Anagrams of present-day
Word present-day has
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- red-tapey
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- sedentary
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adjective,
characterized by or requiring a sitting posture:
- pederasty
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noun,
sexual relations between two males, especially when one of them is a minor.
- septenary
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noun,
a group or set of seven.
- predates
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verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- pretends
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adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- red-tape
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noun,
excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- pederast
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noun,
a person who engages in pederasty.
- east-end
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noun,
a section of E London, England.
- pedantry
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noun,
the character, qualities, practices, etc., of a pedant, especially undue display of learning.
- year-end
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noun,
year's end; the end of a calendar year.
- arpents
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- panders
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noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- estrade
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noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- yester-
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- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- Serpent
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noun,
a snake.
- pretend
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adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- pentads
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noun,
a period of five years.
- pedants
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noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- departs
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noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- tenders
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noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- present
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noun,
the present time.
- dyspnea
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noun,
difficult or labored breathing.
- dentary
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noun,
one of a pair of membrane bones that in lower vertebrates form the distal part of the lower jaws and in mammals comprise the mandible.
- styrene
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noun,
a colorless, water-insoluble liquid, C 8 H 8 , having a penetrating aromatic odor, usually prepared from ethylene and benzene or ethylbenzene, that polymerizes to a clear transparent material and copolymerizes with other materials to form synthetic rubbers.
- transp.
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- petards
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noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- repents
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adjective,
creeping.
- predate
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verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- synapte
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noun,
a litany.
- deanery
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noun,
the office, jurisdiction, district, or residence of an ecclesiastical dean.
- endears
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Penates
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plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- stepney
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noun,
a former borough of Greater London, England, now part of Tower Hamlets.
- 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.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- yestern
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adjective,
yester.
- standee
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noun,
a person who stands, as a passenger in a train, a spectator at a theater, etc., either because all the seats are taken or because standing room is cheaper than a seat.
- padeyes
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noun,
a ring fixed to the structure of a ship as a hold for small lines, tackles, etc.
- repeats
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- pyrenes
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noun,
a putamen or stone, especially when there are several in a single fruit; a nutlet.
- Spender
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noun,
a person who spends, especially one who habitually spends excessively or lavishly; spendthrift.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- 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.
- resend
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verb (used with object),
to send again.
- Reseda
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noun,
a grayish green.
- ternes
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noun,
terne metal.
- deters
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verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- Sterne
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noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- desert
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noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- depart
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noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- yentas
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noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- serape
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- denary
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adjective,
containing ten; tenfold.
- repand
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adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- petard
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noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- repays
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verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- dentes
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noun,
plural of dens.
- drapes
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noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- dynast
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noun,
a ruler or potentate, especially a hereditary ruler.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- teaser
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Parsee
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noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- peseta
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- Ernest
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Snyder
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noun,
Gary, born 1930, U.S. poet and essayist.
- eatery
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noun,
a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.
- speedy
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adjective,
characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
- enates
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noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Enders
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noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- parted
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- enter-
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- 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:
- pastry
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- yearns
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verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Dnestr
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noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- Teresa
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noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- preens
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- Strand
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noun,
the land bordering the sea, a lake, or a river; shore; beach.
- napery
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- tender
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noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- redans
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noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- teensy
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adjective,
teeny; tiny.
- etapes
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noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- estray
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noun,
a person or animal that has strayed.
- pesade
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noun,
a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
- Easter
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Steady
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noun,
Informal. a person of the opposite sex whom one dates exclusively; sweetheart; boyfriend or girlfriend.
- endear
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verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- spread
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noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- Speyer
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noun,
a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine.
- trades
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noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- pyrans
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noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- sateen
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- Sender
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noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- arsen-
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- Senate
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noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- senary
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adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- 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.
- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- trans.
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- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- aretes
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- treens
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noun,
treenware.
- Arendt
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noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- sentry
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noun,
a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- ardent
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adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- pedate
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adjective,
having a foot or feet.
- pentad
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noun,
a period of five years.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- Santee
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- pander
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noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- pantry
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- Andres
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noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- antres
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- nested
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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.
- penta-
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- Sander
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noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- Pyrene
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noun,
a putamen or stone, especially when there are several in a single fruit; a nutlet.
- pedant
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noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- treads
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noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- payees
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noun,
a person to whom a check, money, etc., is payable.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- astern
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adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- sedate
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adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- padres
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noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- adepts
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noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- adren-
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- trends
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noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- padeye
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noun,
a ring fixed to the structure of a ship as a hold for small lines, tackles, etc.
