Anagrams of Proto-Indo-European
Word Proto-Indo-European has
1915 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Proto-Indo-European.
- Indo-European
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noun,
a large, widespread family of languages, the surviving branches of which include Italic, Slavic, Baltic, Hellenic, Celtic, Germanic, and Indo-Iranian, spoken by about half the world's population: English, Spanish, German, Latin, Greek, Russian, Albanian, Lithuanian, Armenian, Persian, Hindi, and Hittite are all Indo-European languages.
Compare family (def 14).
- proportioned
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noun,
comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.
- in-and-outer
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noun,
a person who is by turns in and out of a particular situation, condition, venture, investment, etc.
- preponderant
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adjective,
superior in weight, force, influence, numbers, etc.; prevailing:
- neuropteran
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noun,
Also, neuropteron. a neuropterous insect.
- trade-union
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noun,
a labor union of craftspeople or workers in related crafts, as distinguished from general workers or a union including all workers in an industry.
- reapportion
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verb (used with object),
to apportion or distribute anew.
- neutropenia
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noun,
a decrease in the number of neutrophils in the blood:
- inopportune
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adjective,
not opportune; inappropriate; inconvenient; untimely or unseasonable:
- one-to-one
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adjective,
Also, one-one. (of the relationship between two or more groups of things) corresponding element by element.
- apodeipnon
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noun,
compline.
- in-and-out
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noun,
Manège. an obstacle consisting of two fences placed too far apart to be cleared in one jump and too close together to allow more than one or two strides between.
- tenpounder
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noun,
ladyfish.
- peroration
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noun,
a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
- round-trip
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noun,
a trip to a given place and back again:
- propionate
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noun,
an ester or salt of propionic acid.
- Pteranodon
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noun,
a flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Cretaceous Period, having a wingspread of about 25 feet (8 meters).
- proportion
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noun,
comparative relation between things or magnitudes as to size, quantity, number, etc.; ratio.
- near-point
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noun,
the point nearest the eye at which an object is clearly focused on the retina when accommodation of the eye is at a maximum.
- propertied
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adjective,
owning property:
- diner-out
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noun,
a person who dines out.
- operation
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noun,
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- opportune
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adjective,
appropriate, favorable, or suitable:
- antidoron
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noun,
Also called holy bread. Greek Orthodox Church. bread blessed and distributed to the congregation at the end of the liturgy.
- epuration
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noun,
a purification or purge, as of government officials considered disloyal or treacherous.
- proponent
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noun,
a person who puts forward a proposition or proposal.
- appointed
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adjective,
by, through, or as a result of an appointment (often in contrast with elected):
- appointee
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noun,
a person who is appointed.
- appointor
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noun,
a person who exercises a power of appointment of property.
- apportion
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verb (used with object),
to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign according to some rule of proportional distribution:
- enrapture
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verb (used with object),
to move to rapture; delight beyond measure:
- prenotion
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noun,
a preconception.
- departure
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noun,
an act or instance of departing:
- predation
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noun,
depredation; plundering.
- pereiopod
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noun,
(in a crustacean) an appendage of the thorax.
- Periander
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noun,
died 585 b.c, tyrant of Corinth.
- periodate
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noun,
a salt of a periodic acid, as sodium periodate, Na 2 H 3 IO 6 .
- pronation
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noun,
rotation of the hand or forearm so that the surface of the palm is facing downward or toward the back (opposed to supination).
- routineer
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noun,
a person who follows or adheres to routine or a routine.
- open-door
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noun,
the policy of admitting people of all nationalities or ethnic groups to a country upon equal terms, as for immigration.
- pontonier
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noun,
an officer or soldier in charge of bridge equipment or the construction of pontoon bridges.
- portioner
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noun,
a person who receives or holds a portion, or who divides something into portions.
- preordain
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verb (used with object),
to ordain beforehand; foreordain.
- potpourri
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noun,
a mixture of dried petals of roses or other flowers with spices, kept in a jar for their fragrance.
- pourpoint
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noun,
a stuffed and quilted doublet worn by men from the 14th to 17th centuries.
- repudiate
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verb (used with object),
to reject as having no authority or binding force:
- turned-on
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adjective,
lively and chic; switched-on.
- purported
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noun,
the meaning, import, or sense:
- irredenta
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noun,
a region that is under the political jurisdiction of one nation but is related to another by reason of cultural, historical, and ethnic ties.
- underrate
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verb (used with object),
to rate or evaluate too low; underestimate.
- notepaper
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noun,
writing paper, especially that used in writing notes or personal correspondence and usually less than 8½ × 11 inches (21.6 × 27.9 cm) in size.
- undertone
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noun,
a low or subdued tone:
- underprop
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verb (used with object),
to prop underneath; support; uphold.
- internode
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noun,
a part or space between two nodes, knots, or joints, as the portion of a plant stem between two nodes.
- underripe
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adjective,
not completely ripe, as fruit.
- indenture
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noun,
a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with edges correspondingly indented as a means of identification.
- neuration
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noun,
venation, as of an insect's wings.
- underpart
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noun,
the lower part or side:
- inundate
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verb (used with object),
to flood; cover or overspread with water; deluge.
- red-tape
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noun,
excessive formality and routine required before official action can be taken.
- deponent
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noun,
Law. a person who testifies under oath, especially in writing.
- endpaper
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noun,
a sheet of paper, often distinctively colored or ornamented, folded vertically once to form two leaves, one of which is pasted flat to the inside of the front or back cover of a book, with the other pasted to the inside edge of the first or last page to form a flyleaf.
- endpoint
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noun,
the point on each side of an interval marking its extremity on that side.
- endurant
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adjective,
capable of enduring hardship, misfortune, or the like.
- parotoid
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noun,
Also called parotoid gland. any of certain cutaneous glands forming warty masses near the ear in certain toads.
- donation
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noun,
an act or instance of presenting something as a gift, grant, or contribution.
- portiere
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noun,
a curtain hung in a doorway, either to replace the door or for decoration.
- neutrino
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noun,
any of the massless or nearly massless electrically neutral leptons. There is a distinct kind of neutrino associated with each of the massive leptons.
