Anagrams of prevarications

Word prevarications has 3119 anagrams that can be made by using the letters of prevarications.

13 letter words you can make with prevarications

prevarication: noun, the act of prevaricating, or lying:

11 letter words you can make with prevarications

respiration: noun, the act of respiring; inhalation and exhalation of air; breathing.
Carpinteria: noun, a town in SW California.

10 letter words you can make with prevarications

copartners: noun, a partner or associate, as in a business.
insectaria: noun, a place in which a collection of living insects is kept, as in a zoo.
cinerarias: noun, any of several horticultural varieties of a composite plant, Senecio hybridus, of the Canary Islands, having clusters of flowers with white, blue, purple, red, or variegated rays.
speciation: noun, the formation of new species as a result of geographic, physiological, anatomical, or behavioral factors that prevent previously interbreeding populations from breeding with each other.
overprints: noun, Printing. a quantity of printing in excess of that desired; overrun.
ascriptive: adjective, pertaining to, involving, or indicating ascription, especially the ascribing of qualities or characteristics.
reparation: noun, the making of amends for wrong or injury done:
part-score: noun, a contract to make less than the number of tricks required for game:
air-to-air: adverb, from one aircraft, missile, or the like, to another while in flight:
criterions: noun, a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
covariates: noun, a continuous control variable that is observed rather than manipulated but can affect the outcome of an experiment or study:
separation: noun, an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
voracities: noun, the condition or quality of being voracious.
ascription: noun, the act of ascribing.
periastron: noun, the point at which the stars of a binary system are closest (opposed to apastron).
pericrania: noun, the outer periosteum of the cranium.
Praetorian: noun, a person having the rank of praetor or ex-praetor.
aspiration: noun, a strong desire, longing, or aim; ambition:
Travancore: noun, a former state in SW India: merged 1949 with Cochin to form a new state (Travancore and Cochin) reorganized 1956 to form the larger part of Kerala state.
contraries: noun, something that is contrary or opposite:
victorians: noun, a person who lived during the Victorian period.
Victoriana: plural noun, Victorian art objects, furnishings, bric-a-brac, etc.
isentropic: adjective, having a constant entropy.

9 letter words you can make with prevarications

Victorian: noun, a person who lived during the Victorian period.
prevision: noun, foresight, foreknowledge, or prescience.
operatics: noun, Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb) the technique or method of producing or staging operas. exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
opacities: noun, the state or quality of being opaque.
vicarates: noun, vicariate.
ascertain: verb (used with object), to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine:
overprint: noun, Printing. a quantity of printing in excess of that desired; overrun.
invocates: verb (used with object), invoke.
Portinari: noun, Cândido [kahn-dee-doo] /ˈkɑ̃ di dʊ/ (Show IPA), 1903–62, Brazilian painter.
re-strain: verb (used with or without object), to strain again.
one-a-cat: noun, one old cat.
vicariate: noun, the office or authority of a vicar.
copartner: noun, a partner or associate, as in a business.
certosina: noun, a technique of inlaying light-colored material, as bone, ivory, metal, or pale wood, in elaborate designs on a dark ground.
variation: noun, the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree:
aspirator: noun, an apparatus or device employing suction.
Trinacria: noun, an ancient name of Sicily.
aviations: noun, the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft.
criterion: noun, a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
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cinerator: noun, an incinerator.
Cineraria: noun, any of several horticultural varieties of a composite plant, Senecio hybridus, of the Canary Islands, having clusters of flowers with white, blue, purple, red, or variegated rays.
opticians: noun, a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
anti-icer: noun, a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
topiaries: noun, topiary work; the topiary art.
invertors: noun, any muscle that turns a limb or part inward.
parasitic: adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of parasites.
precisian: noun, a person who adheres punctiliously to the observance of rules or forms, especially in matters of religion.
precision: noun, the state or quality of being precise.
narrative: noun, a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious.
portances: noun, bearing; behavior.
sectarian: noun, a member of a sect.
inerratic: adjective, not erratic or wandering; fixed:
victories: noun, a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
transpire: verb (used with object), to emit or give off (waste matter, watery vapor, an odor, etc.) through the surface, as of the body or of leaves.
caseation: noun, Pathology. transformation of tissue into a soft cheeselike mass, as in tuberculosis.
tarriance: noun, delay.
victorias: noun, the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
proactive: adjective, serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory:
serration: noun, serrated condition or form.
veronicas: noun, the image of the face of Christ, said in legend to have been miraculously impressed on the handkerchief or veil that St. Veronica gave to Him to wipe His face on the way to Calvary.
separator: noun, a person or thing that separates.
terrapins: noun, any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
creations: noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
procaines: noun, a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
procreant: adjective, procreating or generating:
Cartesian: noun, a follower of Cartesian thought.
seriation: noun, the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
covariate: noun, a continuous control variable that is observed rather than manipulated but can affect the outcome of an experiment or study:
Carnivora: noun, the order comprising the carnivores.
carnivore: noun, an animal that eats flesh.
covariant: adjective, (of one magnitude with respect to another) varying in accordance with a fixed mathematical relationship:
Peronista: noun, Peronist.
Patrician: noun, a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.
privation: noun, lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life:
inspector: noun, a person who inspects.
cast-iron: noun, an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
atropines: noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
proscenia: noun, Also called proscenium arch. the arch that separates a stage from the auditorium. Abbreviation: pros.
caparison: noun, a decorative covering for a horse or for the tack or harness of a horse; trappings.
caveators: noun, a person who files or enters a caveat.
priorates: noun, the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
variscite: noun, a secondary mineral, hydrated phosphate of aluminum, Al(PO 4)⋅2H 2 O, occurring mainly as massive, bluish-green nodules: sometimes used as a gem.
acrospire: noun, the first sprout appearing in the germination of grain; the developed plumule of the seed.
tornarias: noun, the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
recaption: noun, the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
intercrop: noun, a crop plant growing between plants of a different crop.
craniates: noun, a craniate animal.
arriviste: noun, a person who has recently acquired unaccustomed status, wealth, or success, especially by dubious means and without earning concomitant esteem.
privacies: noun, the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion:
Victorine: noun, a fur tippet with long tabs at the ends.

8 letter words you can make with prevarications

ovaritis: noun, oophoritis.
overacts: verb (used with or without object), to act in an exaggerated manner.
overcast: noun, Meteorology. the condition of the sky when more than 95 percent covered by clouds.
positive: noun, something positive.
portance: noun, bearing; behavior.
postcava: noun, See under vena cava.
conative: noun, Grammar. a conative word, affix, or verbal aspect.
practise: noun, habitual or customary performance; operation:
conspire: verb (used with object), to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
perisarc: noun, the horny or chitinous outer case or covering protecting the soft parts of hydrozoans.
praetors: noun, (in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
priorate: noun, the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
pro-rata: adverb, in proportion; according to a certain rate.
pronates: verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
ocarinas: noun, a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
procaine: noun, a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
Veronica: noun, the image of the face of Christ, said in legend to have been miraculously impressed on the handkerchief or veil that St. Veronica gave to Him to wipe His face on the way to Calvary.
corvinas: noun, corbina.
privates: noun, a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
pristine: adjective, having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
prisoner: noun, a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
Priscian: noun, flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
priories: noun, a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey.
Octavian: noun, Augustus.
aspirate: noun, Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
Artesian: adjective, noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
printers: noun, a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
open-air: noun, the outdoors.
operants: noun, a person or thing that operates.
Pretoria: noun, a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
soricine: adjective, of or resembling the shrews.
optician: noun, a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
converts: noun, one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
scenario: noun, an outline of the plot of a dramatic work, giving particulars as to the scenes, characters, situations, etc.
contrive: verb (used with object), to plan with ingenuity; devise; invent:
aspirant: noun, a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
operatic: noun, Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb) the technique or method of producing or staging operas. exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
cisterna: noun, cistern (def 2).
pontiacs: noun, c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
caveator: noun, a person who files or enters a caveat.
Caterina: noun, a female given name, form of Catherine.
Paterson: noun, a city in NE New Jersey.
picrates: noun, a salt or ester of picric acid.
servitor: noun, a person who is in or at the service of another; attendant.
picrites: noun, a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
Capetian: noun, a member of this dynasty.
cantrips: noun, Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
Patricia: noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “patrician.”.
partners: noun, a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
cantoris: adjective, of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
pierrots: noun, a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
cavities: noun, any hollow place; hollow.
pinaster: noun, a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
partisan: noun, an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
partiers: noun, partyer.
caterans: noun, (formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
Capriote: noun, a native or inhabitant of Capri.
canopies: noun, a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
pertains: verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
Peronist: noun, a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
carotins: noun, carotene.
carports: noun, a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
periotic: adjective, surrounding the ear.
carrions: noun, dead and putrefying flesh.
caritive: adjective, (in certain inflected languages, especially of the Caucasian group) abessive.
carinate: adjective, Zoology, Botany. formed with a carina; keellike.
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.
caproate: noun, a salt or ester of caproic acid.
peacoats: noun, pea jacket.
Serratia: noun, a genus of rod-shaped, aerobic bacteria that are saprophytic on decaying plant or animal materials.
tsarevna: noun, czarevna.
tropines: noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
captains: noun, a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
capstone: noun, a finishing stone of a structure.
senorita: noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
canotier: noun, a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
seatrain: noun, a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
varistor: noun, a resistor whose resistance automatically varies in proportion to the voltage of the current through it.
Poincare: noun, Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
aviaries: noun, a large cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept.
variants: noun, a person or thing that varies.
pair-oar: noun, a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar.
painters: noun, an artist who paints pictures.
aversion: noun, a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually followed by to):
cistvaen: noun, cist2 .
variates: noun, Statistics. random variable.
avarices: noun, insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
pancreas: noun, a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin.
citrines: noun, a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
tricorns: noun, Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
varicose: adjective, abnormally or unusually enlarged or swollen:
Pointers: noun, a person or thing that points.
atropine: noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
Poitiers: noun, a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
overspin: noun, topspin.
aviation: noun, the design, development, production, operation, and use of aircraft, especially heavier-than-air aircraft.
avionics: noun, (used with a singular verb) the science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.
canister: noun, a small box or jar, often one of a kitchen set, for holding tea, coffee, flour, and sugar.
Cerritos: noun, a city in SW California.
centavos: noun, the 100th part of the monetary units of various nations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, and the Philippines.
vacation: noun, a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday:
Canaries: noun, any of several Old World finches of the genus Serinus, especially S. canaria (common canary) native to the Canary Islands and often kept as a pet, in the wild being greenish with brown streaks above and yellow below and in domesticated varieties usually bright yellow or pale yellow.
piracies: noun, practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
Piranesi: noun, Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
parities: noun, equality, as in amount, status, or character.
Parisian: noun, a native or inhabitant of Paris, France.
piscator: noun, fisherman.
variance: noun, the state, quality, or fact of being variable, divergent, different, or anomalous.
vanities: noun, excessive pride in one's appearance, qualities, abilities, achievements, etc.; character or quality of being vain; conceit:
pareiras: noun, the root of a South American vine, Chondodendron tomentosum, used as a source of curare, a diuretic, etc.
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varactor: noun, a semiconductor diode whose capacitance changes to match applied voltage, used to tune circuits by varying the reactance.
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.
paraison: noun, parison.
pantries: noun, a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
prorates: verb (used with object), to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
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spectro-
aoristic: adjective, Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
invertor: noun, any muscle that turns a limb or part inward.
actinias: noun, a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
trainers: noun, a person or thing that trains.
retrains: verb (used with object), to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
erratics: noun, an erratic or eccentric person.
rarities: noun, something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
Croatian: noun, a Croat.
introrse: adjective, turned or facing inward, as anthers that open toward the gynoecium.
antrorse: adjective, bent or directed forward or upward.
Victoria: noun, the ancient Roman goddess of victory, identified with the Greek goddess Nike.
revision: noun, the act or work of revising.
saponite: noun, a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
criteria: noun, a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
intarsia: noun, an art or technique of decorating a surface with inlaid patterns, especially of wood mosaic, developed during the Renaissance.
Victoire: noun, a female given name, French form of Victoria.
rotaries: noun, a rotary device or machine.
Rotarian: noun, a member of a Rotary Club.
apastron: noun, the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
crispate: adjective, (of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
aconites: noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
Estancia: noun, (in Spanish America) a landed estate or a cattle ranch.
crinites: noun, a fossil crinoid.
raincoat: noun, a waterproof or water-repellent coat worn as protection against rain.
anterior: adjective, situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
restrain: verb (used with object), to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
apiarist: noun, a person who keeps an apiary.
Erastian: noun, an advocate of Erastianism.
air-core: adjective, having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
repaints: noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
Aesopian: adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables:
airstrip: noun, a small landing field having only one runway.
Iscariot: noun, the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
sanative: adjective, having the power to heal; curative.
tapiocas: noun, a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
recision: noun, an act of canceling or voiding; cancellation.
enspirit: verb (used with object), inspirit.
ectopias: noun, the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
ancestor: noun, a person from whom one is descended; forebear; progenitor.
invocate: verb (used with object), invoke.
aerators: noun, an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
strainer: noun, a person or thing that strains.
reaction: noun, a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
Santeria: noun, (sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
narrates: verb (used with object), to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
invoices: noun, an itemized bill for goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms.
reprints: noun, a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
Visconti: noun, an Italian family that ruled Milan and Lombardy from 1277 to 1447.
tornaria: noun, the ciliated, free-swimming larva of certain hemichordates.
Torrance: noun, a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
rescript: noun, a written answer, as of a Roman emperor or a pope, to a query or petition in writing.
apiaries: noun, a place in which a colony or colonies of bees are kept, as a stand or shed for beehives or a bee house containing a number of beehives.
Interior: noun, the internal or inner part; inside.
sportive: adjective, playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry:
province: noun, an administrative division or unit of a country.
craniate: noun, a craniate animal.
vesicant: noun, a vesicant agent or substance.
rosarian: noun, a person who is fond of, develops, or cultivates roses.
vitrines: noun, a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.
arcanist: noun, a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.
terrapin: noun, any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
Aaronite: noun, one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
notaries: noun, notary public.
votaries: noun, a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
Creation: noun, the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
ripienos: noun, tutti (defs 3, 4).
inertias: noun, inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
acarines: noun, any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
vortices: noun, a plural of vortex.
apocrine: adjective, of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
vitrains: noun, the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
riparian: noun, Law. a person who owns land on the bank of a natural watercourse or body of water.
vicarate: noun, vicariate.
inactive: adjective, not active:
tavernas: noun, a small, unpretentious café or restaurant in Greece.
rivieras: noun, a resort area along the Mediterranean coast, extending from Saint Tropez, in SE France, to La Spezia, in NW Italy. French Côte d'Azur.

