Anagrams of prevaricates
Word prevaricates has
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- prevaricate
-
verb (used without object),
to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie.
- separative
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adjective,
tending to separate.
- privateers
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noun,
an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
- reparative
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adjective,
tending to repair; repairing; mending.
- vice-pres
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- arrestive
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adjective,
tending to arrest or take hold of the attention, interest, etc.
- careerist
-
noun,
a person who follows a career.
- vicarates
-
noun,
vicariate.
- traceries
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noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- acierates
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verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- privateer
-
noun,
an armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight or harass enemy ships.
- vesicate
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verb (used with object),
to raise vesicles or blisters on; blister.
- Epicaste
-
noun,
Jocasta.
- vertices
-
noun,
a plural of vertex.
- parasite
-
noun,
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- creative
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adjective,
having the quality or power of creating.
- pareiras
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noun,
the root of a South American vine, Chondodendron tomentosum, used as a source of curare, a diuretic, etc.
- rescript
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noun,
a written answer, as of a Roman emperor or a pope, to a query or petition in writing.
- asperate
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verb (used with object),
to make rough, harsh, or uneven:
- caterers
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noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- erratics
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- versiera
-
noun,
witch of Agnesi.
- re-trace
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verb (used with object),
to trace again, as lines in writing or drawing.
- traverse
-
noun,
the act of passing across, over, or through.
- privates
-
noun,
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
- partiers
-
noun,
partyer.
- Terceira
-
noun,
an island in the Azores, in the N Atlantic. 153 sq. mi. (395 sq. km). Capital: Angra do Heroismo.
- aspirate
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noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- crispate
-
adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- avarices
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- perisarc
-
noun,
the horny or chitinous outer case or covering protecting the soft parts of hydrozoans.
- perverts
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noun,
a person who practices sexual perversion.
- Serratia
-
noun,
a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
- septaria
-
noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- variates
-
noun,
Statistics. random variable.
- arteries
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- acierate
-
verb (used with object),
to convert (iron) into steel.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- acervate
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adjective,
pertaining to growth, especially of fungi, that forms a dense, heaped-up mass.
- reactive
-
adjective,
tending to react.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- terraces
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- vicarate
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noun,
vicariate.
- separate
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noun,
Usually, separates. women's outer garments that may be worn in combination with a variety of others to make different ensembles, as matching and contrasting blouses, skirts, and sweaters.
- carreta
-
noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- aseptic
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noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- carpets
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- vacates
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verb (used with object),
to give up possession or occupancy of:
- Spiraea
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noun,
spirea.
- spectra
-
noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- spectre
-
noun,
specter.
- Pescara
-
noun,
a city in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- triceps
-
noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- carters
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- pervert
-
noun,
a person who practices sexual perversion.
- peavies
-
noun,
peavey.
- pectase
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noun,
an enzyme occurring in various fruits and involved in the formation of pectic acid from pectin.
- receipt
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noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- perries
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noun,
a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- arteri-
-
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- Pereira
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noun,
Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.
- specter
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noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- picaras
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noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- Travers
-
noun,
P(amela) L. 1899–1996, Australian writer, especially of children's stories, in England.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- scepter
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- Servite
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noun,
a member of an order of mendicant friars, founded in Florence in 1233, engaged in fostering devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- Service
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noun,
an act of helpful activity; help; aid:
- terrace
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noun,
a raised level with a vertical or sloping front or sides faced with masonry, turf, or the like, especially one of a series of levels rising one above another.
- serrate
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adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- terries
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noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- Sievert
-
noun,
the standard unit in the International System of Units (SI) of dose equivalent having the same biological effect as one joule of x-rays per kilogram of recipient mass (or one gray):
Abbreviation: Sv.
- aviates
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verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- captive
-
noun,
a prisoner.
- tierces
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Script.
-
- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- scraper
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noun,
a person or thing that scrapes.
- sceptre
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- avarice
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noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- caritas
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noun,
charity.
- scarper
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verb (used without object),
to flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.
- tracers
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noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- pareira
-
noun,
the root of a South American vine, Chondodendron tomentosum, used as a source of curare, a diuretic, etc.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- sparver
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noun,
a tentlike bed curtain or canopy.
- parries
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noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- erratic
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noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- erratas
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noun,
plural of erratum.
- partier
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noun,
partyer.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- Parvati
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the benevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- 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.
- caseate
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- actives
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noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- pricers
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noun,
(especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
- private
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noun,
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
- veriest
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adverb,
in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly:
- veritas
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noun,
truth.
- verites
-
noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- privets
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noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- retires
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- restive
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adjective,
impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
- aerates
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- respire
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verb (used with object),
to breathe; inhale and exhale.
- respect
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- striper
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noun,
Military.
a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes:
an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service:
- caviars
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noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- reprise
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noun,
Usually, reprises. Law. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
- previse
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verb (used with object),
to foresee.
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- Tarpeia
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noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- reapers
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noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- recepts
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- viscera
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plural noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
- recites
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- repeats
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- rapiers
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noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- acerate
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- craters
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noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- repairs
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- crisper
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noun,
a person or thing that crisps, corrugates, or curls.
- retrace
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verb (used with object),
to trace backward; go back over:
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Caserta
-
noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- pierces
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- variate
-
noun,
Statistics. random variable.
- varices
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noun,
plural of varix.
- apteria
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- caterer
-
noun,
one whose business is to provide food, supplies, and sometimes service at social gatherings.
- precava
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noun,
See under vena cava.
- precise
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adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- precast
-
adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- reverts
-
noun,
a person or thing that reverts.
- aperies
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- preter-
-
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- strive
-
verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- Ecevit
-
noun,
Bülent [by-lent] /büˈlɛnt/ (Show IPA), 1925–2006, Turkish journalist and political leader: prime minister 1974, 1978–80, 1998–2002.
- 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.
- evicts
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verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- sprier
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adjective,
a comparative of spry.
- everts
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- Evarts
-
noun,
William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- civets
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- creeps
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- criers
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- specie
-
noun,
coined money; coin.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- stiver
-
noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- evites
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Stevia
-
noun,
a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- starve
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
- escape
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- cravat
-
noun,
necktie (defs 1, 2).
- Stacia
-
noun,
a female given name.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- sevier
-
noun,
John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
- revest
-
verb (used with object),
to vest (a person) again, as with ownership or office; reinvest; reinstate.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- priers
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- revers
-
noun,
a part of a garment turned back to show the lining or facing, as a lapel.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- pricer
-
noun,
(especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
- revert
-
noun,
a person or thing that reverts.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- revets
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- revise
-
noun,
an act of revising.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- ricers
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Pierre
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Dakota, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
- privet
-
noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- recept
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- Reaper
-
noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- rasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- recti-
-
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- Pierce
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- Servia
-
noun,
former name of Serbia.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- Parsva
-
noun,
a semilegendary Tirthankara of the 8th century b.c., said to have been born after a series of pious incarnations in each of which he was killed by an antagonist who had originally been his elder brother: the twenty-third Tirthankara.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- parica
-
noun,
a snuff used by certain Indians of South America containing dimethyltryptamine and other hallucinogenic agents, obtained from the seeds of the tree Piptadenia peregrina.
- pareve
-
adjective,
having no meat or milk in any form as an ingredient and being permissible for use with both meat and dairy meals as stated in the dietary laws:
- Parcae
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- savate
-
noun,
a sport resembling boxing but permitting blows to be delivered with the feet as well as the hands.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Seaver
-
noun,
(George) Thomas ("Tom"; "Tom Terrific") born 1944, U.S. baseball pitcher.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- Itasca
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
- septi-
-
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- Server
-
noun,
a person who serves.
- parvis
-
noun,
a vacant enclosed area in front of a church.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- picara
-
noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- Perret
-
noun,
Auguste [oh-gyst] /oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1954, French architect.
- Rivera
-
noun,
Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- rivets
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- 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.
- Peraea
-
noun,
a region in ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- peaces
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- pavers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- patri-
-
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- averts
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- Avesta
-
noun,
a collection of sacred Zoroastrian writings, including the Gathas.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- aviate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- capias
-
noun,
a writ commanding an officer to take a specified person into custody.
