Anagrams of protagonists
Word protagonists has
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- protagonist
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noun,
the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work.
- prognosis
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, especially of the chances of recovery.
- positrons
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noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- sortation
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noun,
the process or result of sorting things, especially computationally or mechanically.
- sorptions
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- rogations
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noun,
Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- potations
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- part-song
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noun,
a song with parts for several voices, especially one meant to be sung without accompaniment.
- spittoons
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noun,
a cuspidor.
- strontias
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- rotations
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- ostinatos
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noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- raspings
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noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- patroons
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- tortonis
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- torsions
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- tragions
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- sorption
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- sporting
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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.
- arsonist
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noun,
a person who commits arson.
- nitroso-
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- transits
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- spittoon
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noun,
a cuspidor.
- rattoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- spirants
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- stations
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- snot-rag
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noun,
a handkerchief.
- signoras
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- prosaist
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noun,
a person who writes prose.
- postings
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noun,
assignment to a post, command, or particular location, especially in a military or governmental capacity.
- potation
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- 11-point
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- gosports
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noun,
a flexible speaking tube for communication between separate cockpits or compartments of an aircraft.
- pogonias
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noun,
a terrestrial orchid of the genus Pogonia, of North America.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- Storting
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noun,
the parliament of Norway, elected by popular vote, which is divided into the upper house (Lagting) comprising one quarter of the members, and the lower house (Odelsting) comprising the rest.
- soarings
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noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- protasis
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noun,
the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if.
Compare apodosis.
- Protista
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
- protists
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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.
- stoating
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noun,
the process or technique of finishing a facing, collar, or the like, or of mending material with concealed stitching.
- ringtoss
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noun,
a game in which rings, often made of rope, are tossed to encircle an upright peg.
- gastrins
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- signpost
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noun,
a post bearing a sign that gives information or guidance.
- partings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- positron
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noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- organist
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noun,
a person who plays the organ.
- rogation
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noun,
Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- roasting
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noun,
a severely critical notice or review; pan.
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- sopranos
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noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- trispast
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noun,
an ancient hoist or hauling device having three blocks.
- agonists
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noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- ostinato
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noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- 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.
- agonist
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noun,
a person engaged in a contest, conflict, struggle, etc., especially the protagonist in a literary work.
- soaring
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noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- gastro-
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- Paoting
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Baoding.
- prostas
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noun,
(in classical architecture) an antechamber or vestibule.
- pissant
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noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- stoping
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noun,
a process by which magmas move upward in the earth by breaking off and engulfing blocks of overlying rocks.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- stingos
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noun,
strong beer.
- organo-
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- gisants
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noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- soprano
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noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- gaposis
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noun,
a noticeable gap or series of gaps, as between the fastened buttons or snaps on an overly tight garment.
- Signora
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- ptisans
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- stators
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noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- satoris
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- trogons
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noun,
any of several brilliantly colored birds of the family Trogonidae, especially of the genus Trogon, of tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- spigots
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noun,
a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask.
- ragtops
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noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- Atropos
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noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- patroon
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- torsion
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- stoting
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noun,
stoating.
- isogons
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noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- pronota
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- poisons
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noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- porting
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noun,
the changing of the size, shape, or location of the intake and exhaust ports in an internal-combustion engine, generally to improve performance.
- posting
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noun,
assignment to a post, command, or particular location, especially in a military or governmental capacity.
- tarpons
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- taproot
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noun,
a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
- 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.
- Grisons
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noun,
a canton in E Switzerland. 2747 sq. mi. (7115 sq. km). Capital: Chur.
- sorting
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noun,
the process by which sedimentary particles become separated according to some particular characteristic, as size or shape.
- Sitsang
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noun,
Tibet (def 1).
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- tanists
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noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- Igorots
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noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- potions
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- sarongs
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noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- tsarist
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noun,
an adherent of a czar or of czarism.
- Gosport
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noun,
a flexible speaking tube for communication between separate cockpits or compartments of an aircraft.
- Otranto
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noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- Pogonia
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noun,
a terrestrial orchid of the genus Pogonia, of North America.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- prisons
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- strato-
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- proagon
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noun,
(in ancient Greek comedy) a disputatious exchange, sometimes of a slapstick nature, between the chorus and the characters, or among the characters themselves, usually following the parodos and preceding the agon.
- stratig
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- strati-
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- sparing
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- straits
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noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- strains
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- pronaos
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noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- parings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- signors
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- patriot
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noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- ariosos
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noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- tragion
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- orisons
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noun,
a prayer.
- sporont
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noun,
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- Tristan
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noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Passion
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noun,
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- passing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- sponsor
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noun,
a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
- aristos
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noun,
aristocrat.
- aristo-
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- transp.
