Anagrams of prospectus
Word prospectus has
706 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of prospectus.
- susceptor
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noun,
a piece of metallic film on a package of microwaveable food that helps cook and brown the food by producing and concentrating energy on the food's outer surface.
- prosects
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- supports
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noun,
the act or an instance of supporting.
- purposes
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noun,
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- crustose
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adjective,
forming a crusty, tenaciously fixed mass that covers the surface on which it grows, as certain lichens.
- scouters
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- scuppers
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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.
- prospect
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noun,
Usually, prospects.
an apparent probability of advancement, success, profit, etc.
the outlook for the future:
- press-up
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noun,
push-up.
- spectro-
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- process
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noun,
a systematic series of actions directed to some end:
- costers
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noun,
costermonger.
- oppress
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verb (used with object),
to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power:
- suppose
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verb (used with object),
to assume (something), as for the sake of argument or as part of a proposition or theory:
- pouters
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- pectous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- step-up
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noun,
an increase or rise in the rate or quantity of something.
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- corsets
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- troupes
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- purpose
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noun,
the reason for which something exists or is done, made, used, etc.
- courses
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- prestos
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- suspect
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noun,
a person who is suspected, especially one suspected of a crime, offense, or the like.
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- sprouts
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noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- spruces
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noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- Croesus
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noun,
died 546 b.c, king of Lydia 560–546: noted for his great wealth.
- precuts
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- posters
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- posture
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noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- scupper
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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.
- toppers
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noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- poseurs
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noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- support
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noun,
the act or an instance of supporting.
- recoups
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noun,
an act of recouping.
- stupors
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- stopper
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noun,
a person or thing that stops.
- souters
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- petrous
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adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- pterous
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- scoters
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- stopers
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- estrous
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adjective,
pertaining to or involving the estrus.
- ousters
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- oestrus
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noun,
estrus.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- Proteus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- percuss
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verb (used with object),
Medicine/Medical. to strike or tap for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
- escorts
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- sucrose
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noun,
a crystalline disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , the sugar obtained from the sugarcane, the sugar beet, and sorghum, and forming the greater part of maple sugar; sugar.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- rouses
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noun,
a rousing.
- opuses
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noun,
a musical composition.
- curses
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- serous
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adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- stours
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noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- routes
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noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- cupro-
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- cupper
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noun,
a person who performs the procedure of cupping.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- Topper
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noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- petro-
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- stoups
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noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- russet
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noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- scutes
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noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- Stopes
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noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- posset
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noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- streps
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noun,
streptococcus.
- rousts
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verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- stupor
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noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- sucres
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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.
- purses
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noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- posers
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noun,
a person who poses.
- set-up
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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.
- estocs
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- poseur
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noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- rectos
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- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- recoup
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noun,
an act of recouping.
- supper
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noun,
the evening meal, often the principal meal of the day.
- estops
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verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- supers
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noun,
Informal.
a superintendent, especially of an apartment house.
supermarket.
supernumerary.
supervisor.
- super-
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- estrus
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noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- erupts
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- spurts
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Russo-
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- custos
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noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- strops
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noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- stupes
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noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- rosets
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- pouter
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- source
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noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- cosets
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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.
- sprues
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noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- turco-
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- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- corset
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- corses
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noun,
corpse.
- corpus
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noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- corpse
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noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- proses
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- uppers
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noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- uprose
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noun,
an act of rising up.
- copses
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noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- sports
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noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- copper
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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.
- cosset
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noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- Scotus
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noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- Scopes
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noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- utero-
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- scores
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- souter
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- ptero-
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- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- cerous
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adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- copers
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- scours
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noun,
the act of scouring.
- cestus
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noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- Scouse
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noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- ouster
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noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- upsets
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noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- Proust
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noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- spouts
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noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- spouse
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noun,
either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.
- stores
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- torses
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noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Crusoe
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noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- tossup
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noun,
the tossing of a coin to decide something by its fall.
- scouts
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noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- precut
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- croute
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noun,
crust.
- Crouse
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noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- croups
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noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- Crosse
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noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- cross-
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- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- spruce
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noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- touses
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noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- tropes
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- couter
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- courts
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noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- course
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noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- prests
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noun,
a loan.
- coupes
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noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- truces
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- troupe
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- sprout
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noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- souse
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noun,
an act of sousing.
- pesos
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- spec.
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- sores
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noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sorts
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noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- rusts
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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.
- sours
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noun,
something that is sour.
- pert.
-
- puses
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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.
- setup
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noun,
organization; arrangement.
- pepos
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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.
- Soter
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- pesto
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noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- pests
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noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- sorus
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noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- Pecos
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noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Russ.
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abbreviation,
Russia.
- posts
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noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- petos
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noun,
wahoo3 .
- prose
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Pres.
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- Press
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noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- pret.
-
- proc.
-
- prop.
-
- props
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noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- pros.
-
- pross
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noun,
prostitute.
- prep.
-
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Prot.
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- Scout
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noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- Prus.
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- scour
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noun,
the act of scouring.
- SCOTS
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noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- Scot.
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- score
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scops
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noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- preps
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noun,
preparatory school.
- scups
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noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- petr-
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- Purse
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noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- sero-
-
- septs
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noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- poet.
-
- Sept.
-
- popes
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- sect.
-
- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Port.
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- ports
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noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- secos
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noun,
sekos.
- scute
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noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- poses
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noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- poss.
-
- posse
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noun,
posse comitatus.
- post-
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- potus
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noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- scuts
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noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- pours
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noun,
the act of pouring.
- pouts
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noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- specs
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noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- stour
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noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- spect
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noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- cruet
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- trope
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trop-
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- tress
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noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- crept
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noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- cress
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noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- crest
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- Tours
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- Toure
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noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- roups
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noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- resp.
-
- coups
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noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- cruse
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noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- crust
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noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- torus
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noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- torse
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noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- TORES
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noun,
a torus.
- rept.
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- repps
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noun,
rep1 .
- topes
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noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- speos
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noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- cures
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noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Court
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noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- coupe
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noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- 30-30
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- ropes
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noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Rosse
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noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- USSCt
-
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- re-up
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verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- roues
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noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Cetus
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noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- copes
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noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- copr-
-
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- cores
-
- corp.
-
- corps
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noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- upper
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- 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.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- truss
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- OPers
-
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- rcpt.
-
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- spues
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- ORuss
-
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- oste-
-
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- 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.
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- 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.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- spor-
-
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- 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.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- rect.
-
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- ecto-
-
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Suppe
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1819–95, Austrian composer.
- supp.
-
- supes
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- recpt
-
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- 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.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- 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.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Euro-
-
- Supt.
-
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rus.
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- rpt.
-
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- 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.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- 1080
-
- scr.
-
- Tues
-
- ter.
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- top-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- uret
-
- uro-
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USPO
-
- USPS
-
- USRC
-
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- USTC
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- 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.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- sec.
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- sur-
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- spp.
-
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- str.
-
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- supr
-
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- 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.
- cur.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- pct.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- 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.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- per.
-
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- Pers
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Cres
-
- pop-
-
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pot.
-
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- out-
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Eur.
-
- eso-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Oct.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- OPer
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opp.
-
- 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.
- eous
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- eco-
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- pre-
-
- cet-
-
- purs
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cort
-
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- Cor.
-
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Ceto
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rep.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- etc.
-
- 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.
-
- psec
-
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- prec
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- pro-
-
- pts.
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- USR
-
- USP
-
- CPS
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Tro
-
- Ep.
-
- USO
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ec-
-
- Sus
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- tue
-
- ct.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESR
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Esc
-
- eo-
-
- ERT
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- cr.
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- CPO
-
- cs.
-
- CPR
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- TCS
-
- UCR
-
- CST
-
- ESU
-
- UPC
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
-
- up-
-
- USS
-
- Tpr
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- TSS
-
- Tu.
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- 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)
- CRT
-
- CRS
-
- cte
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CRP
-
- TSP
-
- TSE
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- USC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- CPU
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- ure
-
- ur-
-
- trp
-
- tr.
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- 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.
- 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.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- 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.
- ppr
-
- PTP
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSS
-
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- prp
-
- SCP
-
- SCS
-
- PRC
-
- PPT
-
- PPS
-
- PPE
-
- PUP
-
noun,
a young dog; puppy.
- PPC
-
- se-
-
- POR
-
- 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.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- 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).
- POC
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- PUC
-
- sc.
-
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- Rs.
-
- ROP
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- 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.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- RCT
-
- RPS
-
- RPO
-
- Re.
-
- RSE
-
- SRO
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- OTC
-
- Oc.
-
- SPS
-
- spt
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- op.
-
- PCS
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Sr.
-
- SRS
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ss.
-
- SSC
-
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- SSE
-
- SSR
-
- SST
-
- OES
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noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- St.
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- STP
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- eu-
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- ORT
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noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ETS
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- PTO
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- pt.
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- Ps.
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- Pr.
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- pp.
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- ETO
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- ETR
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- pc.
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- our
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OTS
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- ote
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- SPR
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- ot-
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- OSS
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- OSP
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- ose
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- opt
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Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- RO
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- UT
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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.
- SU
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- RP
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- CE
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- O.
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- UC
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- RU
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- TC
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- CU
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- TP
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- T1
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- RC
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- t.
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PU
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- U.
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- S.
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- R.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.