Anagrams of promiscuities
Word promiscuities has
1653 anagrams
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- curiosities
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noun,
the desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness.
- isometrics
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noun,
isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- impurities
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noun,
the quality or state of being impure.
- isopiestic
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adjective,
of or noting equal pressure; isobaric.
- impostures
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noun,
the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- costumiers
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noun,
costumer (def 1).
- semiotics
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noun,
the study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of systems of communication, as language, gestures, or clothing.
- spectrums
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noun,
Physics.
an array of entities, as light waves or particles, ordered in accordance with the magnitudes of a common physical property, as wavelength or mass: often the band of colors produced when sunlight is passed through a prism, comprising red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
this band or series of colors together with extensions at the ends that are not visible to the eye, but that can be studied by means of photography, heat effects, etc., and that are produced by the dispersion of radiant energy other than ordinary light rays. Compare band spectrum, electromagnetic spectrum, mass spectrum.
- spiritism
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noun,
the doctrine or practices of spiritualism.
- customers
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noun,
a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron.
- triecious
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adjective,
trioecious.
- eroticism
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noun,
the sexual or erotic quality or character of something.
- moistures
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noun,
condensed or diffused liquid, especially water:
- miscopies
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noun,
an incorrect copy.
- imperious
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adjective,
domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing:
- epicrisis
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noun,
a critical study or evaluation.
- comprises
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Idioms,
be comprised of, to consist of; be composed of:
- isosteric
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adjective,
Chemistry. having the same number of valence electrons in the same configuration but differing in the kinds and numbers of atoms.
- isometric
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noun,
isometrics, isometric exercise (def 1).
- costumier
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noun,
costumer (def 1).
- costumers
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.
- piecrusts
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noun,
the crust or shell of a pie.
- spiritous
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adjective,
of the nature of spirit; immaterial, ethereal, or refined.
- piosities
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noun,
an excessive or obvious show of piety; sanctimoniousness.
- trisomies
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noun,
an abnormality characterized by the presence of an additional chromosome to the normal diploid number.
- poeticism
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noun,
a poetic expression that has become hackneyed, forced, or artificial.
- susceptor
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noun,
a piece of metallic film on a package of microwaveable food that helps cook and brown the food by producing and concentrating energy on the food's outer surface.
- imposture
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noun,
the action or practice of imposing fraudulently upon others.
- protiums
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noun,
the lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen. Symbol: H 1.
- piecrust
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noun,
the crust or shell of a pie.
- pictures
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noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- scouters
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- semiotic
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noun,
semiotics.
- trisomic
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adjective,
having one chromosome in addition to the usual diploid number.
- semipros
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- Semitics
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noun,
the study of Semitic languages, literature, etc.
- curtsies
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noun,
a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- trisomes
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- supremos
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noun,
the person in charge; chief.
- eristics
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- strumose
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adjective,
having a struma or strumae.
- rictuses
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- picrites
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- crustose
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adjective,
forming a crusty, tenaciously fixed mass that covers the surface on which it grows, as certain lichens.
- meristic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or divided into segments or somites.
- prosects
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- crumpets
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noun,
a round soft unsweetened bread resembling a muffin, cooked on a griddle or the like, and often toasted.
- empirics
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noun,
a person who follows an empirical method.
- Stoicism
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noun,
a systematic philosophy, dating from around 300 b.c., that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature.
- costumer
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.
- stumpers
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noun,
a person or thing that stumps.
- Poitiers
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
- Missouri
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noun,
a state in the central United States. 69,674 sq. mi. (180,455 sq. km). Capital: Jefferson City.
Abbreviation: MO (for use with zip code), Mo.
- pismires
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noun,
an ant.
- customer
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noun,
a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron.
- scrotums
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- tropisms
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noun,
an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
- scripsit
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verb,
he wrote (it); she wrote (it).
- cuprites
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noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- crosstie
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noun,
Railroads. a tie.
