Anagrams of prenotification
Word prenotification has
1625 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of prenotification.
- petrifaction
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noun,
the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- antifriction
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noun,
something that prevents or reduces friction; lubricant.
- notification
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noun,
a formal notifying or informing.
- orientation
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noun,
the act or process of orienting.
- forte-piano
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adjective, adverb,
loud and immediately soft.
- contraption
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noun,
a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device.
- anteportico
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noun,
a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
- fornication
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noun,
voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other.
- pontificate
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noun,
the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- interaction
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noun,
reciprocal action, effect, or influence.
- Entoprocta
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noun,
a small phylum of invertebrates comprising the entoprocts: considered a subphylum of Bryozoa, from which it is distinguished by having the anus of the polyp near the mouth within the crown of tentacles.
- Pontocaine
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- tripinnate
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adjective,
bipinnate, as a leaf, with the divisions also pinnate.
- 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.
- proficient
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noun,
an expert.
- Protection
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noun,
the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- pianoforte
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noun,
a piano.
- infarction
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noun,
the formation of an infarct.
- antipoetic
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adjective,
of or relating to elements or techniques used in a poem not conventionally thought to be suitable or traditional.
- antiproton
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noun,
an elementary particle having negative charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron and having the same mass and spin as a proton; the antiparticle of the proton.
- infraction
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noun,
breach; violation; infringement:
- contrition
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noun,
sincere penitence or remorse.
- recitation
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noun,
an act of reciting.
- fortepiano
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noun,
a piano of the late 18th and early 19th centuries with greater clarity but less volume, resonance, and dynamic range than a modern grand, revived in the late 20th century for the performance of the music of its period.
- interionic
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adjective,
between ions.
- oceanfront
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noun,
the land along the shore of an ocean.
- Pontefract
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noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- nitratine
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noun,
soda niter.
- nonprofit
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adjective,
not established for the purpose of making a profit; not entered into for money:
- ton-force
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noun,
two thousand pound-force. Abbreviation: tonf.
- frication
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noun,
an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of fricatives.
- notionate
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adjective,
strong-willed or stubborn.
- tricotine
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noun,
cavalry twill.
- infection
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noun,
an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
- pronation
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noun,
rotation of the hand or forearm so that the surface of the palm is facing downward or toward the back (opposed to supination).
- itinerant
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noun,
a person who alternates between working and wandering.
- intricate
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adjective,
having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:
- Princeton
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noun,
a borough in central New Jersey: battle 1777.
- prenotion
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noun,
a preconception.
- pre-Incan
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adjective,
of or relating to the period preceding the Incan empire in Peru.
- internat.
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- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- inpatient
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noun,
a patient who stays in a hospital while receiving medical care or treatment.
- inception
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noun,
beginning; start; commencement.
- inotropic
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adjective,
influencing the contractility of muscular tissue.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- pontonier
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noun,
an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
- afternoon
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noun,
the time from noon until evening.
- incretion
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noun,
a substance, as a hormone, that is secreted internally.
- incipient
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adjective,
beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage:
- fornicate
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adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- forcipate
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adjective,
having the shape of or resembling a forceps.
- trination
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noun,
celebration of Mass three times on the same day by the same priest.
- Caporetto
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noun,
Italian name of Kobarid.
- partition
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noun,
a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- coniferin
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noun,
a grayish-white, water-soluble powder, C 16 H 22 O 8 ⋅2H 2 O, obtained from the cambium of coniferous trees and from asparagus: used chiefly in the manufacture of vanillin.
- parotitic
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adjective,
of or relating to parotitis.
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- acre-foot
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noun,
a unit of volume of water in irrigation: the amount covering one acre to a depth of one foot, equal to 43,560 cubic feet.
- entoproct
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noun,
any of various sessile, chiefly marine, mosslike animals of the phylum Entoprocta (formerly a subphylum of Bryophyta), occasionally solitary polyps but usually forming branching colonies, each individual polyp having an almost closed ring of tentacles within which lie the mouth and anus.
- carnitine
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noun,
a dipolar compound that occurs in muscle and liver and is involved in the transport of fatty acids across the inner mitochondrial membrane.
- operation
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noun,
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- far-point
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noun,
the point farthest from the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is completely relaxed.
- patriotic
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adjective,
of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- footprint
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noun,
a mark left by the shod or unshod foot, as in earth or sand.
- recitatif
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noun,
recitative2 .
- financier
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noun,
a person skilled or engaged in managing large financial operations, whether public or corporate.
- recaption
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noun,
the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- initiate
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noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- contrate
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adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- interact
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- fication
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- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- artifice
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noun,
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
- footrace
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noun,
a race run by contestants on foot.
- intranet
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noun,
a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.
- confront
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verb (used with object),
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose:
- confetti
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plural noun,
(used with a singular verb) small bits of paper, usually colored, thrown or dropped from a height to enhance the gaiety of a festive event, as a parade, wedding, or New Year's Eve party.
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- intonaco
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- coronate
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adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- cotenant
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- infinite
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noun,
something that is infinite.
- fire-pot
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noun,
the part of a household furnace in which the fire is made.
- ice-foot
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noun,
(in polar regions) a belt of ice frozen to the shore, formed chiefly as a result of the rise and fall of the tides.
- inaction
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- Francine
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- 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.
- Fraction
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noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- Fittonia
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noun,
either of two plants, Fittonia gigantea or F. verschaffeltii, of the acanthus family, native to South America, having conspicuously veined leaves and often cultivated as a houseplant.
- corotate
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verb (used without object),
to rotate jointly, as with another rotating object or field.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- footpace
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noun,
walking pace.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- cat-foot
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verb (used without object),
to move in the soft, stealthy manner of a cat; pussyfoot.
- Craftint
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- friction
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noun,
surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- intonate
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- nicotine
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noun,
a colorless, oily, water-soluble, highly toxic, liquid alkaloid, C 10 H 14 N 2 , found in tobacco and valued as an insecticide.
- Pecorino
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noun,
a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- optician
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- pittance
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noun,
a small amount or share.
- petition
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noun,
a formally drawn request, often bearing the names of a number of those making the request, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority or power, soliciting some favor, right, mercy, or other benefit:
- pontific
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adjective,
pontifical.
- Pinafore
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noun,
a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.
- 11-point
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- pinnati-
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- troponin
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noun,
a protein of muscle tissue that binds calcium ions and is involved in contraction.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- trifecta
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noun,
a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first three finishers in exact order.
- pacifier
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noun,
a person or thing that pacifies.
- triennia
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noun,
a period of three years.
- Ottonian
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adjective,
of or relating to the German dynasty (Otto I, II, III) that ruled as emperors of the Holy Roman Empire from 962 to 1002.
- notation
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noun,
a system of graphic symbols for a specialized use, other than ordinary writing:
- antirent
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- periotic
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adjective,
surrounding the ear.
- potation
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- aperitif
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noun,
a small drink of alcoholic liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal.
- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- triptane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- picaroon
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- orifice
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noun,
an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- rootcap
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noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- opiatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- taproot
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noun,
a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
- ectopia
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- entrant
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noun,
a competitor in a contest.
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- opinion
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noun,
a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- intrant
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noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- cranio-
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- connote
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- patient
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- citrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- tertian
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- patroon
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- confine
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- conifer
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noun,
any of numerous, chiefly evergreen trees or shrubs of the class Coniferinae (or group Coniferales), including the pine, fir, spruce, and other cone-bearing trees and shrubs, and also the yews and their allies that bear drupelike seeds.
- partite
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noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- coniine
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- connate
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adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- parotic
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adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- content
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noun,
Usually, contents.
something that is contained:
the subjects or topics covered in a book or document.
the chapters or other formal divisions of a book or document:
- contort
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- contra-
-
- pattern
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- pannier
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- coontie
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noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- facient
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- coronet
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noun,
a small crown.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- Otranto
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noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- faconne
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noun,
a fabric having a faconne pattern or motif.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- 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.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- protect
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verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- pronota
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- Pontian
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noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- 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.
- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- incipit
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noun,
the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book.
- Pontine
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adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- infante
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noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- fronto-
-
- infarct
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noun,
a localized area of tissue, as in the heart or kidney, that is dying or dead, having been deprived of its blood supply because of an obstruction by embolism or thrombosis.
- cinerin
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noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- Inferno
-
noun,
hell; the infernal regions.
- porcino
-
noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- profane
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adjective,
characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- infract
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verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- portent
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- portico
-
noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- portion
-
noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- procto-
-
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- Ironton
-
noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- Introit
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- fronton
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noun,
a building in which jai alai is played, containing the cancha or court and sometimes having facilities for betting.
- poietic
-
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- piefort
-
noun,
piedfort.
- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- fancier
-
noun,
a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- Oneonta
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noun,
a city in E central New York.
- fiction
-
noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- Finance
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noun,
the management of revenues; the conduct or transaction of money matters generally, especially those affecting the public, as in the fields of banking and investment.
- oneiric
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adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- firepan
-
noun,
a metal grate for holding hot coals.
- Picinni
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noun,
Piccinni, Niccolò.
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- picrite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Fontina
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noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- pinfire
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adjective,
of or relating to a cartridge fitted with a pin that, when struck by the hammer of the firearm, causes the cartridge to explode.
- pinnace
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noun,
a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
- pinnate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- foretop
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noun,
a platform at the head of a fore lower mast of a ship.
- pintano
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- Pitocin
-
- rattoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Francie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- nitrite
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- Franco-
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- Frannie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- frantic
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adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- reptant
-
adjective,
repent2 .
- patriot
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noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- tontine
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noun,
an annuity scheme in which subscribers share a common fund with the benefit of survivorship, the survivors' shares being increased as the subscribers die, until the whole goes to the last survivor.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- tipcart
-
noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- actino-
-
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- topcoat
-
noun,
a lightweight overcoat.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- caption
-
noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- atiptoe
-
adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- cerato-
-
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- caprine
-
adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- centro-
-
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- cantrip
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- Titanic
-
noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Torenia
-
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.
- tortoni
-
noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- tin-pan
-
adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- antero-
-
- tin-pot
-
adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- centri-
-
- Trenton
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of New Jersey, in the W part, on the Delaware River: Washington defeated Hessian troops here 1776.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- nonfat
-
adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- fatten
-
verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- recti-
-
- Finnic
-
noun,
a subdivision of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, Lapp, Mordvin, Udmurt, Mari, and Komi.
- 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.
- nitro-
-
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- nocti-
-
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- finite
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- Fenian
-
noun,
a member of an Irish revolutionary organization founded in New York in 1858, which worked for the establishment of an independent Irish republic.
- icono-
-
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- eroto-
-
- picro-
-
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- aeron.
-
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Factor
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- norite
-
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.
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- fanion
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- pinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- pinion
-
noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- fitten
-
adjective,
suitable; appropriate.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- iatro-
-
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- proto-
-
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- ptero-
-
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- profit
-
noun,
Often, profits.
pecuniary gain resulting from the employment of capital in any transaction. Compare gross profit, net profit.
the ratio of such pecuniary gain to the amount of capital invested.
returns, proceeds, or revenue, as from property or investments.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- infra-
-
- intent
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- arpent
-
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.
- inter.
-
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- intron
-
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.
- infin.
-
- intra-
-
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- intro.
-
- infant
-
noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- fitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that fits.
- footie
-
noun,
footsie.
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- necro-
-
- footer
-
noun,
British Informal.
Rugby (def 3).
soccer.
- 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:
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- foetor
-
noun,
fetor.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- narco-
-
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- Potter
-
noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- potent
-
noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- potato
-
noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- France
-
noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- tenpin
-
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.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- copro-
-
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Cooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- Panini
-
noun,
flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
- centi-
-
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- terat-
-
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- aceto-
-
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- Cotton
-
noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- tenant
-
noun,
a person or group that rents and occupies land, a house, an office, or the like, from another for a period of time; lessee.
- perfin
-
noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- centr-
-
- contr.
-
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- patent
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- coeno-
-
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- tetra-
-
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- parton
-
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.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Tifton
-
noun,
a town in central Georgia.
- patri-
-
- tinct.
-
- Patten
-
noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- panto-
-
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- contin
-
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- patter
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- cerat-
-
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- tipcat
-
noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- tropic
-
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.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- certif
-
- confer
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- tropo-
-
- titfer
-
noun,
hat.
- penta-
-
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- cteno-
-
- actin-
-
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- Petofi
-
noun,
Sándor [shahn-dawr] /ˈʃɑn dɔr/ (Show IPA), (Sándor Petrovics) 1823–49, Hungarian poet and patriot.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- petro-
-
- carpo-
-
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- 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.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- 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.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- pari-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- 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.
- pref.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Iran.
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- part.
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- nona-
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- 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.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- potto
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- ition
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Apoc.
-
- prae-
-
- pret.
-
- trop-
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- afoot
-
adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- 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.
- peta-
-
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- intr.
-
- onto-
-
- areo-
-
- pico-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- onco-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patr-
-
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- aero-
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- 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.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- octo-
-
- petr-
-
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- 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.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- 30-30
-
- toti-
-
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- acpt.
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- pert.
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- annot
-
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- aeri-
-
- 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.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- anon.
-
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Penn.
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- 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).
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- nitr-
-
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- poet.
-
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- 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.
- acro-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- opto-
-
- peri-
-
- ante-
-
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- nano-
-
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- noct-
-
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- 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.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- pant-
-
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- Port.
-
- Afro-
-
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- 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.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- anti-
-
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- noto-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- 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.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- 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.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- 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.
- acet-
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- proc.
-
- carp-
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- ecto-
-
- econ.
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- 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.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- feti-
-
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- rept.
-
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fanon
-
noun,
a maniple.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- Capt.
-
- 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.
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- 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.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- Conn.
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- coop.
-
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cont.
-
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cent.
-
- cero-
-
- cert.
-
- conf.
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cine-
-
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- corpn
-
- corp.
-
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Tenn.
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- teno-
-
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copr-
-
- reni-
-
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- tono-
-
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- Freon
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- franc
-
noun,
an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- atto-
-
- rcpt.
-
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- forte
-
noun,
a person's strong suit, or most highly developed characteristic, talent, or skill; something that one excels in:
Synonyms: talent, skill, excellence, strength, strong point, specialty, proficiency; knack, bent.
- fort.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- fore-
-
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- Cant.
-
- ician
-
- Prot.
-
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- 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.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- init.
-
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- topo-
-
- ation
-
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- proof
-
noun,
evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- pron.
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Foote
-
noun,
Andrew Hull, 1806–63, U.S. naval officer.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- recip
-
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- rect.
-
- recpt
-
- Finer
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- Recit
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Pen.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- ten.
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Pet.
-
- RCAF
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- top-
-
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pre-
-
- perf
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- prec
-
- per.
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Tit.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- ref.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- tion
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- 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.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- 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.
- Prof
-
noun,
professor.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- prin
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pct.
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- ter.
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- pro-
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Rep.
-
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- pnea
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- rpt.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- rit.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- 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):
- tri-
-
- 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.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- 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.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- poof
-
noun,
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- 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.
- 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.
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- 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.
- 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.
- trit
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- RIIA
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- 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.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- 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.
- tonn
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- tRNA
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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).
- tron
-
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- RONA
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- 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.
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Piaf
-
noun,
Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- pot.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Toft
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- INRI
-
- info
-
noun,
information.
- Inf.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Ice.
-
- ICAO
-
- IOOF
-
- int.
-
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cor.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- frt.
-
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- 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.
- 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.
- cat.
-
- CanF
-
- cap.
-
- NCTE
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- cen.
-
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- FEPC
-
- fec.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- Fear
-
noun,
a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid. Synonyms: foreboding, apprehension, consternation, dismay, dread, terror, fright, panic, horror, trepidation, qualm.
Antonyms: courage, security, calm, intrepidity.
- 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.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- Faro
-
noun,
a gambling game in which players place bets on a special board or layout, betting on each series of two cards as they are drawn from a box containing the dealer's or banker's pack.
- eco-
-
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- ect-
-
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- Fern
-
noun,
any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a branching vein system, and reproduction by spores contained in sporangia that appear as brown dots on the underside of the fronds.
- epi-
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- etc.
-
- 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.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- enc.
-
- EFTA
-
- fac.
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- FERA
-
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Cort
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- frit
-
noun,
Ceramics.
a fused or partially fused material used as a basis for glazes or enamels.
the composition from which artificial soft porcelain is made.
- Fri.
-
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- FRCP
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- frap
-
verb (used with object),
to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- crat
-
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- for.
-
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- FICA
-
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- fict
-
- ctr.
-
- Fin.
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- FOIA
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Ire.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Apr.
-
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ance
-
- Ont.
-
- ann.
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Can.
-
- ano-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- ant.
-
- apo-
-
- Oct.
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- OAPC
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- NTIA
-
- art.
-
- att.
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- not-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- pat.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- acr-
-
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- OPer
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- oto-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- oro-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- afr-
-
- opia
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- non-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- attn
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- 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.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- 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.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- 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.
- neo-
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- atic
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- at.
-
- Tro
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ae.
-
- ECF
-
- AEC
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- CIA
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ACP
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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
-
- ea.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TNT
-
- AEF
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- cp.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ef-
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- cr.
-
- Ep.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- CIF
-
- 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.
- 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.
- CIP
-
- trp
-
- ap-
-
- ATC
-
- EPA
-
- ac-
-
- RPO
-
- rt.
-
- eo-
-
- rte
-
- RTF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOF
-
- CAI
-
- en-
-
- eir
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- ct.
-
- Af.
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Co.
-
- AFC
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CPI
-
- ANF
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- CNO
-
- CIE
-
- CPA
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- CFA
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- aor
-
- APC
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- CPR
-
- CFI
-
- CFO
-
- tra
-
- 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.
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CFP
-
- CFR
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- CPO
-
- tea
-
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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CTA
-
- TIA
-
- AFP
-
- 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.
- CEA
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- cf.
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- CEF
-
- CAF
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- tfr
-
- AIC
-
- cte
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- TCA
-
- CRT
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CEO
-
- CRP
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ca.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ANC
-
- trf
-
- CNN
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ATP
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ctf
-
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NNP
-
- NFC
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- NNE
-
- POC
-
- POA
-
- NOC
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- 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
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- 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:
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- op.
-
- ITC
-
- IOT
-
- prf
-
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- ERP
-
- PRC
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- NEC
-
- PRA
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NCO
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- POR
-
- NEA
-
- Oc.
-
- OTC
-
- 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 = .
- ote
-
- OOT
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- Pa.
-
- pfc
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCI
-
- PCF
-
- pf.
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OFr
-
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- 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.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- OEO
-
- of-
-
- 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:
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- oon
-
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONF
-
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- ior
-
- IRO
-
- IOF
-
- FOT
-
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- IOC
-
- fop
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- fo.
-
- FIR
-
noun,
any coniferous tree belonging to the genus Abies, of the pine family, characterized by its pyramidal style of growth, flat needles, and erect cones.
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- FPC
-
- FPO
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- Fr.
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abbreviation,
Father.
- Fra
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noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- FRC
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- rat
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noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- FIT
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noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- ROA
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- RAN
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noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- FAO
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- FAT
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noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- FCA
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- fcp
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- Ria
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noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RFI
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- RFE
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- RFC
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- RFA
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- 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.
- FIO
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- ret
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verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Fen
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noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- FET
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- Fan
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noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- Fia
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- RNA
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- fic
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- fie
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interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- FAR
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Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- fro
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Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- ICA
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noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ETR
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- ETO
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- io-
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- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- Ia.
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- ian
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noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ERT
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- ier
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- PTT
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- IFC
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- Ife
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noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- in.
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- ina
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noun,
a female given name.
- ine
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- ROP
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- INN
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noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- RIF
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noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- ROI
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- RIP
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noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rai
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noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAF
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ft.
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- FTC
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- FTP
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noun,
File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
- ROE
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noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- RCP
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- Re.
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- T1
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- RO
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- FP
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- FI
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noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- RP
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- AO
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- t.
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- f.
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noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- FC
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- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- RF
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- RC
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- IP
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- 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
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NC
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- NF
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- NI
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- TN
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- NP
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ic
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- FE
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- RI
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- RN
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- i.
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- CE
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- TC
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- O.
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- OA
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- fn
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- TP
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TT
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