Anagrams of propaedeutics
Word propaedeutics has
2737 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of propaedeutics.
- piperaceous
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adjective,
belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.
- pea-souper
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noun,
Chiefly British Informal. pea soup (def 2).
- predicates
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noun,
Grammar. (in many languages, as English) a syntactic unit that functions as one of the two main constituents of a simple sentence, the other being the subject, and that consists of a verb, which in English may agree with the subject in number, and of all the words governed by the verb or modifying it, the whole often expressing the action performed by or the state attributed to the subject, as is here in Larry is here.
- spaced-out
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adjective,
dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
- repudiates
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verb (used with object),
to reject as having no authority or binding force:
- upper-case
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noun,
See under case2 (def 8).
- pseudocarp
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noun,
accessory fruit.
- predacious
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adjective,
predatory; rapacious.
- episcopate
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noun,
the office and dignity of a bishop; bishopric.
- preaseptic
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adjective,
pertaining to the period before the use of aseptic practices in surgery.
- Ceratodus
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noun,
a lungfish of either of two genera, Ceratodus or Neoceratodus, having hornlike ridges on the teeth.
- operatics
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- adipocere
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noun,
a waxy substance produced by the decomposition of dead animal bodies in moist burial places or under water.
- esoterica
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plural noun,
things understood by or meant for a select few; recondite matters or items.
- courtside
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noun,
(in sports) the area adjoining the official playing area of a court, as in basketball, tennis, or volleyball.
- prosecute
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verb (used with object),
Law.
to institute legal proceedings against (a person).
to seek to enforce or obtain by legal process.
to conduct criminal proceedings in court against.
- spaceport
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noun,
a site at which spacecraft are tested, launched, sheltered, maintained, etc.
- predicate
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noun,
Grammar. (in many languages, as English) a syntactic unit that functions as one of the two main constituents of a simple sentence, the other being the subject, and that consists of a verb, which in English may agree with the subject in number, and of all the words governed by the verb or modifying it, the whole often expressing the action performed by or the state attributed to the subject, as is here in Larry is here.
- parecious
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adjective,
paroicous.
- outspread
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verb (used with or without object),
to spread out; extend:
- cauteries
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noun,
an escharotic substance, electric current, or hot iron used to destroy tissue.
- croustade
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noun,
a shell of bread or pastry, sometimes of noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes, baked or fried and filled with ragout or the like.
- uppercase
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noun,
a capital letter.
- praecipes
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noun,
any of various legal writs commanding a defendant to do something or to appear and show why it should not be done.
- pedicures
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noun,
professional care and treatment of the feet, as removal of corns and trimming of toenails.
- peptidase
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noun,
any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of peptides or peptones to amino acids.
- pericopes
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noun,
a selection or extract from a book.
- periodate
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noun,
a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .
- periscope
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noun,
an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision, consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usually, lenses: used especially in submarines.
- auriscope
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noun,
otoscope.
- repudiate
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verb (used with object),
to reject as having no authority or binding force:
- posteriad
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adverb,
toward the posterior; posteriorly.
- crop-dust
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verb (used with object),
to subject (a field) to crop-dusting.
- reductase
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noun,
any enzyme acting as a reducing agent.
- discreate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to nothing; annihilate.
- disrepute
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noun,
bad repute; low regard; disfavor (usually preceded by in or into):
- dipterous
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adjective,
Entomology. belonging or pertaining to the order Diptera, comprising the houseflies, mosquitoes, and gnats, characterized by a single, anterior pair of membranous wings with the posterior pair reduced to small, knobbed structures.
- dispauper
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verb (used with object),
to divest of the status of a person having the privileges of a pauper, as of public support or of legal rights as a pauper.
- depurates
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become free from impurities.
- cuspidate
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adjective,
having a cusp or cusps.
- decorates
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verb (used with object),
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish:
- diaspore
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noun,
a mineral, aluminum oxyhydroxide, AlO(OH), occurring in crystals, or more usually in lamellar or scaly masses: a principal constituent of bauxite and an important source of aluminum.
- pedicure
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noun,
professional care and treatment of the feet, as removal of corns and trimming of toenails.
- die-cast
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adjective,
formed by die casting.
- pederast
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noun,
a person who engages in pederasty.
- captious
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adjective,
apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please.
- captures
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noun,
the act of capturing.
- stripped
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noun,
a striptease.
- dioptase
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noun,
a mineral, hydrous copper silicate, CuSiO 3 ⋅H 2 O, occurring in emerald-green crystals.
- pea-soup
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noun,
a thick soup made from split peas.
- Peiraeus
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noun,
Piraeus.
- peasecod
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noun,
the pod of the pea.
- carotids
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noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- paste-up
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noun,
mechanical (def 14).
- diopters
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noun,
Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- parotids
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noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- parodist
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noun,
a writer of parodies, especially of a literary subject, work, or style.
- parodies
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noun,
a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing:
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- ectopias
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- deutero-
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- decuries
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noun,
a division, company, or body of ten men.
- piscator
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noun,
fisherman.
- depurate
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become free from impurities.
- 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.:
- asteroid
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noun,
Also called minor planet. Astronomy. any of the thousands of small bodies of from 480 miles (775 km) to less than one mile (1.6 km) in diameter that revolve about the sun in orbits lying mostly between those of Mars and Jupiter.
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- picotees
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noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- picadors
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noun,
one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
- deputies
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noun,
a person appointed or authorized to act as a substitute for another or others.
- decrepit
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adjective,
weakened by old age; feeble; infirm:
- peptides
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noun,
a compound containing two or more amino acids in which the carboxyl group of one acid is linked to the amino group of the other.
- autocide
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noun,
suicide by crashing the vehicle one is driving.
- persuade
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verb (used with object),
to prevail on (a person) to do something, as by advising or urging:
- traduces
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verb (used with object),
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
- despotic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or of the nature of a despot or despotism; autocratic; tyrannical.
- peridots
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noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- deciares
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noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- pericope
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noun,
a selection or extract from a book.
- periapts
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noun,
an amulet.
- percepts
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noun,
the mental result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; an impression or sensation of something perceived.
- causerie
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noun,
an informal talk or chat.
- peracids
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noun,
an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- outsider
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noun,
a person not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc.:
- strapped
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adjective,
needy; wanting:
- sporadic
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adjective,
(of similar things or occurrences) appearing or happening at irregular intervals in time; occasional:
- Escudero
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noun,
Vicente [bee-then-te] /biˈθɛn tɛ/ (Show IPA), 1892?–1980, Spanish dancer.
- cuspidor
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noun,
a large bowl, often of metal, serving as a receptacle for spit, especially from chewing tobacco: in wide use during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
- epispore
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noun,
the principal outer covering of a spore.
- episcope
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noun,
epidiascope.
- epidotes
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noun,
a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca 2 (Al, Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 (OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals.
- dopester
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noun,
a person who undertakes to predict the outcome of elections, sports events, or other contests that hold the public interest.
- 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.
- epicures
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noun,
a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur.
- Epicaste
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noun,
Jocasta.
- epicarps
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noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- Stoppard
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noun,
Tom (Thomas Straussler) born 1937, British playwright, born in the Czech Republic.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- speed-up
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noun,
an increasing of speed.
- eductors
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noun,
ejector (def 3).
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- educator
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noun,
a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- educates
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verb (used with object),
to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
- spectro-
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- croupade
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noun,
a movement in which a horse jumps up from a pesade with all four legs drawn up under it and lands on four legs in the same place.
- edacious
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adjective,
devouring; voracious; consuming.
- esoteric
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adjective,
understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; recondite:
- eucrites
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- crudites
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noun,
an appetizer consisting of a variety of raw vegetables, usually cut into strips or bite-size pieces, and served with a dip.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- discreet
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adjective,
judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence about something of a delicate nature; prudent; circumspect.
- outrides
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noun,
Prosody. an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, especially in sprung rhythm.
- outraces
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- outpaces
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- outdares
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in daring.
- discrete
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adjective,
apart or detached from others; separate; distinct:
- ceratoid
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adjective,
hornlike; horny.
- outcries
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noun,
a strong and usually public expression of protest, indignation, or the like.
- Oresteia
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noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- operates
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- eupatrid
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noun,
one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens and other states of Greece, who at one time formed the ruling class.
- saucepot
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noun,
a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- citreous
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adjective,
lemon-yellow; greenish-yellow.
- scorepad
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noun,
a pad whose sheets are printed with headings, vertical or horizontal lines, symbols, or the like, to facilitate the recording of scores in a game, as bowling or bridge.
- poetries
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- copperas
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noun,
ferrous sulfate.
- sericate
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adjective,
sericeous; silky.
- cordites
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noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- duperies
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noun,
an act, practice, or instance of duping.
- eupepsia
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noun,
good digestion (opposed to dyspepsia).
- idocrase
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noun,
vesuvianite.
- decorate
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verb (used with object),
to furnish or adorn with something ornamental or becoming; embellish:
- red-tape
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noun,
excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- adoptees
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noun,
a person who is adopted.
- pterido-
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- postcard
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noun,
Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
- postpaid
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adjective, adverb,
with the postage prepaid:
- protease
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noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
- prospect
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noun,
Usually, prospects.
an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc.
the outlook for the future:
- redcoats
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noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- apposite
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adjective,
suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt:
- proceeds
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noun,
proceeds.
something that results or accrues.
the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction:
the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.
- adscript
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noun,
an adscript character.
Compare inferior (def 11), superior (def 12).
- portside
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adjective, adverb,
on a waterfront or near a port.
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- praecipe
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noun,
any of various legal writs commanding a defendant to do something or to appear and show why it should not be done.
- preaudit
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noun,
an examination of vouchers, contracts, etc., in order to substantiate a transaction or a series of transactions before they are paid for and recorded.
- prepuces
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noun,
the fold of skin that covers the head of the penis; foreskin.
- predicts
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verb (used with object),
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell:
- precious
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noun,
a dearly beloved person; darling.
- airspeed
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noun,
the forward speed of an aircraft relative to the air through which it moves.
- predates
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verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- apterous
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adjective,
Zoology. wingless, as some insects.
- produces
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noun,
something that is produced; yield; product.
- poperies
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noun,
the Roman Catholic Church, especially its doctrines, ceremonies, and system of government.