- rear-end
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noun,
the hindmost part of something.
- Nanterre
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Hauts-de-Seine, in N France: W suburb of Paris.
- retainer
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- Adrienne
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Adrian.
- Oedipean
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Oedipus or the Oedipus complex.
- unearned
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adjective,
not received in exchange for labor or services; not gained by lawful work or employment.
- depurate
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become free from impurities.
- toreador
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noun,
a bullfighter; torero.
- preaudit
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noun,
an examination of vouchers, contracts, etc., in order to substantiate a transaction or a series of transactions before they are paid for and recorded.
- propound
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verb (used with object),
to put forward or offer for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; set forth; propose:
- pardoner
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noun,
a person who pardons.
- penpoint
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noun,
the point or writing end of a pen, especially a small, tapering, metallic device having a split tip for drawing up ink and for writing; nib.
- rotenone
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, poisonous heterocyclic compound, C 23 H 22 O 6 , obtained from derris root: used chiefly as the active ingredient of certain insecticides and in medicine in the treatment of chiggers and scabies.
- arterio-
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- 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.
- preprint
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noun,
an advance printing, usually of a portion of a book or of an article in a periodical.
- Tandoori
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noun,
a plural of tandoor.
- perorate
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verb (used without object),
to speak at length; make a long, usually grandiloquent speech.
- unrepair
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noun,
lack of repair; disrepair; dilapidation:
- Pretoria
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noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- reorient
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adjective,
Rare. rising anew.
- noontide
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noun,
the time of noon; midday.
- priorate
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- teardrop
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noun,
a tear or something suggesting a tear:
- predator
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noun,
Zoology. any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms.
- adoption
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noun,
the act of adopting:
- denature
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verb (used with object),
to deprive (something) of its natural character, properties, etc.
- prepared
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adjective,
properly expectant, organized, or equipped; ready:
- pronator
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. any of several muscles that permit pronation of the hand, forelimb, or foot.
- indurate
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adjective,
hardened; unfeeling; callous; inured.
- peperoni
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noun,
pepperoni.
- Penutian
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noun,
a group of American Indian language families of central and coastal California, including Wintu, Maidu, Yokuts, Miwok, and Costanoan, thought to be descendants of a single protolanguage spoken at a remote period.
- renature
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verb (used with object),
to restore (a denatured substance) to its former, natural state.
- terrapin
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noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- Rondonia
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noun,
a state in W Brazil. 93,815 sq. mi. (242,980 sq. km). Capital: Pôrto Velho.
- deration
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verb (used with object),
to discontinue the rationing of (something).
- douanier
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noun,
a customs officer or official.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- optionee
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noun,
a person who acquires or holds a legal option.
- aperture
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noun,
an opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc.
- eruption
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noun,
an issuing forth suddenly and violently; outburst; outbreak.
- ordinate
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noun,
Mathematics. (in plane Cartesian coordinates) the y-coordinate of a point: its distance from the x-axis measured parallel to the y-axis.
- oratorio
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noun,
an extended musical composition with a text more or less dramatic in character and usually based upon a religious theme, for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, and performed without action, costume, or scenery.
- dipteron
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- dipteran
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- raindrop
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noun,
a drop of rain.
- re-tread
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verb (used with or without object),
to tread again.
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- troponin
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noun,
a protein of muscle tissue that binds calcium ions and is involved in contraction.
- deuteron
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noun,
a positively charged particle consisting of a proton and a neutron, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of deuterium.
- eupatrid
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noun,
one of the hereditary aristocrats of ancient Athens and other states of Greece, who at one time formed the ruling class.
- opponent
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noun,
a person who is on an opposing side in a game, contest, controversy, or the like; adversary.
- pteropod
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noun,
a pteropod mollusk.
- European
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Europe.
- inerrant
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adjective,
free from error; infallible.
- operator
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noun,
a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like:
- puerpera
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noun,
a woman who has recently given birth to a child.
- open-pit
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a type of surface mining in which massive, usually metallic mineral deposits are removed by cutting benches in the walls of a broad, deep funnel-shaped excavation.
- underpin
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verb (used with object),
to prop up or support from below; strengthen, as by reinforcing a foundation.
- open-end
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adjective,
of, relating to, or like an open-end investment company.
- pterido-
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- oreodont
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noun,
any of various extinct North American artiodactyls of the families Merycoidodontidae or Agriochoeridae, widespread from the late Eocene through early Miocene epochs.
- deutero-
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- outrider
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noun,
a mounted attendant riding before or beside a carriage.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- raptured
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- 11-point
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- Rodentia
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noun,
the order comprising the rodents.
- detainer
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noun,
a writ for the further detention of a person already in custody.
- Touraine
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noun,
a former province in W France. Capital: Tours.
- protero-
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- trapdoor
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noun,
a door flush with the surface of a floor, ceiling, or roof.
- trade-in
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noun,
goods given in whole or, usually, part payment of a purchase:
- protrude
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verb (used with object),
to thrust forward; cause to project.
- antipope
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noun,
a person who is elected or claims to be pope in opposition to another held to be canonically chosen.
- antipode
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noun,
a direct or exact opposite.
- prurient
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adjective,
having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- duration
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noun,
the length of time something continues or exists (often used with the).
- antinode
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noun,
the region of maximum amplitude between two adjacent nodes in a standing wave.
- proturan
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noun,
a proturan insect; telsontail.
- Neptune
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noun,
any whelk of the genus Neptunea, especially N. decemcostata, common along the eastern coast of North America and having a shell with seven to ten raised reddish-brown spiral ridges on a pale beige or yellow background.
- neutron
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noun,
an elementary particle having no charge, mass slightly greater than that of a proton, and spin of ½: a constituent of the nuclei of all atoms except those of hydrogen. Symbol: n.
- pounder
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noun,
a person or thing that pounds, pulverizes, or beats.
- predate
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verb (used with object),
to date before the actual time; antedate:
- prepare
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verb (used with object),
to put in proper condition or readiness:
- dourine
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noun,
an infectious disease of horses, affecting the genitals and hind legs, caused by a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma equiperdum.
- potoroo
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noun,
any of several small, ratlike kangaroos of the genus Potorous, of Australia.
