Anagrams of preciosity
Word preciosity has
717 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of preciosity.
- cypriots
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cyprus.
- spectro-
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- Poitiers
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
- isotypic
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adjective,
of or relating to an isotype.
- picrites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- periotic
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adjective,
surrounding the ear.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- pyretic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, affected by, or producing fever.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- copyist
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noun,
a person who transcribes copies, especially of documents.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- poetics
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noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- Pyrites
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noun,
pyrite.
- poietic
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- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- epicist
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noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- Cypriot
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cyprus.
- picrite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- society
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noun,
an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
- cryptos
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noun,
a person who secretly supports or adheres to a group, party, or belief.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- pitiers
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noun,
a person who pities.
- cotypes
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noun,
a syntype.
- Script.
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- spicery
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noun,
spice.
- piosity
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noun,
an excessive or obvious show of piety; sanctimoniousness.
- isotype
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noun,
a drawing, diagram, or other symbol that represents a specific quantity of or other fact about the thing depicted:
- isopyre
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noun,
an impure variety of opal, containing alumina, lime, and iron sesquioxide.
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- crypto-
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- Crispi
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- crispy
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adjective,
(especially of food) brittle; crisp.
- Pitris
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- crypts
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noun,
a subterranean chamber or vault, especially one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- ptero-
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- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- picots
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- picro-
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- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- cotype
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noun,
a syntype.
- Piercy
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noun,
Marge, born 1936, U.S. poet and novelist.
- cryst.
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- Osprey
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noun,
Also called fish hawk. a large hawk, Pandion haliaetus, that feeds on fish.
- petro-
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- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- septi-
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- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- spicey
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adjective,
spicy.
- Spirit
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noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- spiro-
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- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- sporty
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adjective,
flashy; showy.
- Scipio
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noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- oyster
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noun,
any of several edible, marine, bivalve mollusks of the family Ostreidae, having an irregularly shaped shell, occurring on the bottom or adhering to rocks or other objects in shallow water.
- recti-
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- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- optics
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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.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Storey
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noun,
story2 .
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- stripy
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adjective,
having or marked with stripes.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rectos
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- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- crypt-
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- poetic
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noun,
poetics.
- copers
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- pisci-
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- Troyes
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Aube, in NE France, on the Seine: truce treaty in Hundred Year's War.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- copier
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- tripes
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- pities
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noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- cysti-
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- pitier
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noun,
a person who pities.
- pricey
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adjective,
expensive or unduly expensive:
- 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.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- tropic
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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.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- corset
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- corpse
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noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- tropes
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- cysto-
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- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- Cypris
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noun,
an epithet of Aphrodite, meaning “Lady of Cyprus.”.
- pyrite
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noun,
a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- poetry
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- ryots
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noun,
a peasant.
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- Royce
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noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- oyers
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noun,
oyer and terminer.
- poise
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- ropes
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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.
- optic
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noun,
the eye.
- OPers
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- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- prost
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interjection,
prosit.
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- poser
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noun,
a person who poses.
- seti-
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- YPSCE
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- sero-
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- Seric
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- post-
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- Sept.
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- Sepoy
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noun,
(formerly, in India) a native soldier, usually an infantryman, in the service of Europeans, especially of the British.
- posit
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noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- sect.
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- posey
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adjective,
characteristic of or being a poser, especially in being trendy or fashionable in a superficial way.
- scope
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noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- ports
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noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Port.
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- scrip
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noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- istic
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- preys
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noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- Pres.
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- Scot.
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- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- score
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scopy
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- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- oste-
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- riots
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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.
- pico-
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- petos
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noun,
wahoo3 .
- petr-
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- petri
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- pricy
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adjective,
pricey.
- pisco
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- recip
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- pyro-
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- Siepi
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noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- rcpt.
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- picot
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- recpt
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- pyric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resulting from burning.
- pyres
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noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- proc.
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- pros.
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- Prot.
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- prose
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- piety
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noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- prosy
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling prose.
- Piers
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noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Recit
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- pesto
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noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Rieti
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noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- rept.
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- poet.
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- poesy
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noun,
the work or the art of poetic composition.
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- pret.
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- Price
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ricey
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adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- resp.
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- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Pitri
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- rect.
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- repot
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repos
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noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- Pecos
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noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Percy
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noun,
Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
- peri-
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- peris
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noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- pert.
-
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Ypres
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noun,
a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.
- sito-
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- yores
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noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- stope
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noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- Strep
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noun,
streptococcus.