7 letter words you can make with prevarications

pectins: noun, a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
parries: noun, an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
centro-
incisor: noun, any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
epinaos: noun, a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
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parrots: noun, any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
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.
Icarian: noun, an inhabitant of Icaria.
incites: verb (used with object), to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
centavo: noun, the 100th part of the monetary units of various nations, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Cape Verde, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Peru, and the Philippines.
partans: noun, a crab.
trovers: noun, an action for the recovery of the value of personal property wrongfully converted by another to his or her own use.
partier: noun, partyer.
carters: noun, Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
Ericson: noun, Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
trocars: noun, a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
tapioca: noun, a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
parotic: adjective, situated about or near the ear.
cerato-
incepts: verb (used with object), to take in; ingest.
certain: Idioms, for certain, without a doubt; surely:
Tarasco: noun, Tarascan.
erasion: noun, the act of erasing.
parians: noun, a native or inhabitant of Paros.
episcia: noun, any of several tropical American plants of the genus Episcia, often cultivated as houseplants for their textured, variegated foliage and showy flowers.
pareira: noun, the root of a South American vine, Chondodendron tomentosum, used as a source of curare, a diuretic, etc.
taverna: noun, a small, unpretentious café or restaurant in Greece.
irenics: noun, the branch of theology dealing with the promotion of peace and conciliation among Christian churches. Compare polemics (def 2).
parison: noun, a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
tarpans: noun, a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
carreta: noun, a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
carrion: noun, dead and putrefying flesh.
evasion: noun, an act or instance of escaping, avoiding, or shirking something:
carport: noun, a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
Tarpeia: noun, a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
tropine: noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
cavorts: verb (used without object), to prance or caper about.
invoice: noun, an itemized bill for goods sold or services provided, containing individual prices, the total charge, and the terms.
inspire: verb (used with object), to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
tarpons: noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
ironers: noun, a person or thing that irons.
paviors: noun, a person that paves; paver.
catnips: noun, a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
catnaps: noun, a short, light nap or doze.
tarries: noun, a stay; sojourn.
cations: noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
tiepins: noun, a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
patinas: noun, a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
cateran: noun, (formerly) a freebooter or marauder of the Scottish Highlands.
pastina: noun, very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
patines: noun, patina.
inscape: noun, the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
Caserta: noun, a city in S Italy, near Naples.
Esparto: noun, any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
pavanes: noun, a stately dance dating from the 16th century.
inspect: verb (used with object), to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
Insecta: noun, the class comprising the insects.
servant: noun, a person employed by another, especially to perform domestic duties.
Caspian: noun, Caspian Sea.
Serrano: noun, a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
pastern: noun, the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
eristic: noun, a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
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.
parties: noun, a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
invites: noun, Informal. an invitation.
Estonia: noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
sericin: noun, a gelatinous organic compound that holds the two strands of natural silk together.
partner: noun, a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
inverts: noun, a person or thing that is inverted.
terrain: noun, a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
erotica: noun, written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
erotics: noun, an erotic poem.
erratas: noun, plural of erratum.
Setaria: noun, any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
caviars: noun, the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
partons: noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
erratic: noun, an erratic or eccentric person.
peasant: noun, a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
Parvati: noun, the wife of Shiva and the benevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
cave-in: noun, a collapse, as of anything hollow:
Pearson: noun, Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
peacoat: noun, pea jacket.
inertia: noun, inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
epicist: noun, a writer of epic poetry.
cistern: noun, a reservoir, tank, or container for storing or holding water or other liquid.
panties: noun, underpants or undershorts for women and children.
copters: noun, helicopter.
cornets: noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
Creator: noun, a person or thing that creates.
crepons: noun, a heavyweight crepe fabric.
corners: noun, the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
oneiric: adjective, of or relating to dreams.
corneas: noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
traipse: noun, a tiring walk.
treason: noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
operant: noun, a person or thing that operates.
cretins: noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
Niteroi: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
crinite: noun, a fossil crinoid.
opiates: noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
sparver: noun, a tentlike bed curtain or canopy.
trepans: noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
opiatic: adjective, of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
crinose: adjective, hairy.
Nicosia: noun, a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
copiers: noun, a person or thing that copies; copyist.
orceins: noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
Trevino: noun, Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
Crispen: verb (used with or without object), to make or become crisp.
crisper: noun, a person or thing that crisps, corrugates, or curls.
Nicetas: noun, Saint Ignatius (def 2).
Crispin: noun, Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
Treviso: noun, a city in NE Italy.
convert: noun, one who has been converted, as to a religion or opinion.
Spartan: noun, a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
cravens: noun, a coward.
stearic: adjective, of or relating to suet or fat.
corvine: adjective, pertaining to or resembling a crow.
spectra: noun, a plural of spectrum.
spicate: adjective, having spikes, as a plant.
costive: adjective, suffering from constipation; constipated.
ocarina: noun, a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
Spiraea: noun, spirea.
spirant: noun, fricative (def 2).
Travers: noun, P(amela) L. 1899–1996, Australian writer, especially of children's stories, in England.
coverts: noun, a covering; cover.
Oceania: noun, the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
sporran: noun, (in Scottish Highland costume) a large pouch for men, commonly of fur, worn, suspended from a belt, in front of the kilt.
notices: noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
Trapani: noun, a seaport in NW Sicily.
corvina: noun, corbina.
noetics: noun, the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
transp.
cortina: noun, a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
sporter: noun, a person or thing that sports, as a participant in a sport.
octanes: noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
Craiova: noun, a city in SW Romania.
travois: noun, a transport device, formerly used by the Plains Indians, consisting of two poles joined by a frame and drawn by an animal.
corsair: noun, a fast ship used for piracy.
cranio-
Octavia: noun, died 11 b.c, sister of Roman emperor Augustus and wife of Marc Anthony.
corresp
norites: noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
craters: noun, the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
cratons: noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
orients: noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
contras: noun, (often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
ironies: noun, the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
cistron: noun, a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
Civitan: noun, a member of Civitan International, a service club founded 1918.
natives: noun, Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
Torenia: noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
sirenic: adjective, of or characteristic of a siren; melodious, tempting, or alluring.
narrate: verb (used with object), to give an account or tell the story of (events, experiences, etc.).
citrons: noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
citrins: noun, bioflavonoid.
narcose: adjective, characterized by stupor; stuporous.
citrine: noun, a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
striper: 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:
Sinatra: noun, Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
ectopia: noun, the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
ivories: noun, the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
tricorn: noun, Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
Costain: noun, Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
Painter: noun, an artist who paints pictures.
taipans: noun, (in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
cirrose: adjective, having a cirrus or cirri.
cirrate: adjective, having cirri.
tanrecs: noun, tenrec.
paisano: noun, paisan.
entopic: adjective, being or occurring in the usual place.
entraps: verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
isation
paniers: noun, pannier.
toecaps: noun, a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
ironist: noun, a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
civitas: noun, the body of citizens who constitute a state, especially a city-state, commonwealth, or the like.
Navarre: noun, a former kingdom in SW France and N Spain.
stearin: noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
ovarian: adjective, of or relating to an ovary.
Croatia: noun, a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
contra-
orpines: noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
constr.
conster: verb (used with or without object), construe.
stearo-
cronies: noun, a close friend or companion; chum.
snorter: noun, a person or thing that snorts.
Ostrava: noun, a city in N Moravia, in the NE Czech Republic.
step-in: noun, step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
crosier: noun, a ceremonial staff carried by a bishop or an abbot, hooked at one end like a shepherd's crook.
Trainer: noun, a person or thing that trains.
Sno-Cat
ovaries: noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
ovipara: plural noun, egg-laying animals.
step-on: adjective, made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
neritic: adjective, of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
overact: verb (used with or without object), to act in an exaggerated manner.
tracers: noun, a person or thing that traces.
nectars: noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
Toscana: noun, Italian name of Tuscany.
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.
coaster: noun, a person or thing that coasts.
sterno-
coarser: adjective, of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
coarsen: verb (used with or without object), to make or become coarse.
overran: noun, an act or instance of overrunning.
Torrens: noun, Lake, a salt lake in Australia, in E South Australia. 130 miles (210 km) long; 2400 sq. mi. (6220 sq. km); 25 feet (8 meters) below sea level.
roaster: noun, a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
iatrics
arnicas: noun, any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
poetics: noun, literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
aviates: verb (used with or without object), to fly or fly in an aircraft.
Aretino: noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
Avestan: noun, an ancient East Iranian language of the Indo-European family, the language of all the Avesta but the Gathas. Compare Gathic (def 1).
repairs: noun, an act, process, or work of repairing:
version: noun, a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account:
variate: noun, Statistics. random variable.
Avertin
virions: noun, the infectious form of a virus as it exists outside the host cell, consisting of a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and, in some species, an external envelope.
repaint: noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
prosect: verb (used with object), to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
avionic: noun, (used with a singular verb) the science and technology of the development and use of electrical and electronic devices in aviation.
prosaic: adjective, commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
prorate: verb (used with object), to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
versant: noun, a slope of a mountain or mountain chain.
poietic
pronate: verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
avarice: noun, insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
varices: noun, plural of varix.
aristo-
pointer: noun, a person or thing that points.
varico-
aviator: noun, a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft.
variant: noun, a person or thing that varies.
pointes: noun, the tip of the toe.
scrapie: 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.
antero-
actives: noun, Grammar. the active voice. a form or construction in the active voice.
Script.
scrinia: noun, a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
activin: noun, a peptide that is synthesized in the pituitary gland and gonads and stimulates the secretion of FSH.
Antares: noun, a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
reactor: noun, a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
re-sort: verb (used with object), to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
piscina: noun, a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
piscine: adjective, of, relating to, or resembling a fish or fishes.
Pistoia: noun, a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
Pitocin
viscera: plural noun, Anatomy, Zoology. the organs in the cavities of the body, especially those in the abdominal cavity.
aerator: noun, an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
scraper: noun, a person or thing that scrapes.
reprint: noun, a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
protean: adjective, readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
prostie: noun, a prostitute.
reposit: verb (used with object), to put back; replace.
avocets: noun, any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
pitiers: noun, a person who pities.
reports: noun, an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
carpets: noun, a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
scarper: verb (used without object), to flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.
seaport: noun, a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
precava: noun, See under vena cava.
Artesia: noun, a city in S California.
Vatican: noun, Also called Vatican Palace. the chief residence of the popes in Vatican City, now also including a library, archives, art museum, apartments, and administrative offices.
aspirin: noun, Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
recants: verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
prances: noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
artisan: noun, a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
Printer: noun, a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
vection: noun, the transference of a disease from one person to another.
precast: adjective, (of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
ventro-
princes: noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
Astaire: noun, Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
Asiatic: noun, an Asian person.
Ventris: noun, Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English architect and linguist.
presort: verb (used with object), to sort (letters, packages, etc.) by zip code or class before collection or delivery to a post office.
ventri-
Scarron: noun, Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1610–60, French novelist, dramatist, and poet.
Preston: noun, a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
aseptic: noun, a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
venatic: adjective, of or relating to hunting.
pretors: noun, praetor.
Prevost: noun, Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1862–1941, French novelist and dramatist.
prairie: noun, an extensive, level or slightly undulating, mostly treeless tract of land in the Mississippi valley, characterized by a highly fertile soil and originally covered with coarse grasses, and merging into drier plateaus in the west. Compare pampas, savanna, steppe.
praetor: noun, (in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
privies: noun, outhouse (def 1).
private: noun, a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
privets: 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.
atresia: noun, the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
atopies: noun, an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
airport: noun, a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
arpents: noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
anopias: noun, absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
atonies: noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
atonics: noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
ratines: noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
scorper: noun, scauper.
Pontiac: noun, c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
anapest: noun, a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
porcine: adjective, of or relating to swine.
Aterian: adjective, of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
porrect: adjective, extending horizontally; projecting.
rations: noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
porters: noun, a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
veritas: noun, truth.
arseno-
sapient: adjective, having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
postern: noun, a back door or gate.
arteri-
Cainite: noun, a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
protein: noun, Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
retains: verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
riposte: noun, a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
pianist: noun, a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
CAPTAIN: noun, a person who is at the head of or in authority over others; chief; leader.
Piarist: noun, a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
capstan: noun, any of various windlasses, rotated in a horizontal plane by hand or machinery, for winding in ropes, cables, etc.
rancors: noun, bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
Capsian: adjective, of or designating an Epipaleolithic culture of northwestern Africa, characterized by the use of geometric microlithic tools.
piaster: noun, a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
caprine: adjective, of or relating to goats.
Sarcina: noun, any of several spherical, saprophytic bacteria of the genus Sarcina, having a cuboidal cell arrangement.
Aaronic: adjective, of or relating to Aaron.
captans: noun, a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
vitrine: noun, a glass cabinet or case, especially for displaying art objects.
vitrics: noun, (used with a singular verb) the art and technology of making glass products.
Anteros: noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
ripieno: noun, tutti (defs 3, 4).
Saratov: noun, a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga.
capotes: noun, a long cloak with a hood.
picaras: noun, a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
picaros: noun, a rogue or vagabond.
acetins: noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
acetoin: noun, a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
Roscian: adjective, of, relating to, or involving acting.
rosaria: noun, a rose garden.
Vitoria: noun, Francisco de [frahn-th ees-kaw th e] /frɑnˈðis kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), c1480–1546, Spanish scholar and theologian.
carinas: noun, Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
carotin: noun, carotene.
carnose: adjective, of or relating to flesh; fleshy.
carnies: noun, a person employed by a carnival.
carnets: noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
2,4,5-t: noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
roister: verb (used without object), to act in a swaggering, boisterous, or uproarious manner.
perrons: noun, an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
Riviera: noun, a resort area along the Mediterranean coast, extending from Saint Tropez, in SE France, to La Spezia, in NW Italy. French Côte d'Azur.
caritas: noun, charity.
Rainier: noun, Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
caption: noun, a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
aporias: noun, Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
Persian: noun, a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
persona: noun, a person.
pertain: verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
satanic: adjective, of Satan.
Pescara: noun, a city in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
apricot: noun, the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
Vorster: noun, Balthazar Johannes, 1915–83, South African political leader: prime minister 1966–78; president 1978–79.
tsarina: noun, czarina.
captive: noun, a prisoner.
vitrain: noun, the material of which the friable, vitreous layers in banded bituminous coal are composed.
acarine: noun, any of numerous arachnids of the order Acarina, comprising the mites and ticks.
picrate: noun, a salt or ester of picric acid.
pterion: noun, the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
Saracen: noun, History/Historical. a member of any of the nomadic tribes on the Syrian borders of the Roman Empire.
Pierrot: noun, a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
canters: noun, an easy gallop.
retsina: noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
picrite: noun, a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
pinatas: noun, (in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
pincers: noun, a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
antiars: noun, the upas tree.
Pierian: adjective, of or relating to the Muses.
visitor: noun, a person who visits, as for reasons of friendship, business, duty, travel, or the like.
pinites: noun, a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
Actaeon: noun, a hunter who, for having seen Diana bathing, was changed by her into a stag and was torn to pieces by his own hounds.
Actinia: noun, a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.
actino-
canapes: noun, a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
retrain: verb (used with object), to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
cantrip: noun, Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
pricers: noun, (especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
acrasin: noun, a chemotactic substance, identical with cAMP, secreted by myxamebas of cellular slime molds and attracting other myxamebas to aggregate and form a pseudoplasmodium.
section: noun, a part that is cut off or separated.
vacates: verb (used with object), to give up possession or occupancy of:
apteria: noun, one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
aconite: noun, any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
savarin: noun, a spongelike cake leavened with yeast, baked in a ring mold, and often soaked with a rum syrup.
rapines: noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
raptors: noun, a raptorial bird.
senator: noun, a member of a senate.
rapiers: noun, a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.

6 letter words you can make with prevarications

ravine: noun, a narrow steep-sided valley commonly eroded by running water.
NASCAR: noun, National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing.
ratine: noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
Sapota: noun, sapote.
Raetic: noun, an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
Nicaea: noun, an ancient city in NW Asia Minor: Nicene Creed formulated here a.d.
Sarnia: noun, a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
stoper: noun, a machine for drilling rock from below.
raters: noun, a person who makes rates or ratings.
steric: adjective, of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
ratans: noun, rattan.
rasper: noun, a person or thing that rasps.
ravins: verb (used with or without object), noun, raven2 .
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.
santir: noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
niters: noun, potassium nitrate.
rapier: noun, a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
nitres: noun, niter.
re-act: verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
sarape: noun, serape.
nastic: adjective, of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
nectar: noun, the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
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stiver: noun, Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
ration: noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
rancor: noun, bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
Stevia: noun, a South American perennial shrub, Stevia rebaudiana, having small, white flowers and sweet-tasting leaves.
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Stevin: noun, Simon [see-mawn] /ˈsi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.
Nicias: noun, died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
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sapote: noun, Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
rapine: noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
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Ravens: noun, any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
raptor: noun, a raptorial bird.
navies: noun, the whole body of warships and auxiliaries belonging to a country or ruler.
stance: noun, the position or bearing of the body while standing:
native: noun, Sometimes Offensive. one of the people indigenous to a place or country, especially as distinguished from strangers, foreigners, colonizers, etc.:
stoner: noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
Nestor: noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
raisin: noun, a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
starve: verb (used with object), to cause to starve; kill, weaken, or reduce by lack of food.
tapers: noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
narcos: noun, narc.
intros: noun, an introduction.
instep: noun, the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
instr.
ricers: noun, an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
inter.
riatas: noun, a lariat.
inters: verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
retro-
intra-
intro.
tarpon: noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
ricins: noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
invars
invert: noun, a person or thing that is inverted.
retina: noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
retain: verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
invest: verb (used with object), to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
invite: noun, Informal. an invitation.
Reston: noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
rovers: noun, a person who roves; wanderer.
resort: noun, a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
instar: noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
rostra: noun, a plural of rostrum.
tarpan: noun, a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
Rivera: noun, Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
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Icaria: noun, Also, Ikaria. a Greek island in the Aegean Sea: a part of the Southern Sporades group. 99 sq. mi. (256 sq. km).
rosace: noun, rosette (def 3).
tavern: noun, a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
Tarvia
tarso-
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.
incase: verb (used with object), encase.
incept: verb (used with object), to take in; ingest.
incest: noun, sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
roster: noun, a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
incise: verb (used with object), to cut into; cut marks, figures, etc., upon.
incite: verb (used with object), to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
incorr
tarsia: noun, intarsia.
Rosina: noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
ripens: verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
Rosita: noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
insect: noun, any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
insert: noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
repros: noun, Informal. reproduction (def 3).
repots: verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
narco-
strive: verb (used without object), to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
Istria: noun, a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
Taipei: noun, a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
Itasca: noun, Lake, a lake in N Minnesota: one of the sources of the Mississippi River.
taipan: noun, (in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
tainos: noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
taenia: noun, Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
recaps: noun, a recapped tire.
strove: verb, simple past tense of strive.
recant: verb (used with object), to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
sancta: noun, a sacred or holy place.
tanrec: noun, tenrec.
stripe: noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
Strine: noun, Australian English.
nacres: noun, mother-of-pearl.
Naoise: noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
reatas: noun, riata.
Strain: noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
reason: noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
Stover: noun, coarse roughage used as feed for livestock.
Napier: noun, neper.
isotac: noun, a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
recast: noun, a recasting.
ionics: noun, Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
renvoi: noun, the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
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.
irenic: adjective, tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
report: noun, an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
repast: noun, a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
repair: noun, an act, process, or work of repairing:
ironer: noun, a person or thing that irons.
sacro-
irones: noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
ironic: adjective, using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
Renoir: noun, Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
recons: noun, reconnaissance.
Renata: noun, a female given name.
Sarton: noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
Irvine: noun, a city in SW California.
Isaian: adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of Isaiah or of the book of the Bible bearing his name.
isatin: noun, a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
Saipan: noun, an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
rectos
Rector: noun, a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
recti-
nitric: adjective, containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
pernio: noun, chilblain.
nitro-
parrot: noun, any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
Pisano: noun, Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
Pareto: noun, Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
Parian: noun, a native or inhabitant of Paros.
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.
paries: noun, Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
scrota: noun, the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
pirate: noun, a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
pintos: noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
Pinter: noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
pintas: noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
parens: plural noun, parentheses:
pinots: noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
set-in: adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
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.
parson: noun, a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
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.
pinite: noun, a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
Partan: noun, a crab.
pineta: noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
Pinero: noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
Parent: noun, a father or a mother.
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pinata: noun, (in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
paints: noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
pointe: noun, the tip of the toe.
pacers: noun, a person or thing that paces.
paeans: noun, any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
paeons: noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
Sierra: noun, a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
poetic: noun, poetics.
Scoter: noun, any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
Scotia: noun, a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
pivots: noun, a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
Pitris: noun, the legendary progenitor of any family.
Parcae: noun, an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny. Compare Parcae.
paisan: noun, compatriot.
pitons: noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
panier: noun, pannier.
pities: noun, sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
pantie: noun, panties.
panto-
pantos: noun, pantomime (def 2).
pitier: noun, a person who pities.
scrape: noun, an act or instance of scraping.
Piston: noun, a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
partis: noun, the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
secant: noun, Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
Sirena: noun, a female given name.
Pesaro: noun, a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
patron: noun, a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
pavane: noun, a stately dance dating from the 16th century.
pavers: noun, a person or thing that paves.
pavins: noun, pavane.
Pavior: noun, a person that paves; paver.
Petros: noun, Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
petro-
Petras: noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
Petain: noun, Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
septi-
Patras: noun, Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
person: noun, a human being, whether an adult or child:
pecans: noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
pectin: noun, a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
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.
penta-
septic: adjective, pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
iatric: adjective, of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
Perron: noun, an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
Perrin: noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
pernor: noun, a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
patri-
patois: noun, a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
Pietas: noun, the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
pastor: noun, a minister or priest in charge of a church.
parton: noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
Pieria: noun, a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
parvis: noun, a vacant enclosed area in front of a church.
sector: noun, Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
Pictor: noun, the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
Pascin: noun, Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
paster: noun, a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
Senior: noun, a person who is older than another.
picro-
servo-
Servia: noun, former name of Serbia.
patens: noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
picots: noun, one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
paters: noun, British Informal. father.
seniti: noun, a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
patina: noun, a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
picaro: noun, a rogue or vagabond.
picara: noun, a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
patine: noun, patina.
Senora: noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
patios: noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
sinter: noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
ovisac: noun, a sac or capsule containing an ovum or ova.
Nivose: noun, (in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
spiro-
pteron: noun, (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
ptero-
notice: noun, an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
Savior: noun, a person who saves, rescues, or delivers:
Savoie: noun, a department in E France. 2389 sq. mi. (6185 sq. km). Capital: Chambéry.
Savona: noun, a city in N Italy on the Mediterranean.
Novara: noun, a city in NE Piedmont, in NW Italy.
novice: noun, a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc., in which he or she is placed; beginner; tyro:
proves: verb (used with object), to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument:
Spirit: noun, the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
savate: noun, a sport resembling boxing but permitting blows to be delivered with the feet as well as the hands.
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.
protei: noun, plural of proteus (def 3).
spinto: adjective, having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
prosit: interjection, (used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
spinor: noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
spinet: noun, a small upright piano.
proser: noun, a person who talks or writes in prose.
oaters: noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
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.
ptisan: noun, a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
savant: noun, a person of profound or extensive learning; learned scholar.
prison: noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
sprite: noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
Stacia: noun, a female given name.
racons: noun, radar beacon.
nocti-
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.
noctis: adjective, (in prescriptions) of the night.
Noetic: adjective, of or relating to the mind.
Racine: noun, Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
racers: noun, a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
sproat: noun, a fishhook having a circular bend.
satire: noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
Savaii: noun, an island in Western Samoa: largest of the Samoa group. 703 sq. mi. (1821 sq. km).
no-par: adjective, without par or face value:
sprint: noun, a short race at full speed.
satori: noun, sudden enlightenment.
sprier: adjective, a comparative of spry.
sprent: adjective, sprinkled.
norias: noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
norite: noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
satrap: noun, a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
Norris: noun, Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
sprain: noun, a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
octane: noun, any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
Octans: noun, the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
points: noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
poster: noun, a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
prates: noun, act of prating.
prance: noun, the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
praise: noun, the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
ornate: adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
orpine: noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
soaper: noun, soap opera.
oscine: noun, an oscine bird.
Scipio: noun, Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
Osetic: adjective, noun, Ossetic.
Portia: noun, the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
Orient: noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
ovaria: noun, ovary.
Porter: noun, a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
scoria: noun, Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
Pontic: noun, an artificial tooth in a bridge.
ponies: noun, a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
ponces: noun, a pimp.
Poncas: noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
sit-in: noun, any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
ovines: adjective, pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
poiser: noun, a person or thing that poises.
scato-
precis: noun, a concise summary.
Octave: noun, Music. a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone. the interval encompassed by such tones. the harmonic combination of such tones. a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
