Anagrams of press-agentry
Word press-agentry has
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- press-agent
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noun,
a person employed to promote the interests of an individual, organization, etc., by obtaining favorable publicity through advertisements, mentions in columns, and the like.
- grass-tree
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noun,
any Australian plant of the genus Xanthorrhoea, of the lily family, having a stout, woody stem bearing a tuft of long grasslike leaves and a dense flower spike.
- estranges
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verb (used with object),
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
- strangers
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noun,
a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance:
- passenger
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noun,
a person who is traveling in an automobile, bus, train, airplane, or other conveyance, especially one who is not the driver, pilot, or the like.
- sergeanty
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noun,
serjeanty.
- sap-green
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noun,
a green pigment obtained from the juice of buckthorn berries, used chiefly in dyes for wood, paper, and textiles.
- septenary
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noun,
a group or set of seven.
- segreant
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adjective,
(of a griffin) rampant.
- regrates
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verb (used with object),
to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
- greasers
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noun,
a person or thing that greases.
- styrenes
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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.
- grantees
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- presages
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noun,
a presentiment or foreboding.
- earnests
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- Stranger
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noun,
a person with whom one has had no personal acquaintance:
- presents
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noun,
the present time.
- sarsenet
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noun,
sarcenet.
- terranes
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- gypsters
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noun,
gyp1 (def 3).
- trepangs
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noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- pasterns
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- Asperges
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noun,
the rite of sprinkling the altar, clergy, and people with holy water before High Mass.
- serrates
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adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- re-press
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verb (used with or without object),
to press again or anew.
- reagents
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noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- partners
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- greatens
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- ryegrass
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noun,
any of several European grasses of the genus Lolium, as L. perenne (perennial ryegrass) grown for forage in the U.S.
- estrange
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verb (used with object),
to turn away in feeling or affection; make unfriendly or hostile; alienate the affections of:
- partyers
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noun,
a person who parties, especially regularly or habitually:
- Sergeant
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noun,
a noncommissioned army officer of a rank above that of corporal.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- sensate
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adjective,
perceiving or perceived through the senses.
- easters
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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.
- serapes
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- geysers
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noun,
a hot spring that intermittently sends up fountainlike jets of water and steam into the air.
- senegas
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noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- negates
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verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- Negress
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noun,
a term used to refer to a black woman or girl.
- yestern
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adjective,
yester.
- sateens
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- teasers
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- pargets
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noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- partyer
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noun,
a person who parties, especially regularly or habitually:
- partner
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- asperse
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verb (used with object),
to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- Serpens
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noun,
the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head (Serpens Caput) and the tail (Serpens Cauda) with Ophiuchus in between.
- greases
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noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- yester-
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- sprangs
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noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- gyrates
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adjective,
Zoology. having convolutions.
- gypster
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noun,
gyp1 (def 3).
- stepney
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noun,
a former borough of Greater London, England, now part of Tower Hamlets.
- gerents
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noun,
a ruler or manager.
- Spenser
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noun,
Edmund, c1552–99, English poet.
- estrays
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noun,
a person or animal that has strayed.
- gearset
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noun,
a combination of gears that mesh to provide a particular gear ratio.
- 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.
- gasters
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- gaspers
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noun,
a cigarette.
- garrets
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noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- garnets
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- gayness
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noun,
homosexuality.
- garners
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noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- gyrenes
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- sparges
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noun,
a sprinkling.
- Serpent
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noun,
a snake.
- greaser
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noun,
a person or thing that greases.
- serrate
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adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- synapse
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noun,
a region where nerve impulses are transmitted and received, encompassing the axon terminal of a neuron that releases neurotransmitters in response to an impulse, an extremely small gap across which the neurotransmitters travel, and the adjacent membrane of an axon, dendrite, or muscle or gland cell with the appropriate receptor molecules for picking up the neurotransmitters.
- synapte
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noun,
a litany.
- Greater
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noun,
a person who has achieved importance or distinction in a field:
- greaten
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verb (used with object),
to make greater; enlarge; increase.
- sangers
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noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- enrages
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- ergates
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noun,
a worker ant.
- graters
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noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- grapery
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noun,
a building where grapes are grown.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- erasers
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noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- grantee
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noun,
the receiver of a grant.
- pasters
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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.
- seaters
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- stagers
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noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- regrate
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verb (used with object),
to buy up (grain, provisions, etc.) in order to sell again at a profit in or near the same market.
- pesetas
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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.
- pessary
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noun,
a device worn in the vagina to support a displaced uterus.
- rangers
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noun,
forest ranger.
- argents
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- pesters
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- terrane
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- presage
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noun,
a presentiment or foreboding.
- resents
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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.
- reseats
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- tessera
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noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- pyrenes
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noun,
a putamen or stone, especially when there are several in a single fruit; a nutlet.
- reapers
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noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- repress
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verb (used with object),
to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- repents
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adjective,
creeping.
- regress
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noun,
the act of going back; return.
- regrets
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noun,
a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
- transp.
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- preter-
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- presser
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noun,
a person or thing that presses or applies pressure.
- repeats
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- presets
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- present
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noun,
the present time.
- reentry
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noun,
an act of reentering.
- agentry
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noun,
the profession, business, or activities of an agent:
- ternary
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noun,
a group of three.
- reagent
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noun,
a substance that, because of the reactions it causes, is used in analysis and synthesis.
- rasters
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noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- raspers
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noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- trepang
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noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- 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.
- arrests
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noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- 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.
- 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.
- Garter
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noun,
Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
- sparry
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adjective,
of or relating to mineral spar.
- regret
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noun,
a sense of loss, disappointment, dissatisfaction, etc.
- Garret
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noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- sparge
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noun,
a sprinkling.
- renter
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noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- spares
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- sprang
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noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- raster
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noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- gyrene
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Grants
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noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- grapey
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adjective,
grapy.
- repays
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verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- prests
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noun,
a loan.
- Garnet
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- grasps
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noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- Grasse
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noun,
François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
- Garner
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noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- grassy
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adjective,
covered with grass.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- raters
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- stagey
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adjective,
stagy.
- pryers
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noun,
prier.
- gyrate
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adjective,
Zoology. having convolutions.
- Gasper
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noun,
a cigarette.
- gerent
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noun,
a ruler or manager.
- ranges
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- sprays
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noun,
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
- geyser
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noun,
a hot spring that intermittently sends up fountainlike jets of water and steam into the air.
- sprags
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noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- Sperry
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noun,
Elmer Ambrose, 1860–1930, U.S. inventor and manufacturer.
- Reaper
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noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- genera
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noun,
a plural of genus.
- genets
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noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- sprats
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Gentry
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noun,
wellborn and well-bred people.
- 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.
- Speyer
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noun,
a city in SW Germany, on the Rhine.
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- regent
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noun,
a person who exercises the ruling power in a kingdom during the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign.
- gastr-
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- Gasser
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noun,
Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
- speers
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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.
- Gesner
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noun,
Konrad von [kon-rad von;; German kawn-raht fuh n] /ˈkɒn ræd vɒn;; German ˈkɔn rɑt fən/ (Show IPA), 1516–65, Swiss naturalist.
- Ranger
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noun,
forest ranger.
- Gessen
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noun,
Goshen (def 1).
- Spears
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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.
- gestes
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noun,
gest.
- speans
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verb (used with object),
to wean.
- rasper
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noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- reests
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- sparse
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adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- grates
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noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- grease
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noun,
the melted or rendered fat of animals, especially when in a soft state.
- pagers
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noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- pantry
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- sarsen
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- 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.
- Sartre
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noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- payees
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noun,
a person to whom a check, money, etc., is payable.
- pagnes
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noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- sateen
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noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- satyrs
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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.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- stager
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noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- senary
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adjective,
of or relating to the number six.
- 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.
- sarges
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noun,
sergeant.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- negate
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verb (used with object),
to deny the existence, evidence, or truth of:
- 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.
- pastes
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- Sanger
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noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- sayest
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verb,
2nd person singular of say1 .
- peasen
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noun,
a plural of pease.
- Sayers
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noun,
Dorothy L(eigh) 1893–1957, English novelist, essayist, and dramatist.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- parget
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- penta-
-
- Perret
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noun,
Auguste [oh-gyst] /oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1954, French architect.
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- 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.
- sarees
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noun,
sari.
- perses
-
noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- senega
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noun,
the dried root of a milkwort, Polygala senega, of the eastern U.S., used as an expectorant and diuretic.
- repass
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verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- greets
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- syngas
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noun,
synthetic natural gas.
See under synthetic fuel.
- yagers
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noun,
jaeger (defs 2, 3).
- snares
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noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Gretry
-
noun,
André Ernest Modeste [ahn-drey er-nest maw-dest] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ ɛrˈnɛst mɔˈdɛst/ (Show IPA), 1741–1813, French operatic composer.
