Anagrams of Primates
Word Primates has
679 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Primates.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- pastime
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noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- tampers
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- stamper
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- imparts
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- imprest
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- impaste
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- impers.
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- impresa
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- armets
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- primes
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- aspire
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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):
- armpit
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noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- tamper
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- miters
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- tapirs
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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.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Mister
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- imper.
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- impart
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- simper
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noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- sperm-
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- matri-
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- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- Pamirs
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- remits
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- septi-
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- timers
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- AmerSp
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- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- tramps
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noun,
the act of tramping.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- tripes
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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.
- patri-
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- peats
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noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- merit
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- marts
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noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- rept.
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- Rimas
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noun,
a female given name.
- MASER
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noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- mast-
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- resp.
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- matr-
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- peris
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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.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- mater
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Marti
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noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Mears
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noun,
mere3 .
- peri-
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- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- marse
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noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Pieta
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noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- septa
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noun,
plural of septum.
- Sept.
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- sepia
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- semi-
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- Piers
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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.
- Satie
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noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- petri
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- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- peta-
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- satem
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adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- rimes
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noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- pert.
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- Pimas
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noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- iters
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- Sapir
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noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Saite
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noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- mairs
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adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maist
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Maris
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noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- perms
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noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Marie
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noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- metas
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noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- prims
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noun,
privet.
- prime
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- paste
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- prae-
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- prim.
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- parts
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Priam
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noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
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- part.
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- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- presa
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noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
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- prams
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noun,
perambulator.
- prem.
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- prats
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noun,
the buttocks.
- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pari-
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- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Pamir
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- raise
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- remit
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- miser
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- meta-
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- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Metis
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noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metr-
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- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Reims
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noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reaps
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reams
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noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- mires
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noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- patr-
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- ramet
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- rapes
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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.
- miter
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- mites
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noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Mitre
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- ramie
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noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- MPers
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- pitas
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noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- PRISM
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noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- petr-
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- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- strip
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noun,
a striptease.
- tapis
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noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tapir
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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.
- Tapes
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noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- taper
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tamps
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verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- asper
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noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Tamis
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noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- aster
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noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tames
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adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- astir
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adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
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- stria
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noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Strep
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noun,
streptococcus.
- atrip
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adjective,
aweigh.
- strap
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noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- stirp
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noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stime
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noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- ster.
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- step-
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- steam
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noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stamp
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noun,
a postage stamp.
- stair
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noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Srta.
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- emirs
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noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- armet
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- arise
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- sprit
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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.
- timer
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- 30-30
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- tripe
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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.
- trims
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noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- aeri-
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- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- treas
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- trams
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noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tramp
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noun,
the act of tramping.
- airts
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noun,
a direction.
- tires
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- times
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noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Amer.
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- tiers
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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.
- Tarim
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noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- amirs
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noun,
emir.
- terms
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noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- term.
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- Terai
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
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- temps
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noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- tempi
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noun,
a plural of tempo.
- temp.
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- tears
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- apres
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preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- teams
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noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tarps
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noun,
tarpaulin.
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- emits
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verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- stipe
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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.
- sprat
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- spire
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noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Siret
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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.
- Smart
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noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- smear
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noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- smite
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- IATSE
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- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- impar
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adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- spate
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noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- ERISA
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noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- spier
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- simar
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noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Spear
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noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- seti-
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- Epist
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- spite
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spirt
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Epis.
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- sitar
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sem.
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- teas
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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.
- Sari
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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.
- tsar
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noun,
czar.
- Samp
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noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- ter.
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- sire
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noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- pram
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noun,
perambulator.
- Sami
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noun,
Lapp.
- Piet
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noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- same
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Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- pita
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noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pies
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noun,
plural of pi2 .
- SIAM
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noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sera
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noun,
a plural of serum.
- rpt.
-
- team
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noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Tasm
-
- tars
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noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Sat.
-
- sipe
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verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tri-
-
- seat
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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.
- PIMS
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plural,
personal information manager.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tram
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noun,
British. a streetcar.
- 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.
- Sima
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noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- tire
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- 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.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- 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.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- 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.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ste.
-
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- SRAM
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Sra.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- str.
-
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- pre-
-
- Rep.
-
- 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.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- SMTP
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- prs.
-
- PSAT
-
- psia
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- 1080
-
- est.
-
- Arm.
-
- met.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Emp.
-
- MIPS
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mis-
-
- mes-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- ARIS
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Apr.
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- 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.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Mar.
-
- 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.
- ates
-
- atm.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- ASTM
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- MEPA
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- 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.
- emia
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- ASME
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- amt.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- aer-
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AIME
-
- Imp.
-
- aet.
-
- pam.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
-
- Aire
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- 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.
- per.
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Pers
-
- esp.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- amp.
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- MSAE
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- epit
-
- MSIE
-
- MSPE
-
- epi-
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- eir
-
- EPT
-
- ESR
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EMT
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Ep.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- 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.
- EIS
-
- EPA
-
- Sr.
-
- ESA
-
- EPS
-
- ERT
-
- EMR
-
- SPR
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- spt
-
- ERP
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- 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:
- STI
-
- tra
-
- TIA
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AME
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- TPI
-
- TPM
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AMS
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- ap-
-
- Am.
-
- trp
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- EAM
-
- ast
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- STM
-
- STP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- at.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- ASR
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASM
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ASI
-
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- 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.
- APS
-
- ase
-
- IRS
-
- ETR
-
- MIT
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- MRI
-
- MRE
-
- MRA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MPE
-
- MPA
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- 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.
- REA
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIP
-
- MIE
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- mi.
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- MEP
-
- 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.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Re.
-
- MRP
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- pm.
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PMT
-
- PRA
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Pa.
-
- MTS
-
- MTP
-
- MTI
-
- Mt.
-
- MST
-
- MSI
-
- MSE
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- MSA
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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).
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- ITA
-
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ise
-
- 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.
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ir.
-
- SAR
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPM
-
- IPA
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ier
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- IAS
-
- Ia.
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ETS
-
- SMA
-
- ite
-
- 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.
- Me.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- rte
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- RTS
-
- Rs.
-
- rt.
-
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- RPM
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- i.
-
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RP
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- t.
-
- IP
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- RI
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- M.
-
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
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- MP
-
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SM
-
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- SA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TM
-
- TP
-
- S.
-
- EI
-
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.