Anagrams of Protogenia
Word Protogenia has
859 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Protogenia.
- operation
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noun,
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- operating
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adjective,
used or engaged in performing operations:
- ego-trip
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noun,
an act or course of action undertaken primarily to satisfy one's vanity or for self-gratification:
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- 11-point
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- argento-
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- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- geronto-
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- rogation
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noun,
Usually, rogations. Ecclesiastical. solemn supplication, especially as chanted during procession on the three days (Rogation Days) before Ascension Day.
- 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.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- Pogonia
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noun,
a terrestrial orchid of the genus Pogonia, of North America.
- pirogen
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) Jewish Cookery. small baked pastries filled with chopped chicken livers, onion, etc.
- Negrito
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noun,
a member of any of various small-statured, indigenous peoples of Africa, the Philippines, the Malay Peninsula, the Andaman Islands, and southern India.
- antero-
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- petrog.
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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.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- porting
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noun,
the changing of the size, shape, or location of the intake and exhaust ports in an internal-combustion engine, generally to improve performance.
- organo-
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- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- tearing
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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.
- rootage
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noun,
the act of taking root.
- genito-
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- genitor
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noun,
a parent, especially a father.
- ergotin
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noun,
any of various extracts of ergot used in medicine.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- proagon
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noun,
(in ancient Greek comedy) a disputatious exchange, sometimes of a slapstick nature, between the chorus and the characters, or among the characters themselves, usually following the parodos and preceding the agon.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- 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.
- 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.
- pronota
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- Portage
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noun,
the act of carrying; carriage.
- tragion
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noun,
a point in the depth of the notch just above the tragus of the ear.
- Paoting
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Baoding.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- oregano
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- Agriope
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noun,
Eurydice.
- parting
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- trigone
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noun,
Also, trigonum. Anatomy.
a triangular part or area.
the area on the floor of the urinary bladder between the opening of the urethra in front and the two ureters at the sides.
- trepang
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noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- 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.
- perigon
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noun,
an angle of 360°.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- iatro-
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- gratin
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noun,
au gratin.
- ragtop
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noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- Gretna
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noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Igorot
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noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- ignore
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Groote
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noun,
Gerhard [Dutch khey-rahrt;; English gair-hahrt] /Dutch ˈxeɪ rɑrt;; English ˈgɛər hɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Gerardus Magnus) 1340–84, Dutch religious reformer, educator, and author: founder of the order of Brethren of the Common Life.
- Groton
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noun,
a city in SE Connecticut.
- grano-
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- rating
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- region
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noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- Gentoo
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noun,
a Hindu.
- gaiter
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- Tagore
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noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- Garnet
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- garote
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noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- parget
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noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- genit.
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- panto-
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- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- grani-
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- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- paring
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- retina
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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.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- goiter
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noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- patri-
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- Gorton
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noun,
John Grey, 1911–2002, Australian political leader: prime minister 1968–71.
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- ingate
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- inorg.
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- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- nitro-
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- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- Orange
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noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Oregon
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noun,
a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem.
Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
- Pigeon
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noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, especially the larger species with square or rounded tails.
Compare dove1 (def 1).
- Piaget
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noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- option
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noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- onager
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- petro-
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- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- porion
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- orgeat
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noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- ptero-
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- operon
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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.
- inter.
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- intra-
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- intro.
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- Proton
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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.
- proto-
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- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- orogen
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noun,
an extensive belt of rocks deformed by orogeny, associated in places with plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- pronto
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adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- penta-
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- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Origen
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noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- potion
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- potage
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noun,
soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- origan
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- Gainer
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- ratoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- angio-
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- Argent
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- trogon
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noun,
any of several brilliantly colored birds of the family Trogonidae, especially of the genus Trogon, of tropical and subtropical regions of the New World.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- aeron.
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- triage
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- arpent
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- topog.
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- enroot
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- agron.
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- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- eating
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- trigon
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noun,
a triangle.
- earing
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- tirage
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noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- eroto-
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- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- tropo-
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- tarpon
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- Torino
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noun,
Turin.
- noto-
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- Prot.
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- Artie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- prong
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noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- prone
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noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Iran.
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- irate
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adjective,
angry; enraged:
- A-one
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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.
- pron.
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- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Prog.
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- irone
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- tonia
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- trig.
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- Onega
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noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- Orang
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noun,
orangutan.
- prion
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noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- print
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- peri-
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- opto-
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- Tonga
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noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle used in India.
- ation
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- pret.
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- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- orig.
-
- anti-
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- Pieta
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noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- inapt
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adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- inept
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adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- antre
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noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- trigo
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noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- toner
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- ingot
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noun,
a mass of metal cast in a convenient form for shaping, remelting, or refining.
