Anagrams of prescient
Word prescient has
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- percents
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noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- scienter
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noun,
a mental state in which one has knowledge that one’s action, statement, etc., is wrong, deceptive, or illegal: often used as a standard of guilt:
- precents
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verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- secretin
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noun,
a polypeptide hormone, produced in the small intestine, that activates the pancreas to secrete pancreatic juice.
- cistern
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noun,
a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- percent
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noun,
Also called per centum. one one-hundredth part; 1/100.
- cretins
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- pectens
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- scepter
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- sceptre
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- respect
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- Script.
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- pectins
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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.
- receipt
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noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- spectre
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noun,
specter.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entices
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- enteric
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noun,
enterics, Bacteriology. enterobacteria.
- Spencer
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- specter
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noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- incepts
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- inspect
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- tenrecs
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- Serpent
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noun,
a snake.
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- Epstein
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noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- present
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noun,
the present time.
- pincers
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noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- precise
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adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- centres
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- centri-
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- precent
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verb (used with object),
to lead as a precentor in singing.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- pierces
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- recepts
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- repents
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adjective,
creeping.
- sprint
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- prints
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Recent
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noun,
Also called Holocene. (initial capital letter) Geology. the Recent Epoch or Series.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- insect
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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.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- specie
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noun,
coined money; coin.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Spence
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noun,
a pantry.
- recti-
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- recept
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- Spener
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noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- Ernest
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- recipe
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noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- escent
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- recite
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- instr.
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- piecer
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- resent
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- Pierce
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- Peirce
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noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- pectin
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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.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- preens
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Niepce
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noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- septi-
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- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- pieces
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noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- pecten
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noun,
Zoology, Anatomy.
a comblike part or process.
a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.
- inter.
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- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- enter-
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- censer
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- ternes
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noun,
terne metal.
- treens
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noun,
treenware.
- Sterne
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noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Center
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- centi-
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- centr-
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- Centre
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noun,
Geometry. the middle point, as the point within a circle or sphere equally distant from all points of the circumference or surface, or the point within a regular polygon equally distant from the vertices.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- tierce
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- enters
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Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- tripes
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- entice
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verb (used with object),
to lead on by exciting hope or desire; allure; inveigle:
- tenrec
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noun,
any of several insectivorous mammals of the family Tenrecidae, of Madagascar, having a long, pointed snout, certain species of which are spiny and tailless.
- crepes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- creeps
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- Perse
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noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- tines
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- petr-
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- resin
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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.
- peres
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noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- Peter
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noun,
penis.
- peri-
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- resp.
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- peris
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noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- pert.
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- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- cires
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- tiers
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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.
- peens
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noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- penis
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- scent
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- crest
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- terne
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noun,
terne metal.
- crept
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noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- step-
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- crepe
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- scree
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Crees
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- creep
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noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- scene
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noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- pene-
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- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terns
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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.
- terse
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adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- cines
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noun,
a film; motion picture.
- ripen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Peers
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noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- cites
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noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Pence
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noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- petri
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- Epist
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- reset
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Cenis
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noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- prees
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noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Pres.
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- cent.
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- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- pret.
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- Price
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- reest
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- cense
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verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- print
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- cents
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noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- rect.
-
- recpt
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- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Recit
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- recip
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- tripe
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- 30-30
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- preen
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- cepes
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noun,
cep.
- cine-
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- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rept.
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- cetin
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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.
- piece
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noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- cetes
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noun,
a number of badgers together.
- treen
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noun,
treenware.
- Cesti
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noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- nitr-
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- cert.
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- reins
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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.
- Pines
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noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- rents
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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.
- Ceres
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noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- rente
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- pirns
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noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- reni-
-
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Piers
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noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- scrip
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noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Crete
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noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Strep
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noun,
streptococcus.
- spect
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noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- Ieper
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noun,
Ypres.
- strip
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noun,
a striptease.
- spec.
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- teens
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noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- incr.
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- snipe
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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.
- inept
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adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- insep
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- stirp
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noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insp.
-
- inst.
-
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- sneer
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noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- rcpt.
-
- intr.
-
- Siret
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noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Siren
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siree
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noun,
sirree.
- Speer
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noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- spent
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- Tepic
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Ernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- ster.
-
- Steep
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noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- sprit
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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.
- ernes
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noun,
sea eagle.
- 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.
- stipe
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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.
- Spree
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noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spirt
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spire
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noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- spine
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noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- ESPEC
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- spier
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spice
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Irene
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- tense
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noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- crit.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Sept.
-
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Seric
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- seti-
-
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- sect.
-
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rpt.
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- 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.
- sepn
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- 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.
- 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.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sci.
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- scr.
-
- Ste.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sec.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- str.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- ter.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- ten.
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tri-
-
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Rep.
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- 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.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- enc.
-
- 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.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- 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.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- ect-
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- Cres
-
- ence
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- pct.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Pen.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- etc.
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- Inc.
-
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- esp.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Ens.
-
- Ire.
-
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- NCTE
-
- epi-
-
- cir.
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pre-
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 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.
- 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.
- per.
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- cet-
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- prec
-
- 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.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prin
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- prs.
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- psec
-
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- pts.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- 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.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- 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.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pet.
-
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pers
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- CST
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- Sr.
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- spt
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- 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.
- CIE
-
- CIP
-
- SPR
-
- ERT
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- ESR
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- trp
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- TPN
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- CSR
-
- Tpr
-
- ec-
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TCS
-
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- EEC
-
- eir
-
- tr.
-
- EIS
-
- cte
-
- STP
-
- en-
-
- ETR
-
- CPS
-
- CPR
-
- CPI
-
- STI
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ene
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Ep.
-
- CNS
-
- TPI
-
- 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.
- IRC
-
- ETS
-
- PRC
-
- 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.
- SCP
-
- pc.
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NSC
-
- NRC
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PSC
-
- nr.
-
- se-
-
- Npt
-
- PSE
-
- NPR
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Rs.
-
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- pt.
-
- RSE
-
- prn
-
- rt.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- 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:
- Sp.
-
- sc.
-
- Ps.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ipr
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- RPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- ine
-
- in.
-
- ier
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ics
-
- RCN
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- 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).
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- 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:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NES
-
- 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.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- 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).
- ne-
-
- RCP
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- RC
-
- R.
-
- RI
-
- CE
-
- TP
-
- ee
-
- TN
-
- t.
-
- ic
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SN
-
- IP
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- N.
-
- NC
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- T1
-
- RP
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- i.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- S.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RN
-