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Word protopectin has
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- Protection
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noun,
the act of protecting or the state of being protected; preservation from injury or harm.
- entoproct
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noun,
any of various sessile, chiefly marine, mosslike animals of the phylum Entoprocta (formerly a subphylum of Bryophyta), occasionally solitary polyps but usually forming branching colonies, each individual polyp having an almost closed ring of tentacles within which lie the mouth and anus.
- 11-point
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- 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.
- contrite
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adjective,
caused by or showing sincere remorse.
- Pecorino
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noun,
a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
- contort
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- protect
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verb (used with object),
to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
- trippet
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noun,
a projection, cam, or the like, for striking some other part at regular intervals.
- portent
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noun,
an indication or omen of something about to happen, especially something momentous.
- tortoni
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- portico
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- porcino
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noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- cittern
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noun,
an old musical instrument related to the guitar, having a flat, pear-shaped soundbox and wire strings.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- coronet
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noun,
a small crown.
- propone
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verb (used with object),
to suggest for consideration; propose.
- croppie
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noun,
crappie.
- propine
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noun,
a present; gift.
- coontie
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noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- tritone
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noun,
an interval consisting of three whole tones; an augmented fourth.
- procto-
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- 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.
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- tonetic
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- 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.
- petitor
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noun,
a seeker; an applicant or candidate.
- 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.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- centri-
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- centro-
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- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- popcorn
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noun,
any of several varieties of corn whose kernels burst open and puff out when subjected to dry heat.
- nitro-
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- nipper
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noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- necro-
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- recti-
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- rotten
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adjective,
decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- eroto-
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- intro.
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- tippet
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noun,
a scarf, usually of fur or wool, for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, and usually having ends hanging down in front.
Compare stole2 (def 2).
- cteno-
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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.
- Enrico
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noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- enroot
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- tiptop
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noun,
the extreme top or summit.
- tiptoe
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noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- tipper
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noun,
a person or thing that tips:
- inter.
-
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- tinter
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noun,
a person who specializes in applying tints or dyes.
- tinct.
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- icono-
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- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- nocti-
-
- pectin
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- ptero-
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- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- picro-
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- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- petro-
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- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- peptic
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noun,
a substance promoting digestion.
- pepino
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noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- poetic
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noun,
poetics.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Pontic
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noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- porion
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- option
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noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- 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.
- potent
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noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- potion
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- potpie
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noun,
a deep-dish pie containing meat, chicken, or the like, often combined with vegetables and topped with a pastry crust.
- Potter
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noun,
a person who makes pottery.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- octroi
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noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- Pripet
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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.
- pronto
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adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- 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.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- proto-
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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.
- Croton
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Cooter
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noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- centr-
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- Cotton
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noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- Cotter
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noun,
a pin, wedge, key, or the like, fitted or driven into an opening to secure something or hold parts together.
- Triton
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Torino
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noun,
Turin.
- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- tricot
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- coeno-
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- centi-
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- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- Trento
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noun,
Italian name of Trent.
- Conroe
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noun,
a town in E Texas.
- contr.
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- cooner
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noun,
coon dog.
- Cooper
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- copro-
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- cootie
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noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- copier
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Topper
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noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- copper
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noun,
a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic weight: 63.54; atomic number: 29; specific gravity: 8.92 at 20°C.
- tropo-
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- troppo
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adverb,
too much; excessively.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- tropic
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noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- crepon
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- pron.
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- petti
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noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- conto
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- prop.
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- Conte
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noun,
count2 .
- 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.
- cent.
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- cont.
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- proc.
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- noto-
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- octet
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noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- octo-
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- prion
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noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- print
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- onco-
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- Prot.
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- toti-
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- Trent
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noun,
Italian Trento. Ancient Tridentum. a city in N Italy, on the Adige River.
- Torte
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noun,
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
- nitr-
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- nitre
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noun,
niter.
- 30-30
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- rcpt.
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- coper
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- noct-
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- copen
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- 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.
- petri
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- croon
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noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- picot
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- coopt
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verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- pico-
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- Norco
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noun,
a town in S California.
- co-op
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noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- coop.
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- Price
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- prep.
-
- pret.
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- troop
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noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- cetin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- cert.
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- cero-
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- Otter
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noun,
any of several aquatic, furbearing, weasellike mammals of the genus Lutra and related genera, having webbed feet and a long, slightly flattened tail.
- poori
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noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Ponce
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noun,
a pimp.
- trone
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noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- trope
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noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- 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).
- Point
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- peri-
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- poet.
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- CENTO
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- pipet
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noun, verb (used with object),
pipette.
- trop-
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- piton
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Orton
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noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Piper
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noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- Pepin
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noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- Petit
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adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onto-
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- potto
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noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- trice
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noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- petr-
-
- Pinto
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Porto
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noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- trite
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adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- trine
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noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Niter
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- pert.
-
- opto-
-
- tripe
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Port.
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- cine-
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- 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.
- optic
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noun,
the eye.
- crone
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- recip
-
- ento-
-
- toner
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- econ.
-
- ecto-
-
- titre
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noun,
titer.
- corpn
-
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- rotte
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noun,
rote2 .
- Creon
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noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- intr.
-
- topo-
-
- TCPIP
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- inert
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adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- crept
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noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- inept
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adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- teno-
-
- incr.
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- incor
-
- tenor
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noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Tepic
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Recit
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- toric
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- rooti
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noun,
rooty2 .
- corp.
-
- crine
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noun,
hair; head of hair.
- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- toper
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- repot
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rect.
-
- recpt
-
- reni-
-
- rept.
-
- topic
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noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- tono-
-
- RECON
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- ripen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- 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.
- crit.
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Ronco
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noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- copr-
-
- Tore
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noun,
a torus.
- Tori
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noun,
plural of torus.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- tron
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- poon
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noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Poop
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- pop-
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- pion
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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.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- top-
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Tit.
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- Toni
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noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- Trot
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noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- 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.
- ter.
-
- tion
-
- RIPE
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adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- 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.
- pro-
-
- Root
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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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- 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.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- 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.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- 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.
- prin
-
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- 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.
- 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):
- 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.
- trit
-
- 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.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- 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.
- pot.
-
- tri-
-
- ten.
-
- pre-
-
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- prec
-
- rpt.
-
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- 1080
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Cor.
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- NCTE
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Ont.
-
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Ice.
-
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- epit
-
- opp.
-
- Inc.
-
- Oct.
-
- neo-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- epi-
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- enc.
-
- etc.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- ect-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- not-
-
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- eco-
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- ctr.
-
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- OPer
-
- oro-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- pct.
-
- 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.
- Pen.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- cen.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- per.
-
- Ceto
-
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- Pet.
-
- 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.
- Ire.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- 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.
- cet-
-
- CERN
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- oto-
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cir.
-
- Con.
-
- int.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- 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 = .
- ERP
-
- ERT
-
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- ine
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- in.
-
- IOC
-
- rte
-
- RPO
-
- ETO
-
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- rt.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ETR
-
- io-
-
- ier
-
- CPO
-
- EPT
-
- Tro
-
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- CNO
-
- CIP
-
- CIE
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- CEO
-
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- trp
-
- TPI
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Ep.
-
- eo-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- en-
-
- eir
-
- TNT
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ec-
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cte
-
- CRT
-
- CRP
-
- CPR
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- CPI
-
- IPO
-
- ITC
-
- ipr
-
- Npt
-
- op.
-
- ot-
-
- Oc.
-
- ote
-
- NRC
-
- POR
-
- ROP
-
- nr.
-
- NPR
-
- OCR
-
- NOP
-
- prp
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- pc.
-
- PTP
-
- PTT
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- OTC
-
- OEO
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- PPI
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- 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.
- PPC
-
- PPE
-
- ppr
-
- oic
-
- PPT
-
- PRC
-
- oo-
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- RCP
-
- Re.
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- POC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ite
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- 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.
- PIO
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- 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:
- 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.
- NCO
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- PCI
-
- RCN
-
- pp.
-
- RCT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Pr.
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- 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.
- NEC
-
- prn
-
- ne-
-
- pt.
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- PTO
-
- 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.
- CE
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- EI
-
- TP
-
- ic
-
- IP
-
- RP
-
- RO
-
- 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.
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- N.
-
- NC
-
- NI
-
- i.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- NP
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RN
-
- RI
-
- RC
-
- R.
-
- TN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- O.
-
- TT
-