Anagrams of protecting
Word protecting has
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- gerontic
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adjective,
geriatric.
- ego-trip
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noun,
an act or course of action undertaken primarily to satisfy one's vanity or for self-gratification:
- 11-point
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- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- 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.
- portent
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- trigone
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noun,
Also, trigonum. Anatomy.
a triangular part or area.
the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- tonetic
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- gittern
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noun,
cittern.
- perigon
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noun,
an angle of 360°.
- petrog.
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- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- genito-
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- pirogen
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) Jewish Cookery. small baked pastries filled with chopped chicken livers, onion, etc.
- petting
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noun,
Informal. kissing, caressing, and other sexual activity between partners that does not involve sexual intercourse.
Compare heavy petting.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- Negrito
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- ergotin
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noun,
any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
- genitor
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- 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.
- protect
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verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- centro-
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- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- centri-
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- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- crepon
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- tinct.
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- necro-
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- intro.
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- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- Cotter
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- ptero-
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- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Pigeon
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noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, especially the larger species with square or rounded tails.
Compare dove1 (def 1).
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- ignore
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- cringe
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noun,
servile or fawning deference.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- cteno-
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- potent
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noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- Potter
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noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- tiptoe
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noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- inter.
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- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- Pontic
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noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- inorg.
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- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- tinter
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- poetic
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noun,
poetics.
- coring
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noun,
the act of removing a core or of cutting from a central part.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- picro-
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- pectin
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- tricot
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- recti-
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- Triton
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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.
- centr-
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- cogent
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adjective,
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling.
- goiter
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noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- centi-
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- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Origen
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noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- region
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noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- tropic
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noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- trigon
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noun,
a triangle.
- coigne
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- coping
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noun,
a finishing or protective course or cap to an exterior masonry wall or the like.
- nitro-
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- petro-
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- contr.
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- genit.
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- nocti-
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- gotten
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noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Conger
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noun,
a large marine eel, Conger conger, sometimes reaching a length of 10 feet (3 meters), used for food.
- copier
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- toting
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noun,
the practice of taking home food from an employer by a person engaged in domestic service.
- Trento
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noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- Greco-
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- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- proc.
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- Prog.
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- Regin
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noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- pron.
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- prion
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noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- Regt.
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- prone
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noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- rcpt.
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- prong
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noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- recip
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- gripe
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noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- Prot.
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- gript
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noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- rect.
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- goner
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noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- recpt
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- RECON
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- Grote
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noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- griot
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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.
- Goren
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noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- GROPE
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noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- groin
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noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- Recit
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- grice
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noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- print
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- Petit
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adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- nitr-
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- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- pico-
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- noct-
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- petti
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noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- petri
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- petr-
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- Norge
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noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- pert.
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- picot
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Peron
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noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- peri-
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- pengo
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noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- octet
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noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- Otter
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noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- orig.
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- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- Oreg.
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- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- incog
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adjective, adverb, noun,
incognita or incognito.
- Port.
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- incor
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- incr.
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- inept
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adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Price
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- pret.
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- ingot
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noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- intr.
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- irone
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Niger
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noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Ponce
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noun,
a pimp.
- Point
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- reign
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- piton
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Pinto
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Negro
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noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Pinot
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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.
- pingo
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noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- poet.
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- ginep
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noun,
genip.
- reni-
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- toper
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- coper
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- copr-
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- Torte
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noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- corgi
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noun,
Welsh corgi.
- toric
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- corp.
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- corpn
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- Corti
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noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- topic
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noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Creon
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- toti-
-
- crept
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noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crit.
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- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- toner
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- titre
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noun,
titer.
- titer
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noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- econ.
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- ecto-
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- tinge
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noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- copen
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- contg
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- ento-
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- cetin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- 30-30
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- trope
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trop-
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- trone
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- cent.
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- CENTO
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cero-
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- cert.
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- trite
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adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- tripe
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Conte
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noun,
count2 .
- cine-
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- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trigo
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noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- trig.
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- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- coign
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noun, verb (used with object),
quoin.
- Trent
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noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Cong.
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- conge
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noun,
leave-taking; farewell.
- cont.
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- engr.
