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Word precocities has
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- isopectic
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to form at approximately the same period at the onset of winter.
- copesetic
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adjective,
copacetic.
- Perioeci
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plural noun,
the inhabitants of ancient Laconia, constituting a dependent people of Sparta, who governed themselves and had a monopoly on trade and manufacture.
Compare Helot (def 1), Spartiate.
- picotees
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noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- periotic
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adjective,
surrounding the ear.
- sericite
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noun,
a fine-grained variety of muscovite produced by the alteration of feldspar.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- poetries
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- spectro-
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- Poitiers
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
- picrites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- picrite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- picotee
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noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- precise
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adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- specter
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noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- pectose
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noun,
protopectin.
- spectre
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noun,
specter.
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- epeiric
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adjective,
extending inland from a continental margin:
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- recepts
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- icteric
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- receipt
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noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- stereo-
-
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- ectopic
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adjective,
occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- respect
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- orectic
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adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- epicist
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noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- pierces
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- coerces
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verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- Script.
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- pieties
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noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- scepter
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- poietic
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- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- pitiers
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noun,
a person who pities.
- sceptre
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- poetics
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noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- ciceros
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- Sceptic
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noun,
a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.
- Pitris
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- critic
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noun,
a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes:
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- repose
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noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- pectic
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adjective,
pertaining to pectin.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Peirce
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noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- poetic
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noun,
poetics.
- Crispi
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- tropes
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- crepes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- optics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- tripes
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- ptero-
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- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- pities
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noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Riccio
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noun,
David [Italian dah-veed] /Italian ˈdɑ vid/ (Show IPA), Rizzio.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- topees
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noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Cercis
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noun,
any shrub or small tree of the genus Cercis, as the redbud or Judas tree.
- Scipio
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noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Ecorse
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noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- spiro-
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- 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.
- Spirit
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noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- soccer
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noun,
a form of football played between two teams of 11 players, in which the ball may be advanced by kicking or by bouncing it off any part of the body but the arms and hands, except in the case of the goalkeepers, who may use their hands to catch, carry, throw, or stop the ball.
- creeps
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- Coptic
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noun,
an Afroasiatic language of Egypt descended from ancient Egyptian, largely extinct as a spoken language since the 16th century but surviving as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church.
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- picots
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- picric
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adjective,
of or derived from picric acid.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- copier
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Cicero
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noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- copers
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- picro-
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- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- coerce
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verb (used with object),
to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or volition:
- citric
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adjective,
of or derived from citric acid.
- cities
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noun,
a large or important town.
- septi-
-
- piecer
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- pieces
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noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Pierce
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- recipe
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noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- rectos
-
- recti-
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- specie
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noun,
coined money; coin.
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- corpse
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noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- pisci-
-
- recept
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- petro-
-
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- corset
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- OPers
-
- istic
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Port.
-
- recip
-
- stope
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noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- recce
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noun,
(especially in British military use) reconnaissance:
- Siepi
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noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- sito-
-
- store
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- Siret
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noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- rcpt.
-
- Isere
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noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Steep
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noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- spice
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- poet.
-
- petos
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noun,
wahoo3 .
- peris
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noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- Perse
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noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- pert.
-
- spect
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noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- pisco
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- pesto
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noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Pres.
-
- prees
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noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Peter
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noun,
penis.
- petr-
-
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- petri
-
- pico-
-
- picot
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- posit
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noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- spec.
-
- piece
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noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- post-
-
- Piers
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noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- peri-
-
- pret.
-
- optic
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noun,
the eye.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- Prot.
-
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- prost
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interjection,
prosit.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- oste-
-
- spore
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noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- spor-
-
- spite
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- pros.
-
- spirt
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- proc.
-
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Recit
-
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- cores
-
- corp.
-
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- cosec
-
noun,
cosecant.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Seric
-
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- cries
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noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- sero-
-
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- crocs
-
noun,
crocodile.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- 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.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- copr-
-
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- cero-
-
- 30-30
-
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- secco
-
noun,
fresco secco.
- 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.
- trop-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- 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.
- Scot.
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cert.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- sect.
-
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- circs
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Cisco
-
noun,
any of several whitefishes of the genus Coregonus, of the Great Lakes and smaller lakes of eastern North America.
- Sept.
-
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- 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.
- crit.
-
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Epist
-
- seti-
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- tiers
-
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.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- resp.
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- rept.
-
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- ESPEC
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- ecto-
-
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- recpt
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- rect.
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- pot.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- scr.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- sci.
-
- Rep.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 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.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 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.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- pro-
-
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- pts.
-
- rpt.
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- pre-
-
- prec
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- psec
-
- 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.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- prs.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 1080
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- top-
-
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- EEOC
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- 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.
- etc.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- esp.
-
- eso-
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Ceto
-
- CISC
-
noun,
complex instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively large number of instructions.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- cir.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- cit.
-
- cet-
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- tri-
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cort
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cor.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- 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.
- est.
-
- Ice.
-
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- pct.
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- sec.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Pers
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- SPCC
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 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.
- Pet.
-
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ste.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ter.
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- str.
-
- iso-
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- itis
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Oct.
-
- OEEC
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- OPer
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- TCS
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- SPR
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- St.
-
- Sr.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tro
-
- trp
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- tr.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- STI
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Tpr
-
- TPI
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- spt
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- STP
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- se-
-
- Esc
-
- io-
-
- ics
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- ESR
-
- ese
-
- ERT
-
- ier
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ICC
-
- IOC
-
- EIS
-
- IRS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- SCP
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRO
-
- ior
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- EOE
-
- eir
-
- op.
-
- CCR
-
- CIE
-
- CIC
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CEC
-
- CCS
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCP
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cc.
-
- CIP
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- EEO
-
- CSO
-
- EEC
-
- ec-
-
- eo-
-
- cte
-
- CTC
-
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSC
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- CRC
-
- CPS
-
- CPR
-
- CPO
-
- CPI
-
- Oc.
-
- ist
-
- OTC
-
- PSC
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PRC
-
- RCT
-
- POR
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- RPS
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- RSE
-
- sc.
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- Rs.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RPO
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- pes
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noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIT
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noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PCS
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- opt
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Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ot-
-
- PCI
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
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noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OTS
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- OCC
-
- ote
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- PTO
-
- pc.
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- RP
-
- i.
-
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- S.
-
- 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.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- O.
-
- CE
-
- ic
-
- R.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RI
-
- IP
-
- ee
-
- EI
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- RC
-
- TC
-
- T1
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- t.
-
- RO
-
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TP
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