Anagrams of prenotifications
Word prenotifications has
3476 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of prenotifications.
- personification
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noun,
the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
- prenotification
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noun,
notice that is given or served prior to a specific date; advance notice.
- petrifactions
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noun,
the act or process of petrifying; the state of being petrified.
- introspection
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noun,
observation or examination of one's own mental and emotional state, mental processes, etc.; the act of looking within oneself.
- notifications
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noun,
a formal notifying or informing.
- interposition
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noun,
the act or fact of interposing or the condition of being interposed.
- pontificates
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noun,
the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- 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.
- anteporticos
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noun,
a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
- constipation
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noun,
a condition of the bowels in which the feces are dry and hardened and evacuation is difficult and infrequent.
- notification
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noun,
a formal notifying or informing.
- fornications
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noun,
voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other.
- sinfonietta
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noun,
a short symphony.
- antiprotons
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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.
- pianofortes
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noun,
a piano.
- infarctions
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noun,
the formation of an infarct.
- contraption
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noun,
a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device.
- pontificate
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noun,
the office or term of office of a pontiff.
- infestation
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noun,
the act of infesting; state of being infested.
- peritonitis
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noun,
inflammation of the peritoneum, often accompanied by pain and tenderness in the abdomen, vomiting, constipation, and moderate fever.
- contritions
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noun,
sincere penitence or remorse.
- infractions
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noun,
breach; violation; infringement:
- inscription
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noun,
something inscribed.
- inspiration
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noun,
an inspiring or animating action or influence:
- interaction
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noun,
reciprocal action, effect, or influence.
- oceanfronts
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noun,
the land along the shore of an ocean.
- anteportico
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noun,
a lesser portico preceding a main portico.
- anisotropic
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adjective,
Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes.
Compare isotropic (def 1).
- forestation
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noun,
the planting of forests.
- orientation
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noun,
the act or process of orienting.
- festination
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noun,
a gait marked by an involuntary hurrying in walking, observed in certain nerve diseases.
- fornication
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noun,
voluntary sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons or two persons not married to each other.
- pinnatisect
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adjective,
(of a leaf) divided in a pinnate manner.
- profanities
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noun,
the quality of being profane; irreverence.
- forte-piano
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adjective, adverb,
loud and immediately soft.
- infraction
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noun,
breach; violation; infringement:
- infrasonic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a sound wave with a frequency below the audio-frequency range.
- atrocities
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noun,
the quality or state of being atrocious.
- containers
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- prestation
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noun,
a payment in money or in services.
- interionic
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adjective,
between ions.
- tripinnate
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adjective,
bipinnate, as a leaf, with the divisions also pinnate.
- isentropic
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adjective,
having a constant entropy.
- tonicities
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noun,
tonic quality or condition.
- proficient
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noun,
an expert.
- octonaries
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noun,
a group of eight; an ogdoad.
- positioner
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noun,
a person or thing that positions.
- inpatients
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noun,
a patient who stays in a hospital while receiving medical care or treatment.
- 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.
- partitions
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noun,
a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- fornicates
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adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- inceptions
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noun,
beginning; start; commencement.
- contrition
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noun,
sincere penitence or remorse.
- itinerants
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noun,
a person who alternates between working and wandering.
- iterations
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- psittacine
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adjective,
of or relating to parrots.
- inspection
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noun,
the act of inspecting or viewing, especially carefully or critically:
- ascription
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noun,
the act of ascribing.
- 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.
- inartistic
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adjective,
lacking in artistic sense or appreciation.
- 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.
- introspect
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verb (used with object),
to look into or examine (one's own mind, feelings, etc.).
- oceanfront
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noun,
the land along the shore of an ocean.
- fictionist
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noun,
a writer of fiction; a novelist or short-story writer.
- infarction
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noun,
the formation of an infarct.
- speciation
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noun,
the formation of new species as a result of geographic, physiological, anatomical, or behavioral factors that prevent previously interbreeding populations from breeding with each other.
- antiseptic
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adjective,
pertaining to or affecting antisepsis.
- Pontefract
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noun,
a city in West Yorkshire, in N central England, SE of Leeds: ruins of a 12th-century castle.
- constipate
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verb (used with object),
to cause constipation in; make costive.
- recitation
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noun,
an act of reciting.
- infantries
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noun,
soldiers or military units that fight on foot, in modern times typically with rifles, machine guns, grenades, mortars, etc., as weapons.
- Protection
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noun,
the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- contrapose
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verb (used with object),
to place in contraposition.
- 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.
- 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.
- pontifices
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noun,
plural of pontifex.
- transition
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noun,
movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change:
- stentorian
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adjective,
very loud or powerful in sound:
- Poinsettia
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noun,
a plant, Euphorbia (Poinsettia) pulcherrima, of the spurge family, native to Mexico and Central America, having variously lobed leaves and brilliant scarlet, pink, or white petallike bracts.
- stenotopic
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adjective,
(of an animal or plant) able to tolerate only small environmental changes.
- reposition
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noun,
the act of depositing or storing.
- Pontocaine
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- constraint
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noun,
limitation or restriction.
- pianoforte
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noun,
a piano.
- transonic
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adjective,
close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- interacts
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verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- precisian
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noun,
a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
- transient
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noun,
a person or thing that is transient, especially a temporary guest, boarder, laborer, or the like.
- precision
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noun,
the state or quality of being precise.
- notionate
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adjective,
strong-willed or stubborn.
- pre-Incan
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adjective,
of or relating to the period preceding the Incan empire in Peru.
- proctitis
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noun,
inflammation of the rectum and anus.
- prenotion
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noun,
a preconception.
- patriotic
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adjective,
of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- fornicate
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adjective,
arched or vaulted in form.
- patristic
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adjective,
of or relating to the fathers of the Christian church or their writings.
- 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.
- Patterson
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noun,
Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- conations
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- artifices
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noun,
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
- internist
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noun,
a physician specializing in the diagnosis and nonsurgical treatment of diseases, especially of adults.
- internat.
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- Princeton
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noun,
a borough in central New Jersey: battle 1777.
- rotations
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- forcipate
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adjective,
having the shape of or resembling a forceps.
- iteration
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noun,
the act of repeating; a repetition.
- canonries
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noun,
the office or benefice of a canon.
- footraces
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noun,
a race run by contestants on foot.
- pinafores
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noun,
a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.
- point-set
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adjective,
(of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
- nicotines
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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.
- picaroons
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- sortition
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noun,
the casting or drawing of lots.
- financier
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noun,
a person skilled or engaged in managing large financial operations, whether public or corporate.
- Nestorian
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noun,
one of a sect of followers of Nestorius who denied the hypostatic union and were represented as maintaining the existence of two distinct persons in Christ.
- factories
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noun,
a building or group of buildings with facilities for the manufacture of goods.
- topiaries
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noun,
topiary work; the topiary art.
- irisation
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noun,
the effect or quality of being iridescent; iridescence.
- span-roof
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noun,
a roof having two slopes of equal breadth and pitch meeting at a common ridge.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- pittances
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noun,
a small amount or share.
- sortation
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noun,
the process or result of sorting things, especially computationally or mechanically.
- ironstone
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noun,
any iron-bearing mineral or rock with siliceous impurities.
- Spectator
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noun,
a person who looks on or watches; onlooker; observer.
- 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.
- isooctane
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noun,
the octane C 8 H 18 , used as one of the standards in establishing the octane number of a fuel.
