Anagrams of precipitation
Word precipitation has
1137 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of precipitation.
- precipitant
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noun,
Chemistry. anything that causes precipitation.
- principate
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noun,
supreme power or office.
- antipoetic
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adjective,
of or relating to elements or techniques used in a poem not conventionally thought to be suitable or traditional.
- precipitin
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noun,
an antibody that reacts with its specific antigen to form an insoluble precipitate.
- propitiate
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verb (used with object),
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
- recitation
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noun,
an act of reciting.
- Principia
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noun,
a principle.
- ant-pipit
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noun,
gnateater.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- patriotic
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adjective,
of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- intricate
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adjective,
having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:
- tricotine
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noun,
cavalry twill.
- parotitic
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adjective,
of or relating to parotitis.
- recaption
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noun,
the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- partition
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noun,
a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- pantropic
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adjective,
(especially of viruses) attracted to or affecting many types of body tissues.
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- panoptic
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adjective,
permitting the viewing of all parts or elements:
- periotic
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adjective,
surrounding the ear.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- pittance
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noun,
a small amount or share.
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- antipope
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noun,
a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- trippant
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adjective,
(of a deer or the like) represented in the act of walking:
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- optician
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- 11-point
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- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- initiate
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noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- triptane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- petition
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noun,
a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit:
- Principe
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noun,
an island in the Gulf of Guinea, off the W coast of Africa: one of the two chief components of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. 54 sq. mi. (140 sq. km).
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- open-pit
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- cranio-
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- tonetic
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- parotic
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adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- incipit
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noun,
the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book.
- partite
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noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- portent
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- rappini
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noun,
rapini.
- cerato-
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- opiatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- centro-
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- centri-
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- tipcart
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noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- popinac
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noun,
huisache.
- reptant
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adjective,
repent2 .
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- poietic
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- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- contra-
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- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- oneiric
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adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- Pitocin
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- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- Titanic
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noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Priapic
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adjective,
(sometimes initial capital letter) of or relating to Priapus; phallic.
- atiptoe
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adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- crappie
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noun,
either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie)
- picrite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- antero-
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- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- protect
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verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- periapt
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noun,
an amulet.
- epicarp
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noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- trippet
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noun,
a projection, cam, or the like, for striking some other part at regular intervals.
- Introit
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- actino-
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- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- nitrite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- ectopia
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- propane
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- propine
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noun,
a present; gift.
- 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.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- croppie
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noun,
crappie.
- pattern
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- patient
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- appoint
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verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- apricot
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noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- patriot
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noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- citrin
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- Cotter
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- napper
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noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- nitro-
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- rotate
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- tetra-
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- teapot
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noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- recti-
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- Pontic
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noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- tinct.
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- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- crepon
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- tiepin
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noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- tie-in
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noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- Ticino
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noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- nipper
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noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- Taipei
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- rappen
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- terat-
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- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Potter
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noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- cteno-
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- prance
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- Pripet
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noun,
a river in NW Ukraine and S Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing E through the Pripet Marshes to the Dnieper River in NW Ukraine. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- necro-
-
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- tarpon
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- octant
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- natter
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noun,
a conversation; chat.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- copper
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noun,
a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic weight: 63.54; atomic number: 29; specific gravity: 8.92 at 20°C.
- copier
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- narco-
-
- notate
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- contr.
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- nocti-
-
- tapper
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noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- potpie
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noun,
a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- tappet
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noun,
a sliding rod, intermittently struck by a cam, for moving another part, as a valve.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- picaro
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- ptero-
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- potent
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noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Patton
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noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- inter.
-
- patter
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noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- Patten
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patri-
-
- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- ironic
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adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- patent
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Topper
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noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- parpen
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noun,
perpend1 .
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atopic
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adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- cerat-
-
- attire
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- pinite
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noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- 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.
- petro-
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- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceto-
-
- Triton
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- actin-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- picro-
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- intro.
-
- aeron.
-
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- peptic
-
noun,
a substance promoting digestion.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- Pepita
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noun,
the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
- pepino
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- penta-
-
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- intra-
-
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- panto-
-
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- carpo-
-
- tippet
-
noun,
a scarf, usually of fur or wool, for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, and usually having ends hanging down in front.
Compare stole2 (def 2).
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- tipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tips:
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- tipcat
-
noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- centi-
-
- Ponape
-
noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- iatro-
-
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- capper
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- tiptop
-
noun,
the extreme top or summit.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- recpt
-
- Iran.
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- recip
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Recit
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rcpt.
-
- Prot.
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- ition
-
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- paper
-
noun,
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- part.
-
- pari-
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pant-
-
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- pipet
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- peta-
-
- pico-
-
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- pert.
-
- patr-
-
- 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).
- peri-
-
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- pipit
-
noun,
any of several small songbirds of the genus Anthus, of the family Motacillidae, resembling the larks in coloration, structure, and habits.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- nitr-
-
- 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.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- prep.
-
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- proc.
-
- pron.
-
- noct-
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- prop.
-
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- poet.
-
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Port.
-
- prae-
-
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- rect.
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Capt.
-
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Cant.
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cent.
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- corp.
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copr-
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- tera-
-
- cont.
-
- cero-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- cine-
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- cert.
-
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- atto-
-
- teno-
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- ante-
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
-
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- acpt.
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- acet-
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- trop-
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- 30-30
-
- anti-
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- areo-
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- toti-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Apoc.
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- corpn
-
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- rept.
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- ician
-
- econ.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- ecto-
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- TCPIP
-
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- intr.
-
- reni-
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- crit.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- init.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIIA
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- rit.
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- tron
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- tRNA
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rep.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- trit
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- tri-
-
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- 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.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- tion
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- pop-
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 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.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pre-
-
- prec
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- TEPP
-
noun,
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- pot.
-
- ter.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prin
-
- 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):
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- RONA
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- top-
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- 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:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- rpt.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- pnea
-
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Tit.
-
- pipi
-
noun,
an edible bivalve of eastern Australia, Plebidonax deltoides.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- cen.
-
- neo-
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Ceto
-
- NCTE
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cit.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- attn
-
- NTIA
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Can.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- cap.
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- CAPP
-
noun,
Al (Alfred Gerald Caplin) 1909–79, U.S. comic-strip artist: creator of “Li'l Abner.”.
- 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.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- 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.
- crat
-
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- ctr.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- etc.
-
- inae
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- epit
-
- enc.
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Inc.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cor.
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
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.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- 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.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Ire.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cort
-
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- ator
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- acr-
-
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- atic
-
- ance
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- apo-
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- app.
-
- appt
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pan.
-
- opia
-
- Pen.
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Pet.
-
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- per.
-
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pct.
-
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
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- acne
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noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- opp.
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- Aire
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- epi-
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- Ont.
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- Aron
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noun,
a male given name.
- art.
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- Oct.
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- Arno
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noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
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noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARCO
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adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
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noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- att.
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- Oita
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noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- apt.
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plural,
apartment.
- Apr.
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- once
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noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Aten
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noun,
Aton.
- OPEC
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noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- OAPC
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- open
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noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPer
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- ATP
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- CTA
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- an.
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- Tor
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noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TAE
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preposition,
to.
- ctn
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plural,
carton.
- en-
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- cte
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- TCA
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- ACE
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noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CRT
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- eo-
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- CRP
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- at.
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- TAT
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verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Ar.
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- trp
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- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAR
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ECA
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- TAO
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noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
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- 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.
- ton
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noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Co.
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- Tan
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noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ap-
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- ac-
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- cp.
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- eir
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- TAP
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noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ear
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noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- cr.
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- ca.
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- tea
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noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ean
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- ATC
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- ea.
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ARP
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noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- CEO
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- toe
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noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CIE
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- ANC
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- TPI
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- ane
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adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TIA
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- TIC
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noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ANI
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noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CIP
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- TPN
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- tin
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noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- CNO
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- aor
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- APC
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- APE
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noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Tpr
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- CIA
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- API
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abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
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- tra
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- CEA
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- tet
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noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ait
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noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CPR
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- ARE
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noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- TNT
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- CPO
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- Tro
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- cep
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noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ACP
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- CAI
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- TEC
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noun,
detective.
- CPI
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- CPA
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- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- AIR
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noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- eon
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noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ARC
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noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ACT
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noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
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- AEC
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- tot
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noun,
a small child.
- COP
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noun,
a police officer.
- AIC
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- Ain
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noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ct.
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- io-
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- Ep.
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- NOC
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- prp
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- NIA
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- NIC
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noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
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noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
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- POA
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- NET
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noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
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- NPR
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- Npt
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- nr.
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- NRA
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- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- PTP
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- POC
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- NEC
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- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
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- NEA
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- NEP
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noun,
New Economic Policy.
- PTT
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- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- PEI
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noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
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- RCP
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- pc.
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- EPA
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- NRC
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- POE
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noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
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- OPA
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- OIt
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- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
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noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ote
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- ONI
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- ONR
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- ope
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adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- PPC
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- POR
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- opt
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Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
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noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- PPA
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noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- PPE
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- Oc.
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- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- op.
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- OTC
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- poi
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noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- OAP
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- PRC
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- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- PPI
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- OCR
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- oic
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- OIr
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- PRA
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- PPT
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- ppr
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- rat
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noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RNA
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- ETO
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- PCI
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- ETR
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- PIO
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- PAP
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noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- PIC
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noun,
a movie.
- PIN
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noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- rin
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ia.
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
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- PIP
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noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- pea
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noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ROA
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- EPT
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- PIA
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noun,
a female given name.
- pie
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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:
- rte
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- rt.
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- RPO
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- PEP
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noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ERP
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- ERT
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- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
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- ROI
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- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- in.
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- pir
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noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- ITA
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- pp.
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- NCO
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- Pr.
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- prn
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- PIT
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noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- RCA
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- RCN
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- pt.
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- RCT
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- REA
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
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- REC
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noun,
recreation.
- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ITC
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- PTO
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- IRO
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- ret
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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.
- ine
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- IOC
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- ion
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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 = .
- ior
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- IOT
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- PAC
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noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- IPA
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- IPO
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- ipr
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- Ir.
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- IRC
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- ot-
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- P.
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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.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- AO
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- R.
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- TP
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- t.
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- RP
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RO
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- i.
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- ic
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- TC
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- IP
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- N.
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- OA
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NC
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- NI
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- NP
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- RN
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- RI
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- RC
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TN
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- CE
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- O.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- TT
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