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Word protensive 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.
- poverties
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noun,
the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Synonyms: privation, neediness, destitution, indigence, pauperism, penury.
Antonyms: riches, wealth, plenty.
- interpose
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verb (used with object),
to place between; cause to intervene:
- isentrope
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noun,
a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
- 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.
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- 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.
- overstep
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verb (used with object),
to go beyond; exceed:
- prevents
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verb (used with object),
to keep from occurring; avert; hinder:
- overspin
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noun,
topspin.
- sportive
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adjective,
playful or frolicsome; jesting, jocose, or merry:
- sirvente
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noun,
a medieval poem or song of heroic or satirical character, as composed by a troubadour.
- 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.
- poetries
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- 11-point
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- eversion
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noun,
a turning or being turned outward or inside out.
- Peterson
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noun,
Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- one-step
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noun,
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- 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.
- venters
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- Ventose
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noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the sixth month of the year, extending from February 19 to March 20.
- Treviso
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noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- ventri-
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- Ventris
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noun,
Michael George Francis, 1922–56, English architect and linguist.
- ventro-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Vereins
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noun,
a union, association, or society.
- veriest
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adverb,
in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly:
- verites
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noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- repents
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adjective,
creeping.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- Sievert
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noun,
the standard unit in the International System of Units (SI) of dose equivalent having the same biological effect as one joule of x-rays per kilogram of recipient mass (or one gray):
Abbreviation: Sv.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- privets
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noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- Prevost
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noun,
Marcel [mar-sel] /marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1862–1941, French novelist and dramatist.
- previse
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verb (used with object),
to foresee.
- 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.
- prevent
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verb (used with object),
to keep from occurring; avert; hinder:
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- present
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noun,
the present time.
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- 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.
- inverts
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noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- inverse
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noun,
an inverted state or condition.
- poteens
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- reopens
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- restive
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adjective,
impatient of control, restraint, or delay, as persons; restless; uneasy.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- tensive
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adjective,
stretching or straining.
- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- Trevino
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noun,
Lee ("Super Mex") born 1939, U.S. golfer.
- 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.
- pensive
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adjective,
dreamily or wistfully thoughtful:
- Epstein
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noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- Pevsner
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noun,
Antoine [French ahn-twan] /French ɑ̃ˈtwan/ (Show IPA), 1886–1962, French sculptor and painter, born in Russia (brother of Naum Gabo).
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- Serpent
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noun,
a snake.
- Peneios
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- stereo-
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- vespine
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adjective,
of or relating to wasps.
- enviers
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noun,
a person who feels envy.
- 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.
- 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.
- entero-
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- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- 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.
- sterno-
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- Servite
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noun,
a member of an order of mendicant friars, founded in Florence in 1233, engaged in fostering devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- versine
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noun,
versed sine.
- 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.
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- erosive
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adjective,
serving to erode; causing erosion.
- overset
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noun,
the act or fact of oversetting; upset; overturn.
- version
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noun,
a particular account of some matter, as from one person or source, contrasted with some other account:
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- Nestor
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noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- topees
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noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- prosit
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interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- treens
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noun,
treenware.
- person
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noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- privet
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noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- Nevers
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Nièvre, in central France, on the Loire River: Romanesque church.
- petro-
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- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- prints
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- Nivose
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noun,
(in the French Revolutionary calendar) the fourth month of the year, extending from December 21 to January 19.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- steno-
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- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- nitro-
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- sprint
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- Stover
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noun,
coarse roughage used as feed for livestock.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- Stevin
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noun,
Simon [see-mawn] /ˈsi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1548–1620, Dutch mathematician and physicist.
- stiver
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noun,
Also, stuiver. a former nickel coin of the Netherlands, equal to five Dutch cents.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- spiro-
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- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- ovines
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adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- strove
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verb,
simple past tense of strive.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- strive
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verb (used without object),
to exert oneself vigorously; try hard:
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- Piston
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noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- pivots
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noun,
a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- Steven
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noun,
a male given name.