- Ninurta
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noun,
a Sumerian and Babylonian hero god.
- interne
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noun, verb (used without object),
intern2 .
- praetor
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- neutro-
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- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- pretend
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adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- Na-Dene
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noun,
a group of North American Indian languages, comprising the Athabaskan family, Eyak, Tlingit, and Haida, hypothetically considered to be descendants of a single protolanguage: the genetic relationship of either Tlingit or Haida to Athabaskan and Eyak is now disputed.
- Puritan
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noun,
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- diopter
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noun,
Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- dipnoan
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noun,
a dipnoan fish.
- Diptera
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noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- prudent
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adjective,
wise or judicious in practical affairs; sagacious; discreet or circumspect; sober.
- Dnieper
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noun,
a river rising in the W Russian Federation flowing S through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Ukraine to the Black Sea. 1400 miles (2250 km) long.
- protend
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verb (used with object),
to stretch forth.
- 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.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- propria
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noun,
a nonessential property common to all the members of a class; attribute.
- nanduti
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noun,
a fine, intricate lace made in Paraguay, usually of cotton, and resembling a spiderweb.
- preter-
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- propone
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verb (used with object),
to suggest for consideration; propose.
- natured
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adjective,
having a temperament of a particular kind (usually used in combination):
- propine
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noun,
a present; gift.
- intrude
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verb (used with object),
to thrust or bring in without invitation, permission, or welcome.
- propene
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noun,
propylene (def 2).
- propend
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verb (used without object),
to incline or tend.
- propane
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- pronoun
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noun,
any member of a small class of words found in many languages that are used as replacements or substitutes for nouns and noun phrases, and that have very general reference, as I, you, he, this, who, what. Pronouns are sometimes formally distinguished from nouns, as in English by the existence of special objective forms, as him for he or me for I, and by nonoccurrence with an article or adjective.
- pronota
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- neonate
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noun,
a newborn child, or one in its first 28 days.
- 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.
- Printer
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- Durante
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noun,
James Francis ("Jimmy") 1893–1980, U.S. comedian.
- portend
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verb (used with object),
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:
- enteron
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noun,
the alimentary canal; the digestive tract.
- epidote
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noun,
a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca 2 (Al, Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 (OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- pandour
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty.
- pandure
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noun,
bandore.
- pannier
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noun,
a basket, especially a large one, for carrying goods, provisions, etc.
- one-one
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adjective,
one-to-one (def 1).
- entrain
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verb (used with object),
to put aboard a train.
- entero-
-
- Oneonta
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noun,
a city in E central New York.
- paperer
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noun,
a paperhanger.
- odorant
-
noun,
an odorous substance or product.
- Pardner
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noun,
(in direct address) friend.
- odonto-
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- parotid
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noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- partier
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noun,
partyer.
- endnote
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noun,
a note, as of explanation, emendation, or the like, added at the end of an article, chapter, etc.
- painted
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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.
- padrone
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noun,
a master; boss.
- enation
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noun,
a small outgrowth of plant tissue, usually on a leaf, caused by virus infection.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- operand
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noun,
a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- operate
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verb (used with object),
to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
- Eutopia
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noun,
a place in which human society, natural conditions, etc., are so ideally perfect that there is complete contentment.
- oppidan
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noun,
a townsman.
- orarion
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noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- Etruria
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noun,
an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.
- Etonian
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noun,
a person who is or has been a pupil at Eton College.
- padrino
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noun,
a godfather.
- erudite
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adjective,
characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly:
Synonyms: educated, knowledgeable; wise, sapient.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- erodent
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adjective,
eroding; erosive:
- orotund
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adjective,
(of the voice or speech) characterized by strength, fullness, richness, and clearness.
- outdare
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in daring.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- outdoor
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adjective,
Also, outdoors. characteristic of, located, occurring, or belonging outdoors:
- outride
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noun,
Prosody. an unaccented syllable or syllables added to a metrical foot, especially in sprung rhythm.
- partner
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- patroon
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- poor-do
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noun,
scrapple.
- podetia
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noun,
(in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
- Petunia
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noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- dunnite
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noun,
an ammonium picrate explosive used as a bursting charge for armor-piercing projectiles and in high-explosive shells; explosive D.
- Pierrot
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- pinnate
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adjective,
resembling a feather, as in construction or arrangement; having parts arranged on each side of a common axis:
- pintado
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noun,
cero (def 1).
- pintano
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- 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.
- pointed
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- dropper
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noun,
a person or thing that drops.
- dropout
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noun,
an act or instance of dropping out.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- poniard
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noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- Pontian
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noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- Pontine
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adjective,
of or relating to the pons.
- pontoon
-
noun,
Military. a boat or some other floating structure used as one of the supports for a temporary bridge over a river.
- duotone
-
noun,
a picture in two tones or colors.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- pendant
-
noun,
a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace.
- eardrop
-
noun,
an earring with a pendant.
- pendent
-
noun,
pendant.
- pennate
-
adjective,
winged; feathered.
- pentane
-
noun,
a hydrocarbon of the methane series, existing in three liquid isomeric forms.
- pentode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube having five electrodes, usually a plate, three grids, and a cathode, within the same envelope.
- odonate
-
noun,
any of numerous large predatory aquatic insects of the order Odonata, occurring worldwide and characterized by two pairs of membranous wings.
- peptide
-
noun,
a compound containing two or more amino acids in which the carboxyl group of one acid is linked to the amino group of the other.
- peptone
-
noun,
any of a class of diffusible, soluble substances into which proteins are converted by partial hydrolysis.
- perdure
-
verb (used without object),
to continue or last permanently; endure.
- Perrine
-
noun,
a town in S Florida.
- pereion
-
noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- Pereira
-
noun,
Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.
- notepad
-
noun,
a pad of blank pages for writing notes.
- periapt
-
noun,
an amulet.
- Peridot
-
noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- perinde
-
adverb,
(in prescriptions) in the same manner as before.
- perpend
-
noun,
a large stone passing through the entire thickness of a wall.
- perpent
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- pent-up
-
adjective,
confined; restrained; not vented or expressed; curbed:
- Utopian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Utopia.