- agone
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adverb, adjective,
ago.
- triga
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noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- oaten
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adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- atrip
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adjective,
aweigh.
- Oreg.
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- intr.
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- agro-
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- ante-
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- atone
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verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Prato
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noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- targe
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noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- no-go
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adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- Angie
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- pert.
-
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
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- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- toper
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- areo-
-
- Point
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Nogai
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noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- topo-
-
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- peta-
-
- apron
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noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- poet.
-
- angor
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noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- piton
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Norge
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noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- onto-
-
- aport
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adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Peron
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noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- Niger
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noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- petr-
-
- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- pingo
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noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- prang
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verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- Pinot
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- tono-
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- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- prae-
-
- petri
-
- Pinta
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- piano
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noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- poori
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noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Negro
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noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- argot
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noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- argon
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noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Aneto
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noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- Port.
-
- anger
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noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- Pinto
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- angi-
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- opera
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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.
- Porto
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noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- Range
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Orion
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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.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- genro
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noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- Paine
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noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- ergot
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noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- Paige
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noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- Roget
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noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- ergo-
-
- Erato
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noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- pagne
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- teno-
-
- ginep
-
noun,
genip.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- gipon
-
noun,
jupon.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- tera-
-
- rept.
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- patr-
-
- trop-
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- 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.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- 30-30
-
- tango
-
noun,
a ballroom dance of Latin-American origin, danced by couples, and having many varied steps, figures, and poses.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- pari-
-
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- 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.
- pant-
-
- genip
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- 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.
- part.
-
- 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.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- 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.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- aeri-
-
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- engr.
-
- aero-
-
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- Groot
-
noun,
Huig [Dutch hoikh] /Dutch hɔɪx/ (Show IPA), de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), or van [vahn] /vɑn/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- pengo
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- 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.
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- reni-
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- gono-
-
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- Regt.
-
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- ento-
-
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- 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.
- Pet.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tri-
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- pat.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- per.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Pen.
-
- 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.
- tron
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- 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.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- ter.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- 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.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Reg.
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- 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.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- rpt.
-
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- ten.
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- RONA
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 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.
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- tion
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pong
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- POGO
-
noun,
Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.
- pnea
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- 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):
- top-
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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).
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ptg.
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- tong
-
noun,
tongs.
- pot.
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- prin
-
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- pre-
-
- 1080
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- par.
-
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Goop
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- gon-
-
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- gro.
-
- Ger.
-
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- 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.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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.
- int.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inae
-
- ign.
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- geo-
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Aire
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- Arg.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- ant.
-
- ano-
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- agr.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agit
-
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- aet.
-
- 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.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- art.
-
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- Eng.
-
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- 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.
- 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.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- opia
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- oto-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- oro-
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- OPer
-
- Ont.
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- NTIA
-
- not-
-
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- org.
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NIRA
-
- Nor.
-
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- 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.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- ERT
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- ERP
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ep.
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- TGN
-
- TIA
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- en-
-
- EPA
-
- gi.
-
- ETO
-
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- oo-
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- POR
-
- oon
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- RPG
-
- RPO
-
- OOT
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ETR
-
- OPA
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- GOP
-
- 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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- eir
-
- Eg.
-
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- Agt
-
- TPI
-
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Pr.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- prn
-
- Pg.
-
- pt.
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- PTO
-
- PaG
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Tro
-
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ag-
-
- ap-
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- aor
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ot-
-
- 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.
- ean
-
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- eo-
-
- Tng
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- ATP
-
- 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.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- 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.
- at.
-
- OTA
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ote
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Pa.
-
- 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.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ROP
-
- 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.
- ONR
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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 = .
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- ing
-
- ine
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- IOT
-
- NPR
-
- ier
-
- ONI
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Npt
-
- Ia.
-
- 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.
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- GTO
-
- gt.
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- ior
-
- IPA
-
- REA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIA
-
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- PRA
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- IPO
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- NOP
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- IRO
-
- POA
-
- Ir.
-
- ipr
-
- nr.
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- trp
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ROA
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- OEO
-
- RNA
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- 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.
- PIO
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- OGO
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- OIr
-
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- 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:
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- GNP
-
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- NRA
-
- gre
-
- Gr.
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- PGA
-
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- ROI
-
- op.
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROG
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- NP
-
- RO
-
- NI
-
- 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.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RP
-
- NG
-
- T1
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TG
-
- 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.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- t.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AO
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- O.
-
- i.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OG
-
- OA
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- TN
-
- IG
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- G.
-
- 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.
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- 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.
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- GN
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- rg
-
- GP
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TP
-
- IP
-