- carnotite
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noun,
a yellow, earthy, hydrous potassium uranium vanadate: an ore of uranium.
- Caporetto
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noun,
Italian name of Kobarid.
- 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.
- carnifies
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verb (used with object),
to form or turn into flesh.
- itinerant
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noun,
a person who alternates between working and wandering.
- isotropic
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adjective,
Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes.
Compare anisotropic (def 1).
- saporific
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adjective,
producing or imparting flavor or taste.
- pianistic
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adjective,
relating to, characteristic of, or adaptable for the piano.
- nine-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears nine pips.
- footprint
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noun,
a mark left by the shod or unshod foot, as in earth or sand.
- porticoes
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- footpaces
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noun,
walking pace.
- tractions
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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.
- nonprofit
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adjective,
not established for the purpose of making a profit; not entered into for money:
- strontian
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noun,
strontianite.
- intonacos
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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.
- potations
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- ton-force
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noun,
two thousand pound-force. Abbreviation: tonf.
- intonates
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verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- posttonic
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adjective,
immediately following a stressed syllable:
- intorsion
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noun,
a twisting about an axis or fixed point, as of the stem of a plant.
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- Peronista
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noun,
Peronist.
- pontonier
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noun,
an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
- esotropia
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noun,
strabismus in which one eye deviates inward.
- portances
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- taconites
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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.
- atropines
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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.
- nitrifies
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verb (used with object),
to oxidize (ammonia, ammonium compounds, or atmospheric nitrogen) to nitrites, nitrates, or their respective acids, especially by bacterial action.
- intricate
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adjective,
having many interrelated parts or facets; entangled or involved:
- intrinsic
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adjective,
belonging to a thing by its very nature:
- certosina
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noun,
a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
- nitratine
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noun,
soda niter.
- petitions
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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:
- soporific
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adjective,
causing or tending to cause sleep.
- sopranino
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noun,
a musical instrument, as a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class.
- tenonitis
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noun,
tendinitis.
- procaines
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- confronts
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verb (used with object),
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose:
- parotitis
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noun,
inflammation of a parotid.
- operatics
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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.
- infinites
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noun,
something that is infinite.
- stonecrop
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noun,
any plant of the genus Sedum, especially a mosslike herb, S. acre, having small, fleshy leaves and yellow flowers, frequently growing on rocks and walls.
- serotonin
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noun,
a neurotransmitter, derived from tryptophan, that is involved in sleep, depression, memory, and other neurological processes.
- afternoon
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noun,
the time from noon until evening.
- initiates
-
noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- triptanes
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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.
- parotitic
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adjective,
of or relating to parotitis.
- Rocinante
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noun,
Rosinante.
- opacities
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noun,
the state or quality of being opaque.
- infection
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noun,
an act or fact of infecting; state of being infected.
- opacifies
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verb (used with object),
to cause to become opaque.
- frontenis
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noun,
a Latin American game, resembling squash, played with rackets and a hard rubber ball on a three-walled court similar to a jai alai court.
- inotropic
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adjective,
influencing the contractility of muscular tissue.
- inpatient
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noun,
a patient who stays in a hospital while receiving medical care or treatment.
- trinities
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noun,
Also called Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity. the union of three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, or the threefold personality of the one Divine Being.
- partition
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noun,
a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- Tocantins
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noun,
a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- trination
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noun,
celebration of Mass three times on the same day by the same priest.
- frication
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noun,
an audible, constrained rush of air accompanying and characteristic of fricatives.
- operation
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noun,
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- corantoes
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noun,
courante.
- tricotine
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noun,
cavalry twill.
- sea-front
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noun,
an area, including buildings, along the edge of the sea; waterfront.
- incipient
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adjective,
beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage:
- retinitis
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noun,
inflammation of the retina.
- cotenants
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noun,
a joint tenant.
- inception
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noun,
beginning; start; commencement.
- creations
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- incretion
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noun,
a substance, as a hormone, that is secreted internally.
- crenation
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noun,
a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf.
- cortisone
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noun,
Biochemistry. a steroid hormone of the adrenal cortex, C 21 H 28 O 5 , active in carbohydrate and protein metabolism.
- inanities
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noun,
lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness.
- pacifiers
-
noun,
a person or thing that pacifies.
- seriation
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noun,
the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
- corotates
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verb (used without object),
to rotate jointly, as with another rotating object or field.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- 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.
- infancies
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noun,
the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.
- coronitis
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noun,
inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- recitatif
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noun,
recitative2 .
- opticians
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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.
- 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.
- cornetist
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noun,
a musician who plays the cornet.
- insertion
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noun,
the act of inserting:
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- inspector
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noun,
a person who inspects.
- 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).
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- patentors
-
noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- instanter
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adverb,
immediately; at once.
- constrain
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verb (used with object),
to force, compel, or oblige:
- aperitifs
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noun,
a small drink of alcoholic liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal.
- antinoise
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adjective,
designed to reduce or ban excessively loud sound, as of jet engines or traffic:
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- proscenia
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noun,
Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
- striation
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- striction
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noun,
the act of constricting.
- container
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noun,
anything that contains or can contain something, as a carton, box, crate, or can.
- 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.
- Rosinante
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noun,
the old, worn horse of Don Quixote.
- Cranston
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noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- crinites
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- confines
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noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- coronate
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adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- pacifist
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noun,
a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind.
- confront
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verb (used with object),
to face in hostility or defiance; oppose:
- picaroon
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- 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.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- enations
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- 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.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- connotes
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verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- coitions
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noun,
coitus.
- scarfpin
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noun,
tiepin.
- centrist
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noun,
(especially in continental Europe) a member of a political party of the Center; moderate.
- sorption
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Scranton
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noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- topcoats
-
noun,
a lightweight overcoat.
- cristate
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adjective,
having a crest; crested.
- piracies
-
noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- pacifies
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verb (used with object),
to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity; quiet; calm:
- cat-foot
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verb (used without object),
to move in the soft, stealthy manner of a cat; pussyfoot.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- 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.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- 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.
- coniines
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noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- patients
-
noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- pinnati-
-
- spectro-
-
- farinose
-
adjective,
yielding farina.
- pinnaces
-
noun,
a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
- crannies
-
noun,
a small, narrow opening in a wall, rock, etc.; chink; crevice; fissure:
- Paterson
-
noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- Craftint
-
- pinaster
-
noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- pintanos
-
noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- opticist
-
noun,
a person engaged in the fields of theoretical or applied optics.
- pacifier
-
noun,
a person or thing that pacifies.
- Pinafore
-
noun,
a child's apron, usually large enough to cover the dress and sometimes trimmed with flounces.
- pieforts
-
noun,
piedfort.
- Notornis
-
noun,
a rare, flightless gallinulelike bird, Notornis mantelli, of New Zealand.
- tertians
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- corantos
-
noun,
courante.
- enspirit
-
verb (used with object),
inspirit.
- conifers
-
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.
- corotate
-
verb (used without object),
to rotate jointly, as with another rotating object or field.
- cotenant
-
noun,
a joint tenant.
- picrites
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- soricine
-
adjective,
of or resembling the shrews.
- conspire
-
verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- patentor
-
noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- ten-spot
-
noun,
a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- ternions
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- patterns
-
noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- nonaries
-
noun,
a number in a nonary system.
- 11-point
-
- tinstone
-
noun,
cassiterite.
- Scorpion
-
noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- tonetics
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- pentosan
-
noun,
any of a class of polysaccharides that occur in plants, humus, etc., and form pentoses upon hydrolysis.
