Anagrams of prosthetic
Word prosthetic has
925 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of prosthetic.
- Cristophe
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noun,
Henri, Christophe, Henri.
- Thesproti
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plural noun,
the first inhabitants of ancient Epirus.
- spectro-
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- Christo-
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- chitters
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verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- theorist
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noun,
a person who theorizes.
- strepto-
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- Prescott
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noun,
Samuel, 1751–77, U.S. patriot during the American Revolution: rode with Paul Revere and William Dawes to warn Colonists that British troops were marching from Boston, April 18, 1775.
- thorites
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noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- protects
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verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- postiche
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noun,
an imitation or substitute.
- strophic
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adjective,
Also, strophical. consisting of, pertaining to, or characterized by a strophe or strophes.
- trophies
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noun,
anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- pitchers
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noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- trisect
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verb (used with object),
to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts.
- rochets
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noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- hipster
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noun,
a usually young person who is trendy, stylish, or progressive in an unconventional way; someone who is hip.
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- Pitcher
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noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- tricots
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- torches
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noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- pitches
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noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- coheirs
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noun,
a joint heir.
- Script.
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- tricho-
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- heroics
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- heriots
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- hectors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- Scottie
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noun,
Scottish terrier.
- porches
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noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- pothers
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noun,
commotion; uproar.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- erotics
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- tipster
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noun,
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- cotters
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- pettish
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adjective,
petulantly peevish:
- tithers
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noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- potiche
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noun,
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- potties
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noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- ethiops
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- 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.
- poetics
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noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- thorite
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noun,
a rare mineral, thorium silicate, ThSiO 4 , occurring in the form of yellow or black crystals.
- photics
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noun,
the science of light.
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- tochers
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noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- protect
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verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- chitter
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verb (used without object),
to twitter.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- cheiro-
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- ophites
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noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- shortie
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noun,
a person of less than average stature (sometimes used as a disparaging and offensive term of address).
- ceriphs
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noun,
serif.
- Stretch
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noun,
an act or instance of stretching.
- spotter
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noun,
a person employed to remove spots from clothing, especially at a dry-cleaning establishment.
- trophic
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adjective,
of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
- spitter
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noun,
a person or thing that spits.
- hospice
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noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- stetho-
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- T-shirt
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noun,
a lightweight, usually knitted, pullover shirt, close-fitting and with a round neckline and short sleeves, worn as an undershirt or outer garment.
- protist
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noun,
any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- ostrich
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noun,
a large, two-toed, swift-footed flightless bird, Struthio camelus, indigenous to Africa and Arabia, domesticated for its plumage: the largest of living birds.
- protest
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noun,
an expression or declaration of objection, disapproval, or dissent, often in opposition to something a person is powerless to prevent or avoid:
- sphero-
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- strophe
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noun,
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- picro-
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- Phocis
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noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- escort
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noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- tiptoe
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noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- octets
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noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Sitter
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noun,
a person who sits.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- steric
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adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- tocher
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noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- petro-
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- titers
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noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- picots
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- itches
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noun,
the sensation of itching.
- photic
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adjective,
of or relating to light.
- Sopher
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noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- tither
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noun,
a person who gives or pays tithes, as to a church.
- thrips
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noun,
any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants.
- ochres
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noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- tithes
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noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- ochers
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noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- epochs
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noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- spiro-
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- rottes
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noun,
rote2 .
- ephors
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noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- Sophie
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noun,
a female given name.
- thrice
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adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- ethics
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noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- hotter
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noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- stript
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noun,
a striptease.
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- theirs
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hiero-
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- thetic
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adjective,
positive; dogmatic.
- hosier
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noun,
a person who makes or deals in hose or stockings or goods knitted or woven like hose.
- septi-
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- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- histo-
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- set-to
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noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- shicer
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noun,
Slang. a swindler.
- others
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noun,
the other one:
- heroic
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noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- hottie
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noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- Ophite
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noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- Scotti
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noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- Ethiop
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- Horite
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noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- thorps
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noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Thorpe
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noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- ichors
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noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- optics
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noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- Orchis
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noun,
any orchid.
- thirst
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noun,
a sensation of dryness in the mouth and throat caused by need of liquid.
- heriot
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noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Orphic
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adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- hecto-
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- Hector
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noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- Thiers
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noun,
Louis Adolphe [lwee a-dawlf] /lwi aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1797–1877, French statesman: president 1871–73.
- strict
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adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- Thetis
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noun,
a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.
- perish
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Idioms,
perish the thought, may it never happen: used facetiously or as an afterthought of foreboding.
- stitch
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noun,
one complete movement of a threaded needle through a fabric or material such as to leave behind it a single loop or portion of thread, as in sewing, embroidery, or the surgical closing of wounds.
- titres
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noun,
titer.
- corpse
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noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- troche
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noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- reship
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verb (used with object),
to ship again.
- trices
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- cherts
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noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- 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.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- chotts
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noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- riches
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Potter
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noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- cosher
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verb (used with object),
to treat with special fondness; pamper.
- pother
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noun,
commotion; uproar.
- copier
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- 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.
- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- chores
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noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- Christ
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noun,
Jesus of Nazareth, held by Christians to be the fulfillment of prophecies in the Old Testament regarding the eventual coming of a Messiah.
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- tripes
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- triste
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adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- cipher
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noun,
zero.
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- copers
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- chirps
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noun,
a chirping sound.
- ptero-
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- chiros
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noun,
the ladyfish, Elops saurus.
- chiro-
-
- coheir
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noun,
a joint heir.
- tricot
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- rhotic
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noun,
a rhotic sound.
- trich-
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- Cheops
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noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- chori-
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- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- ceriph
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noun,
serif.
- rectos
-
- T-stop
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noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- Tophet
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noun,
a place in the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where, contrary to the law, children were offered as sacrifices, especially to Moloch. It was later used as a dumping ground for refuse.
- recti-
-
- rochet
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noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- pithos
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noun,
a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.
- troths
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noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- tropic
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noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- Richet
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noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- poetic
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noun,
poetics.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- trophi
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plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- tortes
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noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- troph-
-
- Cotter
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- orch.
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- Shore
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noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- OPers
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- resp.
-
- retch
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noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- rhet.
-
- sotie
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noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Soter
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- ocher
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noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- optic
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noun,
the eye.
- osier
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- spec.
-
- spect
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noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- Ophir
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noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- oste-
-
- shoer
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noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- rect.
-
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Siret
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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.
- shpt.
-
- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- recip
-
- rept.
-
- shott
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noun,
chott.
- shote
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noun,
shoat (def 1).
- octet
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noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Soche
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- Orth.
-
- rcpt.
-
- Sochi
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noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- sito-
-
- Sophi
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noun,
Sophy.
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- repos
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noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Recit
-
- recpt
-
- ochre
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noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Resht
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noun,
Rasht.
- repot
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- pisco
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Other
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noun,
the other one:
- phots
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noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- post-
-
- posit
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noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- poser
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noun,
a person who poses.
- Scot.
-
- score
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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.:
- riots
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noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- phore
-
- phot.
-
- ports
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noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Port.
-
- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- porch
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noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- poet.
-
- petri
-
- poche
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noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- rotte
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noun,
rote2 .
- pico-
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- picot
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- piths
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noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- ither
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adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- pitch
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noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Piers
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noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Rosie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- roshi
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noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- petti
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noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- petr-
-
- Prot.
-
- perch
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noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- shirt
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noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- Shire
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noun,
one of the counties of Great Britain.
- Otter
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noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- shier
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noun,
a horse having a tendency to shy.
- seti-
-
- sero-
-
- Seric
-
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- 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.
- Sept.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- 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.
- pros.
-
- peri-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- proc.
-
- 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.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- pert.
-
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- pret.
-
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- 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.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Pres.
-
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- sect.
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- crit.
-
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- 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.
- 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.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Torte
-
noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- ecto-
-
- 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.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- Esth.
-
- 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.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- toti-
-
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- troch
-
- Chios
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- trop-
-
- chops
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- 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.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cert.
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- Troth
-
noun,
faithfulness, fidelity, or loyalty:
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 30-30
-
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- 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.
- corp.
-
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- cores
-
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copr-
-
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- chose
-
noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- 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.
- Chris
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Christopher.
- chott
-
noun,
a shallow brackish or saline marsh or lake in N Africa, usually dry during the summer.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Epist
-
- hect-
-
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- 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.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- hosp.
-
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- hort.
-
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- tech.
-
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Isth.
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spor-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- Stich
-
noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- theor
-
- teths
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Theos
-
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- herp.
-
- hist.
-
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- theo-
-
- HIRES
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- thio-
-
- hier-
-
- sech
-
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- shr.
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Tit.
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- the-
-
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- sec.
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Rep.
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Ste.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- trit
-
- 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.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tri-
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- top-
-
- 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:
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- tchr
-
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rpt.
-
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- str.
-
- sci.
-
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- sch.
-
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- 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.
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- 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.
- scr.
-
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- thi-
-
- 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.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- 1080
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Eph.
-
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- epi-
-
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- 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.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- cts.
-
- 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.
- perh
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Pers
-
- per.
-
- ctr.
-
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- pct.
-
- 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:
- HRIP
-
- 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.
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- ICSH
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Ice.
-
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- hor.
-
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- Ire.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Oct.
-
- eso-
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- ESOP
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noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Ochs
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noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- etc.
-
- Eth.
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- HERO
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noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- iter
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noun,
a canal or passage.
- etic
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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.
- Itch
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noun,
the sensation of itching.
- iso-
-
- heir
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noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- her.
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- pts.
-
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- chop
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noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- pith
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noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Chr.
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- Pish
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noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- chs.
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- pise
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noun,
rammed earth.
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- cir.
-
- Piro
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noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Pire
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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.
- cis-
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- cist
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noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pitt
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noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Pier
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noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Cher
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noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- pro-
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- prie
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noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prec
-
- pre-
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- Chet
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noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- pot.
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- posh
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adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- psec
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- pose
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noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
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- Pori
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noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Chip
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noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- Ceto
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- cet-
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- pies
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noun,
plural of pi2 .
- cire
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noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cit.
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- Pich
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noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- phr.
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- cose
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verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cort
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- Cori
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noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cor.
-
- Copt
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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.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- pice
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noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- coir
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noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- prs.
-
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- 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.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- hr.
-
- HIS
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- TSH
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- HEP
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adjective,
hip4 .
- ch.
-
- TCS
-
- TSI
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- tet
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noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TSP
-
- 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.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- cs.
-
- HCR
-
- ct.
-
- TES
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noun,
ti1 .
- hie
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verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- CEO
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- Hoe
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noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- Teh
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noun,
Te.
- cr.
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- hip
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noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- cp.
-
- trp
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- THC
-
- cep
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noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- hit
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noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- Co.
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- TEC
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noun,
detective.
- het
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noun,
a heterosexual person.
- th-
-
- TSE
-
- ERP
-
- ETS
-
- CPR
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- cte
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- CST
-
- CSR
-
- CSO
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- CRT
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- CRP
-
- CPS
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- COP
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noun,
a police officer.
- CPO
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- eo-
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- CPI
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- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- TRH
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- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- tr.
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- Tpr
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- TPI
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- Tor
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noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ec-
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- ETR
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- tph
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- ETO
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- TIC
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noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ESR
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- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Esc
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- ERT
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- Tro
-
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- EPT
-
- Ehr
-
- EPS
-
- CIE
-
- CIP
-
- Ep.
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- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- EIS
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- eir
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- CRS
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- Ios
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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.
- HRE
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- SCP
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- PCS
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- Sep
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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.
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- se-
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PCI
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- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PHS
-
- sc.
-
- SRO
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- Sp.
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- So.
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- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- PTO
-
- rte
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- hrs
-
- shp
-
- orc
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noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
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- OSP
-
- ote
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- pt.
-
- sho
-
- OTS
-
- pc.
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- sht
-
- PTT
-
- PSC
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- PSE
-
- 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.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- PRC
-
- RCP
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- RCT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- POR
-
- RSE
-
- 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.
- Rs.
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- RPO
-
- 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:
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- PIO
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- POC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ot-
-
- TTS
-
- IRS
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ics
-
- io-
-
- ist
-
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ier
-
- ISR
-
- ish
-
- IHP
-
- 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).
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRO
-
- ior
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IHS
-
- IPS
-
- SPR
-
- ipr
-
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- IPO
-
- iph
-
- STI
-
- IOC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- IOT
-
- Oc.
-
- STP
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- oic
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Hts
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OCR
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- op.
-
- OTC
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCS
-
- t.
-
- CE
-
- i.
-
- RI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TT
-
- RH
-
- ic
-
- TC
-
- RC
-
- T1
-
- R.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RO
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- O.
-
- PH
-
- 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.
- TP
-
- h.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HP
-
- S.
-
- RP
-
- IP
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man: