Anagrams of proteinase
Word proteinase has
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- entropies
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
(on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy.
(in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
- atropines
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- personate
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adjective,
Botany.
(of a bilabiate corolla) masklike.
having the lower lip pushed upward so as to close the gap between the lips, as in the snapdragon.
- Peronista
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noun,
Peronist.
- Esperanto
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noun,
an artificial language invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), a Polish physician and philologist, and intended for international use. It is based on word roots common to the major European languages.
- pistareen
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noun,
peseta (def 2).
- isentrope
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noun,
a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
- aperients
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- interpose
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verb (used with object),
to place between; cause to intervene:
- sparteine
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noun,
a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- operates
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- operants
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- resonate
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verb (used with object),
to cause to resound.
- Peterson
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noun,
Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- one-step
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noun,
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- pronates
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- 11-point
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- protease
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noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
- Personae
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noun,
a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
- poetries
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- tropines
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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.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- tea-rose
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noun,
any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- isoprene
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- pioneers
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- naperies
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- Oresteia
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noun,
a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- Eastern
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adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- sterno-
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- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- poteens
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- 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.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- earnest
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noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- present
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noun,
the present time.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- stearo-
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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.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- roseate
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adjective,
tinged with rose; rosy:
- repents
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adjective,
creeping.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- estrone
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- Serpent
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noun,
a snake.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- stereo-
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- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- norites
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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.
- entero-
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- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- repeats
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- reopens
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Epstein
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noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pentose
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noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- arenose
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adjective,
sandy; gritty.
- arenite
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noun,
psammite.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- aristo-
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- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- transp.
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- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- 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.
- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- trainee
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noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- antero-
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- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- arpents
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- arseno-
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- Penates
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plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- peonies
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- Peneios
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- 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.
- 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.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- instr.
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- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- intra-
-
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- peseta
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- resent
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verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- repose
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noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- patios
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- inter.
-
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- sapro-
-
- sapote
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- irones
-
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.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- Santee
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noun,
a city in SW California.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- penta-
-
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- 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.
- Senate
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noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- patri-
-
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- intro.
-
- patois
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noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- 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.
- septi-
-
- 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.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- panto-
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- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Piston
-
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.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- poteen
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- parton
-
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.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- nitro-
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- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- norite
-
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.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- petro-
-
- ptero-
-
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- spiro-
-
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- topees
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- astron
-
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- astro-
-
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- 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.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- tarso-
-
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- enter-
-
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- steno-
-
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- arsen-
-
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- trans.
-
- aniso-
-
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- 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.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- iatro-
-
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- aeron.
-
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- teno-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- Peron
-
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).
- poet.
-
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- prae-
-
- 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.
- post-
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- trop-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- 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):
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- peri-
-
- tears
-
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- petr-
-
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- peta-
-
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonia
-
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- petri
-
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- 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.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- pert.
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- 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.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- treas
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terns
-
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.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tera-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 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.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- 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.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- span-
-
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rept.
-
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- resp.
-
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- 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.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Sino-
-
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- seti-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sero-
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sito-
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- sanit
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- 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.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- 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.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spor-
-
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- 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.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- 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.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- pron.
-
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pros.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Pres.
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Prot.
-
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Srta.
-
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- reins
-
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.
- reni-
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- 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.
- rents
-
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.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- 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.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- 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).
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Sept.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- 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.
- insep
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- areo-
-
- intr.
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nears
-
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- insp.
-
- 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.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- astr.
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- Epis.
-
- Epist
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- OPers
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- ation
-
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- IATSE
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- nitr-
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- inst.
-
- naso-
-
- irone
-
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.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- part.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- anis-
-
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- pari-
-
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- pene-
-
- 30-30
-
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- patr-
-
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- aero-
-
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- 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.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- pant-
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Iran.
-
- ante-
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- 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.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- 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 = .
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- eso-
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- est.
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- esp.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ins.
-
- rpt.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- 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.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- inae
-
- 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.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Sat.
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- 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.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sepn
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- iso-
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 1080
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- str.
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apo-
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Apr.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- tion
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- top-
-
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- 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.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ter.
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- tron
-
- tRNA
-
- aer-
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- aet.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tri-
-
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- ANSI
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- ant.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- art.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- epit
-
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Sra.
-
- epi-
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ten.
-
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- ates
-
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- 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.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- ator
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pat.
-
- 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):
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Nor.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- nos-
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- pnea
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- Rep.
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- rent
-
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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- NIRA
-
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Rein
-
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.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- not-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- PSAT
-
- Ont.
-
- prs.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NTIA
-
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pers
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- prin
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- psia
-
- pos.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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).
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- per.
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- pot.
-
- pre-
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pts.
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- opia
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- OPer
-
- 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.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- 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.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- 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.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- 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.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rit.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- PETN
-
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.
- RONA
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- par.
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pen.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- RNAS
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 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.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- neo-
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pet.
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- ons
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- Tpr
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ATP
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- tr.
-
- TIA
-
- 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.
- Pa.
-
- STP
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ean
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- eo-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- OTS
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- tra
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- at.
-
- PIO
-
- ARS
-
- OSP
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ose
-
- PTO
-
- ASN
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- 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.
- prn
-
- 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.
- ase
-
- POR
-
- Pr.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- aor
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- 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:
- ASI
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- PRA
-
- POA
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- APS
-
- ast
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ASR
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ot-
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- 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.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- 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.
- OIt
-
- 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.
- ior
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- IOT
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- 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 = .
- IPA
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- IAS
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- an.
-
- ier
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- NIA
-
- 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:
- NES
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Ir.
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- OIr
-
- TSI
-
- Rs.
-
- trp
-
- RPO
-
- ROA
-
- ist
-
- TSE
-
- TSP
-
- RSE
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ROP
-
- RSA
-
- rt.
-
- SAR
-
- ise
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- IRO
-
- ap-
-
- IRS
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- rte
-
- RNA
-
- ISR
-
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- spt
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- PSA
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- Ep.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EPA
-
- PSE
-
- nr.
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- EPS
-
- SPR
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- eir
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- STI
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAS
-
- EEO
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- EOE
-
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- OAP
-
- ene
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- EPT
-
- Npt
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ETO
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- 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.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- NOP
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ae.
-
- REA
-
- ETR
-
- NPR
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ETS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Ar.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ESR
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Tro
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ESA
-
- ese
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AO
-
- N.
-
- TP
-
- NP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SN
-
- i.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- IP
-
- SA
-
- RI
-
- S.
-
- RO
-
- RP
-
- NI
-
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TN
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- T1
-
- R.
-
- t.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- ee
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-