Anagrams of promiscuity
Word promiscuity has
770 anagrams
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- curiosity
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noun,
the desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness.
- posticum
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noun,
epinaos.
- trisomic
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adjective,
having one chromosome in addition to the usual diploid number.
- iris-out
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noun,
the gradual disappearance of an image or scene through a contracting circle.
- cypriots
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cyprus.
- isotypic
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adjective,
of or relating to an isotype.
- impurity
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noun,
the quality or state of being impure.
- protiums
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noun,
the lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen. Symbol: H 1.
- tropism
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noun,
an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
- Protium
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noun,
the lightest and most common isotope of hydrogen. Symbol: H 1.
- miotics
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- myotics
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- piosity
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noun,
an excessive or obvious show of piety; sanctimoniousness.
- cryptos
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noun,
a person who secretly supports or adheres to a group, party, or belief.
- impious
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adjective,
not pious or religious; lacking reverence for God, religious practices, etc.; irreligious; ungodly.
- crypto-
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- copyist
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noun,
a person who transcribes copies, especially of documents.
- imports
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- Cypriot
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cyprus.
- trisomy
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noun,
an abnormality characterized by the presence of an additional chromosome to the normal diploid number.
- scrimpy
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adjective,
scanty; meager; barely adequate.
- miscopy
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noun,
an incorrect copy.
- Script.
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- scrotum
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- 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.
- Toryism
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noun,
the act or fact of being a Tory.
- tourism
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noun,
the activity or practice of touring, especially for pleasure.
- utopism
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noun,
utopianism.
- primos
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- curios
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Primus
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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.
- cupro-
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- Curtis
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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.
- Purity
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noun,
the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.:
- cryst.
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- turco-
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- crusty
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adjective,
having a crisp or thick crust:
- crumps
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noun,
a crunching sound.
- croups
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noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- purism
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noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- crispy
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adjective,
(especially of food) brittle; crisp.
- Crispi
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noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- crypts
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noun,
a subterranean chamber or vault, especially one beneath the main floor of a church, used as a burial place, a location for secret meetings, etc.
- crypt-
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- mucors
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noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- crimps
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noun,
the act of crimping.
- crimpy
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adjective,
having a crimped form or appearance.
- curtsy
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noun,
a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- miotic
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- custom
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noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- tropic
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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.
- itious
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- sporty
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adjective,
flashy; showy.
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- sprout
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noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- sprucy
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adjective,
spruce2 (def 1).
- spruit
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noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- tromps
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verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- spiro-
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- Proust
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noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- micro-
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- Spirit
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noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- Mystic
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noun,
a person who claims to attain, or believes in the possibility of attaining, insight into mysteries transcending ordinary human knowledge, as by direct communication with the divine or immediate intuition in a state of spiritual ecstasy.
- truism
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noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- micros
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noun,
anything extremely small in scope or capability.
- trumps
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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.
- impost
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noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- import
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- myopic
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adjective,
Ophthalmology. pertaining to or having myopia; nearsighted.
- upmost
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adjective,
uppermost.
- rictus
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- myotic
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noun,
a miotic drug.
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- tumors
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noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- Timour
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noun,
Tamerlane.
- croupy
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adjective,
pertaining to or resembling croup.
- cysti-
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- stripy
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adjective,
having or marked with stripes.
- pisci-
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- corpus
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noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- scrimp
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verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- Citrus
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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.
- Cypris
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noun,
an epithet of Aphrodite, meaning “Lady of Cyprus.”.
- opiums
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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.
- Cyprus
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noun,
cypress2 .
- ostium
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a small opening or orifice, as at the end of the oviduct.
- rustic
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noun,
a country person.
- 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.
- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- outcry
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- picots
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- corium
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- picro-
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- cysto-
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- suitor
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noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- Scipio
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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.
- Smriti
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noun,
writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
- compts
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- stupor
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- courts
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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.
- comity
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noun,
mutual courtesy; civility.
- stumpy
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling a stump.
- coitus
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- sitcom
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noun,
situation comedy.
- pituri
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noun,
a solanaceous shrub or small tree, Duboisia hopwoodi, of Australia.
- sit-up
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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.
- Stormy
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adjective,
affected, characterized by, or subject to storms; tempestuous:
- Pitris
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- sirupy
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adjective,
syrupy.
- osmic
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adjective,
of or containing osmium in its higher valences, especially the tetravalent state.
- Picus
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noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- stirp
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noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- strum
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noun,
the act of strumming.
- Orcus
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noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- stump
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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.
- Prot.
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- strop
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noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- musty
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noun,
(formerly) a kind of snuff having a musty flavor.
- picot
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- stroy
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verb (used with object),
to destroy.
- torii
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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.
- Tours
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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.
- Story
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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.
- Storm
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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.
- puris
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noun,
poori.
- Purim
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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.
- yurts
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noun,
a tentlike dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or skins.
- torus
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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.
- torsi
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noun,
a plural of torso.
- stoup
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noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- toric
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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.
- myco-
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- Pu-yi
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noun,
Henry, 1906–67, as Hsüan T'ung, last emperor of China 1908–12; as K'ang Tê, puppet emperor of Manchukuo 1934–45.
- stour
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noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Stoic
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noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- sprit
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noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- pico-
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- strip
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noun,
a striptease.
- torcs
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noun,
torque (def 4).
- topis
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noun,
topee.
- topic
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noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Prus.
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- prost
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interjection,
prosit.
- pious
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adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- prosy
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adjective,
of the nature of or resembling prose.
- tious
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- TIROS
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noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- pouty
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adjective,
inclined to pout, or marked by pouting:
- stimy
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noun,
stymie.
- pours
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noun,
the act of pouring.
- potus
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- tipsy
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adjective,
slightly intoxicated or drunk.
- typos
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noun,
typographical error.
- potsy
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noun,
hopscotch.
- tipis
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noun,
tepee.
- pisco
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- post-
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- pouts
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noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Suomi
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noun,
Finnish name of Finland.
- Pitri
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noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- muco-
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- Supt.
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- mucor
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noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- sruti
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noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- mucro
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noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- Port.
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- posit
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noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- ports
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noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Timor
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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).
- pyro-
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- mousy
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adjective,
resembling or suggesting a mouse, as in color or odor.
- pros.
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- moist
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adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- misc.
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- optic
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noun,
the eye.
- miso-
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- proms
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noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- music
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noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- Misti
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noun,
El Misti.
- Misty
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adjective,
abounding in or clouded by mist.
- prom.
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- proc.
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- stipo
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noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- prius
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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.
- spurt
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- moity
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adjective,
full of moits.
- PRISM
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noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- opium
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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.
- prims
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noun,
privet.
- pyric
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resulting from burning.
- Primo
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noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- prim.
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- morts
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noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- pricy
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adjective,
pricey.
- tyros
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noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- omits
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verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- typo-
-
- stomp
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noun,
stamp (def 14).
- rumps
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noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- comp.
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- roupy
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adjective,
affected with the disease roup.
- Comus
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noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- syrup
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noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- crump
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noun,
a crunching sound.
- Comr.
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- compt
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verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- crust
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noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- comps
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noun,
a compositor.
- sirup
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noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- copr-
-
- Tupis
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noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- romps
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noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- coirs
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coypu
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noun,
a large, South American, aquatic rodent, Myocastor (or Myopotamus) coypus, yielding the fur nutria.
- curio
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noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- curst
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cyto-
-
- cutis
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noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- roups
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noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- croup
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noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- spicy
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adjective,
seasoned with or containing spice:
- routs
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noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Corti
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noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- coups
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noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Court
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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.
- Cousy
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noun,
Robert Joseph ("Bob") born 1928, U.S. basketball player.
- corps
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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.
- corp.
-
- corms
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noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Rusty
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- crim.
-
- pursy
-
adjective,
short-winded, especially from corpulence or fatness.
- crimp
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noun,
the act of crimping.
- cryo-
-
- sito-
-
- crips
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noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
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noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crit.
-
- Crius
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noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- roust
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verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- tumps
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- soupy
-
adjective,
resembling soup in consistency:
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- tropy
-
- trop-
-
- scopy
-
- yours
-
noun,
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- 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.
- scrim
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noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- troys
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- trois
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noun,
the number 3.
- stomy
-
- spiry
-
adjective,
having the form of a spire, slender shoot, or tapering pointed body; tapering up to a point like a spire.
- spor-
-
- sport
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noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- 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.
- trios
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noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- 30-30
-
- istic
-
- purty
-
adjective,
pretty.
- 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.
- rcpt.
-
- impis
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Cyrus
-
noun,
("the Elder"or"the Great") c600–529 b.c, king of Persia 558?–529: founder of the Persian empire.
- ryots
-
noun,
a peasant.
- Cypro
-
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- 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.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- cyst-
-
- imit.
-
- Scot.
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- 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.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- 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.
- pct.
-
- Rus.
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- Syr.
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- pyr-
-
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- sci.
-
- Styr
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine, flowing N to the Pripet River. 300 miles (480 km) long.
- scr.
-
- scry
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- pyo-
-
- purs
-
- pot.
-
- pity
-
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:
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- pro-
-
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- 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.
- rimy
-
adjective,
covered with rime.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- 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.
- prs.
-
- 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.
- pts.
-
- RCMP
-
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- spry
-
adjective,
active; nimble; agile; energetic; brisk.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rom.
-
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- SMTP
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- rpt.
-
- pos.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- posy
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Rosy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- ropy
-
adjective,
resembling a rope or ropes:
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- 1080
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- IMCO
-
- ious
-
- your
-
noun,
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- impi
-
noun,
(in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
- Imp.
-
- Ymir
-
noun,
the earliest being and the progenitor of the giants, killed by Odin and his brothers. From his flesh the earth was made, from his blood the waters, and from his skull the heavens.
- yips
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- 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.
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- cur.
-
- yous
-
noun,
plural of you.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Cuyp
-
noun,
Aelbert [ahl-buh rt] /ˈɑl bərt/ (Show IPA), 1620–91, Dutch painter.
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- MCPO
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Yurt
-
noun,
a tentlike dwelling of the Mongol and Turkic peoples of central Asia, consisting of a cylindrical wall of poles in a lattice arrangement with a conical roof of poles, both covered by felt or skins.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- itis
-
- tri-
-
- iso-
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- yrs.
-
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Mic.
-
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- uro-
-
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- Com.
-
- coys
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- cit.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cir.
-
- USMC
-
- USPO
-
- USRC
-
- USTC
-
- copy
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Cor.
-
- cts.
-
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- ctr.
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- 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.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cosy
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Cort
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- myc-
-
- myo-
-
- 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.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- supr
-
- Oct.
-
- sur-
-
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- mus.
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- muc-
-
- typ.
-
- Sumy
-
noun,
a city in NE Ukraine, NW of Kharkov.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- sym.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- str.
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- 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.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- opsy
-
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- MSCP
-
- MIPS
-
- mopy
-
adjective,
mopey.
- 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.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- toys
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- MOpt
-
- tomy
-
- 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.
- mis-
-
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- miry
-
adjective,
of the nature of mire; swampy:
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mout
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- top-
-
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- STM
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- USO
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- uti
-
- 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:
- TPM
-
- TPI
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- UTC
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- USP
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USR
-
- USM
-
- spt
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- USC
-
- SPR
-
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- STP
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sr.
-
- Tro
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- trp
-
- UCR
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- 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.
- Tu.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- UIT
-
- sty
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- ur-
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- soy
-
noun,
soy sauce.
- UPI
-
- TCS
-
- UPC
-
- STI
-
- up-
-
- UMT
-
- St.
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- TMO
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- 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).
- yum
-
interjection,
yum-yum.
- MCP
-
- MCI
-
- 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.
- MSC
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mo.
-
- Mc-
-
- IUS
-
- Yup
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- ium
-
- mi.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ity
-
- ITC
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- MCR
-
- my-
-
- Ir.
-
- MRI
-
- Mur
-
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.
- MUP
-
- MTS
-
- MTP
-
- MTO
-
- MTI
-
- MST
-
- MSI
-
- MRP
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- MOR
-
- 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.
- MOI
-
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- MIT
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIP
-
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- IRC
-
- IPS
-
- Oc.
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CRP
-
- CPU
-
- CPS
-
- CPR
-
- CPO
-
- CPM
-
- CPI
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- CRT
-
- CIP
-
- CYO
-
- Cym
-
- CIM
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- 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.
- CRS
-
- 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)
- ipr
-
- yis
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- IPO
-
- IPM
-
- you
-
noun,
something or someone closely identified with or resembling the person addressed:
- IOU
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- IOC
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- CSO
-
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- io-
-
- ITU
-
- ics
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- 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.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- 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.
- CST
-
- CSR
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Mt.
-
- op.
-
- PRC
-
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- 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.
- PUC
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSC
-
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- POR
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- POC
-
- PMT
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- Pym
-
noun,
John, 1584–1643, English statesman.
- pim
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plural,
personal information manager.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- py-
-
- rt.
-
- SCP
-
- SCM
-
- sc.
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- RUM
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noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- RTS
-
- Rs.
-
- RCT
-
- RPO
-
- RPM
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ROI
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RMC
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- 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.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- oic
-
- OCR
-
- OTS
-
- OIr
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- OTC
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ory
-
- pc.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- pm.
-
- OMS
-
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.
- PCS
-
- OPM
-
- PCM
-
- PCI
-
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Oys
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- Ps.
-
- Om.
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Pr.
-
- OIt
-
- OCS
-
- sy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Seymour, Simon, or Silas.
- RP
-
- SM
-
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- RU
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- S.
-
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- O.
-
- TC
-
- 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.
- ty
-
- CM
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RO
-
- YU
-
noun,
a legendary Chinese emperor who drained the land and made the mountains.
- UI
-
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- 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.
- M.
-
- MP
-
- yr
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- IP
-
- 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.
- PU
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- R.
-
- TM
-
- RC
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- RI
-
- YT
-
- ic
-
- Y.
-
- i.
-
- TP
-
- ry
-
- CU
-
- U.
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- UC
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- SU
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