- iodates
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noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- Iapetus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- deputes
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verb (used with object),
to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- ideates
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noun,
ideatum.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Priapus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a god of male procreative power, the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite.
- rappees
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noun,
a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
- radices
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noun,
a plural of radix.
- coesite
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noun,
a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz, originally synthesized from quartz at high temperatures and pressures: later discovered in nature.
- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- coedits
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verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- tirades
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noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Script.
-
- utopias
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noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- Isadore
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noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- despair
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noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- cordate
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adjective,
heart-shaped:
- sidero-
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- despite
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noun,
contemptuous treatment; insult.
- adoptee
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noun,
a person who is adopted.
- decries
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verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- proceed
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noun,
proceeds.
something that results or accrues.
the total amount derived from a sale or other transaction:
the profits or returns from a sale, investment, etc.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- coterie
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noun,
a group of people who associate closely.
- costard
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noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- estrade
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noun,
a slightly raised platform in a room or hall.
- sidecar
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noun,
a small car attached on one side to a motorcycle and supported on the other side by a wheel of its own, used for a passenger, parcels, etc.
- coatees
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noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- tierced
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adjective,
(of an escutcheon) divided vertically or horizontally into three equal parts.
- eucrite
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noun,
a basic gabbro consisting mainly of bytownite and augite.
- recites
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verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- tierces
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noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- Eustace
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noun,
a male given name: from a Greek word meaning “steadfast.”.
- eutocia
-
noun,
normal childbirth.
- Eutopia
-
noun,
a place in which human society, natural conditions, etc., are so ideally perfect that there is complete contentment.
- cordite
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- scouter
-
noun,
a person who scouts.
- sceptre
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- erudite
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adjective,
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly:
Synonyms: educated, knowledgeable; wise, sapient.
- outpace
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- departs
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noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- cerato-
-
- deicers
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noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerated
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adjective,
covered with wax.
- outdare
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in daring.
- uptears
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- deports
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- cereous
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adjective,
waxlike.
- depicts
-
verb (used with object),
to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- outrace
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- upstair
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noun,
(usually used with a singular verb) an upper story or stories; the part of a building or house that is above the ground floor:
- outride
-
noun,
Prosody. an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, especially in sprung rhythm.
- predate
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verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- toppers
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noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- outside
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noun,
the outer side, surface, or part; exterior:
- topside
-
noun,
the upper side.
- predict
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verb (used with object),
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell:
- oreides
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noun,
oroide.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- toecaps
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- scepter
-
noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- scauper
-
noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- sautoir
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noun,
a ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other.
- preside
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verb (used without object),
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- Saucier
-
noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- ocreate
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adjective,
having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- toadies
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- Oedipus
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, and the father by Jocasta of Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, and Ismeme: as was prophesied at his birth, he unwittingly killed his father and married his mother and, in penance, blinded himself and went into exile.
- oersted
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic intensity, equal to the magnetic pole of unit strength when undergoing a force of one dyne in a vacuum. Abbreviation: Oe.
- cestode
-
noun,
a parasitic platyhelminth or flatworm of the class Cestoda, which comprises the tapeworms.
- sarcoid
-
noun,
a growth resembling a sarcoma.
- sarcode
-
noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- operate
-
verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- deposit
-
noun,
money placed in a bank account or an instance of placing money in a bank account.
- prepuce
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noun,
the fold of skin that covers the head of the penis; foreskin.
- prepose
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a grammatical form) before a related grammatical form: .
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- cestoid
-
noun,
cestode.
- couters
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- teredos
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- diester
-
noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- Tardieu
-
noun,
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée [ahn-drey pyer ga-bree-el a-mey-dey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pyɛr ga briˈɛl a meɪˈdeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, French statesman.
- Docetae
-
plural noun,
early Christian adherents of Docetism.
- support
-
noun,
the act or an instance of supporting.
- custard
-
noun,
a dessert made of eggs, sugar, and milk, either baked, boiled, or frozen.
- dearies
-
noun,
darling.
- deuter-
-
- readies
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- readout
-
noun,
Computers. the output of information from a computer in readable form.
Compare printout.
- steroid
-
noun,
any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- stereo-
-
- stopper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stops.
- curites
-
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.
- curiosa
-
plural noun,
books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- step-up
-
noun,
an increase or rise in the rate or quantity of something.
- stepper
-
noun,
a person or animal that steps, especially a horse that lifts its front legs high at the knee.
- stearo-
-
- stearic
-
adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- curates
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- drastic
-
adjective,
acting with force or violence; violent.
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- storied
-
noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- cuprite
-
noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- directs
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- Rappist
-
noun,
Harmonist.
- striped
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- surcoat
-
noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- diocese
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
- purpose
-
noun,
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- diopter
-
noun,
Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- Diptera
-
noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- pupates
-
verb (used without object),
to become a pupa.
- dacoits
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- disrupt
-
adjective,
broken apart; disrupted.
- acerose
-
adjective,
needle-shaped, as the leaves of the pine.
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- dispart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to divide into parts; separate; sunder.
- diaster
-
noun,
the stage in mitosis at which the chromosomes, after their division and separation, are grouped near the poles of the spindle.