- misprise
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verb (used with object),
misprize.
- mortises
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- miscites
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verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- pietisms
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noun,
a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
- reposits
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- purities
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noun,
the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.:
- Siricius
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noun,
Saint, died a.d. 399, pope 384–399.
- tourisms
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noun,
the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
- mortices
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- costumes
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noun,
a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
- outcries
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- moisture
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noun,
condensed or diffused liquid, especially water:
- promises
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noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- posticum
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noun,
epinaos.
- coituses
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- specious
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adjective,
apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible:
- spectrum
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noun,
Physics.
an array of entities, as light waves or particles, ordered in accordance with the magnitudes of a common physical property, as wavelength or mass: often the band of colors produced when sunlight is passed through a prism, comprising red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
this band or series of colors together with extensions at the ends that are not visible to the eye, but that can be studied by means of photography, heat effects, etc., and that are produced by the dispersion of radiant energy other than ordinary light rays. Compare band spectrum, electromagnetic spectrum, mass spectrum.
- precious
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noun,
a dearly beloved person; darling.
- comities
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noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- primuses
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noun,
Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- Scorpius
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noun,
the Scorpion, a zodiacal constellation between Sagittarius and Libra, containing the bright star Antares.
- compress
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a soft, cloth pad held in place by a bandage and used to provide pressure or to supply moisture, cold, heat, or medication.
- citruses
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- imprests
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- comprise
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Idioms,
be comprised of, to consist of; be composed of:
- isomeric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or displaying isomerism.
- periotic
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adjective,
surrounding the ear.
- ripostes
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- computer
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noun,
a programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Mainframes, desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and smartphones are some of the different types of computers.
Compare analog computer, digital computer.
- iris-out
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noun,
the gradual disappearance of an image or scene through a contracting circle.
- isotimic
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adjective,
(of a line or surface in space) having an equal value of some quantity at a given time.
- utopisms
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noun,
utopianism.
- spectro-
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- sumpters
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noun,
a packhorse or mule.
- imposure
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noun,
the act of imposing:
- spermous
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adjective,
of the nature of or pertaining to sperm.
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- computes
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noun,
computation:
- isomers
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noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- imports
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- missout
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noun,
(in the game of craps) a losing throw of the dice.
- Curtiss
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noun,
Glenn Hammond, 1878–1930, U.S. inventor: pioneer in the field of aviation.
- impious
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adjective,
not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
- imposes
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Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- poisers
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- customs
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noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- imposts
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noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- scrotum
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- misstep
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noun,
a wrong step.
- trioses
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- imputes
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verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- prestos
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- stopers
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- trompes
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- supremo
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noun,
the person in charge; chief.
- surmise
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noun,
a matter of conjecture.
- suspect
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noun,
a person who is suspected, especially one suspected of a crime, offense, or the like.
- trisome
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noun,
a trisomic individual.
- trismus
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noun,
a spasm of the jaw muscles that makes it difficult to open the mouth.
- suspire
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verb (used with object),
to sigh; utter with long, sighing breaths.
- priests
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- mitosis
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noun,
the usual method of cell division, characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form, which condenses into chromosomes, each of which separates longitudinally into two parts, one part of each chromosome being retained in each of two new cells resulting from the original cell.
- stories
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- precuts
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- poetics
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noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- poiesis
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- poietic
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- cuprite
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noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- imprest
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- misuser
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noun,
abuse of a right; unlawful use of an office, franchise, benefit, etc.
- impress
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noun,
the act of impressing.
- Script.
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- misters
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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.).
- miscues
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noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- purisms
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noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- impetus
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noun,
a moving force; impulse; stimulus:
- Proteus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- semipro
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- mess-up
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noun,
a blunder; state of confusion; mix-up.
- Semitic
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noun,
a subfamily of Afroasiatic languages that includes Akkadian, Arabic, Aramaic, Ethiopic, Hebrew, and Phoenician.
- prussic
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adjective,
of or derived from prussic acid.
- 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.
- Protium
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noun,
the lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen. Symbol: H 1.
- posture
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noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- sucrose
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noun,
a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- epicist
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noun,
a writer of epic poetry.
- promise
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noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- merisis
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noun,
growth, especially growth resulting from cell division.
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- stupors
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- stumper
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noun,
a person or thing that stumps.
- meiosis
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noun,
Cell Biology. part of the process of gamete formation, consisting of chromosome conjugation and two cell divisions, in the course of which the diploid chromosome number becomes reduced to the haploid.
Compare mitosis.
- estrous
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adjective,
pertaining to or involving the estrus.
- esprits
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- serious
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noun,
that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber:
- process
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noun,
a systematic series of actions directed to some end:
- impers.
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- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- miscite
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verb (used with or without object),
to misquote.
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- ictuses
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noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- primsie
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adjective,
prim1 (def 1).
- posters
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- tourism
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noun,
the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
- miotics
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- pumices
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noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- stripes
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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:
- Sumpter
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noun,
a packhorse or mule.
- potsies
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noun,
hopscotch.
- empiric
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noun,
a person who follows an empirical method.
- pouters
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- Prissie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Priscilla.
- seismic
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or caused by an earthquake or vibration of the earth, whether due to natural or artificial causes.
- seismo-
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- metopic
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adjective,
of or relating to the forehead; frontal.
- pterous
-
- poseurs
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noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- timeous
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adjective,
timely; sufficiently early.
- eristic
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noun,
a person who engages in disputation; controversialist.
- recoups
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noun,
an act of recouping.
- Iricism
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noun,
Irishism.
- spriest
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adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- oestrus
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noun,
estrus.
- sistrum
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noun,
an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Scotism
-
noun,
the set of doctrines of Duns Scotus.
- piceous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- picrite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- musters
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noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- corsets
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- picture
-
noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- sprites
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- sprouts
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noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- costume
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noun,
a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
- spruces
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noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- Coueism
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noun,
a method of self-help stressing autosuggestion, popular especially in the U.S. c1920 and featuring the slogan “Day by day in every way I am getting better and better.”.
- Pietism
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noun,
a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
- courses
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- spirits
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noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- compute
-
noun,
computation:
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- cesiums
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noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- sorites
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noun,
a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
- utopism
-
noun,
utopianism.
- somites
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noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- ousters
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- pectous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- ceriums
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noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- souters
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- percuss
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verb (used with object),
Medicine/Medical. to strike or tap for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
- Ossetic
-
noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- cesspit
-
noun,
a pit for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.
- petrous
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adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- Roscius
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noun,
Quintus [kwin-tuh s] /ˈkwɪn təs/ (Show IPA), c126–c62 b.c, Roman actor.
- rustics
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noun,
a country person.
- persist
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verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- uptimes
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noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- Persius
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noun,
(Aulus Persius Flaccus) a.d. 34–62, Roman satirist.
- spermic
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adjective,
spermatic.
- spermo-
-
- optimes
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noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- uprises
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noun,
an act of rising up.
- sitcoms
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- musties
-
noun,
(formerly) a kind of snuff having a musty flavor.
- mortise
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- piteous
-
adjective,
evoking or deserving pity; pathetic:
- pismire
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noun,
an ant.
- mortice
-
noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- simpers
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- tropism
-
noun,
an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
- Croesus
-
noun,
died 546 b.c, king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
- troupes
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- pitiers
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- scrimps
-
verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- pissoir
-
noun,
a street urinal for public use, especially one enclosed by a low wall, screen, or the like.
- mousers
-
noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- stimies
-
noun,
stymie.
- crumpet
-
noun,
a round soft unsweetened bread resembling a muffin, cooked on a griddle or the like, and often toasted.
- simious
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adjective,
pertaining to or characteristic of apes or monkeys; simian.
- crissum
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noun,
the region surrounding the cloacal opening beneath the tail of a bird.
- cruises
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- precut
-
adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- opuses
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- stupor
-
noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- optime
-
noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- optics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- sperms
-
noun,
semen.
- pitier
-
noun,
a person who pities.
- septum
-
noun,
a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- opiums
-
noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- itious
-
- spices
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- misuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- suites
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- stores
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- petro-
-
- sucres
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- sperm-
-
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- Sumter
-
noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- super-
-
- Smriti
-
noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- supers
-
noun,
Informal.
a superintendent, especially of an apartment house.
supermarket.
supernumerary.
supervisor.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- Somers
-
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- iritis
-
noun,
inflammation of the iris of the eye.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- Stopes
-
noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- irises
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Piutes
-
noun,
Paiute.
- miters
-
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.
- Osiris
-
noun,
the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- pities
-
noun,
sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
- stupes
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- sit-up
-
noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- osmics
-
noun,
the science dealing with the sense of smell.
- stomps
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- pituri
-
noun,
a solanaceous shrub or small tree, Duboisia hopwoodi, of Australia.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- rousts
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- ostium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- sitcom
-
noun,
situation comedy.
- spiro-
-
- micro-
-
- poseur
-
noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- sprout
-
noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- spruce
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- mucors
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- metro-
-
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- piscos
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- posers
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Sirius
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Dog Star, the brightest-appearing star in the heavens, located in the constellation Canis Major.
- micros
-
noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- mousse
-
noun,
Cookery.
a sweetened dessert with whipped cream as a base, often stabilized with gelatin and chilled in a mold:
an aspic, unsweetened and containing meat, vegetables, or fish:
- stoups
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- spurts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- pisci-
-
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- storms
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- stours
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- miosis
-
noun,
excessive constriction of the pupil of the eye, as a result of drugs, disease, or the like.
- serous
-
adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- spumes
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- set-up
-
noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- spruit
-
noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- sprues
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- miotic
-
noun,
a miotic drug.
- sprits
-
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.
- mouses
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- stumer
-
noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- posset
-
noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- possum
-
noun,
opossum.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- merous
-
- Mister
-
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.).
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- spirts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- Pisces
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- stumps
-
noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- Merops
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- strops
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- musics
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- mouser
-
noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- Musset
-
noun,
(Louis Charles) Alfred de [lwee sharl al-fred duh] /lwi ʃarl alˈfrɛd də/ (Show IPA), 1810–57, French poet, dramatist, and novelist.
- muster
-
noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- stipos
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- spouts
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- sirups
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- picro-
-
- spouse
-
noun,
either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.
- strums
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- sports
-
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.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- posits
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- remits
-
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.
- croups
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- Crosse
-
noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cross-
-
- crisps
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- scrims
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- crisis
-
noun,
a stage in a sequence of events at which the trend of all future events, especially for better or for worse, is determined; turning point.
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- crimps
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- scrimp
-
verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- truism
-
noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- trumps
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- coupes
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- scouts
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- scrums
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- curses
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- cupro-
-
- recoup
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- cuisse
-
noun,
a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
- cuirie
-
noun,
a hardened leather piece for protecting the breast, worn over mail.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- scrips
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- tromps
-
verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- crumps
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- recti-
-
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- rectos
-
- rectum
-
noun,
the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- tsuris
-
noun,
trouble; woe.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- uremic
-
adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- Scopes
-
noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- cities
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- upsets
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- uptime
-
noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- Scipio
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- compts
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- Russo-
-
- russet
-
noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- cestus
-
noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- cesium
-
noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- rosets
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- cerium
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- utero-
-
- rouses
-
noun,
a rousing.
- scores
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- upmost
-
adjective,
uppermost.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- scours
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- tumors
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- corses
-
noun,
corpse.
- Scouse
-
noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- corpus
-
noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- corium
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- Scotus
-
noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- turco-
-
- copses
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- umpire
-
noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- custom
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- impose
-
Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- pumice
-
noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- torses
-
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.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- proses
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- impute
-
verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- impure
-
adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- Primus
-
noun,
Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- impost
-
noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- ptosis
-
noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- ptero-
-
- import
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- tossup
-
noun,
the tossing of a coin to decide something by its fall.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Temuco
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- imper.
-
- Proust
-
noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- primos
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- tempos
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- tissue
-
noun,
Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- prests
-
noun,
a loan.
- custos
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- Timour
-
noun,
Tamerlane.
- scutes
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- proems
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- estrus
-
noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- purses
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- estops
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- touses
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- purism
-
noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- septi-
-
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- rimes
-
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).
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- petr-
-
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- proc.
-
- Sept.
-
- petri
-
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- Scot.
-
- pico-
-
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- Seric
-
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- peri-
-
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Smuts
-
noun,
Jan Christiaan [Dutch yahn kris-tee-ahn] /Dutch yɑn ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, South African statesman and general: prime minister 1919–24, 1939–48.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- pret.
-
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- Pres.
-
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- sito-
-
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- pert.
-
- scops
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- prim.
-
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- rusts
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- prem.
-
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- rect.
-
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- Purim
-
noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- sero-
-
- sect.
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- poet.
-
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- scums
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- rcpt.
-
- scuts
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- recip
-
- recpt
-
- puses
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- Recit
-
- seti-
-
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Port.
-
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- semi-
-
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- post-
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pros.
-
- scups
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- prom.
-
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- rept.
-
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- Prus.
-
- Prot.
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- remit
-
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.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- simps
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- poss.
-
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- 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.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- Epist
-
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- ecto-
-
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- istic
-
- Ipsus
-
noun,
an ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia: the scene of a battle (301 b.c.) between the successors of Alexander the Great.
- Supt.
-
- supes
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Suomi
-
noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- sumps
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- temp.
-
- sumos
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- tious
-
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- times
-
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.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Euro-
-
- 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.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- terms
-
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.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- imit.
-
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- Comr.
-
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copr-
-
- cores
-
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- corp.
-
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- comp.
-
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- 30-30
-
- USSCt
-
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- tumps
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trop-
-
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- crump
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- 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.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- crit.
-
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- truss
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- trump
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crim.
-
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- term.
-
- stums
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- spues
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- muco-
-
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- step-
-
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- 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.
- musts
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- stump
-
noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- ster.
-
- 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.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- Moses
-
noun,
the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- 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.
- MPers
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- 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.
- spor-
-
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- osmic
-
adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- spec.
-
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- oste-
-
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- ORuss
-
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- 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.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- spies
-
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- OPers
-
- opium
-
noun,
the dried, condensed juice of a poppy, Papaver somniferum, that has a narcotic, soporific, analgesic, and astringent effect and contains morphine, codeine, papaverine, and other alkaloids used in medicine in their isolated or derived forms: a narcotic substance, poisonous in large doses.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- opsis
-
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- mites
-
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.
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Mists
-
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.
- misc.
-
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- miso-
-
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- mero-
-
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- miter
-
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.
- Miss.
-
- Misti
-
noun,
El Misti.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- meso-
-
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- stome
-
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- 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.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- SMTP
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- USMC
-
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- USPO
-
- rpt.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- USPS
-
- USRC
-
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- USTC
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- USIS
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- sci.
-
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- uret
-
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Rus.
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- uro-
-
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- 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.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sec.
-
- tri-
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- Sem.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- top-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- seps
-
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.
- Ste.
-
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- supr
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- Tues
-
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- scr.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- str.
-
- sur-
-
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- sers
-
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).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- ter.
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- 1080
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOpt
-
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- 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.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- mout
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSCE
-
- MSCP
-
- msec
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- 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.
- MSPE
-
- mes-
-
- itis
-
- 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.
- 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.
- MCPO
-
- 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.
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- 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.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- met.
-
- Mic.
-
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- MIPS
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- MSIE
-
- MSSc
-
- iso-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osis
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- out-
-
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- pct.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- per.
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Pers
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- MSTS
-
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- muc-
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- mus.
-
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Oct.
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- OPer
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Cres
-
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cur.
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cor.
-
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- cet-
-
- Ceto
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cit.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Com.
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- Ice.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Eur.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ESIS
-
- IMCO
-
- Imp.
-
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- ious
-
- Ire.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- eso-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- eco-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ect-
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Emp.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- eous
-
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Pet.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rom.
-
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- purs
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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.
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- 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.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- 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).
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- rit.
-
- pre-
-
- pro-
-
- prs.
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pot.
-
- psec
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- pos.
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pts.
-
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- prec
-
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- 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.
- RCMP
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Rep.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- 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.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- eir
-
- ier
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- EIS
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- EOM
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- tr.
-
- ior
-
- Tpr
-
- TPM
-
- RCT
-
- RPS
-
- IOC
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- ECM
-
- ec-
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- TPI
-
- io-
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ITU
-
- EPS
-
- Esc
-
- ERT
-
- SCP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ERP
-
- TMO
-
- 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.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESU
-
- EPT
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ics
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ETO
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- eu-
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Ep.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Sp.
-
- eo-
-
- RTS
-
- Rs.
-
- ure
-
- ur-
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- UPI
-
- UPC
-
- up-
-
- UMT
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UIT
-
- RPO
-
- CIP
-
- USS
-
- USR
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- uti
-
- Co.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CEO
-
- CIM
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- USP
-
- USO
-
- USM
-
- RPM
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- CIE
-
- UCR
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- TCS
-
- CRT
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- Tro
-
- cte
-
- So.
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CRP
-
- SRO
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- sc.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- SCM
-
- RMC
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- CRS
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- TSP
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- ROP
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- TSS
-
- 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.
- TSI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- TSE
-
- CPI
-
- CPM
-
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- CPS
-
- trp
-
- CPU
-
- ROI
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ipr
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- spt
-
- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- pc.
-
- Sr.
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- MTO
-
- SPS
-
- MSI
-
- MTP
-
- MTS
-
- POR
-
- SES
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MUP
-
- Mur
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noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- POM
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noun,
pommy.
- pie
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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:
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- SPR
-
- STI
-
- PRC
-
- pm.
-
- MPE
-
- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- SER
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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).
- SSC
-
- MSE
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSR
-
- SSM
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- mut
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noun,
mutt.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ope
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adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- OPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- OMS
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noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ose
-
- PIO
-
- OSP
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- OEM
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Oc.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- op.
-
- OTC
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- oic
-
- OIr
-
- POC
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- PMT
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OTS
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- STM
-
- PCI
-
- RCP
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- SMS
-
- PCM
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- PCS
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- ium
-
- IUS
-
- PTO
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Mc-
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Me.
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- pt.
-
- Ir.
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- IOT
-
- IOU
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sus
-
- IPM
-
- IPO
-
- IPS
-
- IRC
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SCS
-
- Re.
-
- IRO
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ise
-
- RCS
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- Mo.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- MIT
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- STP
-
- PUC
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- Pr.
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSS
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- MOR
-
- 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.
- MIE
-
- MIP
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- MSC
-
- 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.
- Ps.
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MCP
-
- MCR
-
- MCI
-
- se-
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEP
-
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- mi.
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- RP
-
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- CM
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- CE
-
- T1
-
- RU
-
- SU
-
- t.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RI
-
- IP
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- ic
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- RC
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- R.
-
- M.
-
- TM
-
- MP
-
- PU
-
- UI
-
- TP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RO
-
- TC
-
- SM
-
- S.
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- U.
-
- UC
-
- CU
-