- purpart
-
noun,
a purparty.
- taurine
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- Torenia
-
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.
- appoint
-
verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- tonneau
-
noun,
a rear part or compartment of an automobile body, containing seats for passengers.
- tone-up
-
noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- tin-pan
-
adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- purport
-
noun,
the meaning, import, or sense:
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- Aretino
-
noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- terrine
-
noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- terrane
-
noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- terrain
-
noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- ternion
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tenured
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- arteri-
-
- Tardieu
-
noun,
André Pierre Gabriel Amédée [ahn-drey pyer ga-bree-el a-mey-dey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pyɛr ga briˈɛl a meɪˈdeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, French statesman.
- torpedo
-
noun,
a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
- tandoor
-
noun,
a cylindrical clay oven, fired to a high heat by wood or charcoal, in which foods, especially meats, are cooked and bread is baked.
- ruinate
-
adjective,
ruined.
- routine
-
noun,
a customary or regular course of procedure.
- rounder
-
noun,
a person or thing that rounds something.
- rotunda
-
noun,
a round building, especially one with a dome.
- auditor
-
noun,
a person appointed and authorized to examine accounts and accounting records, compare the charges with the vouchers, verify balance sheet and income items, and state the result.
- Rotorua
-
noun,
a city on N central North Island, in New Zealand.
- rondure
-
noun,
a circle or sphere.
- rondeau
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain.
- reunite
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- Reunion
-
noun,
the act of uniting again.
- retrude
-
verb (used with object),
to produce retrusion in.
- retread
-
noun,
a tire that has been retreaded.
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- tornado
-
noun,
a localized, violently destructive windstorm occurring over land, especially in the Middle West, and characterized by a long, funnel-shaped cloud extending toward the ground and made visible by condensation and debris.
Compare waterspout (def 3).
- Torreon
-
noun,
a city in N Mexico.
- retinue
-
noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- airport
-
noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- uterine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the uterus or womb.
- urinate
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- uptrend
-
noun,
a tendency upward or toward growth, especially in economic development.
- adenine
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a purine base, C 5 H 5 N 5 , one of the fundamental components of nucleic acids, as DNA, in which it forms a base pair with thymine, and RNA, in which it pairs with uracil. Symbol: A.
- untried
-
adjective,
not tried; not attempted, proved, or tested.
- untread
-
verb (used with object),
to go back through in the same steps.
- adoptee
-
noun,
a person who is adopted.
- unraped
-
adjective,
not having been raped:
- unitard
-
noun,
a one-piece leotard with full-length stockings; bodysuit.
- undrape
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of drapery; uncover.
- airdrop
-
noun,
the act or process of airdropping.
- Turenne
-
noun,
Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne de [ahn-ree duh la toor doh-vern-yuh duh] /ɑ̃ˈri də la ˈtur doʊˈvɛrn yə də/ (Show IPA), 1611–75, French general and marshal.
- turdine
-
adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Turdidae, comprising the true thrushes.
- Tourane
-
noun,
former name of Danang.
- trouper
-
noun,
an actor, especially a member of a touring company.
- andiron
-
noun,
one of a pair of metal stands, usually of iron or brass, for holding logs in a fireplace.
- tropine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- trooper
-
noun,
a horse-cavalry soldier.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- Aneurin
-
noun,
thiamine.
- Tripura
-
noun,
a state in E India. 4033 sq. mi. (10,445 sq. km). Capital: Agartala.
- tripper
-
noun,
a person or thing that trips.
- trapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that traps.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- antero-
-
- Antoine
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1943, French theatrical director, manager, and critic.
- Tournai
-
noun,
a city in W Belgium, on the Scheldt River.
- retired
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Ironton
-
noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- readout
-
noun,
Computers. the output of information from a computer in readable form.
Compare printout.
- deuter-
-
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- rapport
-
noun,
relation; connection, especially harmonious or sympathetic relation:
- detrain
-
verb (used without object),
to alight from a railway train; arrive by train.
- reputed
-
noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- denture
-
noun,
an artificial replacement of one or several of the teeth (partial denture) or all of the teeth (full denture) of either or both jaws; dental prosthesis.
- depaint
-
verb (used with object),
to depict; portray.
- reprint
-
noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- rapture
-
noun,
ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy.
- rainout
-
noun,
a contest, performance, or the like, that has been rained out.
- detinue
-
noun,
an old commonlaw form of action to recover possession of personal property wrongfully detained.
- rentier
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- redroot
-
noun,
a North American plant, Lachnanthes caroliniana (or L. tinctoria), having sword-shaped leaves, woolly, yellowish flowers, and a root that is red in color.
- reread
-
noun,
the act of reading something again.
- troppo
-
adverb,
too much; excessively.
- tropo-
-
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- rappee
-
noun,
a strong snuff made from dark, rank tobacco leaves.
- rappen
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- rapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that raps or knocks.
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Oporto
-
noun,
a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- tundra
-
noun,
one of the vast, nearly level, treeless plains of the arctic regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- ptero-
-
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- turion
-
noun,
a small shoot, as of asparagus or certain aquatic plants, from which a new plant can develop.
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- Turner
-
noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- turnip
-
noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- Turpin
-
noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- under-
-
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- ordure
-
noun,
dung; manure; excrement.
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- torpid
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- torpor
-
noun,
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- torrid
-
adjective,
subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area:
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- paedo-
-
- toupee
-
noun,
a man's wig.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- trader
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- outran
-
verb,
simple past tense of outrun.
- ourari
-
noun,
curare.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- oreide
-
noun,
oroide.
- tripod
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- Undine
-
noun,
any of a group of female water spirits described by Paracelsus.
- proto-
-
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- undone
-
verb,
past participle of undo.
- ureter
-
noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- uptorn
-
verb,
past participle of uptear.
- neuron
-
noun,
Cell Biology. a specialized, impulse-conducting cell that is the functional unit of the nervous system, consisting of the cell body and its processes, the axon and dendrites.
- neuro-
-
- punner
-
noun,
a person who puns; punster.