- pterous
-
- disport
-
noun,
diversion; amusement; play; sport.
- dispute
-
noun,
a debate, controversy, or difference of opinion.
- disrate
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower rating or rank.
- decares
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- spouted
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- erotics
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- roseate
-
adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- deceits
-
noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- epicarp
-
noun,
the outermost layer of a pericarp, as the rind or peel of certain fruits.
- prosect
-
verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- epicure
-
noun,
a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur.
- prosaic
-
adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- epidote
-
noun,
a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca 2 (Al, Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 (OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals.
- adipose
-
noun,
animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
- product
-
noun,
a thing produced by labor:
- credits
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- Decatur
-
noun,
Stephen, 1779–1820, U.S. naval officer.
- episode
-
noun,
an incident in the course of a series of events, in a person's life or experience, etc.
- detours
-
noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- creates
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- produce
-
noun,
something that is produced; yield; product.
- soredia
-
noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- deciare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to one-tenth of an are, or 10 square meters: equivalent to 11.96 square yards.
- crappie
-
noun,
either of two small sunfishes of central U.S. rivers, Pomoxis nigromaculatus (black crappie) or P. annularis (white crappie)
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- prostie
-
noun,
a prostitute.
- eductor
-
noun,
ejector (def 3).
- pseudo-
-
- receipt
-
noun,
a written acknowledgment of having received, or taken into one's possession, a specified amount of money, goods, etc.
- teacups
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- spicate
-
adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- crusted
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- crusado
-
noun,
an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
- crusade
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- spectre
-
noun,
specter.
- ecartes
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- spectra
-
noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- specter
-
noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- ureides
-
noun,
an acyl urea.
- tedious
-
adjective,
marked by monotony or tedium; long and tiresome:
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- Ecuador
-
noun,
a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- recepts
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- croppie
-
noun,
crappie.
- sparoid
-
noun,
a sparoid fish.
- educate
-
verb (used with object),
to develop the faculties and powers of (a person) by teaching, instruction, or schooling. Synonyms: instruct, school, drill, indoctrinate.
- Proteus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- precuts
-
adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- scupper
-
noun,
Nautical. a drain at the edge of a deck exposed to the weather, for allowing accumulated water to drain away into the sea or into the bilges.
Compare freeing port.
- posture
-
noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- paupers
-
noun,
a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
- pectous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- tripods
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- pectose
-
noun,
protopectin.
- pectase
-
noun,
an enzyme occurring in various fruits and involved in the formation of pectic acid from pectin.
- cardio-
-
- updates
-
noun,
an act or instance of updating:
- pierces
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- periapt
-
noun,
an amulet.
- redcaps
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- aseptic
-
noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- Peridot
-
noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- residue
-
noun,
something that remains after a part is removed, disposed of, or used; remainder; rest; remnant.
- repeats
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- carious
-
adjective,
having caries, as teeth; decayed.
- carotid
-
noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- recoups
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- respect
-
noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- pouters
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- carpets
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- traduce
-
verb (used with object),
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
- Piraeus
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- pierced
-
adjective,
punctured or perforated, as to form a decorative design:
- re-pose
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- Perseid
-
noun,
any of a shower of meteors appearing in August and radiating from a point in the constellation Perseus.
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- peptics
-
noun,
a substance promoting digestion.
- picador
-
noun,
one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
- toupees
-
noun,
a man's wig.
- picaros
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- piceous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- respite
-
noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- triodes
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- peptide
-
noun,
a compound containing two or more amino acids in which the carboxyl group of one acid is linked to the amino group of the other.
- astroid
-
noun,
a hypocycloid with four cusps.
- capotes
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- picotee
-
noun,
a variety of carnation, tulip, etc., having an outer margin of another color.
- astride
-
preposition,
with a leg on each side of; straddling:
- percoid
-
adjective,
belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes.
- cappers
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- peracid
-
noun,
an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- redacts
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- aperies
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- percept
-
noun,
the mental result or product of perceiving, as distinguished from the act of perceiving; an impression or sensation of something perceived.
- triceps
-
noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- picture
-
noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- reposit
-
verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- capture
-
noun,
the act of capturing.
- petrous
-
adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- apprise
-
verb (used with object),
to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of):
- Austro-
-
- parodic
-
adjective,
having or of the nature of a parody.
- auditor
-
noun,
a person appointed and authorized to examine accounts and accounting records, compare the charges with the vouchers, verify balance sheet and income items, and state the result.
- catouse
-
noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- podites
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- podesta
-
noun,
any of certain magistrates in Italy, as a chief magistrate in medieval towns and republics.
- podetia
-
noun,
(in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
- turacos
-
noun,
touraco.
- upraise
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- reputes
-
noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- torpids
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- parotid
-
noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- torsade
-
noun,
a twisted cord.
- riposte
-
noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- aristo-
-
- precept
-
noun,
a commandment or direction given as a rule of action or conduct.
- reputed
-
noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- austere
-
adjective,
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
- reduces
-
verb (used with object),
to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.:
- auspice
-
noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- Pasteur
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- carpous
-
- Pasture
-
noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- piteous
-
adjective,
evoking or deserving pity; pathetic:
- petards
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- redtops
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- precast
-
adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- poetics
-
noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- precise
-
adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- redouts
-
noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- troupes
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- douras
-
noun,
durra.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- douser
-
noun,
a person or thing that douses.