priers: noun, a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
priors: noun, Informal. a prior conviction.
spavin: noun, a disease of the hock joint of horses in which enlargement occurs because of collected fluids (bog spavin) bony growth (bone spavin) or distention of the veins (blood spavin)
Sparti: noun, Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
prints: noun, the state of being printed.
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.
Prince: noun, a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
sovran: noun, adjective, sovereign.
Soviet: noun, (before the revolution) any governmental council. (after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration. (after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
Priest: noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
prices: noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
sonata: noun, a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
sortie: noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
opiate: noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
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.
opines: verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
pretor: noun, praetor.
presto: noun, Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
optics: noun, (used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
Sorata: noun, Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
orates: verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
orcein: noun, a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
Peoria: noun, a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
cation: noun, a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
tropes: noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
aspect: noun, appearance to the eye or mind; look:
astron
astro-
corita: noun, a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
cornea: noun, the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
astern: adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
Corner: noun, the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
CORNET: noun, Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
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):
corpse: noun, a dead body, usually of a human being.
Corrie: noun, a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
treasr
corset: noun, Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
Cortes: noun, (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
asonia: noun, tone deafness.
vector: noun, Mathematics. a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4). such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition. such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system. any generalization of the above quantities.
corves: noun, plural of corf.
Travis: noun, William Barret, 1809–36, U.S. soldier: commander during the battle of the Alamo.
COSINE: noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse. the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
COSTAR: noun, a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
Coster: noun, costermonger.
ascent: noun, an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
corers: noun, a person or thing that cores.
Vasari: noun, Giorgio [jawr-jaw] /ˈdʒɔr dʒɔ/ (Show IPA), 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
cartop: adjective, of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
vario-
Avesta: noun, a collection of sacred Zoroastrian writings, including the Gathas.
conies: noun, the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
averts: verb (used with object), to turn away or aside:
Averno: noun, a crater lake in S Italy, near Naples and the Tyrrhenian Sea, thought by ancients to be the entrance to the underworld.
Avanti: noun, Kingdom of, an ancient Aryan kingdom of W central India, with its capital near modern Ujjain; flourished in the 6th–4th centuries b.c.
varier: noun, a person or thing that varies.
varies: verb (used with object), to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
contes: plural, Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
contr.
Trevor: noun, William (William Trevor Cox) born 1928, Irish short-story writer and novelist.
atopic: adjective, of or relating to atopy.
trepan: noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
copens: noun, Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
atonic: noun, Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
atones: verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
copers: noun, a horse dealer.
varnas: noun, Hinduism. class (def 13).
copier: noun, a person or thing that copies; copyist.
copies: noun, an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
copras: noun, the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
atavic: adjective, atavistic.
copter: noun, helicopter.
trapes: noun, a tiring walk.
ventr-
avocet: noun, any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
Crista: noun, a crest or ridge.
Arista: noun, Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
Cretan: noun, a native or inhabitant of Crete.
ariose: adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
cretin: noun, a person suffering from cretinism.
criers: noun, a person who cries.
trains: noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
Ariane: noun, Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
cripes: interjection, (used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
arecas: noun, any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
Crispi: noun, Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
crones: noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
crepon: noun, a heavyweight crepe fabric.
crores: noun, (in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
vesica: noun, Anatomy. a bladder.
traces: noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
tracer: noun, a person or thing that traces.
Arcaro: noun, Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
arcane: adjective, known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric:
C-star: noun, carbon star.
viator: noun, a wayfarer; traveler.
cteno-
aporia: noun, Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
arnica: noun, any composite plant of the genus Arnica, having opposite leaves and yellow flower heads.
aroint: verb (imperative), begone:
covers: noun, something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
Crania: noun, the skull of a vertebrate.
covert: noun, a covering; cover.
Asante: noun, Ashanti.
Artois: noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
arsino: adjective, containing the arsino group.
covets: verb (used with object), to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
arsine: noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
Covina: noun, a city in SW California, near Los Angeles.
arsen-
transe: noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
arrive: noun, a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
trans.
Craven: noun, a coward.
arrest: noun, the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
crapes: noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
arrant: adjective, downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
trance: noun, a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
Crater: noun, the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
crates: noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
arpent: noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
craton: noun, a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
cravat: noun, necktie (defs 1, 2).
Verona: noun, a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
aviate: verb (used with or without object), to fly or fly in an aircraft.
avoir.
Tories: noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
tronas: noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
catnap: noun, a short, light nap or doze.
Carpet: noun, a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
catnip: noun, a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
trones: noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Carnot: noun, Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
carnet: noun, a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
cavate: adjective, hollowed out, as a space excavated from rock:
Carnap: noun, Rudolf P. 1891–1970, U.S. philosopher, born in Germany.
Carina: noun, Zoology. a keellike part or ridge, especially a ridge of bone on the ventral side of the sternum of birds.
caries: noun, decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
carpo-
caveat: noun, a warning or caution; admonition.
Carian: noun, a native or inhabitant of Caria.
cavern: noun, a cave, especially one that is large and mostly underground.
cavers: noun, a person who studies or explores caves.
caviar: noun, the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
cavies: noun, any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
Cavite: noun, a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
cavort: verb (used without object), to prance or caper about.
carets: noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
censor: noun, an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
Sartre: noun, Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
caters: verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
centi-
carrot: noun, a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
carton: noun, a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
cartes: noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
Carter: noun, Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
carven: adjective, carved.
Carver: noun, George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.
trover: noun, an action for the recovery of the value of personal property wrongfully converted by another to his or her own use.
Carson: noun, Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
casein: noun, Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
casern: noun, a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
casino: noun, a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
casita: noun, a small crude dwelling forming part of a shantytown inhabited by Mexican laborers in the southwestern U.S.
catena: noun, a chain or connected series, especially of extracts from the writings of the fathers of the Christian church.
Caspar: noun, one of the three Magi.
Casper: noun, a city in central Wyoming.
Caster: noun, a person or thing that casts.
Castor: noun, Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
Castro: noun, Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
tropic: noun, Geography. either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone. the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
Carrie: noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
Catano: noun, a city in NE Puerto Rico, SW of San Juan.
troves: noun, a collection of objects.
carpos: noun, an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
centas: noun, a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
centos: noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
triacs: noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
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.
triers: noun, a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
Canter: noun, an easy gallop.
cantar: noun, a poem consisting of four-line stanzas, each line having eight syllables.
triens: noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
Canova: noun, Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1757–1822, Italian sculptor.
cities: noun, a large or important town.
citrin: noun, bioflavonoid.
caners: noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Citron: noun, a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
canape: noun, a thin piece of bread or toast or a cracker spread or topped with cheese, caviar, anchovies, or other savory food.
Cairns: noun, a seaport in NE Australia.
Cantor: noun, the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
civies: plural noun, civvy (def 1).
C-note: noun, See C (def 11).
trices: noun, a very short time; an instant:
coapts: verb (used with object), to bring close together:
coarse: adjective, composed of relatively large parts or particles:
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.
Coates: noun, Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
coatis: noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
Vanier: noun, Georges P [jawrj;; French zhawrzh] /dʒɔrdʒ;; French ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1888–1967, Canadian soldier and diplomat: governor-general 1959–67.
Vapors: noun, a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air:
cirro-
Cantos: noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
centr-
tripos: noun, (at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
centra: noun, a plural of centrum.
trocar: noun, a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
carats: noun, a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
cerat-
captor: noun, a person who has captured a person or thing.
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.
trivia: noun, (in Roman religion) Hecate: so called because she was the goddess of the crossroads.
captan: noun, a powder, C 9 H 8 Cl 3 NO 2 S, of white to cream color, used as a fungicide on vegetables, fruits, and flowers.
Capris: noun, Capri pants.
Cervin: noun, Mont [mawn] /mɔ̃/ (Show IPA). French name of the Matterhorn.
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.
canvas: noun, a closely woven, heavy cloth of cotton, hemp, or linen, used for tents, sails, etc.
Capote: noun, a long cloak with a hood.
capons: noun, a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
triose: noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
Capone: noun, Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
capita: noun, plural of caput.
capias: noun, a writ commanding an officer to take a specified person into custody.
capers: noun, a playful leap or skip.
trines: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
vacant: adjective, having no contents; empty; void:
vacate: verb (used with object), to give up possession or occupancy of:
apneas: noun, a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
covens: noun, an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
apices: noun, a plural of apex.
actins: noun, a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
actin-
esprit: noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
aceto-
Espana: noun, Spanish name of Spain.
acetin: noun, a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
Victor: noun, a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.
Evarts: noun, William Maxwell, 1818–1901, U.S. lawyer and statesman.
tip-in: noun, tap-in.
aorist: noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
tie-in: noun, an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
aeron.
evicts: 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.
tip-on: noun, tip1 (def 4).
vitric: adjective, of or relating to glass.
toe-in: noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
Erivan: noun, Yerevan.
tiepin: noun, a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
ansate: adjective, having a handle or handlelike part.
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.
Estrin: noun, estrone.
tiaras: noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
topers: noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
Terris: noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
antiar: noun, the upas tree.
vincas: noun, periwinkle2 .
Easton: noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
entrap: verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
terras: noun, earth; land.
Ticino: noun, a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
anopia: noun, absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
antres: noun, a cavern; cave.
Anvers: noun, French name of Antwerp.
toecap: noun, a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
aortas: noun, the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
epacts: noun, the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
escarp: noun, Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
tenias: noun, taenia.
tineas: noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
enrapt: adjective, rapt; transported; enraptured:
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.
Enrico: noun, a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
tisane: noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
vision: noun, the act or power of sensing with the eyes; sight.
errata: noun, plural of erratum.
active: noun, Grammar. the active voice. a form or construction in the active voice.
tensor: noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
voters: noun, a person who votes.
vireos: noun, any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
toners: noun, a person or thing that tones.
errant: adjective, deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
Visine
Aparri: noun, a seaport on N Luzon, in the N Philippines.
virion: noun, the infectious form of a virus as it exists outside the host cell, consisting of a nucleic acid core, a protein coat, and, in some species, an external envelope.
action: noun, the process or state of acting or of being active:
Tocsin: noun, a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
enacts: verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
voices: noun, the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
erotic: noun, an erotic poem.
aniso-
escort: noun, a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
terais: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.