- Neruda
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- Nerine
-
noun,
any of several bulbous plants belonging to the genus Nerine, of the amaryllis family, native to southern Africa, having funnel-shaped red, pink, or white flowers.
- punnet
-
noun,
a small container or basket for strawberries or other fruit.
- urano-
-
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- uredia
-
noun,
uredinium.
- Nepean
-
noun,
a former city in SE Ontario, Canada, now part of Ottawa.
- ureide
-
noun,
an acyl urea.
- neaten
-
verb (used with object),
to make neat:
- neaped
-
adjective,
grounded until the next cycle of spring tides.
- uproot
-
verb (used with object),
to pull out by or as if by the roots:
- purine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- purree
-
noun,
Indian yellow (defs 1, 2a).
- irrupt
-
verb (used without object),
to break or burst in suddenly.
- Utopia
-
noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- Nadine
-
noun,
a female given name.
- utero-
-
- nanoid
-
adjective,
dwarfish.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- pupate
-
verb (used without object),
to become a pupa.
- napper
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- uropod
-
noun,
an abdominal limb of an arthropod, especially one of those on either side of the telson, as in a lobster.
- urino-
-
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- put-on
-
noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- raider
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- 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.
- propr.
-
- Ondine
-
noun,
undine.
- Oenone
-
noun,
a nymph of Mount Ida who was the wife of Paris, but was deserted by him for Helen.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- unipod
-
noun,
something that is formed with a single leg or foot, as a one-legged support for a camera.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- United
-
adjective,
made into or caused to act as a single entity:
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- Radnor
-
noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia.
- unread
-
adjective,
not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- unrent
-
adjective,
not rent; not torn, disturbed, pained, or the like:
- radio-
-
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- uproar
-
noun,
a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.
- pundit
-
noun,
a learned person, expert, or authority.
- uprear
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift:
- update
-
noun,
an act or instance of updating:
- nipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- untrod
-
adjective,
not trod; not traversed:
- Nippon
-
noun,
a Japanese name of Japan.
- Nippur
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city in SE Iraq: partially excavated.
- nip-up
-
noun,
a calisthenic routine or gymnastic move of springing to one's feet from a supine position.
- Noreen
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish diminutive of Nora.
- nitro-
-
- no-one
-
pronoun,
no person; not anyone; nobody:
- putrid
-
adjective,
in a state of foul decay or decomposition, as animal or vegetable matter; rotten.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Nordau
-
noun,
Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- unroot
-
verb (used with object),
to uproot.
- Pandit
-
noun,
a man in India esteemed for his wisdom or learning: often used as a title of respect.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- toroid
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- rotund
-
adjective,
round in shape; rounded:
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Ronnie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Ronald or Veronica.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- rooted
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- rooter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- pinner
-
noun,
a person or thing that pins.
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pinene
-
noun,
a liquid terpene, C 10 H 16 , the principal constituent of oil of turpentine, found in other essential oils: used chiefly in the manufacture of camphor.
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- Pierre
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Dakota, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
- podite
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- petro-
-
- Renton
-
noun,
a city in W Washington, near Seattle.
- router
-
noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- Petain
-
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.
- Pripet
-
noun,
a river in NW Ukraine and S Byelorussia (Belarus), flowing E through the Pripet Marshes to the Dnieper River in NW Ukraine. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Perron
-
noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- Perrin
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- Perret
-
noun,
Auguste [oh-gyst] /oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1954, French architect.
- run-in
-
noun,
a quarrel; argument.
- runner
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that runs, especially as a racer.
- run-on
-
noun,
run-on matter.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- Porter
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- retard
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- 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.
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- repute
-
noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- potpie
-
noun,
a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- retro-
-
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- poteen
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- return
-
noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- Reuter
-
noun,
Paul Julius, Baron de, 1816–99, English founder of an international news agency, born in Germany.
- pooped
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ripped
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ripper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rips.
- riprap
-
noun,
a quantity of broken stone for foundations, revetments of embankments, etc.
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- ponder
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- Ponape
-
noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- Poitou
-
noun,
a region and former province in W France.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- Rupert
-
noun,
Prince, 1619–82, German Royalist general and admiral in the English Civil War (nephew of Charles I of England).
- Tanner
-
noun,
a person whose occupation it is to tan hides.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- parpen
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patri-
-
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- tinned
-
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.
- parure
-
noun,
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
- 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.
- tinner
-
noun,
a tinsmith.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tippee
-
noun,
a person who receives a tip, as of money or information.
- tipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tips:
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- parrot
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- peanut
-
noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- redout
-
noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Reaper
-
noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- pardon
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- tonner
-
noun,
something having a specified weight in tons (used in combination):
- Topper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- torero
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- pantun
-
noun,
pantoum.
- panto-
-
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- Reader
-
noun,
a person who reads.
- pauper
-
noun,
a person without any means of support, especially a destitute person who depends on aid from public welfare funds or charity.
- pedant
-
noun,
a person who makes an excessive or inappropriate display of learning.
- pernor
-
noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- Pernod
-
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- tapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- period
-
noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- 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.
- Rennie
-
noun,
John, 1761–1821, Scottish engineer.
- tauro-
-
- rennet
-
noun,
the lining membrane of the fourth stomach of a calf or of the stomach of certain other young animals.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- tendon
-
noun,
Anatomy. a cord or band of dense, tough, inelastic, white, fibrous tissue, serving to connect a muscle with a bone or part; sinew.
- Tenner
-
noun,
a 10-dollar bill.
- perdie
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- tenpin
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) a form of bowling, played with ten wooden pins at which a ball is bowled to knock them down.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- pedate
-
adjective,
having a foot or feet.
- Pepita
-
noun,
the edible seed of a pumpkin or squash, used in cooking and often dried or toasted and eaten as a snack food.
- pepino
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- teredo
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- render
-
noun,
Building Trades. a first coat of plaster for a masonry surface.
- Renard
-
noun,
Reynard.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- proper
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.
- pentad
-
noun,
a period of five years.
- penta-
-
- Pennie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Penelope.
- tiered
-
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.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- redtop
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- pedion
-
noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- douter
-
noun,
an implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.
- intern
-
noun,
a person who is or has been interned; internee.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- innate
-
adjective,
existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
- eonian
-
adjective,
aeonian.