- douter
-
noun,
an implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.
- ecrase
-
adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- drapes
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Steppe
-
noun,
an extensive plain, especially one without trees.
- ecarte
-
noun,
a card game for two players.
- psocid
-
noun,
any of numerous minute winged insects of the family Psocidae (order Psocoptera), including most of the common barklice, having mouth parts adapted for chewing and feeding on fungi, lichens, algae, decaying plant material, etc., and occurring on the bark of trees and the leaves of plants.
- rescue
-
noun,
the act of rescuing.
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- Dracut
-
noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- Duster
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- durocs
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- duties
-
noun,
something that one is expected or required to do by moral or legal obligation.
- spiro-
-
- radius
-
noun,
a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface:
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- repute
-
noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- spider
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- pseud.
-
- ductor
-
noun,
the roller that conveys ink in a press from the ink reservoir to the distributor.
- petro-
-
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- sprout
-
noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- 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.
- ducats
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Duarte
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- spruit
-
noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- speedo
-
noun,
speedometer.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- drupes
-
noun,
any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- droits
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Picard
-
noun,
Charles Émile [sharl ey-meel] /ʃarl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, French mathematician.
- studio
-
noun,
the workroom or atelier of an artist, as a painter or sculptor.
- rapids
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- deuces
-
noun,
Cards. a card having two pips; a two, or two-spot.
- reduct
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce.
- Piutes
-
noun,
Paiute.
- rappee
-
noun,
a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
- deuto-
-
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- putrid
-
adjective,
in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.
- redout
-
noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- dicast
-
noun,
(in ancient Athens) a citizen eligible to sit as a judge.
- Stroud
-
noun,
a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians.
- dicots
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Dieppe
-
noun,
a seaport in N France, on the English Channel: raided by an Allied expeditionary force August 1942.
- detour
-
noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- stupid
-
noun,
Informal. a stupid person.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- reduce
-
verb (used with object),
to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.:
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- deport
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- poised
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- depose
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from office or position, especially high office:
- radio-
-
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- depute
-
verb (used with object),
to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
- stupor
-
noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- desert
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- podite
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- despot
-
noun,
a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- dorsi-
-
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- 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.
- picro-
-
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- dopers
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- ptero-
-
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- Dorpat
-
noun,
German name of Tartu.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- recept
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- redoes
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- pipets
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- pipers
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- raptus
-
noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- dipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that dips.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- purees
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- piecer
-
noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- pupate
-
verb (used without object),
to become a pupa.
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- disco-
-
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Pierce
-
noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- diseur
-
noun,
a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
- pieces
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- distr.
-
- peruse
-
verb (used with object),
to read through with thoroughness or care:
- specie
-
noun,
coined money; coin.
- patri-
-
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- pauper
-
noun,
a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- scato-
-
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- sauced
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- ripped
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- secret
-
noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- pedate
-
adjective,
having a foot or feet.
- sedate
-
adjective,
calm, quiet, or composed; undisturbed by passion or excitement:
- recti-
-
- secure
-
adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- peaces
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- reused
-
adjective,
noting wool that previously has been spun, woven, and used.
- redtop
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- screed
-
noun,
a long discourse or essay, especially a diatribe.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Sardou
-
noun,
Victorien [veek-taw-ryen] /vik tɔˈryɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1831–1908, French dramatist.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- parous
-
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- Papist
-
noun,
a Roman Catholic.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- paedo-
-
- precut
-
adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- padres
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- rupees
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- opacus
-
adjective,
(of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
- sarco-
-
- sapro-
-
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- sapper
-
noun,
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- recoup
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- sacro-
-
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- oreide
-
noun,
oroide.
- seduce
-
verb (used with object),
to lead astray, as from duty, rectitude, or the like; corrupt.
- septi-
-
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- Reseda
-
noun,
a grayish green.
- potpie
-
noun,
a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- period
-
noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- epodes
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- erects
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- erodes
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- prudes
-
noun,
a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- recipe
-
noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- Proust
-
noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- educes
-
verb (used with object),
to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent; elicit; develop.
- pesade
-
noun,
a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.
- educts
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- resect
-
verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- 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.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- Eudora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pripet
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine and S Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing E through the Pripet Marshes to the Dnieper River in NW Ukraine. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Europa
-
noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- Europe
-
noun,
a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian seas on the SE. In British usage, Europe sometimes contrasts with England. About 4,017,000 sq. mi. (10,404,000 sq. km).
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Peirce
-
noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- prides
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- Pepita
-
noun,
the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
- Peipus
-
noun,
a lake in the N Europe, on the border between Estonia and the W Russian Federation. 93 miles (150 km) long; 356 sq. mi. (920 sq. km).
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- pedros
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- rectos
-
- iatro-
-
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- recite
-
verb (used with object),
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner:
- etudes
-
noun,
a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- escudo
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
- perdie
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- redcap
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- escape
-
noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- 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.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- sippet
-
noun,
a small bit; fragment.
- sipper
-
noun,
a person who sips.
- recuse
-
verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- Sippar
-
noun,
an ancient Babylonian city on the Euphrates, in SE Iraq.
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- peptic
-
noun,
a substance promoting digestion.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- depict
-
verb (used with object),
to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- audits
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Creuse
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- audios
-
noun,
Television.
the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
the audio part of a television broadcast.
- audio-
-
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- crepes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Cripps
-
noun,
Sir Stafford, 1889–1952, British statesman and socialist leader.
- triads
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- topees
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- astro-
-
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- cairds
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- creeps
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- crease
-
noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- create
-
adjective,
Archaic. created.
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- austr-
-
- croups
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- Astrid
-
noun,
a female given name: from Scandinavian, meaning “divine strength.”.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- tarso-
-
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- cupids
-
noun,
Also called Amor. the ancient Roman god of love and the son of either Mars or Mercury and Venus, identified with Eros and commonly represented as a winged, naked, infant boy with a bow and arrows.
- cuppas
-
noun,
a cup of tea.
- cupped
-
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.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- cupper
-
noun,
a person who performs the procedure of cupping.
- turco-
-
- cupro-
-
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- 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.
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- crudes
-
noun,
crude oil.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- 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.
- 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.
- tripod
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- teacup
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- tauro-
-
- teredo
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coatee
-
noun,
a close-fitting short coat, especially one with tails or skirts.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- catsup
-
noun,
ketchup.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- torpid
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Topper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- ceruse
-
noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- certes
-
adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- ciders
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- cerise
-
adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- cippus
-
noun,
(in classical architecture) a stele.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- Cereus
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- 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.
- cerate
-
noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- cerat-
-
- tipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tips:
- tippee
-
noun,
a person who receives a tip, as of money or information.
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- tierce
-
noun,
an old measure of capacity equivalent to one third of a pipe, or 42 wine gallons.
- cardi-
-
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- capsid
-
noun,
the coiled or polyhedral structure, composed of proteins, that encloses the nucleic acid of a virus.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- corpus
-
noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- Tereus
-
noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- capper
-
noun,
a person or thing that caps.
- toupee
-
noun,
a man's wig.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- coupes
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- 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.
- 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.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- copper
-
noun,
a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic weight: 63.54; atomic number: 29; specific gravity: 8.92 at 20°C.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carpus
-
noun,
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- carpo-
-
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- tiered
-
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.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- cordis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the heart.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- appose
-
verb (used with object),
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- upcard
-
noun,
Stud Poker. a card properly dealt face up.
Compare hole card.
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- deceit
-
noun,
the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating:
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- cuspid
-
noun,
(in humans) a tooth with a single projection point or elevation; canine.
- cusped
-
adjective,
having a cusp or cusps; cusplike.
- Decius
-
noun,
(Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus Decius) a.d. c201–251, emperor of Rome 249–251.
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- 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.
- cursed
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- upside
-
noun,
the upper side or part.
- decare
-
noun,
a unit of surface measure equal to 10 ares, or 1000 square meters: equivalent to 0.2471 acre.
- 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.
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- curios
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- super-
-
- uppers
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- suitor
-
noun,
a man who courts or woos a woman.
- aceous
-
- aceto-
-
- utero-
-
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- ureide
-
noun,
an acyl urea.
- dapper
-
adjective,
neat; trim; smart:
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- uredia
-
noun,
uredinium.
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- darics
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- adopts
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- dastur
-
noun,
a Parsee chief priest.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- acious
-
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- dautie
-
noun,
a darling.
- tapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- supra-
-
- supper
-
noun,
the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- adepts
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- suited
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- deicer
-
noun,
a device or a chemical substance for preventing or removing ice.
- apercu
-
noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- apiece
-
adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- upcast
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- Utopia
-
noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- deices
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- update
-
noun,
an act or instance of updating:
- Ouida
-
noun,
pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
- pated
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- acro-
-
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- Prus.
-
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- 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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- acpt.
-
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- prude
-
noun,
a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- recip
-
- Capt.
-
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Prot.
-
- Card.
-
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- pedi-
-
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- caps.
-
- PEDir
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- pedo-
-
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- patr-
-
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- carp-
-
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- 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.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Proud
-
Idioms,
do one proud,
to be a source of pride or credit to a person:
to treat someone or oneself generously or lavishly:
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- actos
-
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- Ursid
-
noun,
any plantigrade carnivore of the family Ursidae, comprising the spectacled bear, the black, brown, and sun bears, and various extinct species that also gave rise to the giant panda of the family Ailuropodidae.
- 30-30
-
- part.
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- cedes
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- oste-
-
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- pupas
-
noun,
an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- rupee
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- cedis
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- puree
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- pari-
-
- rcpt.
-
- cert.
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- acet-
-
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- acids
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- 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.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- 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.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Padus
-
noun,
ancient name of Po.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- caus.
-
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- resp.
-
- peeps
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- asco-
-
- pipes
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- pipet
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- trop-
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- upper
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- ASDIC
-
noun,
sonar.
- updos
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- 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.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- pred.
-
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- 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.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- post-
-
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- apptd
-
- Port.
-
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- prae-
-
- turds
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Tudor
-
noun,
Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- recpt
-
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- rect.
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- poet.
-
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- areo-
-
- tsadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- popes
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- astr.
-
- retd.
-
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- caids
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- 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.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Perdu
-
noun,
Obsolete. a soldier assigned to a very dangerous mission or position.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- peri-
-
- cadis
-
noun,
qadi.
- prod.
-
- proc.
-
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Cades
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- 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.
- Recit
-
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- 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.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- pros.
-
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- props
-
noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- pepos
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- Apoc.
-
- prop.
-
- adits
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- prods
-
noun,
the act of prodding; a poke or jab.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pres.
-
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- aeri-
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- preps
-
noun,
preparatory school.
- aero-
-
- Aedes
-
noun,
yellow-fever mosquito.
- rept.
-
- prep.
-
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- repps
-
noun,
rep1 .
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pico-
-
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- pert.
-
- treas
-
- auto.
-
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- Aust.
-
- adust
-
adjective,
dried or darkened as by heat.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- petr-
-
- 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.
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- peta-
-
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- pret.
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- audit
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- OPers
-
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- spado
-
noun,
Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- 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.
- 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.
- educt
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- Ecua.
-
- spec.
-
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- edit.
-
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- educe
-
verb (used with object),
to draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent; elicit; develop.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- educ.
-
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- crit.
-
- creed
-
noun,
any system, doctrine, or formula of religious belief, as of a denomination.
- Epis.
-
- dopas
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- 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.
- sito-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- 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.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- tera-
-
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- 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.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- staid
-
noun,
the act of stopping or being stopped.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- ESPEC
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Episc
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- Epist
-
- epode
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- 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):
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dist.
-
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- sodic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing sodium:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- cuppa
-
noun,
a cup of tea.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- ducat
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- douce
-
adjective,
sedate; modest; quiet.
- Cupid
-
noun,
Also called Amor. the ancient Roman god of love and the son of either Mars or Mercury and Venus, identified with Eros and commonly represented as a winged, naked, infant boy with a bow and arrows.
- Douai
-
noun,
a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- duces
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- ducts
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- 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.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- duets
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- duits
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- step-
-
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Srta.
-
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- curds
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- drupe
-
noun,
any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
- Druse
-
noun,
an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
- douse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- ecto-
-
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- tears
-
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- speed
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- dopes
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruds
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- crude
-
noun,
crude oil.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- dupes
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- Dupre
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1812–89, French painter.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- duras
-
noun,
dura mater.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- dures
-
verb (used with or without object),
endure.
- spor-
-
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Duroc
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- 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.
- TCPIP
-
- duros
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- Durst
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- curio
-
noun,
any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity.
- Spode
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- dorps
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- ster.
-
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- disc.
-
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- deuce
-
noun,
Cards. a card having two pips; a two, or two-spot.
- deca-
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.:
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- Deut.
-
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- deci-
-
- supp.
-
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- scat-
-
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- Scot.
-
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- paper
-
noun,
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- dices
-
Idioms,
no dice, Informal. of no use or help; ineffective.
- codes
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- dauts
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Suppe
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1819–95, Austrian composer.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- oidea
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- dept.
-
- suede
-
noun,
kid or other leather finished with a soft, napped surface, on the flesh side or on the outer side after removal of a thin outer layer.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- deice
-
verb (used with object),
to free of ice; prevent or remove ice formation on, as the wing of an airplane.
- sarc-
-
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- Saudi
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- deeps
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- Sudra
-
noun,
Shudra.
- octa-
-
- desc.
-
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- scudo
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- corp.
-
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- cores
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- sero-
-
- Euro-
-
- Seric
-
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- 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.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- IATSE
-
- darts
-
- tious
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- 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.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- etude
-
noun,
a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- seti-
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- 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.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Sept.
-
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- ideo-
-
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- Supt.
-
- copr-
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- dict.
-
- sect.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- updo
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- str.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Ste.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- uro-
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- sur-
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- RdAc
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- surd
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- uret
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- USCA
-
- USDA
-
- uria
-
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USAR
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- USIA
-
- urds
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- stud
-
noun,
a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- USPO
-
- rcd.
-
- USRC
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- USTC
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- supr
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- SCUD
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- scr.
-
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- 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.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- sci.
-
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- 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.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- 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.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sec.
-
- rit.
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- 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.
- std.
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Rus.
-
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- top-
-
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- TODS
-
- saur
-
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- rpt.
-
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Rida
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- TDRS
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rep.
-
- taur
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- spp.
-
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- Sra.
-
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- 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.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- Tues
-
- SPUD
-
noun,
Informal. a potato.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- SPCA
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- 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.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- tri-
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trid
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- TEPP
-
noun,
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- ter.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- 1080
-
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- doup
-
noun,
the bottom, end, or butt of something.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- dpt.
-
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- ducs
-
noun,
duke.
- duct
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- duo-
-
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- dup.
-
- dupe
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- dat.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Dec.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- dep.
-
- depr
-
- der.
-
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- dia-
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dioc
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dis-
-
- dups
-
verb (used with object),
to open.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- iod-
-
- 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.
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ious
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- iso-
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- OAPC
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- Oct.
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- Dust
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eco-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ect-
-
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- EDTA
-
- EEOC
-
- eous
-
- esp.