5 letter words you can make with prevarications

canoe: noun, any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
Capet: noun, Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
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.
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.
resit: noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
visit: noun, the act of or an instance of visiting:
roves: noun, an act or instance of roving.
sect.
caper: noun, a playful leap or skip.
Canso: noun, Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
canst: noun, a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
Cant.
pinas: noun, pineapple.
resp.
canto: noun, one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
Visct
cants: noun, insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
resin: noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
Pieta: noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
rept.
Pinto: noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
canes: noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
vireo: noun, any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
viron: noun, a male given name.
Vanir: noun, a race of gods, first in conflict with the Aesir, later allied with them. They function as fertility divinities and include Njord, Frey, and Freyja.
vapor: noun, a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air:
pisco: noun, a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
Aetna: noun, Mount. Etna, Mount.
piste: noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
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).
vari-
pitas: noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
varia: noun, a variant reading.
Vance: noun, a male given name.
aviso: noun, a boat used especially for carrying dispatches; dispatch boat.
piton: noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
rents: noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Pitri: noun, the legendary progenitor of any family.
avian: adjective, of or relating to birds.
pivot: noun, a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
saice: noun, syce.
scrap: noun, a small piece or portion; fragment:
Viren: noun, Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
reni-
Aesop: noun, c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
Aesir: noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
Pines: noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
pions: noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
caner: noun, a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
Canea: noun, a seaport on and the capital of Crete, on the W part.
aecia: noun, the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
Pinot: noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
repro: noun, Informal. reproduction (def 3).
SEATO: noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
Pinta: noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
Capon: noun, a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
aeons: noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
Cairo: noun, a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
aeri-
repic: noun, the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
cairn: noun, a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
Aeria: noun, an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
repot: verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
aero-
cains: noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
caine: noun, (Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
pirns: noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
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).
repos: noun, a repurchase agreement.
scrip: noun, a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
actos
Capt.
restr
acet-
peri-
Rosie: noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
rosin: noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
carps: noun, a peevish complaint.
Aaron: noun, the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
acari: noun, plural of acarus.
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.
carpi: noun, plural of carpus.
ripen: verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
peons: noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
Peron: noun, Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
carp-
carns: noun, cairn.
riots: noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
acnes: noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
carne: noun, Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
rinse: noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
acorn: noun, the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
Tsana: noun, Lake. Tana, Lake.
riser: noun, a person who rises, especially from bed:
roset: noun, resin; rosin.
Carin: noun, a female given name.
Carte: noun, (italics) French. menu; bill of fare. Compare à la carte.
roast: noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
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.
pecan: noun, a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
roars: noun, a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
Pecos: noun, a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
30-30
roans: noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
ropes: noun, a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
Seric
votes: noun, a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
vocat
carse: noun, bottom land.
penis: noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
voter: noun, a person who votes.
serai: noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
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.
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.
riven: verb, a past participle of rive.
serac: noun, a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
voice: noun, the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
acpt.
Rieti: noun, Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
Actor: noun, a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
Capri: noun, an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
petri
carat: noun, a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
Caras: noun, a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
senti: noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
piano: noun, a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
pians: noun, yaws.
poet.
caps.
Piave: noun, a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
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.
petr-
senor: noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
Capra: noun, Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
Rover: noun, a person who roves; wanderer.
capot: noun, the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
capos: noun, any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
picas: noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
Acton: noun, a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
pico-
picot: noun, one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
Petra: noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
petos: noun, wahoo3 .
rotas: noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
cares: noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
ricin: noun, a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
pert.
Carie: noun, a female given name, form of Caroline.
rices: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
ricer: noun, an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
Caria: noun, an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
acro-
riata: noun, a lariat.
caret: noun, a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
septa: noun, plural of septum.
visor: noun, Armor. (on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver. a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
riant: adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
Sept.
rotes: noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
pesto: noun, a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
acron: noun, the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
peta-
Caren: noun, a female given name.
VISTA: noun, a view or prospect, especially one seen through a long, narrow avenue or passage, as between rows of trees or houses.
sepia: noun, a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
avert: verb (used with object), to turn away or aside:
poise: noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
avers
rason: noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
Arran: noun, an island in SW Scotland, in the Firth of Clyde. 166 sq. mi. (430 sq. km).
Verna: noun, a female given name.
ante-
ratan: noun, rattan.
sapor: noun, the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
antes: noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
anti-
arose: verb, simple past tense of arise.
scarp: noun, a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
proas: noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
rater: noun, a person who makes rates or ratings.
antic: noun, Usually, antics. a playful trick or prank; caper. a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
proc.
antis: noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
antre: noun, a cavern; cave.
pron.
arise: verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
rares: adjective, coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
prone: noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
Arion: noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
Aries: noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
antas: noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
Arras: noun, a rich tapestry.
pros.
arson: noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
anise: noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
Santo: noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
Anita: noun, a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
arvos: noun, afternoon.
print: noun, the state of being printed.
vents: noun, an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
ravin: verb (used with or without object), noun, raven2 .
Artie: noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
prion: noun, any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
Prior: noun, Informal. a prior conviction.
Saone: noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
rates: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Raven: noun, any of several large, corvine birds having lustrous, black plumage and a loud, harsh call, especially Corvus corax, of the New and Old Worlds.
ratos: noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Sapir: noun, Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
anoas: noun, a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
prise: noun, leverage.
anoia: noun, extreme mental deficiency.
ratio: noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
arris: noun, a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
Ansar: noun, the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
priv.
Arica: noun, a seaport in N Chile.
arias: noun, an air or melody.
rcpt.
Satan: noun, the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
ranis: noun, ranee.
apart: Idioms, apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
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.
apast: preposition, past; beyond.
vice-
apron: noun, a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
raise: noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
satin: noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
Satie: noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
apres: preposition, after; following (used in combination):
racer: noun, a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
savin: noun, a juniper, Juniperus sabina, of Europe and Asia.
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.
races: noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
aport: adverb, on or toward the port side.
Rains: noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
racon: noun, radar beacon.
Apoc.
apnea: noun, a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
Sarto: noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
apian: adjective, of or relating to bees.
Sarre: noun, French name of Saar.
sarc-
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.
A-one: adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
verst: noun, a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
Saran: noun, a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
prose: noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
arian: noun, an adherent of Arianism.
verso: noun, a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
areo-
prost: interjection, prosit.
ARENA: noun, the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
Prot.
Areca: noun, any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
aorta: noun, the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
Prov.
rants: noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
prove: verb (used with object), to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument:
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.
scare: noun, a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
scape: noun, Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
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.
scant: adverb, Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
savor: noun, the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste or of smell.
apace: adverb, with speed; quickly; swiftly.
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.
psora: noun, psoriasis.
ASCAP: noun, American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
prier: noun, a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
Viper: noun, any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
RECON: noun, reconnaissance.
Varro: noun, Marcus Terentius [tuh-ren-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /təˈrɛn ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), c116–27? b.c, Roman scholar and author.
vinic: adjective, of, pertaining to, found in, or derived from wine:
score: noun, the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
pores: noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
scope: noun, extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
scopa: noun, pollen brush.
porns: noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
recpt
Port.
Aisne: noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
Recit
ative
vini-
vaso-
ports: noun, a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
Scone: noun, a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
recip
Posen: noun, German name of Poznań.
poser: noun, a person who poses.
posit: noun, something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
Vinci: noun, Leonardo da [lee-uh-nahr-doh duh,, ley-;; Italian le-aw-nahr-daw dah] /ˌli əˈnɑr doʊ də,, ˌleɪ-;; Italian ˌlɛ ɔˈnɑr dɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), Leonardo da Vinci.
post-
ation
Varna: noun, Hinduism. class (def 13).
recap: noun, a recapped tire.
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.
Scot.
avens: noun, any of various plants of the genus Geum, of the rose family, having yellow, white, or red flowers.
avast: verb (imperative), (used as a command to stop or cease):
Point: noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
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.
Saint: noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
reist: verb (used without object), reest2 .
Saite: noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
atrip: adjective, aweigh.
raias: noun, rayah.
reins: noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
scorn: noun, open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
Saiva: noun, Shaiva.
vinos: noun, wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
Ponca: noun, a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
airts: noun, a direction.
vino-
Ponce: noun, a pimp.
recta: noun, a plural of rectum.
pones: noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
rect.
atone: verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
anat.
astr.
scart: verb (used with or without object), to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
pret.
vinas: noun, a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
Aneto: noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
react: verb (used with object), to act or perform again.
Asine: noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
Pres.
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.
sanit
Asian: noun, a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
prest: noun, a loan.
veins: noun, one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
preta: noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
sceat: noun, a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
ASEAN
veni-
scat-
Santa: noun, Santa Claus.
Ascot: noun, a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
ascon: noun, a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
asco-
Price: noun, the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
ASCII: noun, a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
anis-
ASPCA
scena: noun, an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
Vince: noun, a male given name, form of Vincent.
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.
Astor: noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
Aston: noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
scion: noun, a descendant.
astir: adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
prae-
aster: noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
ancre: adjective, having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
vatic: adjective, of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
Vinca: noun, periwinkle2 .
prana: noun, Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
asper: noun, a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
prats: noun, the buttocks.
scent: noun, a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
praos: noun, proa.
prase: noun, a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
reata: noun, riata.
ASPEN: noun, any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
prate: noun, act of prating.
anear: adverb, preposition, near.
rears
Prato: noun, a city in central Italy, near Florence.
reaps: verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
peart: adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
tenia: noun, taenia.
Pears: noun, Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
Croat: noun, a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
Stern: noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
Nepos: noun, Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
ster.
train: noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
nerts: interjection, nuts (def 1).
Nerva: noun, Marcus Cocceius [kok-see-yuh s] /kɒkˈsi yəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. 32?–98, emperor of Rome 96–98.
step-
crore: noun, (in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
Stein: noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
crone: noun, a withered, witchlike old woman.
Nevis: noun, one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km). Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
crit.
Trace: noun, a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
CRISP: noun, Chiefly British. potato chip.
crips: noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
stave: noun, one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
Niort: noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
Starr: noun, Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
nipas: noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
stare: noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
Nisei: noun, a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
stane: noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
Niter: noun, potassium nitrate.
crine: noun, hair; head of hair.
Neiva: noun, a city in W Colombia.
Tosca: noun, an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
nitr-
TORES: noun, a torus.
topic: noun, a subject of conversation or discussion:
stove: noun, a portable or fixed apparatus that furnishes heat for warmth, cooking, etc., commonly using coal, oil, gas, wood, or electricity as a source of power.
store: noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
topis: noun, topee.
toran: noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
narcs: noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
nares: plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
earns: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
torcs: noun, torque (def 4).
Narva: noun, a city in NE Estonia: Swedish defeat of Russians 1700.
Nasca: adjective, Nazca.
stope: noun, any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
torsi: noun, a plural of torso.
naso-
toric: adjective, noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
nates: noun, buttocks; rump.
torii: noun, (in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
Stone: noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
Stoic: noun, a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
stirp: noun, a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
stipo: noun, a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
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.
torse: noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
neaps: noun, neap tide.
nears
cries: noun, the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
nitre: noun, niter.
Eaton: noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
Costa: noun, a rib or riblike part.
coven: noun, an assembly of witches, especially a group of thirteen.
cotes: noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
spine: noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
spina: noun, a spine or spinelike projection.
spier: noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
spice: noun, any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
Spica: noun, spike2 .
spent: verb, simple past tense and past participle of spend.
oaten: adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
oater: noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Oates: noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
trave: noun, a crossbeam.
cover: noun, something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
coset: noun, a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
spect: noun, single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
ocean: noun, the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
ocrea: noun, a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
spec.
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.
octa-
octan: noun, an octan fever.
Corti: noun, Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
Corse: noun, corpse.
corr.
spire: noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
spirt: noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
crier: noun, a person who cries.
noria: noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
stair: noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
stain: noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
crest: noun, the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
noct-
crept: noun, an act or instance of creeping:
Srta.
Creon: noun, a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
crave: verb (used with object), to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
noise: noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
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.
crate: noun, a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
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.
spite: noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
serin: noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Norse: noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
sprat: noun, a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
Crane: noun, any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
notes: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
sport: noun, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
spore: noun, Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
covet: verb (used with object), to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
novas: noun, a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
spor-
Novia: noun, a fiancée or bride.
coves: noun, a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
napes: noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
topes: noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
spate: noun, a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
tinea: noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
tiara: noun, a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
estop: verb (used with object), Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
estoc: noun, a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
insep
inset: noun, something inserted; insert.
insp.
inst.
tarps: noun, tarpaulin.
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.
ErvIn: noun, Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
intr.
tines: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Terri: noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
erron
Invar
Tinia: noun, the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
Ernst: noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
ERISA: noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
tipis: noun, tepee.
invt.
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.
Tiran: noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
Erato: noun, the Muse of love poetry.
Ionia: noun, an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
init.
inert: adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
taros: noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
Inari: noun, Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
teno-
tenor: noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
IATSE
tears
Iceni: noun, an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
ician
icons
Tepic: noun, a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
tera-
Terai: noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
inapt: adjective, not apt or fitting.
Evora: noun, a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
etnas: noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
incas: noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
Evita: noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
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.
terna: noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
Evans: noun, Sir Arthur John, 1851–1941, English archaeologist.
Terni: noun, a city in central Italy.
terns: noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
incor
terr.
incr.
Terra: noun, earth; land.
inept: adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
Ionic: noun, Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
tarns: noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
naive: adjective, having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
ivies: noun, Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
Taira: noun, a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
tones: noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
tains: noun, a thin tin plate.
enact: verb (used with object), to make into an act or statute:
iters: noun, a canal or passage.
ition
Taino: noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Taine: noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
tonia
tacos: noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
taces: noun, tasset.
tonic: noun, a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
Tanis: noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
strop: noun, any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
ecto-
econ.
strip: noun, a striptease.
toper: noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
NAACP
stria: noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
nacre: noun, mother-of-pearl.
Strep: noun, streptococcus.
strap: noun, a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
naira: noun, a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
istic
Ensor: noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
Tarne: noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
Episc
iotas: noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
tares: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
tires: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Tarai: noun, Terai.
Iran.
tapis: noun, Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
irate: adjective, angry; enraged:
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.
TIROS: noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
Irina: noun, a female given name.
Epist
Tapes: noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
entia: noun, plural of ens.
irone: noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
Epis.
epact: noun, the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
Irons: noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
eosin: noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
taper: noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
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.
Isaac: noun, a son of Abraham and Sarah, and father of Jacob. Gen. 21:1–4.
toise: noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
toner: noun, a person or thing that tones.
ento-
Isiac: adjective, of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
spean: verb (used with object), to wean.
crape: noun, a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
pacer: noun, a person or thing that paces.
Cenis: noun, Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
parve: adjective, pareve.
coast: noun, the land next to the sea; seashore:
overs: noun, an amount in excess or addition; extra.
overt: adjective, open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
Oveta: noun, a female given name.
parts: noun, a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
Trona: noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
Ceara: noun, Fortaleza.
coapt: verb (used with object), to bring close together:
ovine: adjective, pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
coati: noun, any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
cent.
sitar: noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
part.
CENTO: noun, a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
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.
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.
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.
Siren: noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
caver: noun, a person who studies or explores caves.
seti-
trois: noun, the number 3.
trone: noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
triac: noun, a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
Paten: noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
trope: noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
snipe: noun, any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
snare: noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
Sivan: noun, the ninth month of the Jewish calendar.
trop-
coirs: noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
Pasto: noun, a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
cetin: noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
Pasco: noun, a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
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.
coins: noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
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.
trice: noun, a very short time; an instant:
ovate: adjective, egg-shaped.
sito-
over-
Coats: noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
paseo: noun, a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
cents: noun, a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
Sino-
Pater: noun, British Informal. father.
pares: noun, (of a female) first among equals.
cions: noun, scion (def 2).
cero-
Panic: noun, a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
pari-
ceros: noun, a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
cines: noun, a film; motion picture.
pant-
cine-
trios: noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Cerro: noun, a hill or peak.
Siena: noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
Ciano: noun, Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
cert.
paren: plural noun, parentheses:
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.
pants: noun, trousers (def 1).
Cesti: noun, Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
Parca: noun, an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny. Compare Parcae.
para-
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.
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.
trine: noun, a set or group of three; triad.
Seton: noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
Paros: noun, a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
since: adverb, from then till now (often preceded by ever):
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.
corps: noun, Military. a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone: a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
paces: noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
Sinai: noun, Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
paean: noun, any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
cites: noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
Paeon: noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
Trier: noun, a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
Paine: noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
cires: noun, a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
pains: noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
paint: noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
ceras: noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
tries: noun, plural of try.
Siepi: noun, Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
Paris: noun, Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
Cirri: noun, a plural of cirrus.
pairs: noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
paisa: noun, Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
snore: noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
Cavan: noun, a county in Ulster, in the N Republic of Ireland. 730 sq. mi. (1890 sq. km).
Ostia: noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
copra: noun, the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
Corea: noun, Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
OPers
Serov: noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
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.
copse: noun, a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
trove: noun, a collection of objects.
opine: verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
pavin: noun, pavane.
Pavia: noun, a city in N Italy, S of Milan: Charles V captured Francis I here.
carts: noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
opsin: noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
copr-
Paver: noun, a person or thing that paves.
copes: noun, a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
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.
orans: noun, orant.
orant: noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
sonic: adjective, of or relating to sound.
carve: verb (used with object), to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
corer: noun, a person or thing that cores.
Sonia: noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
sero-
peans: noun, paean.
corpn
corp.
corns: noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
onces: noun, a single occasion; one time only:
spare: noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
Peano: noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
span-
Spain: noun, a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
cores
onset: noun, a beginning or start:
ontic: adjective, possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
space: noun, the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
treas
sotie: noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
coria: noun, plural of corium.
opens: noun, an open or clear space.
Soter: noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
opera: noun, an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet. Compare comic opera, grand opera.
orate: verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
optic: noun, the eye.
patr-
Soane: noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
Patna: noun, a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
Conte: noun, count2 .
soave: noun, a dry, white wine from Verona, Italy.
Orcas: noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
Orrin: noun, a male given name.
orris: noun, an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
cont.
patio: noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
cater: verb (used with object), to provide food and service for:
ornes: noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
Oscan: noun, one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
OSCAR: noun, a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
Const
Cons.
osier: noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
Cates: noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
snort: noun, the act or sound of snorting.
oste-
pates: noun, the crown or top of the head.
ornis: noun, an avifauna.
paras: noun, a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
SONAR: noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
cata-
Copan: noun, Santa Rosa de Copán.
copen: noun, Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
coper: noun, a horse dealer.
Paton: noun, Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.

4 letter words you can make with prevarications

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.
Rosa: noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
Tine: noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
Rota: noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
rort: noun, a rowdy, usually drunken party.
Tara: noun, a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
sent: noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
rote: noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
sain: verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
tron
tars: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
rope: noun, a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
Sera: noun, a plural of serum.
Tiro: noun, tyro.
VSOP
Vins: noun, wine.
RONA
ten.
ROTC: noun, a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
tipi: noun, tepee.
tion
Vito: noun, a male given name.
VITA: noun, curriculum vitae (def 1).
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.
Roti: noun, roast.
sepn
tire: noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Sert: noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
tarp: noun, tarpaulin.
Seri: noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
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.
Visc
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.
Vite: adverb, briskly; lively.
ROSE: noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
tsar: noun, czar.
tern: noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
Saco: noun, a city in SW Maine.
ter.
tics: noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
rocs: noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
ROTS: noun, the process of rotting.
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.
Seta: noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
Tena: noun, Koyukon.
tRNA
voc.
tavs: noun, the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
TINA: noun, a female given name.
rove: noun, an act or instance of roving.
Tarn: noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
serv
tens: noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
Tare: noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
rpt.
Vote: noun, a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
spat: noun, a petty quarrel.
toea: noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
tri-
Sra.
sone: noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
vers
Stan: noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
SOAR: noun, an act or instance of soaring.
SOAP: noun, a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
Star: noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
snot: noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
scr.
Ste.
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.
scar: noun, a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
sora: noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
SCAN: noun, an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
snit: noun, an agitated or irritated state.
snip: noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
Siva: noun, Shiva.
Save: noun, an act or instance of saving, especially in sports.
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).
vest: noun, a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
var.
vet.
veto: noun, the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
vets: noun, veterinarian.
vias: noun, Architecture. a space between two mutules.
Soni
SPOT: noun, a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
Vic.
Veno
SPCA
SPAR: noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
Vat.
Veii: noun, an ancient city in central Italy, in Etruria, near Rome: Etruscan city destroyed by the Romans 396 b.c.
vein: noun, one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
sci.
spae: verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
Ven.
Vena: noun, a vein.
spic: noun, a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
spin: noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
scop: noun, an Old English bard or poet.
trav
sore: noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
VAST: noun, Literary. an immense or boundless expanse or space.
Vent: noun, an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
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.
sort: noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
spit: noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
spiv: noun, a petty criminal, especially a black marketeer, racetrack tout, or petty thief.
vas-
vars: noun, a department in SE France. 2326 sq. mi. (6025 sq. km). Capital: Draguignan.
Vera: noun, a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
sori: noun, plural of sorus.
trap: noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
Vern: noun, a male given name, form of Vernon.
Sava: noun, a river flowing E from W Slovenia, through Croatia to the Danube at Belgrade, Serbia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
Sato: noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
Sian: noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
sice: noun, syce.
SARA: noun, a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
SINE: noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
Sina: noun, a female given name.
tope: noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
sec.
top-
Tace: noun, tasset.
taco: noun, Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
Viet: noun, South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
vin-
tain: noun, a thin tin plate.
Toni: noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
Tana: noun, thana.
Sion: noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
Vina: noun, a musical stringed instrument of India, made of rosewood or ebony, consisting of a long, hollow, fretted stick to which one, two, or three gourds are attached to increase the resonance.
Tane: noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
sane: noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
Trio: noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
Tver: noun, a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga. Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
tans: noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
tone: noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Taos: noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
Tapa: noun, (especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
VINE: noun, any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
Trip: noun, a journey or voyage:
Tape: noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
topi: noun, topee.
str.
sati: noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
Sean: noun, a male given name, form of John.
sate: noun, a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
Sat.
Pare: noun, Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
Vane: noun, weather vane.
Stir: noun, the act of stirring or moving.
tors: noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
Torr: noun, a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
torn: noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
stoa: noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
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).
Tori: noun, plural of torus.
stop: noun, the act of stopping.
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.
sipe: verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
site: noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
Vico: noun, Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
Vict
Tore: noun, a torus.
SITA: noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
torc: noun, torque (def 4).
sear: noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
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.
TOPS: noun, the tops, top1 (def 22).
vain: Idioms, in vain, without effect or avail; to no purpose: in an improper or irreverent manner:
vacs: noun, vacuum cleaner.
sire: noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Taro: noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
1080
Roca: noun, Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
ins.
Evan: noun, a male given name, Welsh form of John.
evap
IAEA
iana
Iasi: noun, Romanian name of Jassy.
IATA
ICAO
Ice.
ices: noun, the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
inae
Inc.
Inca: noun, a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
INRI
inro: noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
int.
Etna: noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
into: adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
inv.
Iona: noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
ions: noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
IOTA: noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
IRAS: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
Ire.
Iris: noun, Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
iron: noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
Irra: noun, the Akkadian god of pestilence.
Isai: noun, Jesse.
Isar: noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
iso-
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.
Eton: noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
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.
itis
epi-
crop: noun, the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
ctr.
cts.
EARN: verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
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.
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.
East: noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
eats: noun, eats, Informal. food.
eco-
ect-
enc.
Enos: noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Ens.
eons: noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
epic: noun, an epic poem.
etc.
epit
EPOS: noun, an epic.
Eric: noun, Eric the Red.
Erin: noun, Literary. Ireland.
Eris: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
Erna: noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
Eros: noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
errs: verb (used without object), to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
erst: adverb, before the present time; formerly.
eso-
ESOP: noun, a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
esp.
est.
ETAS: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
iter: noun, a canal or passage.
Ivan: noun, iwan.
Cres
NTIA
noir: adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
nope: adverb, no1 (def 1).
Nor.
Nora: noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
nori: noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
nos-
nose: noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
not-
nota: noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
note: noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nots: noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
Nov.
Nova: noun, a star that suddenly becomes thousands of times brighter and then gradually fades to its original intensity.
Novi: noun, a town in SE Michigan.
OAPC
NOAA
oast: noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
OATS: noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
ocas: noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
Oct.
Oise: noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
Oita: noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
Onas: noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
once: noun, a single occasion; one time only:
Ont.
OPEC: noun, an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
open: noun, an open or clear space.
OPer
opes: adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
opia
noes: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
nits: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Ivar: noun, a male or female given name.
nav.
Ives: noun, Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
Ivor: noun, a male given name.
NACA
Nair: noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Naos: noun, a temple.
Napa: noun, Chinese cabbage.
nape: noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
Nara: noun, a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
narc: noun, a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
NASA: noun, National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Nasi: noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
Nast: noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
NATO: noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
NATS: noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
nave: noun, the principal longitudinal area of a church, extending from the main entrance or narthex to the chancel, usually flanked by aisles of less height and breadth: generally used only by the congregation.
nisi: adjective, not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
Nev.
NIRA
nips: noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
nipa: noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
Nier: noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
NICE: noun, a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
Neva: noun, a river in the NW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from Lake Ladoga through St. Petersburg into the Gulf of Finland: canalized for ships. 40 miles (65 km) long.
nest: noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
NCAA
Nero: noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
Neri: noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
neo-
neat: noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
neap: noun, neap tide.
NCTE
crip: noun, a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
crat
Oran: noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
Arno: noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Apr.
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.
apt.: plural, apartment.
apts: plural, apartment.
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.
ARCO: adverb, (of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
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
Arne: noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
Aron: noun, a male given name.
Apis: noun, a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
arr.
arse: noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
art.
Arvo: noun, afternoon.
ASAP: adverb, without delay; promptly.
Asat: noun, (in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons. Compare sat2 (def 1).
asc-
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).
Asir: noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
Asti: noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
atar: noun, attar (def 1).
apo-
Apia: noun, a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
ates
ains: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
ARCS: noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
AARP
acea
Acis: noun, the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
acne: noun, an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
acr-
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.
Acta: plural noun, official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
ACTS: noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
aeon: noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
aer-
aesc: noun, ash2 (def 3).
aet.
Aiea: noun, a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
Aire
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.
airs: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
airt: noun, a direction.
AISI
aits: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
Anas
ance
anes: adverb, once.
ano-
anoa: noun, a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
ANPA
ansa: noun, Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
ANSI
ant.
ANTA: noun, a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
Aten: noun, Aton.
atic
crap: noun, Vulgar. excrement. an act of defecation.
coin: noun, a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
CERN
cet-
Ceta: noun, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
Ceto
ciao: interjection, (used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
cion: noun, scion (def 2).
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.
cite: noun, citation (defs 7, 8).
civ.
coat: noun, an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
coir: noun, the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
ceps: noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
Con.
cone: noun, Geometry. a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex. a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
conv
Cope: noun, a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
Copt: noun, a member of the Coptic Church.
Cor.
Cora: noun, Classical Mythology. Kore.
Cori: noun, Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
CORN: noun, Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
Cort
cose: verb (used without object), coze.
Cost: noun, the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
Cote: noun, a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
cove: noun, a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
cera: noun, (in prescriptions) wax.
cen.
Aton: noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
capa: noun, the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
atop: preposition, on the top of:
ator
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.
Ave.
Aves: noun, a class of vertebrates comprising the birds.
Avis: noun, a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “bird.”.
avn.
Avon: noun, a river in central England, flowing SE past Stratford-on-Avon to the Severn. 96 miles (155 km) long.
avos: noun, a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
Cain: noun, Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
Can.
Cana: noun, an ancient town in N Israel, in Galilee: scene of Jesus' first miracle. John 2:1, 11.
cane: noun, a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
cap.
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.
Cave: noun, a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
cast: noun, act of casting or throwing.
cava: noun, (often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
Cav.
CATV
Cato: noun, Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
Cate: noun, a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
cat.
CASE: noun, an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
capo: noun, any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
Casa: noun, a house.
CART: noun, a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
Carr: noun, John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
Carn: noun, cairn.
CARE: noun, a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
Cara: noun, a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
opts: Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
Isin: noun, an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
oras: noun, plural of os2 .
RATO: noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Pen.
pens: noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
RCVR
Pent: noun, penthouse (def 4).
peon: noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
per.
Pers
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.
rave: noun, an act of raving.
peso: noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
recs: noun, recreation.
Pest: noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
Pet.
PETN: noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
peto: noun, wahoo3 .
pets: noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
pian: noun, yaws.
pias: noun, a female given name.
rate: noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
rasp: noun, an act of rasping.
rase: verb (used with object), raze.
reap: verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
Rein: noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Pica: noun, a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
pave: noun, Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
pane: noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
par.
Parr: noun, a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
pars: noun, (in prescriptions) a part.
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.
Past: noun, the time gone by:
pat.
Pate: noun, the crown or top of the head.
pato: noun, an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
pats: noun, a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
Pavo: noun, the Peacock, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Indus.
Reis: plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
repr
repo: noun, a repurchase agreement.
Rep.
rent: noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
Reno: noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
Rena: noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
pct.
reit: noun, real-estate investment trust.
pean: noun, paean.
pear: noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
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.
rasa: noun, (in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
pice: noun, a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna. Compare pie5 .
pair: noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
prie: noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
Ptas: plural, peseta.
psia
psec
PSAT
pone: noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
prs.
proa: noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
pons: noun, Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
pro-
prin
pore: noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
pts.
Pori: noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
porn: noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
prev
prec
pre-
prat: noun, the buttocks.
prao: noun, proa.
pos.
pose: noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
pot.
pnea
pita: noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
PICS: noun, a movie.
Rais: noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
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.
RARE: adjective, coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
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.
rapt: noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
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.
pies: noun, plural of pi2 .
rant: noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
Piet: noun, Scot. a magpie.
Rani: noun, ranee.
pina: noun, pineapple.
PINE: noun, any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Compare pine family.
pise: noun, rammed earth.
rain: noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
Raia: noun, rayah.
pint: noun, a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
pion: noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
RACE: noun, a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
RSVP: noun, a reply to an invitation:
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.
pirn: noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
Piro: noun, piroplasmosis.
Pisa: noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
Pvt.
Pan.
Pecs: noun, a city in SW Hungary.
Pain: noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
otic: adjective, of or relating to the ear; auricular.
revs: noun, a revolution (in an engine or the like).
RIAS: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
Rice: noun, the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
Rico: noun, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
RIIA
Riis: noun, Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
Rina: noun, a female given name.
ovi-
riot: noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
oven: noun, a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
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.
Otis: noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
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.
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.
Rise: noun, an act or instance of rising.
RITA: noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
rite: noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
riv.
rive: verb (used with object), to tear or rend apart:
RNAS
roan: noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
osar: noun, plural of os3 .
roar: noun, a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
orts: noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
orra: adjective, not regular or scheduled; odd:
Orne: noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
orcs: noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
Orca: noun, the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
Rev.
rit.
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.
PACE: noun, a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
pacs: noun, pack1 (def 1).
rest: noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
reps: noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
PACT: noun, an agreement, covenant, or compact:

3 letter words you can make with prevarications

ROP
cep: noun, an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
Tro
Re.
RCS
RCP
rt.
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.
CEO
ARA: noun, the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
CIE
ACE: noun, a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
CIP
AAS: noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
PVC: noun, a white, water-insoluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the polymerization of vinyl chloride: used chiefly for thin coatings, insulation, and pipings.
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.
PTV
ROI
Aar
CIA
CEA
RIP: noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
ACV
trp
AES: noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
RNA
AEC
AEA
CAS: verb (used with or without object), to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
RAN: noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
ae.
rte
vo.
RNR
ACT: noun, anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
Rai: noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
Rae: noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
ACS
ROA
ACP
RPS
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.
PTA: plural, peseta.
RTS
VTC
COT: noun, a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
RSV
PRC
CPA
CPI
CPO
CPR
CPS
Vt.
PRA
ap-
RSE
Vte
POV
VTO
CRP
CRS
CRT
CSA
CSO
VPN
ARC: noun, Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
PST: interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
AAP
CNO
CNS
VOA
PSI: noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
Rs.
sc.
PSE
PSC
COP: noun, a police officer.
PSA
ac-
AAE
Von: preposition, from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
VOR
av.
ROE: noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
Ar.
an.
AIA
COS: noun, romaine.
Rap: noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
CAR: noun, an automobile.
vis: noun, strength; force; power.
ATS: noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
ARV: noun, a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
REC: noun, recreation.
ans: noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
Ver
REA
vie: verb (used with object), Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
SAA
ATP
SRO
San: noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
ANI: noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
ATV
rin: noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
a-v
Ava: noun, a female given name.
ane: adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
RCT
AVC
RCN
tra
ATC
Avi
Aso: noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
ase
API: abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
SAC: noun, a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
ASI
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.
APC
APA: noun, a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
ASN
ASP: noun, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
ATA
VCR
ASR
aor
AOA
ASA: noun, a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
ast
Ria: noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
ASV
at.
RCA
ROT: noun, the process of rotting.
RPV
V-2: noun, a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
VIP
VIR: noun, husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
AIR: noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
RSA
SAR
RAS: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Ain: noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
VAC: noun, vacuum cleaner.
V-1: noun, a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
CAI
vs.
Va.
AIC
TVA
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.
TSP
TSI
TSE
SAE
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.
VAN: noun, the foremost or front division of an army, a fleet, or any group leading an advance or in position to lead an advance.
SAP: noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
ait: noun, a small island, especially in a river.
ANC
Avo: noun, a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
ARS
res: noun, an object or thing; matter.
ca.
Sp.
CIO: noun, a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
Co.
APS
RPO
CAA
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.
ARP: noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
cp.
cr.
cs.
Via: noun, Architecture. a space between two mutules.
So.
ct.
CVO
CSR
Tor: noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
tr.
NES
nae: adverb, no1 ; not.
Nap: noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
STP
PAS: noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
Nat: noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
SIC: adverb, so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
ne-
NEA
STI
NEC
Sin: noun, transgression of divine law:
NEP: noun, New Economic Policy.
NET: noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
NCO
PAC: noun, pack1 (def 1).
NIA
NIC: noun, a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
PTO
pt.
Nip: noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
Ps.
SIP: noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
prn
SIR: noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
nit: noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
Pr.
NAA
STV
Sta
ist
TAR: noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
IRC
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).
IRO
IRS
Is.: noun, (used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
ISA
TAP: noun, a light but audible blow:
TAO: noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
ise
ROC: noun, a bird of enormous size and strength.
ISR
Tpr
SVC
Tan: noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
ITA
ITC
ite
ITO: noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
ITV
Tai: noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
Iva: noun, any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
TAE: preposition, to.
pea: noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
PCS
PCI
SVR
NOC
St.
IPS
ONI
Oca: noun, a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
ose
OCR
OCS
OES: noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
oic
OIr
Orv
OIt
ONA: noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
ORT: noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
one: noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONR
OAT: noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
ons
Orr: noun, Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
OPA
SPA: noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
ope: adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
SOC: noun, sociology or a class or course in sociology.
Son: noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
sot: noun, a drunkard.
Ore: noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
OPS: noun, the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
opt: Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
Ora: noun, plural of os2 .
orc: noun, any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
OSP
ot-
Noe: noun, Noah (def 1).
NPR
SRI: noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Sr.
spt
PEI: noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
NOP
SIT: verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
pc.
Pa.
SPR
Ova: noun, plural of ovum.
ov-
OTS
Npt
OAS
nr.
NRA
NRC
NSA
NSC
ote
Oc.
op.
OSA
OTC
OAP
OTA
oar: noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
Ir.
ISV
ipr
err: verb (used without object), to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
EOS: noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
Ep.
EPA
toe: noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
Tiv: noun, a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
PIT: noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
EPS
EPT
ERA: noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
pis: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
se-
ERP
sea: noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
ton: noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
ERS: noun, ervil.
ERT
ERV
tin: noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
IPO
Esc
pir: noun, a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
PIO
ESR
TIC: noun, Pathology. a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face. tic douloureux.
TIA
TES: noun, ti1 .
POA
eon: noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
ETO
ean
TPN
TPI
CST
CTA
cte
ctn: plural, carton.
CVA
CVT
eo-
ETA: noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
ea.
EAA
ear: noun, the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
env
SOP: noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
EAS: noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
POR
eat: noun, eats, Informal. food.
ec-
ECA
poi: noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
eir
EIS
en-
POE: noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
POC
SCP
PIN: noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
ESA
ETR
in.
ian: noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
SEN: noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
IAS
ICA: noun, Portuguese name of Putumayo.
TEC: noun, detective.
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.
TCS
TCA
PIC: noun, a movie.
ier
ina: noun, a female given name.
SEI: noun, sei whale.
Tav: noun, the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
PIA: noun, a female given name.
ine
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.
IOC
ion: noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
pes: noun, a foot or footlike part.
ior
Ios: noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
IOT
IPA
ETS
VTR: noun, a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
io-
IRA: noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
ETV
ics
EVA: noun, a female given name, form of Eve.
Ia.
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:

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AA: noun, basaltic lava having a rough surface.
ic
EV
TV: noun, television.
VN
No: noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
PO: noun, a chamber pot.
IT: noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
SI: noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
AO
i.
er: interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
TC
EI
E.: noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
et: verb, a simple past tense of eat.
CE
CV
AI: noun, a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
TI: noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
A.: noun, Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
TP
IP
RP
RN
VC
IV: noun, an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
SV
P.: noun, Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
RA: noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
VI
R.
SN
NP
NI
VP
NC
NA: adverb, no1 .
TN
N.
VR
NV
RC
O.
PE: noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
V.
t.
T1
OA
TA: noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
SA
RI
S.
PI: noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
RV
TE: noun, ti1 .
RO
OE: noun, oy2 .

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