- inpour
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- dinner
-
noun,
the main meal of the day, eaten in the evening or at midday.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- intend
-
verb (used with object),
to have in mind as something to be done or brought about; plan:
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- inter.
-
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Dieppe
-
noun,
a seaport in N France, on the English Channel: raided by an Allied expeditionary force August 1942.
- append
-
verb (used with object),
to add as a supplement, accessory, or appendix; subjoin:
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- Danite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Dan.
- arride
-
verb (used with object),
to be agreeable or pleasing to.
- Duarte
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- enter-
-
- duenna
-
noun,
(in Spain and Portugal) an older woman serving as escort or chaperon of a young lady.
- Danton
-
noun,
Georges Jacques [zhawrzh zhahk] /ʒɔrʒ ʒɑk/ (Show IPA), 1759–94, French Revolutionary leader.
- enroot
-
verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- intra-
-
- dapper
-
adjective,
neat; trim; smart:
- dipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that dips.
- Audion
-
noun,
an early type of triode.
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- dorper
-
noun,
one of a breed of sheep having a black face and white body, developed in South Africa from the Dorset Horn and black-headed Persian breeds and raised for meat.
- 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.
- indene
-
noun,
a colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, C 9 H 8 , obtained from coal tar by fractional distillation: used in synthesizing resins.
- indent
-
noun,
a toothlike notch or deep recess; indentation.
- dopant
-
noun,
an impurity added intentionally in a very small, controlled amount to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties:
- around
-
Idioms,
been around, having had much worldly experience:
- indoor
-
adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- Dorpat
-
noun,
German name of Tartu.
- donnee
-
noun,
a set of artistic or literary premises or assumptions.
- audio-
-
- dorter
-
noun,
a dormitory, especially in a monastery.
- Arendt
-
noun,
Hannah, 1906–75, U.S. author, political scientist, and teacher, born in Germany.
- donate
-
verb (used with object),
to present as a gift, grant, or contribution; make a donation of, as to a fund or cause:
- ardent
-
adjective,
having, expressive of, or characterized by intense feeling; passionate; fervent:
- douane
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- eroto-
-
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- depute
-
verb (used with object),
to appoint as one's substitute, representative, or agent.
- diuron
-
noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
- errand
-
noun,
a short and quick trip to accomplish a specific purpose, as to buy something, deliver a package, or convey a message, often for someone else.
- Draper
-
noun,
a dealer in cloth; a retail merchant or clerk who sells piece goods.
- induna
-
noun,
an official functionary of a king or chief in South African Bantu societies.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- intro.
-
- intone
-
verb (used with object),
to utter with a particular tone or voice modulation.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- detour
-
noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- dupion
-
noun,
a cocoon formed jointly by two silkworms.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- iatro-
-
- Denton
-
noun,
a city in N Texas.
- DuPont
-
noun,
Eleuthère Irénée [e-lœ-ter ee-rey-ney] /ɛ lœˈtɛr i reɪˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1771–1834, U.S. industrialist, born in France.
- dautie
-
noun,
a darling.
- Eudora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Europa
-
noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- adeno-
-
- adreno
-
- adren-
-
- Deurne
-
noun,
a former city in N Belgium, now part of Antwerp.
- durain
-
noun,
the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
- dentin
-
noun,
the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- denti-
-
- Durant
-
noun,
Ariel, 1898–1981, U.S. author and historian (wife of Will).
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- durian
-
noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- adnoun
-
noun,
an adjective used as a noun, as meek in Blessed are the meek; absolute adjective.
- adient
-
adjective,
tending to move toward a stimulus.
- detain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep from proceeding; keep waiting; delay.
- Aeneid
-
noun,
a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- ideate
-
noun,
ideatum.
- ennead
-
noun,
a group of nine persons or things.
- Dunant
-
noun,
Jean Henri [French zhahn ahn-ree] /French ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1828–1910, Swiss banker and philanthropist: founder of the Red Cross; Nobel Peace Prize 1901.
- dunite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed almost entirely of olivine.
- inturn
-
noun,
an inward turn or curve around an axis or fixed point.
- Andron
-
noun,
(in an ancient Greek house) an apartment for men, especially one for banqueting.
- Europe
-
noun,
a continent in the W part of the landmass lying between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, separated from Asia by the Ural Mountains on the E and the Caucasus Mountains and the Black and Caspian seas on the SE. In British usage, Europe sometimes contrasts with England. About 4,017,000 sq. mi. (10,404,000 sq. km).
- andro-
-
- darner
-
noun,
a person or thing that darns.
- Darren
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- enduro
-
noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- endure
-
verb (used with object),
to hold out against; sustain without impairment or yielding; undergo:
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- durrie
-
noun,
dhurrie.
- depone
-
verb (used with or without object),
to testify under oath; depose.
- Aerope
-
noun,
the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
- deport
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- darter
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- endrin
-
noun,
a highly toxic, chlorinated hydrocarbon, C 12 H 8 OCl 6 , formerly used as an insecticide.
- deuton
-
noun,
deuteron.
- deuto-
-
- endear
-
verb (used with object),
to make dear, esteemed, or beloved:
- ionone
-
noun,
a light-yellow to colorless, slightly water-soluble liquid that is either one or a mixture of two unsaturated ketones having the formula C 13 H 20 O, used chiefly in perfumery.
- aeron.
-
- Donna
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: an Italian title of respect prefixed to the given name of a woman.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- Donne
-
noun,
John, 1573–1631, English poet and clergyman.
- prop.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- donut
-
noun,
doughnut.
- pron.
-
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Deut.
-
- puree
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- Pupin
-
noun,
Michael Idvorsky [id-vawr-skee] /ɪdˈvɔr ski/ (Show IPA), 1858–1935, U.S. inventor, physicist, and author, born in Hungary.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Punan
-
noun,
a member of a food-gathering people living in the forests of interior Borneo.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- prude
-
noun,
a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- Proud
-
Idioms,
do one proud,
to be a source of pride or credit to a person:
to treat someone or oneself generously or lavishly:
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- Prot.
-
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- prod.