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- crone
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- etrog
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noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- ergot
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noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- Roget
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noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- ripen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- teno-
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- genic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or arising from a gene or genes.
- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- genip
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noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- genro
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noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- Tepic
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Terni
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noun,
a city in central Italy.
- repot
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Teton
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noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- rept.
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- ergo-
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- gipon
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noun,
jupon.
- Tigre
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noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- tiger
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noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- rotte
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noun,
rote2 .
- optic
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noun,
the eye.
- otic
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adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- RIPE
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adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- tri-
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- org.
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- Trot
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noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- tret
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noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- riot
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noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- ptg.
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- trog
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noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- peto
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noun,
wahoo3 .
- rit.
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- rite
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noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- pice
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noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Rein
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noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- tote
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noun,
the act or course of toting.
- rope
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noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- ROTC
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noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Reno
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noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Reg.
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- Pen.
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- rote
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- repo
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noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rep.
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- Pent
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noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- peon
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- per.
-
- Orne
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- trit
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- Trip
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noun,
a journey or voyage:
- PETN
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- tron
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- Trio
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noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Pet.
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- Rice
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Rico
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noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- rent
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noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- pct.
-
- Ring
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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.
- Tine
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Roti
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noun,
roast.
- pot.
-
- Toni
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noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- pone
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noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pong
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noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- tong
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noun,
tongs.
- pore
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
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noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- porn
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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):
- tone
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noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Tit.
-
- top-
-
- Tiro
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noun,
tyro.
- tire
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noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tier
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noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- pre-
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- prec
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- prin
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- tion
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- tint
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noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- prig
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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.
- prie
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noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pro-
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- reit
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noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- tort
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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.
- pint
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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.
- 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.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- rpt.
-
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- ten.
-
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- 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.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- ter.
-
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- 1080
-
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- Eng.
-
- enc.
-
- ect-
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- eco-
-
- NCTE
-
- ctr.
-
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- int.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- Cort
-
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- 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.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- Ger.
-
- geo-
-
- gon-
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- etc.
-
- Gen.
-
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- gro.
-
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- Ice.
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ign.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Inc.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- not-
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- CERN
-
- cet-
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Oct.
-
- Ceto
-
- cog.
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- cen.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- cir.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- OPer
-
- Cor.
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Ont.
-
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Con.
-
- RPG
-
- ETR
-
- rt.
-
- RPO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- rte
-
- gi.
-
- Tro
-
- GCE
-
- GOP
-
- CEO
-
- trp
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- ct.
-
- GCT
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- GCR
-
- GCI
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROG
-
- ROI
-
- ROP
-
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ERP
-
- CGI
-
- 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.
- ec-
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Eg.
-
- Tng
-
- TNT
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ctg
-
- cte
-
- CRT
-
- CRP
-
- CPR
-
- CPO
-
- CPI
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ECG
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- CIE
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ETO
-
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CIP
-
- ERT
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CNO
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- TGN
-
- EPT
-
- eir
-
- 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.
- tr.
-
- Ep.
-
- Tpr
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- en-
-
- eo-
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- OTC
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- OCR
-
- NCO
-
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- POC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- Oc.
-
- ITC
-
- oic
-
- IRO
-
- POR
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- OIr
-
- PCI
-
- op.
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Npt
-
- NPR
-
- NOP
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- NOC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- ne-
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- NGC
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NEC
-
- PIO
-
- NRC
-
- IOT
-
- 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 = .
- RCN
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- RCP
-
- Re.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ONR
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Gr.
-
- IOC
-
- RCT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- GNP
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- ote
-
- PTT
-
- nr.
-
- PTO
-
- ier
-
- io-
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- ine
-
- Pg.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- GTT
-
- pt.
-
- GTO
-
- GTC
-
- gt.
-
- pc.
-
- ing
-
- PRC
-
- gre
-
- OIt
-
- in.
-
- CE
-
- OG
-
- TP
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- O.
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NC
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TG
-
- rg
-
- GN
-
- RO
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- GC
-
- RC
-
- R.
-
- GP
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- G.
-
- RP
-
- i.
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- N.
-
- NP
-
- NI
-
- TN
-
- NG
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TC
-
- IP
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IG
-
- ic
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TT
-