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- atropines
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- Peronista
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noun,
Peronist.
- triptanes
-
noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- Patterson
-
noun,
Eleanor Medill ("Cissy") 1884–1948, U.S. newspaper editor and publisher.
- patentors
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- stationer
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noun,
a person who sells the materials used in writing, as paper, pens, pencils, and ink.
- point-set
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adjective,
(of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
- strepto-
-
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- transept
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noun,
any major transverse part of the body of a church, usually crossing the nave, at right angles, at the entrance to the choir.
- pronates
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- prostate
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noun,
prostate gland.
- tentoria
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noun,
Anatomy. an extension of one of the membranes covering the cerebrum which, with the transverse fissure, separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.
- Protista
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
- atropine
-
noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- operants
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- tertians
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noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- straiten
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verb (used with object),
to put into difficulties, especially financial ones:
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- ten-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- nitrates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- intreats
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- tenorist
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noun,
a person who sings tenor.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- patentor
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noun,
a person or official agency that grants patents.
- portents
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- 11-point
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- triptane
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noun,
a colorless liquid, C 7 H 17 , having high antiknock properties as a fuel: used chiefly as an admixture to airplane gasolines.
- patterns
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- tropines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- patients
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- tritones
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- intreat
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verb (used with or without object),
entreat.
- stearo-
-
- spitter
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noun,
a person or thing that spits.
- spotter
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noun,
a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
- Stentor
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noun,
(in the Iliad) a Greek herald with a loud voice.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- spatter
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noun,
the act or the sound of spattering:
- iterant
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adjective,
characterized by repetition; repeating.
- natters
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- senator
-
noun,
a member of a senate.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- nitrate
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- steato-
-
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- teapots
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noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- tartine
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noun,
a fancy French open-faced sandwich topped with spreadable ingredients.
- tarpons
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- tapster
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noun,
a bartender.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- Esparto
-
noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- strato-
-
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- strati-
-
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- sterno-
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- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- patties
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noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- protest
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noun,
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid:
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- patriot
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noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- portent
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- pattens
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- partite
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noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- partons
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- potties
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noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- patient
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- protist
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noun,
any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- patents
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- notates
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- rotates
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adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- Rosetta
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noun,
a town in N Egypt, at a mouth of the Nile.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- reptant
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adjective,
repent2 .
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- patters
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noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- rattons
-
noun,
a rat.
- pattern
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noun,
a decorative design, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- tipster
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noun,
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- Transit
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- transp.
-
- antero-
-
- Tristan
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noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- 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.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- arseno-
-
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- atiptoe
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adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- tinters
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- artiste
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- tertian
-
noun,
Pathology. a tertian fever.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- 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.
- toaster
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noun,
an instrument or appliance for toasting bread, muffins, etc.
- aristo-
-
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- septi-
-
- treats
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- aniso-
-
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- arsen-
-
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- nitro-
-
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- natter
-
noun,
a conversation; chat.
- Trento
-
noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- patios
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- titres
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noun,
titer.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- patent
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Potter
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noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- Sitter
-
noun,
a person who sits.
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- 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.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- potent
-
noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- sapro-
-
- ottars
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- ariose
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adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- trans.
-
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- ratite
-
noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- tortes
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- ptero-
-
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- 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.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- rottes
-
noun,
rote2 .
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- panto-
-
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- rotate
-
adjective,
wheel-shaped: applied especially to a gamopetalous short-tubed corolla with a spreading limb.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- spiro-
-
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- astro-
-
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- stript
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- astron
-
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- tinter
-
noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- penta-
-
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- terat-
-
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- petro-
-
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- taters
-
noun,
potato.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- taster
-
noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- tarso-
-
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- tetra-
-
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- tetras
-
noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- aeron.
-
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instr.
-
- Patten
-
noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- inter.
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- stater
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- intra-
-
- titers
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- intro.
-
- patter
-
noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- iatro-
-
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- patri-
-
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- steno-
-
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Port.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- toti-
-
- pros.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Prot.
-
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- pron.
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- Trent
-
noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- 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.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- poet.
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Pres.
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- post-
-
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trop-
-
- treas
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- prae-
-
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stat.
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- 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.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spor-
-
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- Srta.
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- span-
-
- tears
-
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- 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.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rept.
-
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- tonia
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- 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.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- reni-
-
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sero-
-
- seti-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Sino-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sito-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- rotte
-
noun,
rote2 .
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sanit
-
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sept.
-
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- OPers
-
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- areo-
-
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- anti-
-
- nitr-
-
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Otter
-
noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- oste-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- atto-
-
- intr.
-
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insep
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- IATSE
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- 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.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- nears
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- 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.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- naso-
-
- Iran.
-
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- astr.
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- ation
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- pant-
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- 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.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patr-
-
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- 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.
- part.
-
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- 30-30
-
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- peta-
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- pert.
-
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peri-
-
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pari-
-
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- pro-
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Pers
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ates
-
- iso-
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- att.
-
- 1080
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- tron
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- neo-
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- pnea
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Tit.
-
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- tion
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- NIRA
-
- per.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- est.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- str.
-
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Ens.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- epi-
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pan.
-
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- attn
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ter.
-
- Sra.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- 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.
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Ire.
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- inae
-
- 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.
- 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.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- prin
-
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- int.
-
- par.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- 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.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Ste.
-
- pre-
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- 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.
- sepn
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Ont.
-
- Rep.
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- OPer
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- trit
-
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- opia
-
- 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.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Apr.
-
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- apo-
-
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- tri-
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ano-
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- prs.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- pts.
-
- aer-
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- PSAT
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- psia
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ANSI
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- pos.
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- pat.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Aire
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- ant.
-
- pot.
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- rit.
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ARIS
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- nos-
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- rpt.
-
- top-
-
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- not-
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sat.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- aet.
-
- RNAS
-
- art.
-
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- RONA
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- NTIA
-
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- tRNA
-
- Pen.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- en-
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ARS
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Ar.
-
- ASN
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- 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.
- ase
-
- TNT
-
- EIS
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Tro
-
- ASI
-
- ap-
-
- eir
-
- ast
-
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- trp
-
- ATP
-
- TPI
-
- TSE
-
- tra
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- APS
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ae.
-
- TIA
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- at.
-
- 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.
- eo-
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ASR
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- aor
-
- 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.
- ean
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ea.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- an.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- OIr
-
- OAP
-
- ROA
-
- RNA
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- 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.
- ROI
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- ons
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROP
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- rt.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- Ep.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- RSE
-
- OSA
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- op.
-
- REA
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- SAR
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PRA
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- POR
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Pa.
-
- POA
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- OTS
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- Re.
-
- ote
-
- PTT
-
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- NOP
-
- TTS
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- St.
-
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- Sta
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- IAS
-
- Sr.
-
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- SPR
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- STI
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ISA
-
- ERP
-
- EPA
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Ia.
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ESR
-
- STP
-
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- spt
-
- ise
-
- 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).
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ne-
-
- ISR
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- 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:
- NIA
-
- 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.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- NEA
-
- ist
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- RI
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- IP
-
- S.
-
- t.
-
- AO
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TP
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TT
-
- TN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RO
-
- NI
-
- R.
-
- RN
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- NP
-
- SN
-
- OA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- i.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- RP
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- EI
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SA
-