-
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- dunno
-
- Dunne
-
noun,
Finley Peter [fin-lee] /ˈfɪn li/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, U.S. humorist.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- 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.
- 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.
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pinup
-
noun,
a large photograph, as of a sexually attractive person, suitable for pinning on a wall.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- pipet
-
noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- petr-
-
- peta-
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- pene-
-
- Penn.
-
- Penna
-
noun,
a contour feather, as distinguished from a down feather, plume, etc.
- edit.
-
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- Dupre
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1812–89, French painter.
- eared
-
noun,
the part of a cereal plant, as corn, wheat, etc., that contains the flowers and hence the fruit, grains, or kernels.
- Perdu
-
noun,
Obsolete. a soldier assigned to a very dangerous mission or position.
- peri-
-
- durra
-
noun,
a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia and Africa and introduced into the U.S.
- 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).
- Durer
-
noun,
Albrecht [ahl-brekht] /ˈɑl brɛxt/ (Show IPA), 1471–1528, German painter and engraver.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- pert.
-
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- 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.
- pred.
-
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- Pound
-
noun,
the act of pounding.
- prae-
-
- Douai
-
noun,
a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- prand
-
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- potoo
-
noun,
any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
- prep.
-
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Douro
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W from N Spain through N Portugal to the Atlantic. About 475 miles (765 km) long.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- podo-
-
- poet.
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- drupe
-
noun,
any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- droop
-
noun,
a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- drier
-
noun,
a person or thing that dries.
- drear
-
adjective,
dreary.
- Poopo
-
noun,
a lake in SW Bolivia, in the Andes. 60 miles (95 km) long; 12,000 feet (3660 meters) above sea level.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Port.
-
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- Reade
-
noun,
Charles, 1814–84, English novelist.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- dept.
-
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- treed
-
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.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- annot
-
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- Annie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Ann, Anna, or Anne.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- 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.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- 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.
- 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.
- anon.
-
- ante-
-
- anent
-
preposition,
in regard to; about; concerning.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tonia
-
- tonne
-
noun,
metric ton.
- apptd
-
- tono-
-
- 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.
- topo-
-
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- anti-
-
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- 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.
- Torun
-
noun,
a city in N Poland, on the Vistula.
- Aoede
-
noun,
one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- trop-
-
- tondo
-
noun,
a round painting or relief.
- aden-
-
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- UNRRA
-
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- upend
-
verb (used with object),
to set on end, as a barrel or ship.
- upper
-
noun,
the part of a shoe or boot above the sole, comprising the quarter, vamp, counter, and lining.
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- uran-
-
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- utend
-
- 30-30
-
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- unpin
-
verb (used with object),
to remove pins from.
- 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.
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- andr-
-
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Truro
-
noun,
a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
- Tudor
-
noun,
Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- unpen
-
verb (used with object),
to release from confinement.
- aero-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- aeri-
-
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- Union
-
noun,
the act of uniting two or more things.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- Unit.
-
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- Ronne
-
noun,
a seaport on W Bornholm island, Denmark, in the S Baltic Sea: stone quarries.
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- auto.
-
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- audit
-
noun,
an official examination and verification of accounts and records, especially of financial accounts.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- Rudra
-
noun,
father of the storm gods and controller of the powers of nature.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Rider
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- Renan
-
noun,
Ernest [ur-nist;; French er-nest] /ˈɜr nɪst;; French ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1823–92, French philologist, historian, and critic.
- dent.
-
- reni-
-
- renin
-
noun,
a proteolytic enzyme secreted by the kidneys that is involved in the release of angiotensin.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- rept.
-
- daunt
-
verb (used with object),
to overcome with fear; intimidate:
- rerun
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- retd.
-
- PEDir
-
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- Dante
-
noun,
(Dante Alighieri) 1265–1321, Italian poet: author of the Divine Comedy.
- Rundi
-
noun,
a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terr.
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Arndt
-
noun,
Ernst Moritz [ernst moh-rits] /ɛrnst ˈmoʊ rɪts/ (Show IPA), 1769–1860, German poet and historian.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- areo-
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- ardor
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tera-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- rupee
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- 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.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- tenon
-
noun,
a projection formed on the end of a timber or the like for insertion into a mortise of the same dimensions.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Tenn.
-
- teno-
-
- pedo-
-
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- epode
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- Nandi
-
noun,
a member of an agricultural people of southwestern Kenya.
- nano-
-
- oidea
-
- pedi-
-
- ideo-
-
- 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.
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- ennui
-
noun,
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
- nitr-
-
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- paper
-
noun,
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- pant-
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- panne
-
noun,
a soft, lustrous, lightweight velvet with flattened pile.
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- endue
-
verb (used with object),
to invest or endow with some gift, quality, or faculty.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- erron
-
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- inurn
-
verb (used with object),
to put into an urn, especially ashes after cremation.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- naut.
-
- Euro-
-
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- ordn.
-
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- order
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- intr.
-
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- opto-
-
- 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.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- 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.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- outdo
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in execution or performance:
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- Ouida
-
noun,
pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
- onto-
-
- Inner
-
adjective,
situated within or farther within; interior:
- Inonu
-
noun,
Ismet [is-met] /ɪsˈmɛt/ (Show IPA), (Ismet Paşa) 1884–1973, president of Turkey 1938–50; prime minister 1923–24, 1925–37, 1961–65.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- neut.
-
- neur-
-
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- Oruro
-
noun,
a city in W Bolivia: a former capital, over 12,000 feet (3660 meters) high.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- iodo-
-
- Orono
-
noun,
a town in S Maine.
- pari-
-
- odour
-
noun,
odor.
- etude
-
noun,
a musical composition, usually instrumental, intended mainly for the practice of some point of technique.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- pated
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Indo-
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Iran.
-
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- patr-
-
- nudie
-
noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- nona-
-
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- non-U
-
adjective,
not characteristic of or appropriate to the upper class, especially of Great Britain:
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- nonet
-
noun,
a group of nine performers or instruments.
- inane
-
noun,
something that is empty or void, especially the void of infinite space.
- noto-
-
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- nudi-
-
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- part.
-
- 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.