- capita
-
noun,
plural of caput.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- career
-
noun,
an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed as one's lifework:
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Carver
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- casita
-
noun,
a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
- Caspar
-
noun,
one of the three Magi.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- averse
-
adjective,
having a strong feeling of opposition, antipathy, repugnance, etc.; opposed:
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Varese
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, NW of Milan.
- vicars
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- active
-
noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- Vesper
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the evening star, especially Venus; Hesperus.
- vesica
-
noun,
Anatomy. a bladder.
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- verset
-
noun,
Prosody. a brief verse, especially from Scripture.
- verite
-
noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- Aparri
-
noun,
a seaport on N Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- Vasari
-
noun,
Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
- varies
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- varier
-
noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- arecas
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- atavic
-
adjective,
atavistic.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- arrive
-
noun,
a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
- vacate
-
verb (used with object),
to give up possession or occupancy of:
- 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.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- 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):
- treasr
-
- Travis
-
noun,
William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- cavers
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- cerat-
-
- caveat
-
noun,
a warning or caution; admonition.
- caviar
-
noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- Tarvia
-
- Cavite
-
noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- cavate
-
adjective,
hollowed out, as a space excavated from rock:
- cavies
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Saiva
-
noun,
Shaiva.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- 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.
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- 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.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- pert.
-
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Arras
-
noun,
a rich tapestry.
- peri-
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- crit.
-
- peta-
-
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- 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.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- vairs
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Piave
-
noun,
a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- River
-
noun,
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- petri
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- parve
-
adjective,
pareve.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- treas
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- part.
-
- 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.
- astr.
-
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- pari-
-
- ative
-
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- sarc-
-
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- 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.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- 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.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- pavis
-
noun,
a large oblong shield of the late 14th through the early 16th centuries, often covering the entire body and used especially by archers and soldiers of the infantry.
- Pavia
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, S of Milan: Charles V captured Francis I here.
- Paver
-
noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- patr-
-
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- ASPCA
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- varas
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- veter
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- aceae
-
- acet-
-
- 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.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- acpt.
-
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- Vesta
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins: identified with the Greek Hestia.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- rept.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- verts
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- recip
-
- 30-30
-
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Reave
-
verb (used with object),
to take away by or as by force; plunder; rob.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- rears
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- VISTA
-
noun,
a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
- Visct
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Viper
-
noun,
any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- Recit
-
- rcpt.
-
- recpt
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- vice-
-
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- rect.
-
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- resp.
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Pres.
-
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- revet
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- prae-
-
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- vari-
-
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- cert.
-
- 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.
- pret.
-
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- aeri-
-
- restr
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- verse
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- priv.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- veers
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- veeps
-
noun,
a vice president.
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- 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.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- spec.
-
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- carp-
-
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- ESPEC
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- sieve
-
noun,
an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- evict
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Evert
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- Evers
-
noun,
(James) Charles, born 1922, U.S. civil-rights leader.
- evase
-
adjective,
widened at the top, as a vase or chimney flue.
- caps.
-
- Capt.
-
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- 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.
- terr.
-
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Srta.
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- stave
-
noun,
one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- cata-
-
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- 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.
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- Steve
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Steven or Stephen.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- 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.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- Epist
-
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- 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.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- sever
-
verb (used with object),
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- tears
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- scat-
-
- Seric
-
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Avars
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- pacas
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- avast
-
verb (imperative),
(used as a command to stop or cease):
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Isaac
-
noun,
a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- 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.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- IATSE
-
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- sect.
-
- para-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- serve
-
noun,
the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- seti-
-
- avers
-
- spiv
-
noun,
a petty criminal, especially a black marketeer, racetrack tout, or petty thief.
- 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.
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- repr
-
- vet.
-
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Save
-
noun,
an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
- 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.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Sava
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- scr.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- vias
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Vict
-
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- str.
-
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- Visc
-
- visa
-
noun,
an endorsement issued by an authorized representative of a country and marked in a passport, permitting the passport holder to enter, travel through, or reside in that country for a specified amount of time, for the purpose of tourism, education, employment, etc.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Vic.
-
- trav
-
- Ste.
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Sra.
-
- ter.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Rep.
-
- sci.
-
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Siva
-
noun,
Shiva.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- serv
-
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- vacs
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- rpt.
-
- riv.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- var.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- rit.
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- tri-
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- sec.
-
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- 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.
- Rev.
-
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- vers
-
- Seve
-
noun,
the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- vees
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- tavs
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- vars
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
- VAST
-
noun,
Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
- vas-
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- vase
-
noun,
a vessel, as of glass, porcelain, earthenware, or metal, usually higher than it is wide, used chiefly to hold cut flowers or for decoration.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- SPCA
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- Vat.
-
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- veep
-
noun,
a vice president.
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- 1080
-
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Ice.
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Ire.
-
- asc-
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- art.
-
- IATA
-
- IAEA
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- ates
-
- evap
-
- atic
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- esp.
-
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- 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.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- ARIS
-
- arr.
-
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- civ.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- est.
-
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- CATV
-
- Cav.
-
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crat
-
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cat.
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Ave.
-
- ect-
-
- Aves
-
noun,
a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Avis
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- cap.
-
- 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.
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- eave
-
noun,
Usually, eaves. the overhanging lower edge of a roof.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- 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.
- pat.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- AAEE
-
- 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.
- aer-
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- RSVP
-
noun,
a reply to an invitation:
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- AARP
-
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- psia
-
- PSAT
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- prs.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prev
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Pvt.
-
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- pts.
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acea
-
- pave
-
noun,
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- aet.
-
- Aire
-
- per.
-
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- 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.
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- perv
-
noun,
a sexual pervert.
- Pers
-
- RCVR
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Apr.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pct.
-
- APSA
-
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- psec
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- Ar.
-
- CEA
-
- ct.
-
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Vte
-
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CAI
-
- CAA
-
- TCS
-
- ACP
-
- VTC
-
- AIA
-
- TCA
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- ap-
-
- VIP
-
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- AAE
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- AAP
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Aar
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- av.
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ac-
-
- Vt.
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- CIP
-
- ae.
-
- cs.
-
- Ver
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- trp
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- 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.
- TVA
-
- Va.
-
- vs.
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- 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.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- ase
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- ARS
-
- APC
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- VCR
-
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- APS
-
- AIC
-
- ASI
-
- cr.
-
- tr.
-
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TIA
-
- cp.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ca.
-
- Avi
-
- AVC
-
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- ACV
-
- TPI
-
- Tpr
-
- AEA
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- tra
-
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- a-v
-
- ATV
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- AEC
-
- ATC
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- ASV
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- CPA
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- SCP
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- sc.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- SAR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAE
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- se-
-
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- SAA
-
- ise
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- 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).
- CPI
-
- ISR
-
- ITV
-
- ist
-
- ISV
-
- ITA
-
- 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.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Sp.
-
- ier
-
- RPS
-
- PTV
-
- PVA
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
- PVC
-
noun,
a white, water-insoluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the polymerization of vinyl chloride: used chiefly for thin coatings, insulation, and pipings.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- RCP
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- 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.
- RCA
-
- RCT
-
- REA
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- RTS
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSV
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPV
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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:
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- 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.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- PRA
-
- PRC
-
- PSA
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- IPA
-
- ISA
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- spt
-
- EAA
-
- ear
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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.
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- St.
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
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- ECA
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- EEC
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- eir
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- EIS
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- Ep.
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- EPA
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- EPS
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- ea.
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- CVT
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- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- CRP
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- TAP
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noun,
a light but audible blow:
- CPR
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- Tai
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noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
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preposition,
to.
- CPS
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- SVR
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- SVC
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- STV
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- CRS
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- CVA
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- CRT
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- CSA
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- STP
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- CSR
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- CST
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- CTA
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- cte
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- STI
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- EPT
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- VTR
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noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- ics
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- SIP
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noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ETS
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- ETR
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- ERE
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preposition, conjunction,
before.
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- EVA
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noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- Eve
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
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adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ESR
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- ese
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- SPA
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noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ERV
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- IAS
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- ERP
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- err
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verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- Ia.
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- ERT
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- ETV
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- ESA
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- Esc
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- i.
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RC
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- SV
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- t.
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- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- ic
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RI
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- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- CE
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- VR
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- IP
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- SA
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- S.
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- RV
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- TP
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- VP
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- TV
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noun,
television.
- RP
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- VI
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- EV
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- VC
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
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- ee
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
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