- Epis.
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- Corse
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noun,
corpse.
- corps
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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.
- Episc
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- Epist
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- corp.
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- torcs
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noun,
torque (def 4).
- Story
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- store
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- cores
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- stroy
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verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- Corey
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noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- TORES
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noun,
a torus.
- Stoic
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noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- stirp
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noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- copse
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noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copr-
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- stipo
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noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- crest
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- copes
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noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- coper
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- toric
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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.
- strip
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noun,
a striptease.
- strop
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noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- torii
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noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- tipsy
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adjective,
slightly intoxicated or drunk.
- cryo-
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- tyros
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noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- crept
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noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crips
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noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
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noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crit.
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- TIROS
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noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tyres
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noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- toise
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noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- typos
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noun,
typographical error.
- Tepic
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- typo-
-
- tipis
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noun,
tepee.
- toper
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- cotes
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noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- tiers
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noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- topes
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noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- topic
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noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- coset
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noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- topis
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noun,
topee.
- ecto-
-
- Corti
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noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- stipe
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noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- coirs
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- spec.
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- tripe
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- ster.
-
- spire
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noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spier
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spicy
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adjective,
seasoned with or containing spice:
- spice
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Cesti
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noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cert.
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- ceros
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noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- spect
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noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- sotie
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noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- trios
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noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Soter
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- yetis
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noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- cero-
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- trois
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noun,
the number 3.
- troys
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noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- potsy
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noun,
hopscotch.
- trop-
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- Siret
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noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- trope
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- tropy
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- 30-30
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- spirt
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spiry
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adjective,
having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire.
- spite
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- torsi
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noun,
a plural of torso.
- cites
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noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- estop
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verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- estoc
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- spor-
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- treys
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noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- cyst-
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- sprit
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noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cires
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- cyto-
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- Cypro
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- sport
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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.
- spore
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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.
- torse
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noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- step-
-
- prs.
-
- prec
-
- toys
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noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- psec
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- tors
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noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- top-
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- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tri-
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- pro-
-
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- ropy
-
adjective,
resembling a rope or ropes:
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- spry
-
adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rpt.
-
- sci.
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- scr.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- sec.
-
- secy
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- syce
-
noun,
(in India) a groom; stable attendant.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rit.
-
- pts.
-
- ter.
-
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- type
-
noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- typ.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Syr.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rep.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- 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.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- str.
-
- 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.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- pre-
-
- 1080
-
- opsy
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- Cres
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Ire.
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- est.
-
- Cort
-
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- 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.
- Cor.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- copy
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- etc.
-
- Espy
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- OPer
-
- pct.
-
- eco-
-
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- itis
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- ect-
-
- Oct.
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- iso-
-
- 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.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- yrs.
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- pyr-
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- per.
-
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- Ice.
-
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pyes
-
noun,
pie4 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- pyo-
-
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pity
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- yips
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- posy
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- cet-
-
- 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.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Ceto
-
- cyte
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- cit.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cir.
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Pers
-
- pot.
-
- Pet.
-
- EPT
-
- SPR
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- ERP
-
- ety
-
- yer
-
- ery
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ier
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ERT
-
- Esc
-
- Yeo
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- STI
-
- ESR
-
- spt
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- io-
-
- ics
-
- Sr.
-
- St.
-
- ETO
-
- PRC
-
- EPS
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- TPI
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- CIP
-
- CYO
-
- CIE
-
- Tro
-
- CEO
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- trp
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- CPI
-
- STP
-
- cte
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- TCS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ec-
-
- eo-
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- CPO
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- CPS
-
- CPR
-
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- IOT
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- pc.
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ory
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ps.
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ROP
-
- OIt
-
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- Pr.
-
- pt.
-
- OTC
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- 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.
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- POC
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- 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:
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTO
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- RCP
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- py-
-
- RCT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- OCR
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- RPO
-
- IPS
-
- ITC
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- se-
-
- ise
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- 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).
- ite
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- IOC
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- SCP
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ity
-
- SRO
-
- op.
-
- Rs.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- 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.
- Oc.
-
- sc.
-
- ey
-
- TC
-
- Y.
-
- ic
-
- EI
-
- YT
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- 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.
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- CE
-
- O.
-
- ty
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RP
-
- i.
-
- RC
-
- R.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- RO
-
- S.
-
- 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.
- yr
-
- TP
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- ry
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- sy
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noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- T1
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- RI
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- oy
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noun,
a grandchild.
- IP
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- t.
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