- Gretna
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noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- greens
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noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- prangs
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verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- pastry
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- greasy
-
adjective,
smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Yeager
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noun,
Charles (Elwood) ("Chuck") born 1923, U.S. aviator and test pilot: the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound (1947).
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- resets
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- sentry
-
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.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- napery
-
noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- yearns
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pyrans
-
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.
- serges
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- Pyrene
-
noun,
a putamen or stone, especially when there are several in a single fruit; a nutlet.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- prayer
-
noun,
a devout petition to God or an object of worship.
- yentas
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- Greats
-
- grater
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- gapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Strega
-
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- energy
-
noun,
the capacity for vigorous activity; available power:
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- enrage
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely angry; put into a rage; infuriate:
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- enter-
-
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- enters
-
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:
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- strays
-
noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- ergate
-
noun,
a worker ant.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- angsts
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- anergy
-
noun,
Pathology. deficiency of energy.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- steers
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- eatery
-
noun,
a restaurant or other commercial establishment serving food.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- eagres
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- teensy
-
adjective,
teeny; tiny.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Assyr.
-
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- Easter
-
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.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- tenses
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- aspens
-
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.
- Egesta
-
noun,
matter egested from the body, as excrement or other waste.
- egests
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- egress
-
noun,
the act or an instance of going, especially from an enclosed place.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- egrets
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- artery
-
noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- arsen-
-
- steres
-
- eagers
-
noun,
eagre.
- tressy
-
adjective,
resembling or having tresses.
- gantry
-
noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- agrees
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- treasr
-
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- estray
-
noun,
a person or animal that has strayed.
- starry
-
adjective,
abounding with stars:
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- esters
-
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 .
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- stapes
-
noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- stages
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- trans.
-
- steeps
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- Passy
-
noun,
Frédérick [frey-dey-reek] /freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1822–1912, French economist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1901.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pass.
-
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- pases
-
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.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- rangy
-
adjective,
(of animals or people) slender and long-limbed.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Peary
-
noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- artsy
-
adjective,
arty.
- 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.
- Sans.
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- patr-
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- tera-
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Patsy
-
noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- rears
-
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pasty
-
noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- 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.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- treys
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- pret.
-
- raspy
-
adjective,
harsh; grating; rasping.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- payee
-
noun,
a person to whom a check, money, etc., is payable.
- 30-30
-
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- payt.
-
- teeny
-
adjective,
tiny.
- Payne
-
noun,
John Howard, 1791–1852, U.S. actor and dramatist.
- payer
-
noun,
a person who pays.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- pagne
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- Pansy
-
noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- sates
-
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.
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- eager
-
noun,
eagre.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- pant-
-
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- party
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- part.
-
- assn.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- asst.
-
- Parry
-
noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- panty
-
noun,
panties.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- astr.
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Tegea
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Arcadia, Greece.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- Regt.
-
- ante-
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- prays
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- antsy
-
adjective,
unable to sit or stand still; fidgety:
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- prae-
-
- pyres
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- apery
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- treas
-
- tyees
-
noun,
chinook salmon.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Tyner
-
noun,
McCoy (Sulaimon Saud) born 1938, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- rept.
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Ayres
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- tyres
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- Tyree
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in Antarctica, near Ronne Ice Shelf. About 16,290 feet (4965 meters).
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- pryer
-
noun,
prier.
- Pres.
-
- tynes
-
noun,
tine.
- preys
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- angry
-
adjective,
feeling or showing anger or strong resentment (usually followed by at, with, or about):
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- repay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- 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.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- 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.
- apses
-
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.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- pert.
-
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Perry
-
noun,
a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- arrgt
-
- pene-
-
- 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.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- peaty
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- terr.
-
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Terry
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- agree
-
verb (used with object),
to concede; grant (usually followed by a noun clause):
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Reger
-
noun,
Max [mahks] /mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1873–1916, German composer and pianist.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- resp.
-
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- peta-
-
- restr
-
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- petr-
-
- 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.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- span-
-
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- spays
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- grapy
-
adjective,
of, like, or composed of grapes.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grays
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- entry
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- stray
-
noun,
a domestic animal found wandering at large or without an owner.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- gyres
-
noun,
a ring or circle.
- 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.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- stge.
-
- GRASS
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- greys
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- snags
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- snaps
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- Tansy
-
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.
- eyras
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- snyes
-
noun,
a backwater.
- tangs
-
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- grees
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- Greer
-
noun,
Germaine, born 1939, Australian feminist and writer.
- eyres
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- Green
-
noun,
a color intermediate in the spectrum between yellow and blue, an effect of light with a wavelength between 500 and 570 nm; found in nature as the color of most grasses and leaves while growing, of some fruits while ripening, and of the sea.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- tangy
-
adjective,
having a tang.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Taney
-
noun,
Roger Brooke, 1777–1864, U.S. jurist: chief justice of the U.S. 1836–64.
- engr.
-
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- gassy
-
adjective,
full of or containing gas.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- gasts
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- gasps
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- Srta.
-
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stays
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- stagy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or suggestive of the stage.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- gests
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- geste
-
noun,
gest.
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- Speer
-
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.
- Gerry
-
noun,
Elbridge [el-brij] /ˈɛl brɪdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1744–1814, U.S. politician: vice president 1813–14.
Compare gerrymander.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- spray
-
noun,
water or other liquid broken up into minute droplets and blown, ejected into, or falling through the air.
- essay
-
noun,
a short literary composition on a particular theme or subject, usually in prose and generally analytic, speculative, or interpretative.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- genre
-
noun,
a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like:
- Genet
-
noun,
any small, Old World carnivore of the genus Genetta, especially G. genetta, having spotted sides and a ringed tail.
- 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 .
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- Yager
-
noun,
jaeger (defs 2, 3).
- greet
-
verb (used with object),
to address with some form of salutation; welcome.
- yangs
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- Ypres
-
noun,
a town in W Belgium: battles 1914–18.
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- tears
-
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Serge
-
noun,
a twilled worsted or woolen fabric used especially for clothing.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Segre
-
noun,
Emilio [uh-mee-lee-oh,, uh-meel-yoh;; Italian e-mee-lyaw] /əˈmi liˌoʊ,, əˈmil yoʊ;; Italian ɛˈmi lyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1989, U.S. physicist, born in Italy: Nobel prize 1959.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- egest
-
verb (used with object),
to discharge, as from the body; void (opposed to ingest).
- Egypt
-
noun,
Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Capital: Cairo.
Formerly (1958–71) United Arab Republic.
- yenta
-
noun,
a person, especially a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- serry
-
verb (used with or without object),
to crowd closely together.
- nasty
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nears
-
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- tarry
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- egers
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- nests
-
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.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- syst.
-
- Synge
-
noun,
John Millington [mil-ing-tuh n] /ˈmɪl ɪŋ tən/ (Show IPA), 1871–1909, Irish dramatist.
- eagre
-
noun,
a tidal bore or flood.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- seats
-
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.
- seepy
-
adjective,
(especially of ground, a plot of land, or the like) soaked or oozing with water; not drained.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Syene
-
noun,
ancient name of Aswan.
- yeans
-
verb (used without object),
(of a sheep or goat) to bring forth young.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Yeats
-
noun,
William Butler, 1865–1939, Irish poet, dramatist, and essayist: Nobel prize 1923.
- yearn
-
verb (used without object),
to have an earnest or strong desire; long:
- EGRET
-
noun,
any of several usually white herons that grow long, graceful plumes during the breeding season, as Egretta garzetta (little egret) of the Old World.
- 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.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- 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.
- Reg.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- stay
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- Ste.
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- regr
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- spry
-
adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- SASE
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Tyrr
-
noun,
Tyr.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- says
-
noun,
what a person says or has to say.
- 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.
- syn-
-
- snye
-
noun,
a backwater.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Ryan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ryas
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- ryes
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- RNAS
-
- rpt.
-
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- syne
-
adverb, preposition, conjunction,
since.
- Syr.
-
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- sers
-
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).
- spay
-
noun,
a three-year-old male red deer.
- ten.
-
- typ.
-
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- 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:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- sepn
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- seps
-
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.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- stg.
-
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- ter.
-
- str.
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- repr
-
- Tyne
-
noun,
tine.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tyee
-
noun,
chinook salmon.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gyne
-
- gyn-
-
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- gene
-
noun,
the basic physical unit of heredity; a linear sequence of nucleotides along a segment of DNA that provides the coded instructions for synthesis of RNA, which, when translated into protein, leads to the expression of hereditary character.
- Gen.
-
- gyre
-
noun,
a ring or circle.
- 1080
-
- gees
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Gary
-
noun,
Elbert Henry, 1846–1927, U.S. financier and lawyer.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- Gays
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. a homosexual person, especially a male.