- neaped
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adjective,
grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
- peasen
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noun,
a plural of pease.
- trendy
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noun,
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
- Spear
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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.
- Payne
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noun,
John Howard, 1791–1852, U.S. actor and dramatist.
- spean
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verb (used with object),
to wean.
- etnas
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noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- paren
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- Ester
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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 .
- payer
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noun,
a person who pays.
- pards
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noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Tarne
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noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- entry
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- tarns
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noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- etape
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noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- payee
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noun,
a person to whom a check, money, etc., is payable.
- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Tansy
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- part.
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- padre
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noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- 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.
- Tapes
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noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- spade
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noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- spend
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verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- Taney
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noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- Tarde
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noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- Ernst
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noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- taper
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- ernes
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noun,
sea eagle.
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- span-
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- spent
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- spray
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noun,
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
- sneer
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noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- tardy
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adjective,
late; behind time; not on time:
- sprat
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- snead
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noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- erase
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verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- petr-
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- Spree
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noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- napes
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noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Ypres
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noun,
a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.
- nears
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- Stern
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noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- neaps
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noun,
neap tide.
- pyres
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noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- stane
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- ster.
-
- Pansy
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noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- pant-
-
- nates
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noun,
buttocks; rump.
- step-
-
- steer
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noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- nasty
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- paned
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adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- Steep
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noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Steen
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noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- panty
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noun,
panties.
- prae-
-
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- steed
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noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- Nader
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noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- pants
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noun,
trousers (def 1).
- nards
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noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prand
-
- prays
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verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- stand
-
noun,
the act of standing; an assuming of or a remaining in an upright position.
- needy
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) needy persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- pret.
-
- strap
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noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- Srta.
-
- Pydna
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noun,
a town in ancient Macedonia, W of the Gulf of Salonika: decisive Roman victory over the Macedonians 186 b.c.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- pandy
-
noun,
a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- presa
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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.
- Pres.
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- pardy
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adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- nerds
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noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- nerdy
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adjective,
Slang. of or like a nerd.
- prees
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noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Strep
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noun,
streptococcus.
- stray
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noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- Neper
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noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- yeans
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verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- peta-
-
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- pyran
-
noun,
either of two compounds having the formula C 5 H 6 O, containing one oxygen and five carbon atoms arranged in a six-membered ring.
- yeast
-
noun,
any of various small, single-celled fungi of the phylum Ascomycota that reproduce by fission or budding, the daughter cells often remaining attached, and that are capable of fermenting carbohydrates into alcohol and carbon dioxide.
- Yeats
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noun,
William Butler, 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- pred.
-
- yenta
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- preys
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- rynds
-
noun,
rind2 .
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- septa
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noun,
plural of septum.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Tyree
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noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, near Ronne Ice Shelf. About 16,290 feet (4965 meters).
- tyres
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- Sept.
-
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- astr.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- peaty
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ASPEN
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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.
- peats
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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.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Peary
-
noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- resp.
-
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- deeps
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Deary
-
noun,
darling.
- tyees
-
noun,
chinook salmon.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- speed
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- tynes
-
noun,
tine.
- darts
-
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- retd.
-
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- artsy
-
adjective,
arty.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- pene-
-
- treys
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- satyr
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of a class of woodland deities, attendant on Bacchus, represented as part human, part horse, and sometimes part goat and noted for riotousness and lasciviousness.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- aden-
-
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- 30-30
-
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- seepy
-
adjective,
(especially of ground, a plot of land, or the like) soaked or oozing with water; not drained.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- seedy
-
adjective,
abounding in seed.
- apery
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- antsy
-
adjective,
unable to sit or stand still; fidgety:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ante-
-
- treed
-
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.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- treas
-
- Sandy
-
noun,
a male given name.
- andry
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- rept.
-
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Ready
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Syene
-
noun,
ancient name of Aswan.
- pert.
-
- payt.
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- raspy
-
adjective,
harsh; grating; rasping.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- pated
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- teeny
-
adjective,
tiny.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- pasty
-
noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- Teyde
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), Teide, Pico de.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- party
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- rayed
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- eyres
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- Randy
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- tears
-
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- synd.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- 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.
- dynes
-
noun,
the standard centimeter-gram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second on a mass of one gram. Abbreviation: dyn.
- patr-
-
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- 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.
- Patsy
-
noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- repay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- dept.
-
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- dent.
-
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- Denys
-
noun,
Saint, Denîs, Saint.
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- tera-
-
- Dryas
-
noun,
any creeping plant belonging to the genus Dryas, of the rose family, having solitary white or yellow flowers, comprising the mountain avens.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Reedy
-
adjective,
full of reeds:
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- drays
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pers
-
- Pet.
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- RNAS
-
- Rep.
-
- 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.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- rynd
-
noun,
rind2 .
- sepn
-
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- 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.
- Sat.
-
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- rpt.
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- std.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- PSAT
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- prs.
-
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- pnea
-
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- pyr-
-
- pyes
-
noun,
pie4 .
- pyas
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- spay
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- 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.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- syn-
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- pts.
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- Syr.
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- rad.
-
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- PTSD
-
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- Pen.
-
- Dyna
-
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Dray
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- dpt.
-
- ter.
-
- 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.
- dys-
-
- dyne
-
noun,
the standard centimeter-gram-second unit of force, equal to the force that produces an acceleration of one centimeter per second per second on a mass of one gram. Abbreviation: dyn.
- dyes
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- drys
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- Dyer
-
noun,
John, 1700–58, British poet.
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- der.
-
- depr
-
- dep.
-
- Deny
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Den.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- TDRS
-
- eery
-
adjective,
eerie.
- EDTA
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- 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.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- easy
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- 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.
- 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:
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- deys
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- eyen
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- ands
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- ant.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- Andy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Andrew.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- ayes
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- aet.
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aer-
-
- tRNA
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- tyee
-
noun,
chinook salmon.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dat.
-
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- typ.
-
- type
-
noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- art.
-
- eyed
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- 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.
- eyes
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- NYSE
-
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- PAYE
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- eyne
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- NASD
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Ste.
-
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- spry
-
adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- pays
-
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- peds
-
- pede
-
- ped.
-
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- Pan.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- patd
-
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- NADP
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- yrs.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Ens.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- est.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Espy
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- Esd.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- end-
-
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- yeas
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- yean
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- str.
-
- Yard
-
noun,
a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- yaps
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Eyre
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- esp.
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- TSE
-
- trp
-
- TSP
-
- TDY
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- STP
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- 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).
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- tpd
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Sr.
-
- TPN
-
- 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.
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- spt
-
- SPR
-
- 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.
- PDT
-
- SED
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ene
-
- en-
-
- eye
-
noun,
the organ of sight, in vertebrates typically one of a pair of spherical bodies contained in an orbit of the skull and in humans appearing externally as a dense, white, curved membrane, or sclera, surrounding a circular, colored portion, or iris, that is covered by a clear, curved membrane, or cornea, and in the center of which is an opening, or pupil, through which light passes to the retina.
- EDT
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDP
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ed.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- EPA
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ead
-
- ea.
-
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- DST
-
- DSR
-
- DSP
-
- Ep.
-
- EPS
-
- Dry
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- ETS
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- yds
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- yad
-
noun,
a tapered, usually ornamented rod, usually of silver, with the tip of the tapered part forming a fist with the index finger extended, used by the reader of a scroll of the Torah as a place marker.
- ETR
-
- EPT
-
- ety
-
- ESR
-
- ese
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- ery
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- DSA
-
- DRE
-
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- ays
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- 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.
- ard
-
- APS
-
- 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.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- ase
-
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ad-
-
- ap-
-
- ARS
-
- ASN
-
- Dr.
-
- DEA
-
- DPS
-
- DPA
-
- DNR
-
- DNA
-
- dyn
-
- dye
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- DET
-
- Dey
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- de-
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- DAR
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DAY
-
noun,
the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset:
- DAE
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- at.
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- yer
-
- 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.
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- RPS
-
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDA
-
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Re.
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Rd.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- PRA
-
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- py-
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- sd.
-
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDA
-
- SAR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAE
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Sp.
-
- RTS
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- rnd
-
- RNA
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- 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.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NYP
-
- Nye
-
noun,
Edgar Wilson ("Bill Nye") 1850–96, U.S. humorist.
- NYA
-
- 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:
- NES
-
- NAD
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- nr.
-
- Ney
-
noun,
Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA), Duke of Elchingen [el-khing-uh n] /ˈɛl xɪŋ ən/ (Show IPA), 1769–1815, French revolutionary and Napoleonic military leader: marshal of France 1805–15.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NDE
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- pd.
-
- NRA
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- NSA
-
- Pr.
-
- Pa.
-
- YTD
-
- RP
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- t.
-
- N.
-
- TD
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- ND
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- NY
-
- yd
-
noun,
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
- S.
-
- NP
-
- SA
-
- YT
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- D.
-
- Y.
-
- R.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- yr
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ey
-
- 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.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ry
-
- DN
-
- RN
-
- SN
-
- ty
-
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- DP
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- TN
-
- TP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- T1
-