558 b.c, Athenian statesman.
Solti
noun, Sir Georg [gey-awrg,, jawrj] /ˈgeɪ ɔrg,, dʒɔrdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1912–97, British orchestra conductor, born in Hungary.
Luton
noun, a city in Bedfordshire, S central England, NW of London.
clots
noun, a mass or lump.
clout
noun, a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
clipt
noun, the act of clipping.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
claps
noun, an act or instance of clapping.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
lunts
noun, a match; the flame used to light a fire.
sirup
noun, any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
lunas
noun, the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
Tosca
noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
lunar
noun, a lunar observation taken for purposes of navigation or mapping.
nuci-
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
cions
noun, scion (def 2).
triac
noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
torus
noun, Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
Torun
noun, a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
naso-
noso-
nurls
noun, a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
Tours
noun, a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
trail
noun, a path or track made across a wild region, over rough country, or the like, by the passage of people or animals.
noils
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
noct-
sluit
noun, (in South Africa) a deep, dry gulch or channel formed by erosion due to heavy rains.
slurp
noun, an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
snail
noun, any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, having a spirally coiled shell and a ventral muscular foot on which it slowly glides about.
snarl
noun, the act of snarling.
claro
noun, such a cigar.
nolos
noun, nolo contendere.
CLASP
noun, a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
nitr-
nopal
noun, any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea, resembling the prickly pear.
clast
noun, a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
clans
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
nipas
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
Clint
noun, a male given name, form of Clinton.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
natl.
naut.
slipt
noun, an act or instance of slipping.
Clair
noun, René [ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1981, French motion-picture director and writer.
snout
noun, the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
Norco
noun, a town in S California.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
Sloan
noun, John, 1871–1951, U.S. painter.
Lorca
noun, García Lorca.
sloop
noun, a single-masted, fore-and-aft-rigged sailing vessel, with or without a bowsprit, having a jib-headed or gaff mainsail, the latter sometimes with a gaff topsail, and one or more headsails. Compare cutter (def 3), knockabout (def 1).
snoot
noun, Slang. the nose.
snoop
noun, an act or instance of snooping.
Lucia
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “light.”.
clapt
verb, simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
Lucas
noun, George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
scrap
noun, a small piece or portion; fragment:
coapt
verb (used with object), to bring close together:
louts
noun, an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
Lorna
noun, a female given name.
Soult
noun, Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
Spain
noun, a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
torso
noun, the trunk of the human body.
cauls
noun, a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
lours
verb (used without object), noun, lower2 .
lotas
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
lotic
adjective, pertaining to or living in flowing water.
scrip
noun, a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
sotol
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Dasylirion, of the agave family, native to the southwestern U.S. and northern Mexico, resembling the yucca.
Louis
noun, louis d'or.
trial
noun, Law. the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact. the determination of a person's guilt or innocence by due process of law.
coati
noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
loups
noun, a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
octa-
caus.
Loris
noun, Also called slender loris. a small, slender, tailless, large-eyed, nocturnal lemur, Loris gracilis, of southern India and Sri Lanka.
Lotus
noun, a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
sopor
noun, Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
octal
noun, octonary (def 6).
Sino-
Ciano
noun, Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
scuta
noun, plural of scutum.
Lucan
noun, (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) a.d. 39–65, Roman poet, born in Spain.
sinal
adjective, of, relating to, or involving a sinus.
span-
lotos
noun, lotus.
coals
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
coast
noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
Lorin
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
sonic
adjective, of or relating to sound.
slit
noun, a straight, narrow cut, opening, or aperture.
scup
noun, a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
SCAN
noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
USPO
scut
noun, a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
purs
USRC
slop
noun, a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
USTC
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
talc
noun, Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
slur
noun, a slurred utterance or sound.
tola
noun, a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
topi
noun, topee.
top-
purl
noun, a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle. Compare knit (def 11).
slot
noun, a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
Saul
noun, the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
toon
noun, an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
upon
noun, an upward movement; ascent.
scr.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
saur
puts
noun, a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
tirl
noun, a wheel, cam, or any revolving mechanism or piece of machinery.
tRNA
Utas
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
Trip
noun, a journey or voyage:
USIA
Ural
noun, a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
USAR
uric
adjective, of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
trap
noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
situ
noun, in situ.
Rani
noun, ranee.
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
silo
noun, a structure, typically cylindrical, in which fodder or forage is kept.
uro-
tils
noun, the sesame plant.
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
silt
noun, earthy matter, fine sand, or the like carried by moving or running water and deposited as a sediment.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
tics
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
Uris
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
taur
scop
noun, an Old English bard or poet.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
tri-
USCA
tarp
noun, tarpaulin.
scar
noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
rail
noun, a bar of wood or metal fixed horizontally for any of various purposes, as for a support, barrier, fence, or railing.
USNA
tion
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
SLIC
sial
noun, the assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and alumina, that comprise the continental portions of the upper layer of the earth's crust.
slat
noun, a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
rasp
noun, an act of rasping.
tool
noun, an implement, especially one held in the hand, as a hammer, saw, or file, for performing or facilitating mechanical operations.
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
toil
noun, hard and continuous work; exhausting labor or effort.
uria
TINA
noun, a female given name.
sci.
rapt
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
scil
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
slap
noun, a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
tuna
noun, any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas. Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
SPOT
noun, a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
ruin
noun, ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Soot
noun, a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
soon
Idioms, sooner or later, eventually:
runs
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
Ulan
noun, uhlan.
runt
noun, an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
Soul
noun, the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
Rus.
Rust
noun, Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
tsar
noun, czar.
Root
noun, a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
ulna
noun, Anatomy. the bone of the forearm on the side opposite to the thumb. Compare radius (def 7).
torc
noun, torque (def 4).
Saco
noun, a city in SW Maine.
spun
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
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.
'roo
noun, kangaroo.
sail
noun, an area of canvas or other fabric extended to the wind in such a way as to transmit the force of the wind to an assemblage of spars and rigging mounted firmly on a hull, raft, iceboat, etc., so as to drive it along.
spit
noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
tuis
noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
Soni
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
SPAR
noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
rout
noun, a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
spat
noun, a petty quarrel.
SPCA
spic
noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
ROUS
noun, (Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
tuns
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
Sour
noun, something that is sour.
Tupi
noun, a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
Tula
noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
spin
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
soup
noun, a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
rpt.
toro
noun, a bull.
roup
noun, any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
tups
noun, Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
Tura
noun, Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
roto
noun, rotogravure.
ROTL
noun, a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
Roti
noun, roast.
ROTC
noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
RONA
roil
verb (used with object), to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment.
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.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
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.
RIPS
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
stun
noun, the act of stunning.
uni-
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
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.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
suit
noun, a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
Rico
noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
supr
snip
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
rit.
sur-
Sura
noun, any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
Surt
noun, the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
taco
noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Sat.
tail
noun, the hindmost part of an animal, especially that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk.
slut
noun, Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
rial
noun, a silver or cupronickel coin and monetary unit of Iran, equal to 100 dinars.
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
unto
preposition, to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
RISC
noun, reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
rocs
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Sra.
ulto
Roca
noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
Toul
noun, a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
TOPS
noun, the tops, top1 (def 22).
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
RNAS
Solo
noun, a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment:
tron
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
soln
str.
SALT
noun, a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
Sola
noun, an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
Sol.
STOL
noun, a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
Tour
noun, a traveling around from place to place.
soil
noun, the portion of the earth's surface consisting of disintegrated rock and humus.
stop
noun, the act of stopping.
unco
noun, something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
ctr.
Puri
noun, poori.
Lat.
laic
noun, one of the laity.
lain
noun, a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood. Synonyms: prevarication, falsification. Antonyms: truth.
lair
noun, a den or resting place of a wild animal:
LAIS
noun, (in medieval French literature)
Lani
Laon
noun, a town in and the capital of Aisne, in N France, E of Paris.
Laos
noun, a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
LARC
noun, long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
Lari
noun, an aluminum coin and monetary unit of the Maldives, the 100th part of a rupee.
Lars
noun, a male given name, form of Lawrence.
Punt
noun, Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground. Compare drop kick, place kick.
lats
noun, a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
itol
Liao
noun, a river in NE China, flowing from Inner Mongolia to the Gulf of Liaodong. 900 miles (1448 km) long.
liar
noun, a person who tells lies.
Lias
noun, Leah (def 1).
lin.
Lina
noun, a female given name.
lino
noun, linoleum.
Lins
noun, a city in E Brazil.
lint
noun, minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread.
Lion
noun, a large, usually tawny-yellow cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa and southern Asia, having a tufted tail and, in the male, a large mane.
lip-
lipa
noun, a monetary unit of Croatia.
lacs
noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
iso-
LISA
noun, a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
Inc.
cult
noun, a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
Cuna
noun, a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
cunt
noun, the vulva or vagina.
cur.
curl
noun, a coil or ringlet of hair.
curn
noun, a grain.
curs
noun, a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
Curt
noun, a male given name, form of Curtis.
Cusp
noun, a point or pointed end.
ical
ICAO
Inca
noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
ins.
int.
intl
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
ious
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
Lira
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Italy until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centesimi. Abbreviation: L., Lit.
LISP
noun, a speech defect consisting in pronouncing s and z like or nearly like the th- sounds of thin and this, respectively.
1080
nolo
noun, nolo contendere.
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
Nils
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
nipa
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
nips
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
NIRA
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
noil
noun, a short fiber of cotton, wool, worsted, etc., separated from the long fibers in combing.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
Nor.
Naos
noun, a temple.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
nos-
not-
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
nous
noun, Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
NTIA
nurl
noun, a small ridge or bead, especially one of a series, as on a button for decoration or on the edge of a thumbscrew to assist in obtaining a firm grip.
OAPC
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
narc
noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
LIST
noun, a series of names or other items written or printed together in a meaningful grouping or sequence so as to constitute a record:
Loos
noun, Adolf [ey-dolf;; German ah-dawlf] /ˈeɪ dɒlf;; German ˈɑ dɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1870–1933, Austrian architect and writer.
lit.
lits
noun, litas.
litu
noun, a plural of litas.
loan
noun, the act of lending; a grant of the temporary use of something:
loca
noun, a plural of locus.
loci
noun, plural of locus.
Loco
noun, locoweed.
loin
noun, Usually, loins. the part or parts of the human body or of a quadruped animal on either side of the spinal column, between the false ribs and hipbone.
Lois
noun, a female given name.
Loon
noun, any of several large, short-tailed, web-footed, fish-eating diving birds of the genus Gavia, of the Northern Hemisphere.
loop
noun, a portion of a cord, ribbon, etc., folded or doubled upon itself so as to leave an opening between the parts.
loot
noun, spoils or plunder taken by pillaging, as in war.
nail
noun, a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
lops
noun, parts or a part lopped off.
Lorn
noun, Firth of, an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, on the W coast of Scotland, leading NE to the Caledonian Canal.
lost
Idioms, get lost, Slang. to absent oneself: to stop being a nuisance:
Lota
noun, (in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
Loti
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Lesotho, equal to 100 lisente.
loun
noun, loon2 .
Loup
noun, a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
lour
verb (used without object), noun, lower2 .
lout
noun, an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
Luna
noun, the ancient Roman goddess personifying the moon, sometimes identified with Diana.
Lunt
noun, a match; the flame used to light a fire.
Lust
noun, intense sexual desire or appetite.
cts.
crut
noun, crud (def 1).
ocas
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
asci
noun, plural of ascus.
Apsu
noun, an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
apt.
plural, apartment.
apts
plural, apartment.
Apus
noun, the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
ARCO
adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
aril
noun, a usually fleshy appendage or covering of certain seeds, as of the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens, or the nutmeg.
ARIS
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
art.
asc-
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
apo-
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
Asur
noun, Assur.
atic
Atli
noun, Attila, king of the Huns: represented in the Volsunga Saga as the brother of Brynhild and the second husband of Gudrun, whose brothers he killed in order to get the Nibelung treasure.
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
atop
preposition, on the top of:
ator
aunt
noun, the sister of one's father or mother.
aur-
Aus.
aut-
Apr.
Apis
noun, a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
Cal.
airt
noun, a direction.
ARCS
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
Acis
noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
ACLS
ACLU
acr-
ACTS
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Acus
noun, Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
ails
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
Ainu
noun, a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
anus
noun, the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
Alco
Alis
ALIT
verb, a simple past tense and past participle of alight1 .
Alps
noun, a high mountain.
Also
adverb, in addition; too; besides; as well:
alt.
alts
noun, in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
Anil
noun, a West Indian shrub, Indigofera suffruticosa, of the legume family, having elongated clusters of small, reddish-yellow flowers and yielding indigo.
ano-
ANSI
ant.
ANTU
Cain
noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
CALS
noun, a male given name, form of Calvin.
crus
noun, the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
coot
noun, any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
coin
noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
coir
noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Col.
COLA
noun, a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
Coln
noun, former German name of Cologne.
cols
noun, Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
COLT
noun, a young male animal of the horse family.
Con.
cool
noun, something that is cool; a cool part, place, time, etc.:
coon
noun, raccoon.
Coos
noun, a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
Copt
noun, a member of the Coptic Church.
coat
noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
Cor.
Cora
noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
Cori
noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
CORN
noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
Cort
Cost
noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
coup
noun, a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
crap
noun, Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation.
crat
crip
noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
crop
noun, the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
coil
noun, a connected series of spirals or rings into which a rope or the like is wound.
coal
noun, a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
Can.
cir.
cap.
capo
noun, any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
Carl
noun, Scot. a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer. a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
Carn
noun, cairn.
CART
noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
cast
noun, act of casting or throwing.
cat.
Cato
noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
caul
noun, a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
ciao
interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
cion
noun, scion (def 2).
cis-
Cnut
noun, Canute.
cist
noun, a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
cit.
clan
noun, a group of families or households, as among the Scottish Highlanders, the heads of which claim descent from a common ancestor:
clap
noun, an act or instance of clapping.
clar
Clio
noun, Classical Mythology. the Muse of history.
clip
noun, the act of clipping.
clit
noun, clitoris.
clop
noun, a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
CLOS
noun, a walled vineyard.
clot
noun, a mass or lump.
clou
noun, a major point of interest or attention.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
last
noun, a person or thing that is last.
pats
noun, a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
oto-
Oslo
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Norway, in the SE part, at the head of Oslo Fiord.
pout
noun, the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
otic
adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
pour
noun, the act of pouring.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
pot.
ours
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
porn
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
Pori
noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
oust
verb (used with object), to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
out-
outs
noun, a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
poor
noun, (used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
poon
noun, any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
oro-
pons
noun, Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
opts
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
PSAT
Prut
noun, a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
prs.
proa
noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
pro-
prin
prau
noun, proa.
opus
noun, a musical composition.
orlo
noun, a plinth supporting the base of a column.
oral
noun, an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
prat
noun, the buttocks.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
prao
noun, proa.
Orca
noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
orcs
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Pool
noun, a small body of standing water; pond.
pols
noun, a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
psia
pian
noun, yaws.
Pali
noun, (in Hawaii) a steep slope or cliff.
Pan.
Pict
noun, a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
PICS
noun, a movie.
Pica
noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
pias
noun, a female given name.
par.
pial
adjective, of or relating to the pia mater.
Pal.
pct.
pars
noun, (in prescriptions) a part.
Past
noun, the time gone by:
Paur
noun, Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
pat.
Paul
noun, Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles. Compare Saul (def 2).
pato
noun, an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
pil-
pair
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
Polo
noun, a game played on horseback between two teams, each of four players, the object being to score points by driving a wooden ball into the opponents' goal using a long-handled mallet.
PACT
noun, an agreement, covenant, or compact:
Pola
noun, Pula.
Pol.
poil
noun, a yarn or thread made from silk, used for ribbon, velvet, and as the core of gold, silver, and tinsel yarn.
poco
adverb, somewhat; rather:
plus
noun, a plus quantity.
plot
noun, a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
pacs
noun, pack1 (def 1).
pita
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
pina
noun, pineapple.
Pisa
noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
Pail
noun, bucket.
Piro
noun, piroplasmosis.
pirn
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
pion
noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
Pain
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
pint
noun, a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
opia
pos.
Ptas
plural, peseta.
puna
noun, a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
pts.
puls
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
onus
noun, a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
Ont.
Oona
noun, a female given name.
Pula
noun, a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
Olin
noun, a male given name.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
o-os
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
olio
noun, a dish of many ingredients.
OOPS
interjection, (used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
Oost
noun, Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
puca
noun, (in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
puir
adjective, poor.
Opal
noun, a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
oils
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
Oct.
puli
noun, one of a Hungarian breed of medium-sized sheepdogs having long, fine hair that often mats, giving the coat a corded appearance.
ACT
noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
ROC
noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
PIT
noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
ACS
ROI
pis
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
urn
noun, a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
PIO
COO
noun, a cooing sound.
ACP
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.
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.
APC
CNO
Pul
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
pli
PLR
ail
verb (used with object), to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to.
PLO
tra
tr.
Tpr
TPN
TPI
CLI
PLC
piu
adverb, more:
PLA
Clo
RNA
PL1
noun, Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
ROA
CLR
CLU
AIC
CNS
pl.
urs
noun, an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
ROP
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
tlr
CRP
CRS
CRT
cru
noun, (in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
PCS
PCI
CSA
CSO
CSR
tlo
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
TLC
Tiu
noun, an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
CST
CTA
UTC
ctn
plural, carton.
uti
al.
ac-
ap-
ALP
noun, a high mountain.
PIA
noun, a female given name.
COP
noun, a police officer.
COT
noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
USC
pun
noun, the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
AUC
USN
Uri
noun, a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
USO
USP
PIC
noun, a movie.
COS
noun, romaine.
USR
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
Uta
noun, any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
CPA
CPI
too
Idioms, only too. only (def 10).
CPL
CPO
CPR
CPS
Ar.
CPU
an.
plu
noun, plew.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
POA
ASP
noun, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
UNO
Rap
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
unp
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
ASI
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
ANC
ASN
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
uns
USA
ALU
ASR
PUC
ast
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
ASU
PRA
tup
noun, Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
at.
UAR
UCR
RPS
Una
noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
Apl
PSI
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
PSC
APS
AOU
aor
PSA
PST
interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
unc
ARC
noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
PTA
plural, peseta.
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
ult
ANU
noun, a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
PRC
ARP
noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
ARS
ARU
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
UIT
ATC
up-
POC
Tro
ct.
cl.
CAI
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
RCA
RCN
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.
RCT
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
CAR
noun, an automobile.
cr.
ur-
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
CAS
verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
API
abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
poi
noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
CIA
put
noun, a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
CIP
cs.
cp.
ALS
noun, Indian mulberry.
RCP
rat
noun, any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
UPC
RIP
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
UPI
tun
noun, a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
Cui
noun, César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
ATP
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
RCS
UPS
noun, an upward movement; ascent.
Co.
tui
noun, a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
POR
Tu.
TSR
noun, a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
TSP
TSI
ALC
trp
ca.
CIO
noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
OCS
TCS
PAU
noun, a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
LPS
plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
LOP
noun, parts or a part lopped off.
orc
noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
SPA
noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
Lot
noun, one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
Sau
noun, German name of Sava.
Lou
noun, a male given name, form of Louis.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
Sou
noun, (formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
sot
noun, a drunkard.
opt
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
LPN
LSC
LON
LSI
SOP
noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
LST
LTA
Soo
noun, the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
ltr
sc.
OPS
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
Luo
noun, a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
NCO
loo
noun, a card game in which forfeits are paid into a pool.
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
OPA
Sal
noun, salt1 .
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Las
noun, the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
Sr.
SAC
noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
pc.
LCA
LCI
spt
LCT
Lia
noun, Leah (def 1).
Pa.
SPR
SAR
our
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
OTS
Lir
noun, Ler.
lis
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
OTA
ot-
SAP
noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
OSP
OSO
LOC
NUT
noun, a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
OOT
Sp.
OSA
NSC
NSU
OIr
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
SIP
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
NUL
NUS
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
Oc.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
op.
SIC
adverb, so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
NRC
OTC
OAO
OAP
oil
noun, any of a large class of substances typically unctuous, viscous, combustible, liquid at ordinary temperatures, and soluble in ether or alcohol but not in water: used for anointing, perfuming, lubricating, illuminating, heating, etc.
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
OAS
oic
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
SCP
OAU
Oca
noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
NSA
NRA
Nap
noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
ons
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
SOC
noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
oon
NIA
SNU
NIC
noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
Nil
noun, nothing; naught; zero.
o-o
noun, any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
oo-
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NOC
nr.
ONR
ONI
SLR
SLP
NOP
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
uts
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
Ola
OIt
NPR
Npt
SLA
SRO
oui
adverb, noun, yes.
St.
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
ial
Sta
Ia.
IPA
IPO
io-
ipr
ITU
ics
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
IPS
Ir.
IRC
IRL
IRO
Sup
noun, a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
SUN
noun, (often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
IRS
Is.
noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
IOU
IOT
PAC
noun, pack1 (def 1).
RTS
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
ILP
ILS
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
in.
TAP
noun, a light but audible blow:
ina
noun, a female given name.
RSA
rt.
ILA
noun, a town in SW Nigeria.
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.
il-
Rs.
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
ICA
noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
TAL
IOC
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
IAS
run
noun, an act or instance, or a period of running:
ior
ILO
TAU
noun, the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
Sui
noun, a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
rut
noun, a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
Isl
Lt.
TIA
LAC
noun, a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter. Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
Ps.
TIC
noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
Lai
noun, (in medieval French literature)
prn
STL
STP
Pr.
PAS
noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
STI
LAO
noun, a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
tin
noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
cup
noun, a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
LAP
noun, the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
LAR
noun, (initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
So.
TCA
OCR
La.
ITC
ist
Cut
noun, the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
ITA
ISR
Stu
noun, a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
IUS
pt.
PTO
RPO
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.
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.
i.
O.
R.
AO
AU
plural, to the; at the; with the.
ic
TC
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
TN
RP
NU
noun, the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
TL
UT
noun, the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
OA
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
t.
ol
LP
plural, a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
UC
U.
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
L.
LO
adjective, an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
ln
LC
LI
noun, the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the sixth and seventh degrees of a scale.
L1
SU
L2
OU
noun, a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
CU
PO
noun, a chamber pot.
S.
SA
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
SL
TP
UI
RC
T1
RI
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
RN
SN
NL
RU
PU
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
IP
UL
NP
NI
NC
NA
adverb, no1 .
N.
LU
noun, a male or female given name, form of Lou.
RO
LR
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.
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