- Orense
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noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- preens
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- 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.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- sortie
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noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- poteen
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- Soviet
-
noun,
(before the revolution) any governmental council.
(after the revolution) a local council, originally elected only by manual workers, with certain powers of local administration.
(after the revolution) a higher council elected by a local council, being part of a hierarchy of soviets culminating in the Supreme Soviet.
- ternes
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noun,
terne metal.
- tensor
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noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- Sterne
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noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- Spener
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noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- 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).
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- proves
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verb (used with object),
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument:
- venose
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adjective,
having many or prominent veins.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- Verein
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noun,
a union, association, or society.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- ventr-
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- 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.
- venter
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology.
the abdomen or belly.
a bellylike cavity or concavity.
a bellylike protuberance.
- everts
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noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- Severn
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noun,
a river in Great Britain, flowing from central Wales through W England into the Bristol Channel. 210 miles (338 km) long.
- triene
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- Venite
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noun,
the 95th Psalm (94th in the Vulgate and Douay), used as a canticle at matins or morning prayers.
- Vernet
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noun,
Claude Joseph [klohd zhaw-zef] /kloʊd ʒɔˈzɛf/ (Show IPA), 1714–89, French painter.
- Veneti
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noun,
Also, Venetia. Also called Veneto [ve-ne-taw] /ˈvɛ nɛ tɔ/ (Show IPA). a region in NE Italy. 7095 sq. mi. (18,375 sq. km).
- repose
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noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- sevier
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noun,
John, 1745–1815, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier and politician: first governor of Tennessee.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- repent
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adjective,
creeping.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instr.
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- inter.
-
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- verite
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noun,
truth; truthfulness.
- Ervine
-
noun,
St. John Greer [greer] /grɪər/ (Show IPA), 1883–1971, Irish dramatist and novelist.
- renvoi
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noun,
the expulsion by a government of an alien, especially a foreign diplomat, from the country.
- envier
-
noun,
a person who feels envy.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- voters
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noun,
a person who votes.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- vireos
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noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- septi-
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- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- enter-
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- enters
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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:
- entire
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- rivets
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noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- envies
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noun,
a feeling of discontent or covetousness with regard to another's advantages, success, possessions, etc.
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- serine
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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;
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- vetoes
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noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- Vesper
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the evening star, especially Venus; Hesperus.
- servo-
-
- revise
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noun,
an act of revising.
- Ernest
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noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- revets
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verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- revest
-
verb (used with object),
to vest (a person) again, as with ownership or office; reinvest; reinstate.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- verset
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noun,
Prosody. a brief verse, especially from Scripture.
- reopen
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- evites
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- intro.
-
- rentes
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noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- soever
-
adverb,
at all; in any case; of any kind; in any way (used with generalizing force after who, what, when, where, how, any, all, etc., sometimes separated by intervening words):
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- ptero-
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- triose
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noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- tripes
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- trones
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- tropes
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- troves
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noun,
a collection of objects.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- invest
-
verb (used with object),
to put (money) to use, by purchase or expenditure, in something offering potential profitable returns, as interest, income, or appreciation in value.
- invert
-
noun,
a person or thing that is inverted.
- Port.
-
- Serov
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noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Asia, E of the Ural Mountains.
- prose
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Pinot
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pros.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- rivet
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noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- riven
-
verb,
a past participle of rive.
- 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.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- sero-
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- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pron.
-
- spor-
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- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- 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.
- serve
-
noun,
the act, manner, or right of serving, as in tennis.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- 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.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- 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.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- petri
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- prove
-
verb (used with object),
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument:
- roves
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Prov.
-
- petr-
-
- 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.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Sept.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- Prot.
-
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- 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.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- 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.
- post-
-
- 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):
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- 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.
- sieve
-
noun,
an instrument with a meshed or perforated bottom, used for separating coarse from fine parts of loose matter, for straining liquids, etc., especially one with a circular frame and fine meshes or perforations.
