Anagrams of prenominate
Word prenominate has
1094 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of prenominate.
- enantiomer
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noun,
either of a pair of optical isomers that are mirror images of each other.
- near-point
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noun,
the point nearest the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is at a maximum.
- nanometer
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noun,
one billionth of a meter. Abbreviation: nm.
- permanent
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noun,
Also called permanent wave. a wave or curl that is set into the hair by the application of a special chemical preparation and that remains for a number of months.
- praenomen
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noun,
the first or personal name of a Roman citizen, as “Gaius” in “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- prominent
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adjective,
standing out so as to be seen easily; conspicuous; particularly noticeable:
- protamine
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noun,
any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- Treponema
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noun,
any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
- permeant
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adjective,
permeating; pervading.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- premiate
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verb (used with object),
to grant a prize or an award to.
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- 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.
- importee
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noun,
an imported person or thing.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- iron-man
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noun,
a person, as a worker or athlete, of great physical endurance who can be depended upon to perform a given task or job tirelessly.
- ptomaine
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noun,
any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- ornament
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noun,
an accessory, article, or detail used to beautify the appearance of something to which it is added or of which it is a part:
- orpiment
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noun,
a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- trainmen
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noun,
a member of the crew that operates a railroad train, usually an assistant to the conductor, such as a brakeman or flagman.
- antimere
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- antinome
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noun,
something that is contradictory or opposite to another; a logical contradiction.
- Martinon
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1910–76, French violinist, conductor, and composer.
- Piemonte
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noun,
Italian name of Piedmont.
- prenomen
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noun,
praenomen.
- Peterman
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noun,
a safecracker.
- remanent
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adjective,
remaining; left behind.
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- nominate
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adjective,
having a particular name.
- 11-point
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- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- matinee
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- Pontian
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noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- Pontine
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adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- epitome
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noun,
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
- enteron
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noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- tampion
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- mention
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noun,
a direct or incidental reference; a mentioning:
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- pennate
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adjective,
winged; feathered.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- pentane
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noun,
a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- entero-
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- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- pannier
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- neonate
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- emirate
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- eminent
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adjective,
high in station, rank, or repute; prominent; distinguished:
- Patmore
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noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- Emerita
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noun,
a woman with such status.
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- ternion
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Riemann
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noun,
Georg Friedrich Bernhard [gey-awrk free-drikh bern-hahrt] /geɪˈɔrk ˈfri drɪx ˈbɛrn hɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1826–66, German mathematician.
- 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.
- Emporia
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noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- peteman
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noun,
peterman.
- pinnate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- meropia
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noun,
partial blindness.
- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- nemato-
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- pintano
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- Pimento
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noun,
pimiento.
- manrope
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- anemone
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Anemone, of the buttercup family, having petallike sepals and including several wild species with white flowers as well as others cultivated for their showy flowers in a variety of colors.
- pteroma
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noun,
pteron.
- rampion
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- maintop
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- 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.
- moneran
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noun,
any organism of the kingdom Monera.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- tempera
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- 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.
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- prename
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noun,
given name.
- one-man
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adjective,
of or relating to, or operated, performed, or used by one person:
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- montane
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noun,
the lower vegetation belt on mountains.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- nominee
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noun,
a person nominated, as to run for elective office or fill a particular post.
- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- 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.
- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- Antoine
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noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- remnant
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noun,
a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
- 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.
- antero-
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- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- mannite
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noun,
mannitol.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- tapemen
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noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- tremie
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noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- Noreen
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noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- Ronnie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- neaten
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verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- patri-
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- omenta
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noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- Nepean
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noun,
a former city in SE Ontario, Canada, now part of Ottawa.
- 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.
- 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.
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Ermine
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noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- penta-
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- Pennie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Penelope.
- temper
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- MAeroE
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- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- Mannie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Emanuel.
- manner
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noun,
a way of doing, being done, or happening; mode of action, occurrence, etc.:
- Penman
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noun,
a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
- penmen
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noun,
a person who writes or copies; scribe; copyist.
- Norman
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noun,
a member of that branch of the Northmen or Scandinavians who in the 10th century conquered Normandy.
- nemat-
-
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- nepman
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noun,
(in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Niemen
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noun,
a river in the W Soviet Union in Europe, flowing into the Baltic: called Memel in its lower course. 565 miles (910 km) long.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- inter.
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- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- intern
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noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- nitro-
-
- optime
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noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- intone
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- intra-
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- intro.
-
- intron
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- Tenner
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noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- tenpin
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- innate
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adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- matri-
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- iatro-
-
- imper.
-
- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- nepmen
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noun,
(in the Soviet Union) a person who engaged briefly in private enterprise during the New Economic Policy of the 1920s.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- 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.
- impart
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- impone
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- import
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- netman
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noun,
a tennis player.
- netmen
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noun,
a tennis player.
- Pareto
-
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.
- matron
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- panto-
-
- meanie
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noun,
Informal. meany.
- Empire
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noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- epimer
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noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- poteen
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- toneme
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noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- remote
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- metro-
-
- tamper
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- reopen
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Metope
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noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- armpit
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noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- metier
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- 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.
- Tanner
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noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- amnion
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the innermost of the embryonic or fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.
- Moneta
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noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Monnet
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1888–1979, French economist: originator of the European Common Market.
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- ptero-
-
- amino-
-
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- anomie
-
noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- Ampere
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- Minoan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of ancient Crete.
- anemo-
-
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- Aerope
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noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- aeron.
-
- 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.
- anoint
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Monera
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- tinner
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noun,
a tinsmith.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- enamor
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- Petain
-
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.
- Menton
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean: winter resort.
- Moerae
-
plural noun,
the Fates.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- topmen
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- enter-
-
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- tinmen
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tinman
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- petro-
-
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- 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.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- Merope
-
noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- pinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pinene
-
noun,
a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- 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.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- nomen
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the second name of a citizen, indicating his gens, as “Gaius Julius Caesar.”.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- nona-
-
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Neman
-
noun,
a river rising in central Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing W through Lithuania into the Baltic. 582 miles (937 km) long.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- nano-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Mont.
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nitr-
-
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- 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.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- poet.
-
- pret.
-
- prem.
-
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prae-
-
- Port.
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- prim.
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- rept.
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- reni-
-
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Prot.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pron.
-
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- prom.
-
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- 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.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- petri
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- 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.
- 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.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- 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.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- omni-
-
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- pant-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- petr-
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- peta-
-
- pert.
-
- 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-
-
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- Penn.
-
- pene-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- patr-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- part.
-
- pari-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- ation
-
- temp.
-
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- Manon
-
noun,
an opera (1884) by Jules Massenet.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- atmo-
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- 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.
- 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.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- 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.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- matr-
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Armen
-
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- areo-
-
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ante-
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- intr.
-
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- term.
-
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- tera-
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- 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.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- Tenn.
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- teno-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- ento-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- anti-
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- mero-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- aero-
-
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- metr-
-
- Minn.
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- anim.
-
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- Amer.
-
- Minna
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tonia
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- aeri-
-
- meta-
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- 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.
- anon.
-
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- annot
-
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- 30-30
-
- meno-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- amin-
-
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- trop-
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- AIME
-
- Emp.
-
- Aire
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- aet.
-
- top-
-
- Pet.
-
- 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.
- tion
-
- 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).
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- epi-
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Pen.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- epit
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- aer-
-
- 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).
- 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.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- EMet
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- 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.
- emia
-
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Arm.
-
- amt.
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- pot.
-
- amp.
-
- 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.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- art.
-
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- 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):
- Rep.
-
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- prin
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- apo-
-
- pre-
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- ann.
-
- Apr.
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pro-
-
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- 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.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- 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.
- tonn
-
- 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.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tron
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pnea
-
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- atm.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- 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.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- 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.
- 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.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- 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.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- 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.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- neo-
-
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neem
-
- ment
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- 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.
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- 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).
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- non-
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- rpt.
-
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- MOpt
-
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- 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.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Mon.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- 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.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- MEPA
-
- tri-
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- met.
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- mRNA
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- Mar.
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tRNA
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- 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.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- 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.
- opia
-
- OPer
-
- not-
-
- 1080
-
- 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.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Ont.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Imp.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- 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.
- inae
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Pan.
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- int.
-
- pam.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- ter.
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- NTIA
-
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- 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.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Man.
-
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- ten.
-
- RONA
-
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- 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.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- iter
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- TPN
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ROP
-
- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- TIA
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- 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.
- rte
-
- ROI
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TPI
-
- ROA
-
- Tpr
-
- RNA
-
- TPM
-
- TAM
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noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- rt.
-
- RPM
-
- TMO
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- RPO
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ite
-
- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- IPA
-
- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- Me.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ITA
-
- IRO
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- IPM
-
- IOT
-
- trp
-
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ine
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ier
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- Mo.
-
- M-1
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noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- MIP
-
- MOR
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOI
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- MNE
-
- MNA
-
- MIT
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIE
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- MEP
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Mao
-
- io-
-
- Tro
-
- MPA
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ATP
-
- at.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARE
-
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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APE
-
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.
- aor
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- AME
-
- EOM
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ap-
-
- Am.
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETR
-
- EOE
-
- ETO
-
- ERT
-
- ERP
-
- ERE
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preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ene
-
- ea.
-
- en-
-
- EMT
-
- EMR
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- eir
-
- EEO
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ear
-
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.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MPE
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Pr.
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- 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:
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- prn
-
- pm.
-
- 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.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pa.
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- PIO
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- tra
-
- REA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- tr.
-
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- PMT
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- NOP
-
- PRA
-
- POR
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- 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.
- POA
-
- OPM
-
- OPA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ONR
-
- MTP
-
- MTO
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- MRP
-
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- Om.
-
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- OEM
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAP
-
- NMI
-
- op.
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NNP
-
- NNE
-
- NMR
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- TP
-
- MP
-
- TN
-
- i.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- MN
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- IP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- NP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AO
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- NI
-
- NM
-
- TM
-
- RN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- RP
-
- RO
-
- RI
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- O.
-
- R.
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.