-
- epi-
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Esd.
-
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- OECD
-
- ator
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- ARIS
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- aud.
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cap.
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- CAPP
-
noun,
Al (Alfred Gerald Caplin) 1909–79, U.S. comic-strip artist: creator of “Li'l Abner.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Aire
-
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acr-
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- aer-
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apo-
-
- app.
-
- appd
-
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- appt
-
- Apr.
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- Cort
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- 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.
- cpd.
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- crat
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Cres
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- 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.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- cuds
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cur.
-
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- 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.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- cat.
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Cdr.
-
- cede
-
verb (used with object),
to yield or formally surrender to another:
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Ceto
-
- cide
-
- Cor.
-
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Odus
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- OEEC
-
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ppd.
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pot.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- out-
-
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pop-
-
- poda
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- PSAT
-
- PTSD
-
- ord.
-
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- psid
-
- psia
-
- psec
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- 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.
- prs.
-
- OSRD
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- 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.
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- peds
-
- pct.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Pet.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- ped.
-
- pede
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- 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.
- Pers
-
- peep
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- 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.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- par.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pat.
-
- patd
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- per.
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- puds
-
noun,
pudding.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- pupa
-
noun,
an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- opp.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- OPer
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- rad.
-
- 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.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- purs
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- RCP
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- AEC
-
- RDC
-
- CRP
-
- ure
-
- CRS
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- CRT
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ur-
-
- 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)
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- RCS
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Re.
-
- PID
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- CSA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- 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.
- Tu.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- trp
-
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- TID
-
- PIO
-
- TIA
-
- CPU
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- CPA
-
- Rd.
-
- CPI
-
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- AIC
-
- CPS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TSE
-
- 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.
- Ar.
-
- USR
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ADC
-
- UTC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ad-
-
- USO
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ac-
-
- uti
-
- do.
-
- DOA
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- DSC
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ap-
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- USP
-
- 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.
- ACS
-
- cte
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- CSO
-
- ACP
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- CTA
-
- TCS
-
- TCA
-
- ard
-
- 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.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- USC
-
- cud
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- AUC
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- RDS
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Tpr
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- prp
-
- APS
-
- PTP
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- TPI
-
- PUD
-
noun,
pudding.
- tpd
-
- CAI
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- tue
-
- RCT
-
- PUP
-
noun,
a young dog; puppy.
- PRC
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- UAR
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Co.
-
- USA
-
- ASI
-
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ASU
-
- 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.
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- PUC
-
- 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.
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- RCA
-
- PSA
-
- Tro
-
- ase
-
- ca.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- UAE
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- aor
-
- REA
-
- CIE
-
- ARS
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- APC
-
- AOU
-
- UPI
-
- CIP
-
- POR
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TSI
-
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PRA
-
- UCR
-
- PPT
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- PPS
-
- CDT
-
- CEA
-
- CED
-
- ppr
-
- PPI
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- PPE
-
- CIA
-
- UDC
-
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- PPC
-
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- ARU
-
- UIT
-
- up-
-
- RDA
-
- UPC
-
- TSP
-
- 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.
- DSO
-
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ESR
-
- SRO
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ESU
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- ETO
-
- 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).
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- eu-
-
- ics
-
- So.
-
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- SAE
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- 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.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Sp.
-
- sd.
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- EPS
-
- rte
-
- eir
-
- RTS
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- EIS
-
- EOE
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- EPA
-
- OTA
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ot-
-
- EPT
-
- ese
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- OSP
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ose
-
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ide
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- EEC
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IUD
-
- IUS
-
- Oc.
-
- OED
-
- op.
-
- ScD
-
- OSA
-
- OSD
-
- OTC
-
- OAP
-
- OPA
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- sc.
-
- ite
-
- OIt
-
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCD
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OIr
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- oid
-
- oic
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- ODT
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ITC
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- SDI
-
- SED
-
- IDP
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- IOC
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IOT
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- IOU
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- SDA
-
- ITA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ist
-
- SCP
-
- ISR
-
- SAR
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- IRS
-
- IPA
-
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- EEO
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- rt.
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Doi
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- STI
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ROP
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- PTO
-
- EDT
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- DPA
-
- DPC
-
- DPI
-
- DPP
-
- DPS
-
- Pr.
-
- Dr.
-
- pp.
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- ROA
-
- STP
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- DAE
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DAR
-
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DCS
-
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDT
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- PCS
-
- DET
-
- PCI
-
- di.
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- DRE
-
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- 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.
- EDC
-
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- EDP
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- eo-
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SPR
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ed.
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- OTS
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- Rs.
-
- ote
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- RPO
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Pa.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Sr.
-
- DSA
-
- DSP
-
- DSR
-
- DST
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- spt
-
- Du.
-
- DUI
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- pc.
-
- pd.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- 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.
- RI
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- OA
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TD
-
- D.
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- RU
-
- AO
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- DP
-
- TP
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- UC
-
- 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.
- UI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- Ud
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- U.
-
- ee
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- PU
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SA
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, 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.
- CE
-
- O.
-
- CU
-
- RP
-
- TC
-
- SU
-
- RC
-
- EI
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- R.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- S.
-
- RO
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.