Anagrams of progestin
Word progestin has
826 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of progestin.
- genitors
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- perigons
-
noun,
an angle of 360°.
- Negritos
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- tropines
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- 11-point
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- sporting
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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.
- ego-trip
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noun,
an act or course of action undertaken primarily to satisfy one's vanity or for self-gratification:
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- goiters
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noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- Negrito
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- serpigo
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noun,
(formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- trigons
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noun,
a triangle.
- trigone
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noun,
Also, trigonum. Anatomy.
a triangular part or area.
the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
- pirogen
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) Jewish Cookery. small baked pastries filled with chopped chicken livers, onion, etc.
- ergotin
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noun,
any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- petrog.
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- sponger
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noun,
a person or thing that sponges.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- springe
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noun,
a snare for catching small game.
- sterno-
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- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- 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.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- norites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- stoping
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noun,
a process by which magmas move upward in the earth by breaking off and engulfing blocks of overlying rocks.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- sorting
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noun,
the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
- signore
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noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- genitor
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- perigon
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noun,
an angle of 360°.
- ignores
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- genito-
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- porgies
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noun,
a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- porting
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noun,
the changing of the size, shape, or location of the intake and exhaust ports in an internal-combustion engine, generally to improve performance.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- posting
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noun,
assignment to a post, command, or particular location, especially in a military or governmental capacity.
- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- sponge
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noun,
any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- spiro-
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- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- spigot
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noun,
a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask.
- Negros
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noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- pogies
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noun,
a porgy.
- irones
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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.
- inorg.
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- Grison
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noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- groins
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noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- gropes
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noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- stingo
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noun,
strong beer.
- ignore
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- ingest
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verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- ingots
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noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- INGRES
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noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instr.
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- inter.
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- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- intro.
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- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- steno-
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- stego-
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- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sprint
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- reigns
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- pingos
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noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- pinots
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Piston
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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.
- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- region
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noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- ptero-
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- prints
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- prongs
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noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Pigeon
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noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, especially the larger species with square or rounded tails.
Compare dove1 (def 1).
- nitro-
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- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- soigne
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adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Singer
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noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- Signor
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- signet
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noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- signer
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noun,
a person who signs.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- septi-
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- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- orgies
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noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- resign
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verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Origen
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noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- pengos
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- person
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noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- petro-
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- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- gripes
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noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- griots
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noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- goners
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noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- goiter
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noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- trines
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trigos
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noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- trigon
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noun,
a triangle.
- tinges
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noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- gipons
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noun,
jupon.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- etrogs
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noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- genit.
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- genips
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noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- 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.
- ergots
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noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- egoist
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noun,
a self-centered or selfish person (opposed to altruist).
- 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:
- trones
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- Strong
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Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- tropes
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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.
- string
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noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- esrog
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noun,
etrog.
- ripen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- riots
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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.
- peons
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- peri-
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- pros.
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- estop
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verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- trope
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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.
- 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.
- TORES
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noun,
a torus.
- Peron
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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).
- rinse
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- resin
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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.
- pert.
-
- rings
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noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- pengo
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- pesto
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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.
- prong
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noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- prone
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noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- 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.
- petos
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noun,
wahoo3 .
- petr-
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- petri
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- torse
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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.
- resp.
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- penis
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Roget
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noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- topis
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noun,
topee.
- topes
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noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- serin
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- opens
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noun,
an open or clear space.
- OPers
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- Sept.
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- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- opsin
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Prot.
-
- 30-30
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- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- senor
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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.
- gripe
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noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- prost
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interjection,
prosit.
- orig.
-
- rept.
-
- prose
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- sengi
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noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- ornes
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
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noun,
an avifauna.
- etrog
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noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- segno
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noun,
a sign.
- Segni
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- oste-
-
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rosin
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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.
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- ropes
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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.
- torsi
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noun,
a plural of torso.
- tries
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noun,
plural of try.
- pron.
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- print
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- pones
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noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- pongs
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noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- prion
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noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- ento-
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- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Regt.
-
- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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):
- Port.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ports
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noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Regin
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noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Posen
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noun,
German name of Poznań.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- post-
-
- 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.
- engr.
-
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- Pres.
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- pret.
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- trop-
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- progs
-
noun,
food or victuals.
- pingo
-
noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- trig.
-
- pings
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- 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.
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- ergo-
-
- reni-
-
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Prog.
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- poet.
-
- Epist
-
- 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.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Epis.
-
- sero-
-
- Oreg.
-
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- 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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- 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.
- 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.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- step-
-
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- 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.
- ster.
-
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- 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.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- ginep
-
noun,
genip.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- spor-
-
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- intr.
-
- inst.
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- 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.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- insp.
-
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- insep
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- 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.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- stge.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- gorps
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- gipon
-
noun,
jupon.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Sino-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- sing.
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- genip
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- seti-
-
- sito-
-
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- 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.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Reg.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- stg.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rpt.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- pts.
-
- psig
-
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Sig.
-
- str.
-
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- top-
-
- sepn
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- ptg.
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- 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.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- tron
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- ten.
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 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.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- 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.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- tion
-
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Soni
-
- tri-
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rep.
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- ter.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- 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.
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Ste.
-
- rit.
-
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 1080
-
- prs.
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- iso-
-
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- 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 = .
- 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.
- ins.
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- ign.
-
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- gro.
-
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- 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.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- org.
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Ont.
-
- 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.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- not-
-
- 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.
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- gres
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- ergs
-
- epit
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- epi-
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Eng.
-
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- est.
-
- Gen.
-
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- gon-
-
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Ger.
-
- geo-
-
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- neo-
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Pen.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pong
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- pot.
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- 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):
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- per.
-
- pre-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- 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.
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- prin
-
- Pet.
-
- pro-
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- 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.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pers
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- 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.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- 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.
- PIO
-
- TGN
-
- GNP
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- Rs.
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- GSR
-
- ine
-
- in.
-
- RSE
-
- ier
-
- io-
-
- GTS
-
- GTO
-
- gt.
-
- 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.
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- STP
-
- 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:
- gre
-
- GPS
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- Gr.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- en-
-
- ERP
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- EPT
-
- EPS
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Tro
-
- EIS
-
- tr.
-
- eir
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- PSG
-
- eo-
-
- Eg.
-
- trp
-
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Tpr
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Tng
-
- ing
-
- Ges
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- 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.
- POR
-
- TPN
-
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- GOP
-
- gi.
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ESR
-
- ERT
-
- RPS
-
- TPI
-
- STI
-
- 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.
- ROI
-
- ROG
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- RPG
-
- RPO
-
- ROP
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Pr.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- NOP
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OSP
-
- prn
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Ps.
-
- Pg.
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ons
-
- 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).
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIt
-
- Sgt
-
- OTS
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- OIr
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- op.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ote
-
- ot-
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- 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.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- spt
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- SPR
-
- IRO
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- Sr.
-
- pt.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- IOT
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- RTS
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- 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:
- PTO
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ose
-
- se-
-
- NES
-
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- PSE
-
- ne-
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- S.
-
- R.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- SG
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RP
-
- RI
-
- rg
-
- RN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
-
- IP
-
- t.
-
- TG
-
- T1
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- N.
-
- NG
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- GN
-
- RO
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TN
-
- SN
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- GP
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- G.
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- OG
-
- 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.
- TP
-
- IG
-