- Gyps
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- yrs.
-
- nyet
-
adverb, noun,
no1 .
- 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.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nary
-
adjective,
not any; no; never a:
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nays
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- Nagy
-
noun,
Imre [im-re] /ˈɪm rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1896–1958, Hungarian political leader: premier 1953–55, 1956.
- Yser
-
noun,
a river flowing from N France through NW Belgium into the North Sea: battles 1914–18. 55 miles (89 km) long.
- yens
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- 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.
- yarn
-
noun,
thread made of natural or synthetic fibers and used for knitting and weaving.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- yaps
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- Yang
-
noun,
See under yin and yang.
- gres
-
- Grey
-
noun,
Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman: prime minister 1830–34.
- gree
-
noun,
superiority, mastery, or victory.
- gras
-
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Gray
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- NYSE
-
- Apr.
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arr.
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arg.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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.
- 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.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ant.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- agst
-
- agr.
-
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- Agee
-
noun,
James, 1909–55, U.S. author, scenarist, and film critic.
- aet.
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- aer-
-
- ASSR
-
- ates
-
- est.
-
- Eyre
-
noun,
a circuit made by an itinerant judge (justice in eyre) in medieval England.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- Espy
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- esp.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- ergs
-
- Ens.
-
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Eng.
-
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- eyne
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- 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.
- eyen
-
noun,
plural of eye.
- eyas
-
noun,
a nestling, usually a hawk.
- Eger
-
noun,
German name of Ohře.
- eery
-
adjective,
eerie.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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:
- 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:
- Nysa
-
noun,
the mountain where Zeus sent the infant Dionysus to protect him from the vindictive wrath of Hera.
- gyr-
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pnea
-
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- pre-
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- prs.
-
- 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.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Pers
-
- 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.
- per.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Pet.
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- 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.
- Pen.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pyas
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- pyes
-
noun,
pie4 .
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- pyr-
-
- 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.
- PSAT
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- pts.
-
- ptg.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- PAYE
-
- pays
-
- Pan.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EPS
-
- PGA
-
- STP
-
- ery
-
- py-
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- TGN
-
- EPT
-
- EPA
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Ep.
-
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- APS
-
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Ayn
-
noun,
ʿain.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ERP
-
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- 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.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Agt
-
- NSA
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- ESR
-
- ANG
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Any
-
Idioms,
any which way, in any manner whatever; indifferently or carelessly:
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ese
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- 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.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- PSE
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ast
-
- at.
-
- PSG
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- EEG
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eg.
-
- ASR
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- tr.
-
- PSS
-
- tra
-
- 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.
- PSA
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ASN
-
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ene
-
- en-
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RPS
-
- ATP
-
- Re.
-
- Tng
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TPN
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- ARS
-
- Tpr
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- 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.
- PRA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- ase
-
- 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.
- TSS
-
- ety
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Nay
-
noun,
a denial or refusal.
- 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).
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- TSP
-
- TSE
-
- ap-
-
- trp
-
- ag-
-
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- yes
-
noun,
an affirmative reply.
- yer
-
- Yen
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Japan, equal to 100 sen or 1000 rin. Symbol: ¥; Abbreviation: Y.
- PaG
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Sgt
-
- an.
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- Ar.
-
- yas
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- SAR
-
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- ae.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- 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.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- se-
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Pa.
-
- 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.
- NYP
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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:
- Pg.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NES
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- 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.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Pr.
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- pt.
-
- ETR
-
- 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.
- GTS
-
- SST
-
- RPG
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- SPS
-
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- RNR
-
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SSA
-
- SSE
-
- SSN
-
- SSR
-
- St.
-
- gt.
-
- Sta
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- RNA
-
- ays
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Gay
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. a homosexual person, especially a male.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ETS
-
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- Rs.
-
- Gee
-
noun,
a sum of one thousand dollars:
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- GSR
-
- GSA
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- gre
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Gr.
-
- GPS
-
- GNP
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- REA
-
- gyp
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Ges
-
- RSA
-
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- SPR
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- gey
-
adverb,
Scot. considerably; very.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- TN
-
- TP
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ty
-
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- GN
-
- Y.
-
- YT
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SN
-
- 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):
- yr
-
- SA
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NG
-
- NY
-
- NP
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SG
-
- S.
-
- RN
-
- ey
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RP
-
- T1
-
- TG
-
- t.
-
- ry
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- G.
-
- GP
-
- rg
-