- sever
-
verb (used with object),
to separate (a part) from the whole, as by cutting or the like.
- rept.
-
- Pres.
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- pret.
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Sino-
-
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- 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.
- reive
-
verb (used with or without object),
to rob; plunder.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- reni-
-
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- 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.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- sito-
-
- priv.
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- revet
-
verb (used with object),
to face, as an embankment, with masonry or other material.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- seti-
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- 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.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pivot
-
noun,
a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
- 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.
- seven
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 6 plus 1.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- poet.
-
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- resp.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- ovine
-
adjective,
pertaining to, of the nature of, or like sheep.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- 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.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- 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.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- trop-
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- 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.
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- veeps
-
noun,
a vice president.
- veers
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- invt.
-
- intr.
-
- veins
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- insp.
-
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- nieve
-
noun,
Archaic Northern British and Scot. Dialect. a clenched or closed hand; fist.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- Nevis
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies: part of St. Kitts-Nevis; formerly a British colony. 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
Compare St. Kitts-Nevis-Anguilla.
- never
-
Idioms,
never mind, don't bother; don't concern yourself.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- nerve
-
noun,
one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- 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.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- inst.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- ento-
-
- verts
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- veter
-
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- 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.
- vino-
-
- vinos
-
noun,
wine; specifically, red Italian wine, as chianti.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- Viper
-
noun,
any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- Viren
-
noun,
Lasse [lahs-se] /ˈlɑs sɛ/ (Show IPA), born 1949, Finnish distance runner.
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- viron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- visor
-
noun,
Armor.
(on a close helmet) a piece having slits or holes for vision, situated above and pivoted with a beaver or a ventail and beaver.
a similar piece of plate having holes or slits for vision and breathing, attached to or used with any of various other helmets, as the armet, sallet, basinet, or helm.
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- votes
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- 30-30
-
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- 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.
- insep
-
- event
-
noun,
something that happens or is regarded as happening; an occurrence, especially one of some importance.
- Vener
-
noun,
Vänern.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- veni-
-
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- evite
-
verb (used with object),
to avoid; shun.
- Evert
-
noun,
Chris(tine Marie) born 1954, U.S. tennis player.
- Evers
-
noun,
(James) Charles, born 1922, U.S. civil-rights leader.
- evens
-
- verst
-
noun,
a Russian measure of distance equivalent to 3500 feet or 0.6629 mile or 1.067 kilometers.
- vents
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- 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 .
- Verne
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1828–1905, French novelist.
- ErvIn
-
noun,
Samuel James, Jr ("Sam") 1896–1985, U.S. jurist and politician: senator 1954–74.
- verse
-
noun,
(not in technical use) a stanza.
- verso
-
noun,
a left-hand page of an open book or manuscript (opposed to recto).
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- 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.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- overs
-
noun,
an amount in excess or addition; extra.
- over-
-
- stove
-
noun,
a portable or fixed apparatus that furnishes heat for warmth, cooking, etc., commonly using coal, oil, gas, wood, or electricity as a source of power.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- 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.
- oste-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- teno-
-
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- step-
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- 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.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- pert.
-
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- 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).
- Steve
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Steven or Stephen.
- 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.
- peri-
-
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- pene-
-
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- OPers
-
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- 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.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- 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.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- vets
-
noun,
veterinarian.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- vet.
-
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- vest
-
noun,
a close-fitting, waist-length, sleeveless garment that buttons down the front, designed to be worn under a jacket.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- 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.
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- serv
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- vin-
-
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- top-
-
- VSOP
-
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sepn
-
- VINE
-
noun,
any plant having a long, slender stem that trails or creeps on the ground or climbs by winding itself about a support or holding fast with tendrils or claspers.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- vise
-
noun,
any of various devices, usually having two jaws that may be brought together or separated by means of a screw, lever, or the like, used to hold an object firmly while work is being done on it.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Soni
-
- Vins
-
noun,
wine.