- endo-
-
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- Eur.
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- IndE
-
- ten.
-
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ant.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Anne
-
noun,
1665–1714, queen of England 1702–14 (daughter of James II of England).
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- int.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- arr.
-
- 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.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- 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.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- 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).
- Ont.
-
- 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.
- repr
-
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- idae
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- dia-
-
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Rep.
-
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- Den.
-
- art.
-
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- tri-
-
- opia
-
- Nor.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- neon
-
noun,
Chemistry. a chemically inert gaseous element occurring in small amounts in the earth's atmosphere, used chiefly in a type of electrical lamp. Symbol: Ne; atomic weight: 20.183; atomic number: 10; density: 0.9002 g/l at 0°C and 760 mm pressure.
- trid
-
- opp.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ter.
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- TEPP
-
noun,
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- 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.
- dep.
-
- not-
-
- 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.
- OPer
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ano-
-
- nene
-
noun,
a barred, gray-brown wild goose, Nesochen sandvicensis, native to Hawaii, where it is the state bird.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- 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.
- depr
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Ind.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- neo-
-
- der.
-
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- ator
-
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- 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.
- tonn
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- NIRA
-
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- appt
-
- aur-
-
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- aut-
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- top-
-
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 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.
- NTIA
-
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- inae
-
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- aud.
-
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- rpt.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- tion
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- 1080
-
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- Apr.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- RONA
-
- taur
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Rida
-
- Nine
-
noun,
a cardinal number, eight plus one.
- 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.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- dat.
-
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- noun
-
noun,
any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group.
See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase.
Synonyms: substantive, name.
- ANTU
-
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- appd
-
- app.
-
- non-
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- apo-
-
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- 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.
- none
-
noun,
nones1 .
- ord.
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pan.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- 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.
- poda
-
- pnea
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- 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.
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- updo
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- par.
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- 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.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- dpt.
-
- nane
-
pronoun, adverb, adjective,
none1 .
- ppd.
-
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- doup
-
noun,
the bottom, end, or butt of something.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- aer-
-
- 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.
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- pot.
-
- uni-
-
- NADP
-
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- 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):
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- ann.
-
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pop-
-
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Poop
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pood
-
noun,
a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kg).
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- Duit
-
noun,
doit (def 1).
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- Ire.
-
- uret
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- per.
-
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- 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.
- uria
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- uro-
-
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- 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.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- 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.
- ped.
-
- EDTA
-
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- Pen.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- peep
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- pede
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- 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.
- end-
-
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- 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.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- dunt
-
noun,
a hard blow or hit, especially one that makes a dull sound; thump.
- duo-
-
- dup.
-
- dupe
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- 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.
- pat.
-
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- patd
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pet.
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- 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.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- aet.
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- 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.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- oto-
-
- pro-
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aire
-
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- prin
-
- pupa
-
noun,
an insect in the nonfeeding, usually immobile, transformation stage between the larva and the imago.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- dir.
-
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- iod-
-
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- 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.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- oro-
-
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- pre-
-
- Dorr
-
noun,
dor1 .
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- AInd
-
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Din.
-
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- tron
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- tRNA
-
- rad.
-
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- purr
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Dino
-
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- out-
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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).
- Ar.
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- TID
-
- Ir.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- uti
-
- NEA
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- ad-
-
- Tro
-
- IRO
-
- 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.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- trp
-
- NDE
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ur-
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ure
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- ne-
-
- TIA
-
- ap-
-
- an.
-
- aor
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ior
-
- ine
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- NAD
-
- IOT
-
- tpd
-
- NIA
-
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- UNO
-
- ae.
-
- Une
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- UAR
-
- UAE
-
- 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 = .
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- UIT
-
- 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.
- AOU
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- unp
-
- 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.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Tu.
-
- ard
-
- NNP
-
- NNE
-
- tue
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- IPA
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- 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:
- IOU
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- IUD
-
- UPI
-
- 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.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- up-
-
- ITA
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ite
-
- tra
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- EDP
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- NOP
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- ote
-
- ipr
-
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- Pa.
-
- pd.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- PRA
-
- PPT
-
- ppr
-
- PPI
-
- PPE
-
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- Doi
-
- DNR
-
- Pr.
-
- ETO
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- ETR
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- Rd.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- PUP
-
noun,
a young dog; puppy.
- DNA
-
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- PUD
-
noun,
pudding.
- PTP
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- ERT
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- prp
-
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- ERP
-
- pp.
-
- prn
-
- eu-
-
- ean
-
- 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:
- PID
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- en-
-
- eir
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- ETD
-
- ea.
-
- ead
-
- 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.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- PDT
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- ed.
-
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- EEO
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- EDT
-
- ene
-
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- pt.
-
- Ep.
-
- DPA
-
- DPI
-
- PTO
-
- DPP
-
- Dr.
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- POR
-
- EPT
-
- DRE
-
- EPA
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- DUI
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- EOE
-
- Du.
-
- POA
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- 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.
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- PIO
-
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- di.
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- op.
-
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- 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.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- OAU
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- DET
-
- RPO
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ier
-
- DOA
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- DAE
-
- ROA
-
- RNR
-
- OED
-
- rt.
-
- RNA
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- 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.
- NPR
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ARU
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- at.
-
- NRA
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- rte
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- Nun
-
noun,
a woman member of a religious order, especially one bound by vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- ATP
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rnd
-
- do.
-
- ODT
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- de-
-
- DEA
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- OOT
-
- OPA
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- ONI
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- ITU
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- id.
-
- REA
-
- RDA
-
- 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.
- ONR
-
- IPO
-
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- oid
-
- DAR
-
- OIt
-
- IDP
-
- OIr
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- 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.
- ide
-
- OEO
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- UI
-
- R.
-
- 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.
- EI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- 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.
- RI
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- RN
-
- RO
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- Ud
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- i.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- U.
-
- ee
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- DP
-
- RU
-
- DN
-
- D.
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- OA
-
- NP
-
- NI
-
- ND
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- N.
-
- RP
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PU
-
- 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.
- TN
-
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- O.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- t.
-
- IP
-
- TD
-
- TP
-
- T1
-
- AO
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .