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Word precessions has
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- princesses
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noun,
a nonreigning female member of a royal family.
- recessions
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noun,
the act of receding or withdrawing.
- precession
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noun,
the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- encopresis
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noun,
involuntary defecation.
- necropsies
-
noun,
the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- conspires
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- incrosses
-
noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- responses
-
noun,
an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- recession
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noun,
the act of receding or withdrawing.
- isoprenes
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- Secession
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noun,
an act or instance of seceding.
- processes
-
noun,
a systematic series of actions directed to some end:
- isoprene
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- cessions
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- espresso
-
noun,
a strong coffee prepared by forcing live steam under pressure, or boiling water, through ground dark-roast coffee beans.
- necroses
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- pioneers
-
noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- Ericsson
-
noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- spencers
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- response
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noun,
an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- crispens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- Princess
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noun,
a nonreigning female member of a royal family.
- Serpens
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noun,
the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head (Serpens Caput) and the tail (Serpens Cauda) with Ophiuchus in between.
- seiners
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- prosses
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noun,
prostitute.
- pierces
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- process
-
noun,
a systematic series of actions directed to some end:
- poesies
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noun,
the work or the art of poetic composition.
- species
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noun,
a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind.
- cosines
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- incross
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- poisers
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- precess
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verb (used without object),
to undergo precession (def 2).
- essoins
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- pissers
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noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- osseins
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- sereins
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- crosses
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noun,
a structure consisting essentially of an upright and a transverse piece, used to execute persons in ancient times.
- session
-
noun,
the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business:
- soirees
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- reopens
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- Oscines
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- cresses
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noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- presses
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noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- serines
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- crepons
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- prisses
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noun,
a prissy person.
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- secerns
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- censors
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Peneios
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- precise
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adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- penises
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- peonies
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- Spenser
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noun,
Edmund, c1552–99, English poet.
- censers
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- scissor
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noun,
scissors.
- spinors
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinose
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adjective,
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Persson
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noun,
Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- Spencer
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- pincers
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noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- prisons
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- spences
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noun,
a pantry.
- Screens
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Neisse
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noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- scrips
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noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- piecer
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- necro-
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- scones
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- Pisces
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noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- scions
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noun,
a descendant.
- opener
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- pieces
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noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- rinses
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Niepce
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noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- eosins
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- rosins
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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.
- posies
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noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enosis
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noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Enesco
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Nessie
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noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- series
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noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- Scopes
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noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- reopen
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- senses
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noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- noises
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- repose
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noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- piscos
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- seines
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noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- essoin
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- Pierce
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- preens
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- senors
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- espies
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noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- sensor
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noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- screes
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- possie
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noun,
a job; position.
- pisser
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noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- sepsis
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noun,
local or generalized invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins:
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- scorns
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noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- noesis
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noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- scores
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- pisses
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noun,
urine.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- seises
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verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- encore
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- proses
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- copses
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noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- specie
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noun,
coined money; coin.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cossie
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noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- posers
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- ossein
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- copens
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- picro-
-
- spines
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noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- perses
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noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- spiro-
-
- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- censer
-
noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- censes
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verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Spiers
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- speers
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- cesses
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noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- spices
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- prises
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noun,
leverage.
- Spence
-
noun,
a pantry.
- speiss
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noun,
a product obtained in smelting certain ores, consisting of one or more metallic arsenides, as of iron or nickel.
- creeps
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- sirens
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- osiers
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- sirees
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noun,
sirree.
- recipe
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noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- snipes
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noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- nesses
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- cross-
-
- crisps
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- recess
-
noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- ecesis
-
noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- pene-
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- 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.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- 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.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- 30-30
-
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- OPers
-
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- peri-
-
- opsis
-
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- pico-
-
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pros.
-
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resp.
-
- pron.
-
- reni-
-
- proc.
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Pres.
-
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- recip
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- cores
-
- 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.
- corp.
-
- corpn
-
- 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.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- spec.
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- copr-
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- spor-
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- spies
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- cero-
-
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cons.
-
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- insep
-
- insp.
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- 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):
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scops
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- 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.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- icons
-
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- econ.
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Sino-
-
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- poss.
-
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- sero-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seric
-
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- ESPEC
-
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- esses
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- 1080
-
- prin
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- sepn
-
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- pro-
-
- 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.
- prs.
-
- psec
-
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Rep.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- sci.
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- scr.
-
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- sec.
-
- pos.
-
- per.
-
- 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):
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- enc.
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- EEOC
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- eco-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- ence
-
- Cres
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPer
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- 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.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Cor.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Inc.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- 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 = .
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- ESIS
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- iso-
-
- Ens.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- ISSN
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neo-
-
- epi-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- OEEC
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Pen.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Pers
-
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- ceps
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noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pier
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noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pies
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noun,
plural of pi2 .
- PINE
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noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- pion
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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.
- Pire
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noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pirn
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noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
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noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pise
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noun,
rammed earth.
- piss
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noun,
urine.
- pone
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noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pons
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noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pore
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- cepe
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noun,
cep.
- Peer
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noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Ice.
-
- Con.
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- cess
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noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cion
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- coir
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- CERN
-
- CerE
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noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cis-
-
- cone
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noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- cire
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- osis
-
- cir.
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- coin
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noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Sr.
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- CNO
-
- SRS
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- ERP
-
- CNS
-
- SPS
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- SOS
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noun,
any call for help:
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Esc
-
- ss.
-
- ESR
-
- io-
-
- ics
-
- COP
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noun,
a police officer.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SSR
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- ess
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noun,
the letter S, s.
- SSN
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- CPI
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- Sep
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noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SSC
-
- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- ese
-
- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- EPS
-
- CSR
-
- CPO
-
- cee
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noun,
the letter C.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- cr.
-
- eir
-
- cs.
-
- EEO
-
- EEC
-
- CRP
-
- en-
-
- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CRS
-
- CSO
-
- ec-
-
- sis
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noun,
sister.
- EIS
-
- cp.
-
- SES
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CPR
-
- CIO
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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.
- eo-
-
- SPR
-
- CIP
-
- 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).
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOE
-
- CPS
-
- ene
-
- CIE
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Co.
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- IRS
-
- ier
-
- ONR
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- RCN
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ose
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- RCS
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- op.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Oc.
-
- NSC
-
- in.
-
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- NPR
-
- pes
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noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- POR
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- PRC
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- PSS
-
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pc.
-
- OSS
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- OSP
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- nr.
-
- NRC
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ir.
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- NCO
-
- ISR
-
- SCP
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- SCS
-
- SRO
-
- IPS
-
- se-
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- 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 = .
- IOC
-
- ine
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sc.
-
- ne-
-
- Sp.
-
- RPO
-
- NOP
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- NOC
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ROP
-
- So.
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NES
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- SSS
-
- RSS
-
- Rs.
-
- RSE
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ic
-
- S.
-
- i.
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CE
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RO
-
- IP
-
- O.
-
- NI
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- R.
-
- RI
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SN
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- NP
-
- 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.
- RC
-
- RP
-
- N.
-
- NC
-
- RN
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