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- Ariosto
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noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- tosspot
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noun,
a tippler; drunkard.
- risotto
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noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- origans
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- ratoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- partons
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- rattons
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noun,
a rat.
- rattoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- santirs
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- trigons
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noun,
a triangle.
- aorists
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- parting
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- spinors
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Transit
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- sprains
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- rasping
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noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- Springs
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noun,
a city in S Transvaal, in the E Republic of South Africa, E of Johannesburg.
- sprangs
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noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- tortoni
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- sprints
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- stingo
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noun,
strong beer.
- inorg.
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- taints
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noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- sprats
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- instr.
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- paints
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noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- poison
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noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- tainos
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tangos
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noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- intra-
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- intro.
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- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- strops
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noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- spiro-
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- Sontag
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noun,
Susan, 1933–2004, U.S. critic, novelist, and essayist.
- Sonora
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noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- opsins
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- ingots
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noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- pooris
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noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- origan
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- tapirs
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noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tarots
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noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- Groton
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noun,
a city in SE Connecticut.
- grotto
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noun,
a cave or cavern.
- sprits
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noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patri-
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- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- parson
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noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- orangs
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noun,
orangutan.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- Strong
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Idioms,
come on strong, Slang. to behave in an aggressive, ardent, or flamboyant manner:
- paring
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sorgos
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noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- porion
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- ottars
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- sprint
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- iatro-
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- tanist
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noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- Igorot
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noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- option
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noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- norias
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- sonars
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noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- spirts
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Stoops
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noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- snorts
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noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- pastis
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noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- pantos
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noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- stoats
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noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- sporo-
-
- Ossian
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noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- sprang
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noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- Pisano
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noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- stirps
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noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- nitro-
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- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- stipos
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noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- stints
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noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- sprain
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- 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.
- pastor
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noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- stings
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noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- pintas
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- sprags
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noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- pinots
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- spigot
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noun,
a small peg or plug for stopping the vent of a cask.
- stript
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noun,
a striptease.
- Strait
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noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- string
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noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- snoops
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noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- sopors
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noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- starts
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noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- patois
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noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- pingos
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noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- stator
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noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- orison
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noun,
a prayer.
- Piston
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noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- isogon
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noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- isopag
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noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice exists at approximately the same period during winter.
- isopor
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noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- spoons
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noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- patios
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- snoots
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noun,
Slang. the nose.
- panto-
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- spoors
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noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- Patton
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noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- sprigs
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noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- posits
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noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- sapro-
-
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- torsos
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- astron
-
- astro-
-
- sargos
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- ragtop
-
noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- sapors
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- assign
-
noun,
Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
- toting
-
noun,
the practice of taking home food from an employer by a person engaged in domestic service.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- gastr-
-
- gipons
-
noun,
jupon.
- Giotto
-
noun,
(Giotto di Bondone) 1266?–1337, Florentine painter, sculptor, and architect.
- Tongas
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- proto-
-
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- gators
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Gaston
-
noun,
a male given name.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- ptosis
-
noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- topog.
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- toasts
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- agists
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- trogon
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored birds of the family Trogonidae, especially of the genus Trogon, of tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
- roasts
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- agron.
-
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- roosts
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- angio-
-
- tropo-
-
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Tsonga
-
noun,
a Bantu language spoken in Mozambique, Zambia, and South Africa.
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- trans.
-
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- argots
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- angsts
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- trigon
-
noun,
a triangle.
- trigos
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- aniso-
-
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- prangs
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- Gorton
-
noun,
John Grey, 1911–2002, Australian political leader: prime minister 1968–71.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- Tissot
-
noun,
James Joseph Jacques [zham zhaw-zef zhahk,, zheymz] /ʒam ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk,, ʒeɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1836–1902, French painter.
- potato
-
noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- grists
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- tarso-
-
- Grison
-
noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- grasps
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- griots
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- potass
-
noun,
potash.
- gossan
-
noun,
a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
- gnosis
-
noun,
knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- grani-
-
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- groats
-
noun,
hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
- prongs
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- grano-
-
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- gossip
-
noun,
idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others:
- pottos
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- Sans.
-
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- potto
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- pass.
-
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- pongs
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- sito-
-
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- sanit
-
- pros.
-
- part.
-
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- poss.
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- sorgo
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- post-
-
- pant-
-
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Port.
-
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pari-
-
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- snags
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- sagos
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- snaps
-
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- soots
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- progs
-
noun,
food or victuals.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- pingo
-
noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- Prog.
-
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- pings
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- psoas
-
noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- signs
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- pron.
-
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Prot.
-
- prong
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Sino-
-
- soaps
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- sings
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sing.
-
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- snogs
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Soong
-
noun,
Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patr-
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- GRASS
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- gotta
-
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- trig.
-
- gorps
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- goops
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- anti-
-
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- atto-
-
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- tangs
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- grots
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Gross
-
noun,
a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Groot
-
noun,
Huig [Dutch hoikh] /Dutch hɔɪx/ (Show IPA), de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), or van [vahn] /vɑn/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- goons
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- inst.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- gasts
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- asst.
-
- tono-
-
- gasps
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- astr.
-
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- ation
-
- topo-
-
- gains
-
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- tonia
-
- 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.
- gono-
-
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- gists
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- tongs
-
noun,
any of various implements consisting of two arms hinged, pivoted, or otherwise fastened together, for seizing, holding, or lifting something (usually used with pair of).
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- toti-
-
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- togas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- gipon
-
noun,
jupon.
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- assn.
-
- Tonga
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- insp.
-
- ingot
-
noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- trop-
-
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- onto-
-
- spor-
-
- 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.
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- opto-
-
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- 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.
- agro-
-
- Srta.
-
- intr.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- opsis
-
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- 30-30
-
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- span-
-
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- orig.
-
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- noto-
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- naso-
-
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- angi-
-
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Iran.
-
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- anis-
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- nitr-
-
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stat.
-
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- trogs
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- noso-
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- rpt.
-
- TSgt
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- trit
-
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- tron
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- tRNA
-
- tri-
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- stg.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- str.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Soni
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Sra.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- top-
-
- Sig.
-
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sat.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- togs
-
noun,
a coat.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- tion
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Tit.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- 1080
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- osis
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- oro-
-
- org.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- oto-
-
- GATT
-
- opia
-
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ont.
-
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- pat.
-
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- ASSR
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- att.
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- par.
-
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- Pan.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- attn
-
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- ign.
-
- ISSN
-
- iso-
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- gro.
-
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- gon-
-
- NTIA
-
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- Goop
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gras
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- ator
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Apr.
-
- ano-
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ANSI
-
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- ant.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apo-
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Arg.
-
- pts.
-
- ptg.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- ARIS
-
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- psig
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- RONA
-
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agit
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- agr.
-
- agst
-
- RNAS
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- psia
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prin
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- pong
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- POGO
-
noun,
Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- PSAT
-
- art.
-
- pos.
-
- asis
-
- prs.
-
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pot.
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- GTS
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ASR
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- GTO
-
- GSA
-
- Agt
-
- ast
-
- GSR
-
- TPI
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- gt.
-
- io-
-
- ASN
-
- ing
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TSS
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSP
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ap-
-
- TSI
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- GTT
-
- ag-
-
- in.
-
- an.
-
- IAS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ar.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Ia.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- trp
-
- at.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- TPN
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- TNT
-
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- Ga.
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gi.
-
- aor
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- GOP
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- APS
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ASI
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- ARS
-
- Tng
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- Tpr
-
- Tro
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- Gr.
-
- GPS
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- TGN
-
- TIA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- tra
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- GNP
-
- ior
-
- ATP
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- tr.
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- PIO
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- PGA
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- 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.
- PaG
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- POA
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POR
-
- PRA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PTO
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- OTA
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OSO
-
- OSP
-
- OSS
-
- ot-
-
- IOT
-
- pt.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- Pa.
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- Pg.
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- OPA
-
- RTS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- rt.
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- RSS
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- ROG
-
- RPO
-
- RPG
-
- ROI
-
- ROP
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- PSA
-
- PTT
-
- PSG
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- PSS
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Sgt
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- RPS
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- SAR
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OTS
-
- OOT
-
- NOP
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- STI
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- oon
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- NPR
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- Npt
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
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- SSR
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- SSN
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- SSI
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- NIA
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- Nat
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noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ss.
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- IRS
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- IPA
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- IPO
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- ipr
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- IPS
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- Ir.
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- IRO
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ISA
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- STP
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- ISR
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- ist
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- ITA
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- ITO
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noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NAG
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noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- SSA
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- TTS
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- ONR
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- ONI
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- oar
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noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- ons
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- oo-
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- o-o
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noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- ONA
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noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- SPR
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- OAP
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- nr.
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- OAO
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- OIt
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- OSA
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- op.
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- OAS
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- OIr
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- SPS
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- spt
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- Sr.
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- OAT
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noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- NSA
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- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- OGO
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- NRA
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- SRS
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- SG
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- SA
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- S.
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- AO
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- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- TN
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- T1
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- TG
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- RP
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- t.
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- IP
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- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TT
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- RO
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- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- 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.
- R.
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- TP
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- SN
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- O.
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- OG
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- OA
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- G.
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- GO
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noun,
the act of going:
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- RI
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- RN
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- GN
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- i.
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- GP
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- NP
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- NI
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- NG
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- N.
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- rg
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- IG
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.