- one-spot
-
noun,
the upward face of a die bearing one pip or a domino one half of which bears one pip.
- cisterna
-
noun,
cistern (def 2).
- contents
-
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:
- Citation
-
noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- Tientsin
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Tianjin.
- citifies
-
verb (used with object),
to make into a city; urbanize.
- cinerins
-
noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- citrates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- non-pros
-
verb (used with object),
to adjudge (a plaintiff) in default.
- citrines
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- tentoria
-
noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- contrite
-
adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- citterns
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- Pecorino
-
noun,
a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
- contorts
-
verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- contrate
-
adjective,
(of a gear) having teeth at right angles to the plane of rotation.
- notaries
-
noun,
notary public.
- notation
-
noun,
a system of graphic symbols for a specialized use, other than ordinary writing:
- contrast
-
noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- sinapine
-
noun,
an alkaloid, C 16 H 25 NO 5 , found in the seeds of the black mustard.
- periotic
-
adjective,
surrounding the ear.
- contains
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- incipits
-
noun,
the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book.
- parities
-
noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- panniers
-
noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- sinfonia
-
noun,
a symphony.
- teaspoon
-
noun,
a small spoon generally used to stir tea, coffee, etc.
- Constant
-
noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- operatic
-
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.
- operants
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- sirenian
-
noun,
an aquatic, herbivorous mammal of the order Sirenia, including the manatee and dugong.
- petition
-
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:
- nitrates
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- pantries
-
noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- open-air
-
noun,
the outdoors.
- tipcarts
-
noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- pertains
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Estonian
-
noun,
a member of a Finnish people inhabiting Estonia, Livonia, and other districts of Russia.
- tenorist
-
noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- entrains
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- tontines
-
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.
- nitrites
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- patroons
-
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.
- nitroso-
-
- sonorant
-
noun,
a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w).
- Socinian
-
noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- scenario
-
noun,
an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
- Peronist
-
noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- entrants
-
noun,
a competitor in a contest.
- scotopia
-
noun,
vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- ectopias
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- notifies
-
verb (used with object),
to inform (someone) or give notice to:
- Piranesi
-
noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- isotonic
-
adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- spitfire
-
noun,
a person, especially a girl or woman, who is of fiery temper and easily provoked to outbursts.
- Priscian
-
noun,
flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
- footstep
-
noun,
the setting down of a foot, or the sound so produced; footfall; tread.
- Prescott
-
noun,
Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- artistic
-
adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- artifice
-
noun,
a clever trick or stratagem; a cunning, crafty device or expedient; wile.
- transect
-
verb (used with object),
to cut across; dissect transversely.
- forecast
-
verb (used with object),
to predict (a future condition or occurrence); calculate in advance:
- transept
-
noun,
any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
- forensic
-
noun,
forensics, (used with a singular or plural verb) the art or study of argumentation and formal debate.
- foretops
-
noun,
a platform at the head of a fore lower mast of a ship.
- interact
-
verb (used without object),
to act one upon another.
- footrace
-
noun,
a race run by contestants on foot.
- fornenst
-
preposition,
next to; near to:
- pristine
-
adjective,
having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
- rotation
-
noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- procaine
-
noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- profanes
-
adjective,
characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- forspent
-
adjective,
worn out; exhausted.
- pronates
-
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.
- apocrine
-
adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- Fostoria
-
noun,
a city in N Ohio.
- footrest
-
noun,
a support for a person's feet, as an attachment to a barber's chair or a dentist's chair.
- footpace
-
noun,
walking pace.
- aperitif
-
noun,
a small drink of alcoholic liquor taken to stimulate the appetite before a meal.
- porticos
-
noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- atropine
-
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.
- portance
-
noun,
bearing; behavior.
- intreats
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tortonis
-
noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- intrants
-
noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- Fittonia
-
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.
- portents
-
noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- Taconite
-
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.
- intrans.
-
- intranet
-
noun,
a computer network with restricted access, as within a company, that uses software and protocols developed for the Internet.
- practise
-
noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- position
-
noun,
condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- positron
-
noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- potation
-
noun,
the act of drinking.
- intonate
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or modulation of voice.
- potatoes
-
noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- fontinas
-
noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- potstone
-
noun,
a kind of soapstone, sometimes used for making pots and other household utensils.
- strontia
-
noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- intonaco
-
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.
- traction
-
noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- instinct
-
noun,
an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
- Fraction
-
noun,
Mathematics.
a number usually expressed in the form a/b.
a ratio of algebraic quantities similarly expressed.
- tortoise
-
noun,
a turtle, especially a terrestrial turtle.
- inaction
-
noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- tritones
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- Tritonis
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- reaction
-
noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- infarcts
-
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.
- ripienos
-
noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- ice-foot
-
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.
- recision
-
noun,
an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
- infantes
-
noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- actinons
-
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.
- repaints
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- infinite
-
noun,
something that is infinite.
- inertias
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- aconites
-
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.
- tropaion
-
noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- resonant
-
noun,
Phonetics. a vowel or a voiced consonant or semivowel that is neither a stop nor an affricate, as, in English, (m, ng, n, l, r, y, w).
- ricottas
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- tropines
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- troponin
-
noun,
a protein of muscle tissue that binds calcium ions and is involved in contraction.
- incision
-
noun,
a cut, gash, or notch.
- incienso
-
noun,
a shrubby, composite desert plant, Encelia farinosa, of the southwestern U.S., having silvery leaves and clusters of yellow flowers.
- rattoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- stonecat
-
noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- aortitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- anoscope
-
noun,
proctoscope.
- aoristic
-
adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- prostate
-
noun,
prostate gland.
- strepto-
-
- protects
-
verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- Francine
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- antirent
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a political party (1839–47) in New York that opposed the payment of rents to patroons.
- Protista
-
noun,
a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
- instance
-
noun,
a case or occurrence of anything:
- inspirit
-
verb (used with object),
to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
- straiten
-
verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- infracts
-
verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- triennia
-
noun,
a period of three years.
- friction
-
noun,
surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- trifecta
-
noun,
a type of bet, especially on horse races, in which the bettor must select the first three finishers in exact order.
- Friesian
-
adjective, noun,
Frisian.
- ancients
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- ancestor
-
noun,
a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
- frontons
-
noun,
a building in which jai alai is played, containing the cancha or court and sometimes having facilities for betting.
- triptane
-
noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- initiate
-
noun,
a person who has been initiated.
- ratifies
-
verb (used with object),
to confirm by expressing consent, approval, or formal sanction:
- fistnote
-
noun,
a printed note, as in a piece of text, distinguished by the figure of a fist with a pointing index finger.
- ostracon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- sanction
-
noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- pontific
-
adjective,
pontifical.
- canotier
-
noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- stannite
-
noun,
a mineral, iron-black to steel-gray in color, with a metallic luster, copper iron tin sulfide, Cu 2 FeSnS 4 : an ore of tin.
- fication
-
- finances
-
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.
- Iscariot
-
noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- canopies
-
noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- ostinato
-
noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- finestra
-
noun,
an aperture, especially a ventilator in the wall of a tomb.
- pontiacs
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- piscator
-
noun,
fisherman.
- canonist
-
noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- canister
-
noun,
a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
- tactions
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- Poitiers
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
- cantoris
-
adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- firepans
-
noun,
a metal grate for holding hot coals.
- saponite
-
noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- pittance
-
noun,
a small amount or share.
- spittoon
-
noun,
a cuspidor.
- introits
-
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.
- firestop
-
noun,
any object built into a building frame to block a concealed hollow space through which a fire might pass from one part of the building to another.
- capstone
-
noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- Capriote
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- cantrips
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- Sainfoin
-
noun,
a Eurasian plant, Onobrychis viciifolia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of pink flowers, used for forage.
- fire-pot
-
noun,
the part of a household furnace in which the fire is made.
- Poincare
-
noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- Pointers
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- infects
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- tipcart
-
noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- fiacres
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- sporont
-
noun,
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
- Inferno
-
noun,
hell; the infernal regions.
- tipcats
-
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.
- isation
-
- Crotone
-
noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- sterno-
-
- spotter
-
noun,
a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- infract
-
verb (used with object),
to break, violate, or infringe (a law, commitment, etc.).
- crotons
-
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.
- nascent
-
adjective,
beginning to exist or develop:
- taction
-
noun,
touch; contact.
- fiances
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- Oneonta
-
noun,
a city in E central New York.
- Sinitic
-
noun,
a branch of Sino-Tibetan consisting of the various local languages and dialects whose speakers share literary Chinese as their standard language.
- tarpons
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- inspect
-
verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- insofar
-
adverb,
to such an extent (usually followed by as):
- insnare
-
verb (used with object),
ensnare.
- Insecta
-
noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- natrons
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Ironton
-
noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- inscape
-
noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- oneiric
-
adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- Frisian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Friesland or the Frisian Islands.
- fronton
-
noun,
a building in which jai alai is played, containing the cancha or court and sometimes having facilities for betting.
- tinners
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tin-pan
-
adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- tin-pot
-
adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- farcies
-
noun,
a form of glanders chiefly affecting the skin and superficial lymphatic vessels of horses and mules.
- Statice
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- spectra
-
noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- station
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- tinters
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- frontis
-
noun,
the front wall of a cancha or jai alai court.
Compare rebote (def 1).
- fronto-
-
- narcose
-
adjective,
characterized by stupor; stuporous.
- festoon
-
noun,
a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
- cronies
-
noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- isotope
-
noun,
any of two or more forms of a chemical element, having the same number of protons in the nucleus, or the same atomic number, but having different numbers of neutrons in the nucleus, or different atomic weights. There are 275 isotopes of the 81 stable elements, in addition to over 800 radioactive isotopes, and every element has known isotopic forms. Isotopes of a single element possess almost identical properties.
- crinite
-
noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- inertia
-
noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- cretins
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- oration
-
noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- tipster
-
noun,
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- crepons
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- orceins
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- steato-
-
- cratons
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- tapster
-
noun,
a bartender.
- stearo-
-
- orients
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orifice
-
noun,
an opening or aperture, as of a tube or pipe; a mouthlike opening or hole; mouth; vent.
- Orontes
-
noun,
a river in W Asia, flowing N from Lebanon through NW Syria and then SW past Antioch, Turkey, to the Mediterranean. 250 miles (405 km) long.
- incites
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- incisor
-
noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- cranio-
-
- orpines
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- incepts
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- spitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that spits.
- cottons
-
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.
- taproot
-
noun,
a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- operons
-
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.
- Crispen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- sericin
-
noun,
a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- opiatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- fascine
-
noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- iatrics
-
- inspire
-
verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- opinion
-
noun,
a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
- Crispin
-
noun,
Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
- infares
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- opsonic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or influenced by opsonin; capable of promoting phagocytosis.
- spicate
-
adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- nancies
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Meurthe-et-Moselle, in NE France: battles 1477, 1914, 1944.
- spinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that spins.
- opsonin
-
noun,
a constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes.
- tanrecs
-
noun,
tenrec.
- step-on
-
adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- infarct
-
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.
- isotone
-
noun,
one of two or more atoms having an equal number of neutrons but different atomic numbers.
- fattens
-
verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- crinose
-
adjective,
hairy.
- fatties
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- infante
-
noun,
any son of the king of Spain or of Portugal who is not heir to the throne.
- Stentor
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- strati-
-
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- tiepins
-
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.
- norites
-
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.
- nifties
-
noun,
something nifty, as a clever remark or joke.
- Ericson
-
noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- ionones
-
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.
- intines
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- nonstop
-
noun,
a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination.
- footers
-
noun,
British Informal.
Rugby (def 3).
soccer.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- Stanton
-
noun,
Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
- sonance
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being sonant.
- episcia
-
noun,
any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
- finites
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- Ionesco
-
noun,
Eugène [French œ-zhen;; English yoo-jeen,, yoo-jeen] /French œˈʒɛn;; English yuˈdʒin,, ˈyu dʒin/ (Show IPA), 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.
- epinaos
-
noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- epicist
-
noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- stannic
-
adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- footsie
-
noun,
Sometimes, footsies. the act of flirting or sharing a surreptitious intimacy.
- Nicosia
-
noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- interns
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- nonpros
-
- Fontina
-
noun,
a type of Italian cheese, semisoft to firm, made of cow's or sheep's milk.
- irenics
-
noun,
the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches.
Compare polemics (def 2).
- soprano
-
noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- Introit
-
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.
- nitrate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- Estonia
-
noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- nitrite
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitrous acid.
- intreat
-
verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- Esparto
-
noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- Niteroi
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- Etonian
-
noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- intrant
-
noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- firepan
-
noun,
a metal grate for holding hot coals.
- introns
-
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.
- eristic
-
noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- foetors
-
noun,
fetor.
- tenpins
-
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.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- intones
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- teapots
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- finspot
-
noun,
any clinid fish of the genus Paraclinus, having an eyelike spot on the dorsal fin, as P. integripinnis, of California.
- erosion
-
noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- Fonseca
-
noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- tension
-
noun,
the act of stretching or straining.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- forceps
-
noun,
an instrument, as pincers or tongs, for seizing and holding objects, as in surgical operations.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- fancies
-
noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- enation
-
noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- snap-on
-
adjective,
attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
- fiction
-
noun,
the class of literature comprising works of imaginative narration, especially in prose form.
- eftsoon
-
adverb,
soon afterward.
- tetanic
-
adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- fairies
-
noun,
(in folklore) one of a class of supernatural beings, generally conceived as having a diminutive human form and possessing magical powers with which they intervene in human affairs.
- nectars
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- sirenic
-
adjective,
of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
- fancier
-
noun,
a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast:
- instate
-
verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- instant
-
noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- iris-in
-
noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- Francie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- ironist
-
noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- Francis
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “Frenchman.”.
- Franco-
-
- spatter
-
noun,
the act or the sound of spattering:
- Frannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- fanions
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- frantic
-
adjective,
desperate or wild with excitement, passion, fear, pain, etc.; frenzied.
- octanes
-
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.
- strato-
-
- striate
-
adjective,
striated.
- neritic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- entrant
-
noun,
a competitor in a contest.
- faction
-
noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- iterant
-
adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- niacins
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- facient
-
- foretop
-
noun,
a platform at the head of a fore lower mast of a ship.
- faconne
-
noun,
a fabric having a faconne pattern or motif.
- entopic
-
adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- Tartini
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- forints
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- tartine
-
noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- notions
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- enroots
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- spanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that spans.
- Forseti
-
noun,
the god of justice, the son of Balder and Nanna.
- Socotra
-
noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- Finance
-
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.
- intents
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- intens.
-
- forties
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times four.
- Sno-Cat
-
- factors
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- encinas
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- snifter
-
noun,
Also called inhaler. a pear-shaped glass, narrowing at the top to intensify the aroma of brandy, liqueur, etc.
- entrain
-
verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- pannier
-
noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- cotters
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- saponin
-
noun,
any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- pocosin
-
noun,
a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.
- canters
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- cantrip
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- 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.
- Pitocin
-
- pitiers
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- Pistoia
-
noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- poietic
-
- piscine
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
- piscina
-
noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- capotes
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- caprine
-
adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- caption
-
noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- pintano
-
noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- carnets
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- carnies
-
noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- poetics
-
noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- corneas
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- pinners
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- porcino
-
noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- portent
-
noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- tortoni
-
noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- Atropos
-
noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- porions
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- attires
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- porcine
-
adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- pointer
-
noun,
a person or thing that points.
- attorns
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- torsion
-
noun,
the act of twisting.
- Pontine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- Pontian
-
noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- Pontiac
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- Cainite
-
noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- pointes
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- canines
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- carnose
-
adjective,
of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- portico
-
noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- centro-
-
- topcoat
-
noun,
a lightweight overcoat.
- Tootsie
-
noun,
a sweetheart; darling.
- cerato-
-
- petitor
-
noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- certain
-
Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- scatter
-
noun,
the act of scattering.
- persona
-
noun,
a person.
- pianist
-
noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- tontine
-
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.
- Tonnies
-
noun,
Ferdinand [fer-dee-nahnt] /ˈfɛr diˌnɑnt/ (Show IPA), 1855–1936, German sociologist.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- tonners
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- cinerin
-
noun,
either of two oily, liquid compounds, C 20 H 28 O 3 or C 21 H 28 O 5 , used as insecticides.
- perfins
-
noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- tonetic
-
noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- cistern
-
noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- centri-
-
- Piarist
-
noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- carpets
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- pinnate
-
adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- pinnace
-
noun,
a light sailing ship, especially one formerly used in attendance on a larger ship.
- pinites
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- pinions
-
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.
- pinfire
-
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.
- 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.
- pincers
-
noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- Pierian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- piefort
-
noun,
piedfort.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- picrite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- cations
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catnips
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- catties
-
noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- Picinni
-
noun,
Piccinni, Niccolò.
- picaros
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- scanner
-
noun,
a person or thing that scans.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atiptoe
-
adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- pension
-
noun,
a fixed amount, other than wages, paid at regular intervals to a person or to the person's surviving dependents in consideration of past services, age, merit, poverty, injury or loss sustained, etc.:
- racoons
-
noun,
raccoon.
- ratites
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- rations
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Tristan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- trisect
-
verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ronions
-
noun,
ronyon.
- ancient
-
noun,
a person who lived in ancient times.
- rattons
-
noun,
a rat.
- rootcap
-
noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- Rosanne
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Roscian
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- pterion
-
noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- tricots
-
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.
- Rosetta
-
noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- anoints
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- triceps
-
noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- ratoons
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- rattoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Anteros
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- 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.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- ricotta
-
noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- reptant
-
adjective,
repent2 .
- 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.
- reposit
-
verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- tritone
-
noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- actino-
-
- 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.
- ripieno
-
noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- recants
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- tritons
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- risotto
-
noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- antero-
-
- protist
-
noun,
any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- portion
-
noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- precast
-
adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- Transit
-
noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- princes
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- arpents
-
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.
- transf.
-
- arseno-
-
- Preston
-
noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- artiste
-
noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- aseptic
-
noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- transp.
-
- prances
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- asinine
-
adjective,
foolish, unintelligent, or silly; stupid:
- potties
-
noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- aspirin
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- potions
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- astrict
-
verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- postern
-
noun,
a back door or gate.
- aristo-
-
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- protest
-
noun,
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid:
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- protein
-
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.
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- protect
-
verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- protean
-
adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- prosect
-
verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- prosaic
-
adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- pronota
-
noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- pronate
-
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.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- pronaos
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- profits
-
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.
- 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.
- profane
-
adjective,
characterized by irreverence or contempt for God or sacred principles or things; irreligious.
- rotates
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- treason
-
noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- procto-
-
- cistron
-
noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- incipit
-
noun,
the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book.
- citrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of citric acid.
- confine
-
noun,
Usually, confines. a boundary or bound; limit; border; frontier.
- coniine
-
noun,
a volatile, highly poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 17 N, constituting the active principle of the poison hemlock.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- Scottie
-
noun,
Scottish terrier.
- titfers
-
noun,
hat.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- cornets
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- scrapie
-
noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- conifer
-
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.
- coronas
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- coronet
-
noun,
a small crown.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- confers
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- patient
-
noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- Script.
-
- Scorpio
-
noun,
Astronomy. Scorpius.
- patriot
-
noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- coition
-
noun,
coitus.
- patroon
-
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.
- toecaps
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- seaport
-
noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- cortina
-
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.
- pattens
-
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.
- Cortona
-
noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- pattern
-
noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- patters
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- connate
-
adjective,
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn:
- coranto
-
noun,
courante.
- patties
-
noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- parison
-
noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- toaster
-
noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- contras
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- contra-
-
- contort
-
verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- partons
-
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.
- coontie
-
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.
- pastern
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- contest
-
noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- coopers
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- partite
-
noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- content
-
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:
- Connors
-
noun,
James Scott (Jimmy) born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
- contain
-
verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- constr.
-
- conster
-
verb (used with or without object),
construe.
- copiers
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- consort
-
noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- consent
-
noun,
permission, approval, or agreement; compliance; acquiescence:
- pannose
-
adjective,
having the texture of felt or woolen cloth.
- copters
-
noun,
helicopter.
- patents
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- connote
-
verb (used with object),
to signify or suggest (certain meanings, ideas, etc.) in addition to the explicit or primary meaning:
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- scrinia
-
noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- citrins
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- scooter
-
noun,
a child's vehicle that typically has two wheels with a low footboard between them, is steered by a handlebar, and is propelled by pushing one foot against the ground while resting the other on the footboard.
- pectins
-
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.
- citrine
-
noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- 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.
- cittern
-
noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- Otranto
-
noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- Pearson
-
noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- Costain
-
noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- costate
-
adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- coarsen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become coarse.
- section
-
noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- citrons
-
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.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- infra-
-
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- otiose
-
adjective,
being at leisure; idle; indolent.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- intent
-
noun,
something that is intended; purpose; design; intention:
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- Panini
-
noun,
flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
- renins
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- pannes
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- 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.
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- inter.
-
- 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.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- panto-
-
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- pottos
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- Potter
-
noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- 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.
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- sienna
-
noun,
a ferruginous earth used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)
- 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.
- rotten
-
adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- potato
-
noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- osteo-
-
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- intine
-
noun,
the inner coat of a spore, especially a pollen grain.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Sennar
-
noun,
a region in the E Sudan between the White and Blue Nile rivers, S of Khartoum: a former kingdom.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- seniti
-
noun,
a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
- incite
-
verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- 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.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- instr.
-
- recti-
-
- refits
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- scroop
-
noun,
a scrooping sound.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- insane
-
adjective,
not sane; not of sound mind; mentally deranged.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- infin.
-
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- infers
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- septi-
-
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recons
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- paints
-
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.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- rectos
-
- infant
-
noun,
a child during the earliest period of its life, especially before he or she can walk; baby.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Roscoe
-
noun,
a revolver or pistol.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- infare
-
noun,
a party or reception for a newly married couple.
- ptero-
-
- intra-
-
- inspan
-
verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- proto-
-
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- 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.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- sifter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sifts.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Nernst
-
noun,
Walther Herman [vahl-tuh r her-mahn] /ˈvɑl tər ˈhɛr mɑn/ (Show IPA), 1864–1941, German physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1920.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- picro-
-
- 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.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- patter
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- nectar
-
noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- narco-
-
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- pinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- pinnas
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- 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:
- necro-
-
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- specif
-
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- 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.
- patri-
-
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- pinons
-
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.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- nocent
-
adjective,
harmful; injurious.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- nocti-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- sonnet
-
noun,
Prosody. a poem, properly expressive of a single, complete thought, idea, or sentiment, of 14 lines, usually in iambic pentameter, with rhymes arranged according to one of certain definite schemes, being in the strict or Italian form divided into a major group of 8 lines (the octave) followed by a minor group of 6 lines (the sestet), and in a common English form into 3 quatrains followed by a couplet.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- perfin
-
noun,
a postage stamp having perforated initials punched into the paper: used by businesses to prevent unauthorized use of stamps.
- sci-fi
-
noun,
science fiction.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- nonces
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- nonets
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- nonfat
-
adjective,
without fat or fat solids; having the fat solids removed, as skim milk:
- penta-
-
- Scipio
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- 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.
- petro-
-
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Petofi
-
noun,
Sándor [shahn-dawr] /ˈʃɑn dɔr/ (Show IPA), (Sándor Petrovics) 1823–49, Hungarian poet and patriot.
- scato-
-
- pecans
-
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.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- 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.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- 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.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- nitro-
-
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- scoto-
-
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- 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.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- irenic
-
adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- 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).
- 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.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- intro.
-
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- sinner
-
noun,
a person who sins; transgressor.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- sacro-
-
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- 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.
- pennis
-
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- 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.
- irones
-
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.
- sennit
-
noun,
a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Sarnen
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Obwalden, in central Switzerland, E of Bern.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- spiro-
-
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- sapro-
-
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- nacres
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- nances
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- socio-
-
- sarco-
-
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- sporo-
-
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- pisci-
-
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- Nantes
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Loire-Atlantique, in W France, at the mouth of the Loire River.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- incise
-
verb (used with object),
to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
- Cannes
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Mediterranean Sea: resort; annual film festival.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- 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.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- terat-
-
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- canner
-
noun,
a person who cans meat, fruit, etc., for preservation.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- canine
-
noun,
a canid, or member of the dog family Canidae.
- caners
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- ericas
-
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.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- tenson
-
noun,
a Provençal poem taking the form of a dialogue or debate between two rival troubadours.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- torose
-
adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- eroto-
-
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- tinct.
-
- Tifton
-
noun,
a town in central Georgia.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- carpo-
-
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- 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.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- 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.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- tetra-
-
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Encina
-
noun,
the live oak, Quercus virginiana.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- 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.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- trans.
-
- fanion
-
noun,
a small flag, originally carried by military brigades, used by soldiers and surveyors as a positional marker.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Fannie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Frances.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- fanons
-
noun,
a maniple.
- 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.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- arsen-
-
- 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.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- treats
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- fatten
-
verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- tarso-
-
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- astron
-
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- tennis
-
noun,
a game played on a rectangular court by two players or two pairs of players equipped with rackets, in which a ball is driven back and forth over a low net that divides the court in half.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- 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.
- astro-
-
- Factor
-
noun,
one of the elements contributing to a particular result or situation:
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- facers
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- tapirs
-
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.
- 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.
- coatis
-
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.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- 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.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- titfer
-
noun,
hat.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- copro-
-
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- contin
-
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- contr.
-
- Conroe
-
noun,
a town in E Texas.
- cooner
-
noun,
coon dog.
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- Cooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- coopts
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- Connie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Constance.
- titres
-
noun,
titer.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- coeno-
-
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- confer
-
verb (used with object),
to bestow upon as a gift, favor, honor, etc.:
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- costo-
-
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- crones
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- 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.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- 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.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- crofts
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- cteno-
-
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- casern
-
noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- censor
-
noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Cotter
-
noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- 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.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- tonnes
-
noun,
metric ton.
- certif
-
- crafts
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- cerias
-
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.
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- cerat-
-
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- centr-
-
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- centi-
-
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- tenons
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- fortis
-
noun,
a fortis consonant.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- tripes
-
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.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- Foster
-
noun,
Stephen (Collins) 1826–64, U.S. songwriter.
- fresco
-
noun,
Also called buon fresco, true fresco. the art or technique of painting on a moist, plaster surface with colors ground up in water or a limewater mixture.
Compare fresco secco.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- strife
-
noun,
vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism:
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- fortes
-
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.
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- 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.
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- ferias
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- afters
-
- actin-
-
- Fresno
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Fortas
-
noun,
Abe, 1910–1982, U.S. lawyer, government official, and jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1965–69.
- aniso-
-
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Forest
-
noun,
a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- fraise
-
noun,
Fortification. a defense consisting of pointed stakes projecting from the ramparts in a horizontal or an inclined position.
- strafe
-
noun,
a strafing attack.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- Finnic
-
noun,
a subdivision of the Finno-Ugric branch of the Uralic language family that includes Finnish, Estonian, Lapp, Mordvin, Udmurt, Mari, and Komi.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- finite
-
noun,
something that is finite.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- fronts
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- tronas
-
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.
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- f-stop
-
noun,
the setting of an adjustable lens aperture, as indicated by an f number.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Finsen
-
noun,
Niels Ryberg [neels ry-ber] /nils ˈrü bɛr/ (Show IPA), 1860–1904, Danish physician: Nobel Prize 1903.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- francs
-
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.
- fiacre
-
noun,
a small horse-drawn carriage.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- France
-
noun,
Anatole [a-na-tawl] /a naˈtɔl/ (Show IPA), (Jacques Anatole Thibault) 1844–1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel Prize 1921.
- fetors
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- forint
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and the monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér. Abbreviation: F., Ft.
- iatro-
-
- inanes
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- feints
-
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:
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- stript
-
noun,
a striptease.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- steno-
-
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tropes
-
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.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- anenst
-
preposition,
anent (def 2).
- 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.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- tropo-
-
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- foetor
-
noun,
fetor.
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- afrits
-
noun,
afreet.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- footie
-
noun,
footsie.
- fitter
-
noun,
a person or thing that fits.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- aeron.
-
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- foison
-
noun,
abundance; plenty.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- aceto-
-
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Frisco
-
noun,
San Francisco.
- fistic
-
adjective,
of boxing; pugilistic:
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- icono-
-
- 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.
- fitten
-
adjective,
suitable; appropriate.
- footer
-
noun,
British Informal.
Rugby (def 3).
soccer.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- peta-
-
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- cero-
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- Recit
-
- petri
-
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- scat-
-
- 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.
- proof
-
noun,
evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rcpt.
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Piers
-
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.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- topo-
-
- afire
-
adjective,
on fire:
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- aero-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- scarf
-
noun,
a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- recip
-
- actos
-
- 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.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- pico-
-
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- cent.
-
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- aeons
-
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.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- aeri-
-
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- rept.
-
- 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.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- acnes
-
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.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- 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.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- trop-
-
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- acpt.
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- rents
-
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.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- rifts
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Cons.
-
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- 30-30
-
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Conn.
-
- acet-
-
- resp.
-
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- conf.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patr-
-
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- tofts
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- recpt
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- refit
-
noun,
an act of refitting.
- tonia
-
- peri-
-
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- 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.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- cine-
-
- rect.
-
- 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).
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- 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.
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- tono-
-
- 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.
- pert.
-
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- acro-
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- peats
-
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.
- 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.
- reni-
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- reins
-
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.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Penn.
-
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- reifs
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- afros
-
noun,
a hair style originating with black persons, in which the hair is allowed to grow naturally and to acquire a bushy appearance.
- afoot
-
adverb, adjective,
on foot; walking:
- 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.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- annot
-
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- astr.
-
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- prae-
-
- anon.
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- torts
-
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.
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- atto-
-
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- porns
-
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):
- Port.
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- post-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- ation
-
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- toti-
-
- rotas
-
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.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- arces
-
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.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Prot.
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- proas
-
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.
- proc.
-
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- areo-
-
- treas
-
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- 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.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- PROFS
-
noun,
professor.
- pron.
-
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Apoc.
-
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- asco-
-
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- pref.
-
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- Pres.
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- 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.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- pions
-
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.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- sarc-
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Capt.
-
- caps.
-
- rapes
-
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.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- capos
-
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.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- 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.
- 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.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- capes
-
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.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- afore
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Afric
-
adjective,
African.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- afrit
-
noun,
afreet.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- carp-
-
- 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.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Afro-
-
- 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.
- pros.
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- 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.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- roofs
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- 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.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- 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.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- poofs
-
noun,
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Rains
-
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).
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- rafts
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- sanit
-
- poet.
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Cant.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- 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.
- 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.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- Scot.
-
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- faros
-
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.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- naso-
-
- fares
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- farci
-
adjective,
filled with with seasoned bread crumbs or other savory matter; stuffed.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- farce
-
noun,
a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fanon
-
noun,
a maniple.
- spec.
-
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nears
-
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- fairs
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- neons
-
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.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- span-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- ition
-
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- fears
-
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.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Farsi
-
noun,
the modern Iranian language of Iran and western Afghanistan, written in the Arabic alphabet; modern Persian.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Nance
-
noun,
Offensive. an effeminate male.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- nano-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- farts
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- nona-
-
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nonce
-
noun,
the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce).
- nones
-
noun,
the fifth of the seven canonical hours, or the service for it, originally fixed for the ninth hour of the day (or 3 p.m.).
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- 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.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- noct-
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- tents
-
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.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- tera-
-
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Epist
-
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- facer
-
noun,
a person or thing that faces.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- nines
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- tears
-
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- teno-
-
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- pant-
-
- nitr-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- 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:
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Frost
-
noun,
a degree or state of coldness sufficient to cause the freezing of water.
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- front
-
noun,
the foremost part or surface of anything.
- frons
-
noun,
the upper anterior portion of the head of an insect, above or behind the clypeus.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Frits
-
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.
- frise
-
noun,
a rug or upholstery fabric having the pile in uncut loops or in a combination of cut and uncut loops.
- Fris.
-
- Fries
-
noun,
plural of fry1 .
- insep
-
- frets
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- insp.
-
- init.
-
- Freon
-
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- frats
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- fraps
-
verb (used with object),
to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- Frans
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- inst.
-
- 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.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- 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.
-
- fores
-
noun,
the forepart of anything; front.
- fore-
-
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- ician
-
- incas
-
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.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- step-
-
- icons
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- IATSE
-
- infer
-
verb (used with object),
to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence:
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- force
-
noun,
physical power or strength possessed by a living being:
- foots
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- 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.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- 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.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- fetor
-
noun,
a strong, offensive smell; stench.
- Iran.
-
- feti-
-
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- spor-
-
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- feria
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a weekday on which no feast is celebrated.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- istic
-
- spoof
-
noun,
a mocking imitation of someone or something, usually light and good-humored; lampoon or parody:
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- fines
-
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.
- Srta.
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Fionn
-
noun,
Finn.
- Foote
-
noun,
Andrew Hull, 1806–63, U.S. naval officer.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- intr.
-
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- first
-
noun,
the person or thing that is first in time, order, rank, etc.
- firns
-
noun,
névé.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- fires
-
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stat.
-
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- finns
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- finis
-
noun,
end; conclusion.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Tenn.
-
- noso-
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- seti-
-
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- sero-
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- 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.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- OPers
-
- serif
-
noun,
a smaller line used to finish off a main stroke of a letter, as at the top and bottom of M.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- Croft
-
noun,
a small farm, especially one worked by a tenant.
- sect.
-
- corpn
-
- corp.
-
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- 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.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- onco-
-
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- 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.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- corns
-
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.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Sept.
-
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Senna
-
noun,
any plant, shrub, or tree belonging to the genus Cassia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and large clusters of flowers.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- craft
-
noun,
an art, trade, or occupation requiring special skill, especially manual skill:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- 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.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Seric
-
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- opto-
-
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- 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.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- 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.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- cores
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- part.
-
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- enfin
-
adverb,
in conclusion; finally.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- coots
-
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.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- sito-
-
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- onto-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- pari-
-
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- ento-
-
- Sofer
-
noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- sofar
-
noun,
a system for determining a position at sea by exploding a charge under water and measuring the time the shock waves take to reach three widely separated shore stations at known distances from each other.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- 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.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- coop.
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- noto-
-
- terns
-
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.
- Ennis
-
noun,
a town in N Texas.
- coofs
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- oste-
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- octa-
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- econ.
-
- copr-
-
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- octo-
-
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- OFris
-
noun,
the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
- Sino-
-
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- ecto-
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- 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.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Tit.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- str.
-
- RIIA
-
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- scr.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- rift
-
noun,
an opening made by splitting, cleaving, etc.; fissure; cleft; chink.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- RONA
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Toft
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- trit
-
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- tRNA
-
- rit.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- tron
-
- Ste.
-
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- rife
-
adjective,
of common or frequent occurrence; prevalent; in widespread existence, activity, or use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- rifs
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RNAS
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- sci.
-
- sec.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- tonn
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- rpt.
-
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- teas
-
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.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- 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.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- 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.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- ter.
-
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- 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.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Tore
-
noun,
a 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.
- ten.
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Soni
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- serf
-
noun,
a person in a condition of servitude, required to render services to a lord, commonly attached to the lord's land and transferred with it from one owner to another.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- top-
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- sepn
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- 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.
- 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.
- roof
-
noun,
the external upper covering of a house or other building.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Sra.
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tri-
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- SPCA
-
- Sat.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- tion
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tref
-
adjective,
Judaism. unfit to be eaten or used, according to religious laws; not kosher.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- info
-
noun,
information.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- 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.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- coof
-
noun,
a silly or stupid person.
- 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.
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- non-
-
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Cor.
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- corf
-
noun,
Mining.
a small wagon for carrying coal, ore, etc.
a wicker basket formerly used for this purpose.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Cort
-
- 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.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- neo-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- 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.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- 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.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- cat.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- Ont.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- cap.
-
- CanF
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- o-os
-
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.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- Can.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPer
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- 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.
- cen.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- cir.
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- NTIA
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OAPC
-
- Ceto
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- cet-
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- Cerf
-
noun,
Bennett (Alfred) 1898–1971, U.S. book publisher, editor, and writer.
- Oct.
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- itis
-
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- eso-
-
- 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.
- Fini
-
adjective,
finished; done.
- Finn
-
noun,
Irish Legend. a leader of the Fenian warriors and the father of Ossian: the subject of many legends.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- firn
-
noun,
névé.
- firs
-
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.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- fict
-
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- FOIA
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- 1080
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Foot
-
noun,
(in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- fops
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- for.
-
- fora
-
noun,
a plural of forum.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- Fair
-
noun,
Archaic. something that is fair.
- fac.
-
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- fare
-
noun,
the price of conveyance or passage in a bus, train, airplane, or other vehicle.
- 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.
- Fars
-
noun,
a province in SW Iran. 51,466 sq. mi. (133,297 sq. km).
- fart
-
noun,
a flatus expelled through the anus.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- 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.
- etc.
-
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- fec.
-
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- FEPC
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- FERA
-
- 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.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- 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.
- FICA
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Inf.
-
- eco-
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- INRI
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
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 = .
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
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.
- Inc.
-
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- cts.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ctr.
-
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- 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.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- iso-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- inae
-
- frae
-
preposition, adverb,
from.
- frt.
-
- Fran
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Francis.
- frap
-
verb (used with object),
to bind or wrap tightly with ropes or chains.
- frat
-
noun,
fraternity (def 1).
- FRCP
-
- FRCS
-
- Frei
-
noun,
Eduardo [e-dwahr-th aw] /ɛˈdwɑr ðɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–82, Chilean statesman: president 1964–70.
- fret
-
noun,
an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation.
- Fri.
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- 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.
- epit
-
- froe
-
noun,
frow.
- Frs.
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- ect-
-
- epi-
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- IOOF
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enc.
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- EFTA
-
- Ifni
-
noun,
a former Spanish enclave on the W coast of Morocco, ceded to Morocco 1969.
- opia
-
- CERN
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- apes
-
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.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- poof
-
noun,
Extremely Disparaging and Offensive. a contemptuous term used to refer to a male homosexual.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Apr.
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- apo-
-
- 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):
- pos.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ant.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- ann.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pot.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pre-
-
- prec
-
- ance
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- prin
-
- 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.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- ARIS
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- 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.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- pnea
-
- 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.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pro-
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- refs
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
referee.
- 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.
- acr-
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- ref.
-
- reft
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of reave1 .
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- reif
-
noun,
plunder; booty; loot.
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rep.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- 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.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Prof
-
noun,
professor.
- prs.
-
- PSAT
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AISI
-
- psec
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- psia
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aire
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- RCAF
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AFSC
-
- afr-
-
- aet.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- aer-
-
- 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.
- raft
-
noun,
a more or less rigid floating platform made of buoyant material or materials:
- 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).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pan.
-
- par.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- 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.
- att.
-
- ates
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oro-
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- attn
-
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ator
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- oto-
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- 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.
- atic
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- FACS
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Pet.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pen.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- asc-
-
- Pers
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- perf
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- art.
-
- 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.
- Piaf
-
noun,
Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
- pct.
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Tro
-
- ARF
-
interjection,
(used to imitate the bark of a dog).
- TSI
-
- AEF
-
- Esc
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- TSE
-
- cs.
-
- ERP
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TSP
-
- AFS
-
- AIC
-
- at.
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AFP
-
- AFC
-
- CEO
-
- ATC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- CEF
-
- CEA
-
- ap-
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- CAI
-
- 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.
- CAF
-
- ETO
-
- TNT
-
- ARS
-
- cf.
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ETR
-
- ca.
-
- TCA
-
- TCS
-
- ETS
-
- Co.
-
- Af.
-
- 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.
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ACS
-
- ac-
-
- FPS
-
- ESR
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- trp
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ACP
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- cp.
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- cr.
-
- fo.
-
- EPS
-
- tra
-
- TPI
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- CNO
-
- 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.
- CNN
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- trf
-
- CNS
-
- 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.
- ase
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- APC
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- aor
-
- ec-
-
- ASN
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- ECF
-
- CSO
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- APS
-
- CPS
-
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- CSA
-
- CSF
-
- CPR
-
- CPA
-
- ct.
-
- CSR
-
- CPO
-
- CPI
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ctf
-
- ECA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- EPA
-
- CFI
-
- ANC
-
- CFA
-
- EOF
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- en-
-
- ASR
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- AIS
-
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.
- ast
-
- ASI
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EIS
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- tfr
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ANF
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- CIP
-
- TIA
-
- CIF
-
- CIE
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ef-
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- CIA
-
- cfs
-
- CFR
-
- 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.
- CFP
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- CFO
-
- eir
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- OSO
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- OSP
-
- ose
-
- Pa.
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OTS
-
- pc.
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- SCP
-
- SCF
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- PCF
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OPA
-
- pf.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- OEO
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- OCS
-
- OCR
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- of-
-
- OAS
-
- OAP
-
- OAO
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- OTC
-
- OSF
-
- OSA
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OFr
-
- OOT
-
- ONR
-
- Sfc
-
- oon
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- 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.
- oo-
-
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ONF
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pfc
-
- Oc.
-
- RPS
-
- ROI
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAF
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ERT
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- ROP
-
- PTT
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- PSF
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RFE
-
- RFC
-
- RFA
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RIF
-
noun,
Er [er] /ɛr/ (Show IPA) a mountainous coastal region in N Morocco.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SAE
-
- SAR
-
- 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
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- 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:
- sc.
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- POR
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- PSC
-
- Rs.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- PSA
-
- prf
-
- PRC
-
- PRA
-
- RPO
-
- RSA
-
- SRO
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTF
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- op.
-
- 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.
- NSC
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- IFC
-
- ier
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- STI
-
- Ia.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ics
-
- FTP
-
noun,
File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
- FTC
-
- in.
-
- ine
-
- FSR
-
- IPO
-
- Ir.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- IPS
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- ipr
-
- IPA
-
- RFI
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- 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 = .
- IOF
-
- IOC
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- ft.
-
- FSA
-
- spt
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- fic
-
- Fia
-
- FET
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- fer
-
preposition, conjunction,
for.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- FCS
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- fcp
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- FCA
-
- FAT
-
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.
- FAR
-
Idioms,
a far cry (from). cry (def 27).
- FAO
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- FIO
-
- fro
-
Idioms,
to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
- FOT
-
- STP
-
- FRC
-
- Fra
-
noun,
a title of address for a friar or brother.
- Fr.
-
abbreviation,
Father.
- FPO
-
- FPC
-
- FOS
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- fop
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- 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.
- Sr.
-
- ior
-
- TTS
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEC
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- 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:
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- NFS
-
- NIA
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- NPR
-
- NSA
-
- NRC
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Npt
-
- SOF
-
- NNE
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- NOP
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- NNP
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NFC
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- SPR
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- ISR
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- ist
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- IRS
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- IRO
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- ITA
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- ITC
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- IRC
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- ite
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- ISA
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- NSF
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- NCO
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TT
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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.
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- FA
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noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- FP
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- RF
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- SN
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- 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.
- OA
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- EI
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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.
- FC
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- AO
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- TC
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- FE
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- RI
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- IP
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- TP
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NP
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- ic
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- SA
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- S.
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- i.
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- NI
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- NF
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- IF
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noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- NC
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- N.
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- RP
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- CE
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- TN
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- t.
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- T1
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- fn
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- O.
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- SF
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- RN
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.