- tion
-
- vers
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- vees
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- veer
-
noun,
a change of direction, position, course, etc.:
- 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.
- 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.
- veep
-
noun,
a vice president.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- ten.
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- vein
-
noun,
one of the system of branching vessels or tubes conveying blood from various parts of the body to the heart.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tron
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- spiv
-
noun,
a petty criminal, especially a black marketeer, racetrack tout, or petty thief.
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Seve
-
noun,
the characteristic flavor and body of a wine.
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Vern
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Vernon.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Ste.
-
- Vent
-
noun,
an opening, as in a wall, serving as an outlet for air, smoke, fumes, or the like.
- Veno
-
- 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.
- str.
-
- Ven.
-
- 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.
- tri-
-
- ter.
-
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- 1080
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Pers
-
- ever
-
Idioms,
ever and again, now and then; from time to time.
Also, Literary, ever and anon.
- 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.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- perv
-
noun,
a sexual pervert.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pen.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- 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.
- ins.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- pos.
-
- 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):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- esp.
-
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- est.
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- 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.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- 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.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- int.
-
- pot.
-
- nos-
-
- Novi
-
noun,
a town in SE Michigan.
- Nov.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- 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.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- 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.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- Nev.
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Neve
-
noun,
granular snow accumulated on high mountains and subsequently compacted into glacial ice.
- neo-
-
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 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.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- inv.
-
- 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 = .
- ovi-
-
- oven
-
noun,
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- Ire.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Ives
-
noun,
Burl (Icle Ivanhoe) [burl ik-uh l] /bɜrl ˈɪk əl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1995, U.S. actor and folk singer.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- iso-
-
- Ont.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- epi-
-
- revs
-
noun,
a revolution (in an engine or the like).
- Rep.
-
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- Rev.
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- 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.
- riv.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- Ens.
-
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- eso-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epit
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- pts.
-
- rpt.
-
- pro-
-
- Pvt.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- prin
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prev
-
- pre-
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- RSVP
-
noun,
a reply to an invitation:
- 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).
- prs.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- ISV
-
- ite
-
- ist
-
- Vt.
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Vte
-
- ITV
-
- VIP
-
- ISR
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- VTO
-
- en-
-
- ne-
-
- vo.
-
- EIS
-
- NES
-
- ene
-
- vis
-
noun,
strength; force; power.
- EOE
-
- eir
-
- EEO
-
- TPI
-
- Von
-
preposition,
from; of (used in German and Austrian personal names, originally to indicate place of origin and later to indicate nobility):
- 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:
- VOR
-
- eo-
-
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- VPN
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- env
-
- vs.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- ETV
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- in.
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ier
-
- io-
-
- Eve
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) the evening or the day before a holiday, church festival, or any date or event:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ETS
-
- Ep.
-
- ETR
-
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ETO
-
- Ver
-
- ERT
-
- ERV
-
- ESR
-
- ese
-
- ine
-
- 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 = .
- Tro
-
- trp
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- TSE
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- IOT
-
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- Vee
-
noun,
anything shaped like or suggesting a V .
- 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.
- ior
-
- RSV
-
- ons
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- POV
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- POR
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIO
-
- Re.
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- SPR
-
- 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:
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- STI
-
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- PTV
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Pr.
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- se-
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- RPV
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- RPO
-
- 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.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- 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).
- ROP
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RPS
-
- prn
-
- St.
-
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- rt.
-
- op.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- NPR
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- SVR
-
- 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.
- STV
-
- STP
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- 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.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- OTS
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ote
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- ot-
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- OSP
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- ose
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- Orv
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- NOP
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- ov-
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- RP
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- O.
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- NV
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- EI
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- RV
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- S.
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- ee
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- TP
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TN
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- VN
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- EV
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- NP
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- SV
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- VR
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- VP
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- VI
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- V.
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- IV
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noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- i.
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- TV
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noun,
television.
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IP
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- t.
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- NI
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- T1
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- R.
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- SN
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- RI
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- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
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- RO
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- RN
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