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- radioiodine
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noun,
any of nine radioisotopes of iodine, especially iodine 131 and iodine 125, used as radioactive tracers in research and clinical diagnosis and treatment.
- aponeurosis
-
noun,
a whitish, fibrous membrane that connects a muscle to a bone or fascia.
- inradiuses
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noun,
the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle.
- duopsonies
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noun,
the market condition that exists when there are only two buyers.
- undisposed
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adjective,
not disposed of.
- nisi-prius
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noun,
Also called nisi prius court. a trial court for the hearing of civil cases before a judge and jury.
- persuasion
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noun,
the act of persuading or seeking to persuade.
- Dispersion
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noun,
Also, dispersal. an act, state, or instance of dispersing or of being dispersed.
- dispersoid
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noun,
the suspended particles in a dispersion.
- indisposed
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adjective,
sick or ill, especially slightly:
- endosporia
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noun,
intine.
- indispose
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verb (used with object),
to make ill, especially slightly.
- aspersion
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noun,
a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander:
- arsenious
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adjective,
arsenous.
- derisions
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noun,
ridicule; mockery:
- do-or-die
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adjective,
reflecting or characterized by an irrevocable decision to succeed at all costs; desperate; all-out:
- sauropods
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noun,
any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Sauropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, long neck and tail, and five-toed limbs: the largest known land animal.
- roadsides
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noun,
the side or border of the road; wayside.
- iodopsins
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noun,
a photosensitive violet pigment that occurs in the cones of the retina and is transformed by light into retinal and an opsin protein.
- presidios
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noun,
a garrisoned fort; military post.
- sourdines
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noun,
mute (def 10).
- diopsides
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noun,
a monoclinic pyroxene mineral, calcium magnesium silicate, CaMg(SiO 3) 2 , occurring in various colors, usually in crystals.
- dos-a-dos
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noun,
do-si-do.
- diandrous
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adjective,
(of a flower) having two stamens.
- ionopause
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noun,
the transitional zone between the ionosphere and the mesosphere.
- dinosaurs
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noun,
any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- diaspores
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noun,
a mineral, aluminum oxyhydroxide, AlO(OH), occurring in crystals, or more usually in lamellar or scaly masses: a principal constituent of bauxite and an important source of aluminum.
- so-and-so
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noun,
someone or something not definitely named:
- superadds
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verb (used with object),
to add over and above; join as a further addition; add besides.
- dispraise
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noun,
an act or instance of dispraising; censure.
- insidious
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adjective,
intended to entrap or beguile:
- Ironsides
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noun,
a strong person with great power of endurance or resistance.
- isandrous
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adjective,
having the stamens similar to each other and equal in number to the petals.
- prosodies
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noun,
the science or study of poetic meters and versification.
- dispreads
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verb (used with or without object),
to spread out; extend.
- disposure
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noun,
disposal; disposition.
- disspread
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verb (used with or without object),
dispread.
- resinoids
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noun,
a resinoid substance.
- sun-dried
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adjective,
dried in the sun, as bricks or raisins.
- dropsonde
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noun,
an instrument similar to a radiosonde that is attached to a parachute and released from an aircraft.
- dissuade
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verb (used with object),
to deter by advice or persuasion; persuade not to do something (often followed by from):
- indorses
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verb (used with object),
endorse.
- diuresis
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noun,
increased discharge of urine.
- undrapes
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verb (used with object),
to strip of drapery; uncover.
- dinosaur
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noun,
any chiefly terrestrial, herbivorous or carnivorous reptile of the extinct orders Saurischia and Ornithischia, from the Mesozoic Era, certain species of which are the largest known land animals.
- diopside
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noun,
a monoclinic pyroxene mineral, calcium magnesium silicate, CaMg(SiO 3) 2 , occurring in various colors, usually in crystals.
- dispread
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verb (used with or without object),
to spread out; extend.
- insiders
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noun,
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
- dispends
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verb (used with object),
to pay out; expend; spend.
- dipodies
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noun,
a group of two feet in English poetry, in which one of the two accented syllables bears primary stress and the other bears secondary stress, used as a prosodic measurement in iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse.
- roadside
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noun,
the side or border of the road; wayside.
- Sarpedon
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noun,
a Lycian prince, son of Zeus, killed by Patroclus in the Trojan War.
- disdains
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noun,
a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.
- apodosis
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noun,
the clause expressing the consequence in a conditional sentence, often beginning with then, as “then I will” in “If you go, then I will.”.
Compare protasis (def 1).
- disposer
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noun,
a person or thing that disposes.
- inradius
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noun,
the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle.
- disposed
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noun,
Archaic. disposition; habit.
- re-sound
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verb (used with or without object),
to sound again.
- presidia
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noun,
(in the Soviet Union and other Communist countries) an administrative committee, usually permanent and governmental, acting when its parent body is in recess but exercising full powers:
- Sporades
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plural noun,
two groups of Greek islands in the Aegean: the one (Northern Sporades) off the E coast of Greece; the other (Southern Sporades) including the Dodecanese, off the SW coast of Asia Minor.
- erosions
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- Eridanus
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noun,
the River, a large southern constellation between Cetus and Orion, containing the bright star Achernar.
- pounders
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noun,
a person or thing that pounds, pulverizes, or beats.
- parodies
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noun,
a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing:
- pandours
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noun,
History/Historical. a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty.
- sardines
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noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- Poseidon
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noun,
the ancient Greek god of the sea, with the power to cause earthquakes, identified by the Romans with Neptune.
- poniards
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noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- dapsones
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noun,
an antibacterial substance, C 12 H 12 N 2 O 2 S, used to treat leprosy and certain forms of dermatitis.
- superadd
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verb (used with object),
to add over and above; join as a further addition; add besides.
- ripienos
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- danseurs
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noun,
a male ballet dancer.
- sundrops
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Oenothera, of the evening primrose family, having flowers that bloom during the day.
- sundries
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plural noun,
sundry things or items, especially small, miscellaneous items of little value.
Compare notion (def 6).
- denarius
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noun,
a silver coin and monetary unit of ancient Rome, first issued in the latter part of the 3rd century b.c., that fluctuated in value and sometimes appeared as a bronze coin.
- spudders
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noun,
a person who prepares and operates a rig for drilling oil wells.
- diaspore
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noun,
a mineral, aluminum oxyhydroxide, AlO(OH), occurring in crystals, or more usually in lamellar or scaly masses: a principal constituent of bauxite and an important source of aluminum.
- epanodos
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noun,
the repetition of a group of words in reverse order.
- arsenous
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adjective,
containing arsenic in the trivalent state, as arsenous chloride, AsCl 3 .
- Presidio
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noun,
a garrisoned fort; military post.
- upraises
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- senarius
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noun,
a Latin verse of six feet, especially an iambic trimeter.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- saporous
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adjective,
full of flavor or taste; flavorful.
- padrones
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noun,
a master; boss.
- derision
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noun,
ridicule; mockery:
- desponds
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noun,
despondency.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- despairs
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noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- desirous
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adjective,
having or characterized by desire; desiring:
- sinusoid
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noun,
a curve described by the equation y = a sin x, the ordinate being proportional to the sine of the abscissa.
- idoneous
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adjective,
appropriate; fit; suitable; apt.
- aspirins
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noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- anuresis
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noun,
retention of urine in the bladder.
- isopedin
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noun,
the underlying layer of a ganoid scale, composed of connective tissue embedded with bone.
- dourines
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noun,
an infectious disease of horses, affecting the genitals and hind legs, caused by a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma equiperdum.
- Piranesi
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noun,
Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
- sounders
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noun,
a person or thing that makes a sound or noise, or sounds something.
- iodopsin
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noun,
a photosensitive violet pigment that occurs in the cones of the retina and is transformed by light into retinal and an opsin protein.
- resinous
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adjective,
full of or containing resin.
- pruinose
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adjective,
covered with a frostlike bloom or powdery secretion, as a plant surface.
- persians
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- do-si-do
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noun,
a figure in square-dancing, in which two persons advance, pass around each other back to back, and return to their places.
- personas
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noun,
a person.
- Responsa
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noun,
the branch of rabbinical literature comprised of authoritative replies in letter form made by noted rabbis or Jewish scholars to questions sent to them concerning Jewish law.
- airiness
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noun,
openness to the air:
- dropsies
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noun,
(formerly) edema.
- resinoid
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noun,
a resinoid substance.
- dried-up
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adjective,
depleted of water or moisture; gone dry:
- uredinia
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noun,
Mycology. the fruiting body of the rust fungi that bears urediospores.
- Prussian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Prussia.
- sidespin
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noun,
a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate in course about its vertical axis.
- dress-up
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noun,
Informal.. Usually, dress-ups.
a person's best clothes:
accessories or other added features:
- uridines
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noun,
a ribonucleoside composed of ribose and uracil.
- adenosis
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noun,
abnormal development or enlargement of glandular tissue.
- Aidoneus
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noun,
a king of Thesprotia.
- adenoids
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noun,
Usually, adenoids. an enlarged mass of lymphoid tissue in the upper pharynx, often obstructing breathing through the nasal passages.
- neurosis
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noun,
Also called psychoneurosis. a functional disorder in which feelings of anxiety, obsessional thoughts, compulsive acts, and physical complaints without objective evidence of disease, in various degrees and patterns, dominate the personality.
- Pisidian
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noun,
the extinct language of Pisidia, not known to be related to any other language, written in a script derived from the Greek alphabet.
- sparoids
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noun,
a sparoid fish.
- Radisson
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noun,
Pierre Esprit [es-pree] /ɛs pri/ (Show IPA), 1636?–1710? French fur trader and explorer in Canada.
- inspired
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adjective,
aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural or divine influence:
- inspires
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verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- sourdine
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noun,
mute (def 10).
- sauropod
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noun,
any herbivorous dinosaur of the suborder Sauropoda, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having a small head, long neck and tail, and five-toed limbs: the largest known land animal.
- insureds
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noun,
the person, group, or organization whose life or property is covered by an insurance policy.
- Druidess
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noun,
a female member of the Druids.
- sadirons
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noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- aneroids
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noun,
aneroid barometer.
- adiposes
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noun,
animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
- responds
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noun,
Architecture. a half pier, pilaster, or the like projecting from a wall as a support for a lintel or an arch, the other side of which is supported on a free-standing pier or column.
- radiuses
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noun,
a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface:
- sopranos
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noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- redounds
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verb (used without object),
to have a good or bad effect or result, as to the advantage or disadvantage of a person or thing.
- Ironside
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noun,
a strong person with great power of endurance or resistance.
- androids
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noun,
an automaton in the form of a human being.
- douanier
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noun,
a customs officer or official.
- poniard
-
noun,
a small, slender dagger.
- dendro-
-
- despair
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noun,
loss of hope; hopelessness.
- sparoid
-
noun,
a sparoid fish.
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- soursop
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noun,
the large, dark-green, slightly acid, pulpy fruit of a small West Indian tree, Annona muricata, of the annona family.
- deodars
-
noun,
a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.
- spudder
-
noun,
a person who prepares and operates a rig for drilling oil wells.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- parodos
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noun,
(in ancient Greek drama) an ode sung by the chorus at their entrance, usually beginning the play and preceding the proagōn in comedy or the alteration of epeisodia and stasima in tragedy.
- sardius
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noun,
sard.
- sauries
-
noun,
a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- resound
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verb (used with object),
to reecho (a sound).
- opioids
-
noun,
any opiumlike substance.
- danseur
-
noun,
a male ballet dancer.
- sunders
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verb (used with object),
to separate; part; divide; sever.
- sundaes
-
noun,
ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
- dapsone
-
noun,
an antibacterial substance, C 12 H 12 N 2 O 2 S, used to treat leprosy and certain forms of dermatitis.
- respond
-
noun,
Architecture. a half pier, pilaster, or the like projecting from a wall as a support for a lintel or an arch, the other side of which is supported on a free-standing pier or column.
- noddies
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noun,
any of several dark-bodied terns of the genera Anous and Micranous found about the coasts and islands in warm seas of both the New and Old Worlds, often so tame as to seem stupid.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- sparids
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- porions
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- suddens
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noun,
Obsolete. an unexpected occasion or occurrence.
- Persson
-
noun,
Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- erosion
-
noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- suasion
-
noun,
the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion.
- reasons
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- parison
-
noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- Persius
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noun,
(Aulus Persius Flaccus) a.d. 34–62, Roman satirist.
- erasion
-
noun,
the act of erasing.
- rounded
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- diapirs
-
noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- despond
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noun,
despondency.
- pissoir
-
noun,
a street urinal for public use, especially one enclosed by a low wall, screen, or the like.
- soredia
-
noun,
a group of algal cells surrounded by hyphal tissue, occurring on the surface of the thallus and functioning in vegetative reproduction.
- Passion
-
noun,
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- ordains
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- spiroid
-
adjective,
more or less spiral; resembling a spiral.
- disdain
-
noun,
a feeling of contempt for anything regarded as unworthy; haughty contempt; scorn.
- diseurs
-
noun,
a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
- Nidaros
-
noun,
former name of Trondheim.
- Pisidia
-
noun,
an ancient country in S Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- dispend
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verb (used with object),
to pay out; expend; spend.
- sordino
-
noun,
mute (def 10).
- dispose
-
noun,
Archaic. disposition; habit.
- sponsor
-
noun,
a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
- dandier
-
- spinode
-
noun,
cusp (def 3).
- spinors
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- redound
-
verb (used without object),
to have a good or bad effect or result, as to the advantage or disadvantage of a person or thing.
- spinose
-
adjective,
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
- spinous
-
adjective,
covered with or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- poddies
-
noun,
a newborn or unweaned calf, especially one that is taken from its mother and hand-fed.
- soprano
-
noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- diurons
-
noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
- operand
-
noun,
a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed.
- spireas
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- poiesis
-
- operons
-
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.
- dousers
-
noun,
a person or thing that douses.
- sounder
-
noun,
a person or thing that makes a sound or noise, or sounds something.
- dourine
-
noun,
an infectious disease of horses, affecting the genitals and hind legs, caused by a protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma equiperdum.
- pinards
-
noun,
wine.
- spreads
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- soapers
-
noun,
soap opera.
- sprains
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- douanes
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- sooners
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- dossier
-
noun,
a collection or file of documents on the same subject, especially a complete file containing detailed information about a person or topic.
- diapsid
-
noun,
a diapsid reptile.
- diaries
-
noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- pinders
-
noun,
peanut.
- Perdido
-
noun,
Mon·te [Spanish mawn-te] /Spanish ˈmɔn tɛ/ (Show IPA) a mountain in NE Spain, a peak of the Pyrenees. 10,994 feet (3350 meters).
- Rossini
-
noun,
Gioacchino Antonio [jaw-ahk-kee-naw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌdʒɔ ɑkˈki nɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1868, Italian composer.
- Doriden
-
- durians
-
noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- sporous
-
- ponders
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- soddens
-
noun,
the act of seething.
- enduros
-
noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- dorados
-
noun,
dolphin (def 2).
- poisons
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- dineros
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- Piraeus
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- poisers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- dandies
-
noun,
a man who is excessively concerned about his clothes and appearance; a fop.
- Isadore
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Greek word meaning “gift of Isis.”.
- pardons
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- upraise
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- insider
-
noun,
a person who is a member of a group, organization, society, etc.
- insides
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- insipid
-
adjective,
without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid:
- pronaos
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- Oedipus
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the son of Laius and Jocasta, and the father by Jocasta of Eteocles, Polynices, Antigone, and Ismeme: as was prophesied at his birth, he unwittingly killed his father and married his mother and, in penance, blinded himself and went into exile.
- Ouranos
-
noun,
Uranus (def 2).
- inspire
-
verb (used with object),
to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
- inroads
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- uprises
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- anoesis
-
noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- sanious
-
adjective,
characterized by the discharge of sanies.
- insured
-
noun,
the person, group, or organization whose life or property is covered by an insurance policy.
- insures
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- upsides
-
noun,
the upper side or part.
- aneroid
-
noun,
aneroid barometer.
- apodous
-
adjective,
apodal.
- danders
-
noun,
loose scales formed on the skin and shed from the coat or feathers of various animals, often causing allergic reactions in susceptible persons.
- androus
-
- ariosos
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- indoors
-
adverb,
in or into a house or building:
- indorse
-
verb (used with object),
endorse.
- isospin
-
noun,
isotopic spin.
- undrape
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of drapery; uncover.
- roadeos
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- undress
-
noun,
dress of a style designed to be worn on other than highly formal or ceremonial occasions; informal dress as opposed to full dress.
- sapiens
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- Prissie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Priscilla.
- indusia
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. any of several structures having a netlike or skirtlike shape, as the membranous overgrowth covering the sori in ferns.
- inpours
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- unipods
-
noun,
something that is formed with a single leg or foot, as a one-legged support for a camera.
- prisons
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- inradii
-
noun,
the radius of the circle inscribed in a triangle.
- unposed
-
adjective,
not posed; not done for effect; natural or candid:
- unraped
-
adjective,
not having been raped:
- isodose
-
adjective,
of or relating to points of equal intensity of radiation in a contaminated region:
- android
-
noun,
an automaton in the form of a human being.
- Paddies
-
noun,
a rice field.
- Addison
-
noun,
Joseph, 1672–1719, English essayist and poet.
- uropods
-
noun,
an abdominal limb of an arthropod, especially one of those on either side of the telson, as in a lobster.
- adenoid
-
noun,
Usually, adenoids. an enlarged mass of lymphoid tissue in the upper pharynx, often obstructing breathing through the nasal passages.
- Sanders
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- iris-in
-
noun,
the gradual appearance of an image or scene through an expanding circle.
- serious
-
noun,
that which is of importance, grave, critical, or somber:
- address
-
noun,
a speech or written statement, usually formal, directed to a particular group of persons:
- purines
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- adipose
-
noun,
animal fat stored in the fatty tissue of the body.
- saddens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sad.
- odds-on
-
adjective,
being the one more or most likely to win, succeed, attain, or achieve something:
- ironies
-
noun,
the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
- orpines
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- sadiron
-
noun,
Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. Older Use. a flatiron that is pointed at both ends and has a detachable handle.
- Orosius
-
noun,
Paulus [paw-luh s] /ˈpɔ ləs/ (Show IPA), flourished 5th century a.d, Spanish theologian and historian.
- Serapis
-
noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- oroides
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- iridous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent iridium.
- iodides
-
noun,
a salt of hydriotic acid consisting of two elements, one of which is iodine, as sodium iodide, NaI.
- pseudo-
-
- iodines
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- Russian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Russia.
- orisons
-
noun,
a prayer.
- rondeau
-
noun,
Prosody. a short poem of fixed form, consisting of 13 or 10 lines on two rhymes and having the opening words or phrase used in two places as an unrhymed refrain.
- Prussia
-
noun,
a former state in N Europe: became a military power in the 18th century and in 1871 led the formation of the German empire; formally abolished as an administrative unit in 1947.
- uridine
-
noun,
a ribonucleoside composed of ribose and uracil.
- sidero-
-
- puisnes
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- side-on
-
adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- siddurs
-
noun,
a Jewish prayer book designed for use chiefly on days other than festivals and holy days; a daily prayer book.
- Siddons
-
noun,
Sarah (Kemble) 1755–1831, English actress.
- Isidora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- randies
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a rude or coarse beggar.
- raisins
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- adornos
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- arouses
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- isopods
-
noun,
any freshwater, marine, or terrestrial crustacean of the order or suborder Isopoda, having seven pairs of legs typically adapted for crawling, and a dorsoventrally flattened body, and including wood lice, several aquatic parasites of crabs and shrimps, and numerous swimming or bottom-dwelling species.
- arseno-
-
- assured
-
noun,
Insurance.
the beneficiary under a policy.
the person whose life or property is covered by a policy.
- supines
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- pansies
-
noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- panders
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- asunder
-
adverb, adjective,
into separate parts; in or into pieces:
- onerous
-
adjective,
burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship:
- padrone
-
noun,
a master; boss.
- poseurs
-
noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- suspire
-
verb (used with object),
to sigh; utter with long, sighing breaths.
- pounder
-
noun,
a person or thing that pounds, pulverizes, or beats.
- sinopis
-
noun,
a red ocher, used from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
- paid-in
-
adjective,
having paid the dues, initiation fees, etc., required by an organization or association.
- Poussin
-
noun,
Nicolas [nee-kaw-lah] /ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1594–1655, French painter.
- aspires
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- aspirin
-
noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- suspend
-
verb (used with object),
to hang by attachment to something above:
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- praises
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- pandies
-
noun,
a stroke on the palm of the hand with a cane or strap given as a punishment in school.
- padrino
-
noun,
a godfather.
- arsines
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- ripieno
-
noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- dairies
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- pandure
-
noun,
bandore.
- sunrise
-
noun,
the rise or ascent of the sun above the horizon in the morning.
- senoras
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- sardine
-
noun,
the pilchard, Sardina pilchardus, often preserved in oil and used for food.
- daisies
-
noun,
any of various composite plants the flowers of which have a yellow disk and white rays, as the English daisy and the oxeye daisy.
- oneidas
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- pandour
-
noun,
History/Historical. a member of a local militia in Croatia, formed as a regiment in the Austrian army in the 18th century and noted for its ruthlessness and cruelty.
- underdo
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do less or in a lesser fashion than is usual or requisite.
- Sirius
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Dog Star, the brightest-appearing star in the heavens, located in the constellation Canis Major.
- sounds
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- Pernod
-
- durned
-
adjective, adverb,
darned.
- rondos
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- snoops
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- dupion
-
noun,
a cocoon formed jointly by two silkworms.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- durain
-
noun,
the coal forming the dull layers in banded bituminous coal.
- siddur
-
noun,
a Jewish prayer book designed for use chiefly on days other than festivals and holy days; a daily prayer book.
- durian
-
noun,
the edible fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, of the bombax family, of southeastern Asia, having a hard, prickly rind, a highly flavored, pulpy flesh, and an unpleasant odor.
- duress
-
noun,
compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Durand
-
noun,
Asher Brown, 1796–1886, U.S. engraver and landscape painter of the Hudson River School.
- snoods
-
noun,
the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
- period
-
noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- Isidor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dunder
-
noun,
the thick lees from boiled sugar-cane juice used in the distillation of rum.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- spades
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- sirups
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- Europa
-
noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- irises
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- Eudora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- soused
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- irades
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Dundas
-
noun,
a town in SE Ontario, in S Canada, near Hamilton.
- Osiris
-
noun,
the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
- serous
-
adjective,
resembling serum; of a watery nature.
- Dunois
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Comte de ("Bastard of Orleans") 1403?–68, French military leader: relieved by Joan of Arc and her troops when besieged at Orleans.
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- snoose
-
noun,
finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
- irides
-
noun,
a plural of iris.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- irido-
-
- Esdras
-
noun,
either of the first two books of the Apocrypha, I Esdras or II Esdras.
- snipes
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- isidia
-
noun,
a coralloid outgrowth from the thallus in certain lichens.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- iodide
-
noun,
a salt of hydriotic acid consisting of two elements, one of which is iodine, as sodium iodide, NaI.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- Seddon
-
noun,
Richard John, 1845–1906, New Zealand statesman, born in England: prime minister 1893–1906.
- sondes
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- passed
-
noun,
an act of passing.
- padres
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- Sondra
-
noun,
a female given name.
- indues
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- inpour
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pour in.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- paedo-
-
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Indris
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- seisin
-
noun,
seizin.
- inroad
-
noun,
a damaging or serious encroachment:
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- indoor
-
adjective,
occurring, used, etc., in a house or building, rather than out of doors:
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- paseos
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- sodden
-
noun,
the act of seething.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- Indies
-
noun,
the. (used with a plural verb) West Indies (def 1).
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- enduro
-
noun,
an endurance race for automobiles or sometimes motorcycles.
- sodio-
-
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- isopod
-
noun,
any freshwater, marine, or terrestrial crustacean of the order or suborder Isopoda, having seven pairs of legs typically adapted for crawling, and a dorsoventrally flattened body, and including wood lice, several aquatic parasites of crabs and shrimps, and numerous swimming or bottom-dwelling species.
- iodous
-
adjective,
containing iodine, especially in the trivalent state.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Sidras
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- pedion
-
noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- sordid
-
adjective,
morally ignoble or base; vile:
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- iodine
-
noun,
a nonmetallic halogen element occurring at ordinary temperatures as a grayish-black crystalline solid that sublimes to a dense violet vapor when heated: used in medicine as an antiseptic. Symbol: I; atomic weight: 126.904; atomic number: 53; specific gravity: (solid) 4.93 at 20°C.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- pedros
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- nadirs
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- ridden
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- opuses
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- pander
-
noun,
a person who furnishes clients for a prostitute or supplies persons for illicit sexual intercourse; procurer; pimp.
- inside
-
noun,
the inner or internal part; interior:
- parous
-
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- Orinda
-
noun,
a town in W California.
- pained
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- pauses
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- sedans
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- ordain
-
verb (used with object),
to invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; confer holy orders upon.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- Sendai
-
noun,
a city on NE Honshu, in central Japan.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- orenda
-
noun,
a supernatural force believed by the Iroquois Indians to be present, in varying degrees, in all objects or persons, and to be the spiritual force by which human accomplishment is attained or accounted for.
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- sopors
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- pardon
-
noun,
kind indulgence, as in forgiveness of an offense or discourtesy or in tolerance of a distraction or inconvenience:
- rodeos
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- drupes
-
noun,
any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
- Oneida
-
noun,
a member of an Iroquois people formerly inhabiting the region east of Oneida Lake.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- sapors
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- udders
-
noun,
a mamma or mammary gland, especially when baggy and with more than one teat, as in cows.
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- asides
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- undead
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) undead beings collectively (usually preceded by the).
- under-
-
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsen-
-
- undies
-
plural noun,
women's or children's underwear.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- sapro-
-
- around
-
Idioms,
been around, having had much worldly experience:
- Nordau
-
noun,
Max Simon [mahks zee-mawn] /mɑks ˈzi mɔn/ (Show IPA), 1849–1923, Hungarian author, physician, and leader in the Zionist movement.
- undoes
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- aroids
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- prides
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- rapids
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- unipod
-
noun,
something that is formed with a single leg or foot, as a one-legged support for a camera.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- aspens
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- supra-
-
- posers
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Dandie
-
- dander
-
- druids
-
noun,
a member of a pre-Christian religious order among the ancient Celts of Gaul, Britain, and Ireland.
- rouses
-
noun,
a rousing.
- dadoes
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- poseur
-
noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- super-
-
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- supers
-
noun,
Informal.
a superintendent, especially of an apartment house.
supermarket.
supernumerary.
supervisor.
- supine
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- audios
-
noun,
Television.
the audio elements of television (distinguished from video).
the circuits in a receiver for reproducing sound.
the audio part of a television broadcast.
- Audion
-
noun,
an early type of triode.
- audio-
-
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- pounds
-
noun,
the act of pounding.
- onuses
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- assure
-
verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Susian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Susa or Susiana.
- nooses
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- ardeid
-
adjective,
belonging or pertaining to the family Ardeidae, comprising the herons and bitterns.
- unread
-
adjective,
not read, as a letter or newspaper.
- danios
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Adonis
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a youth slain by a wild boar but permitted by Zeus to pass four months every year in the lower world with Persephone, four with Aphrodite, and four wherever he chose.
- aeron.
-
- nurses
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Sandor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- urino-
-
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- adreno
-
- adren-
-
- adorns
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- adorno
-
noun,
relief ornament applied to a piece.
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- uropod
-
noun,
an abdominal limb of an arthropod, especially one of those on either side of the telson, as in a lobster.
- Russo-
-
- raised
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Sandie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Sandro.
- adeno-
-
- Sander
-
noun,
a person or thing that sands or sandpapers.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- purine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- sadden
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become sad.
- adders
-
noun,
the common European viper, Vipera berus.
- purses
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- radons
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- radius
-
noun,
a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference or surface:
- usneas
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- radios
-
noun,
wireless telegraphy or telephony:
- Odessa
-
noun,
a seaport in S Ukraine, on the Black Sea.
- ranids
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- upside
-
noun,
the upper side or part.
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- unrips
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- unsaid
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of unsay.
- Sanusi
-
noun,
a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- upends
-
verb (used with object),
to set on end, as a barrel or ship.
- anuses
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- aniso-
-
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- proses
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- urano-
-
- pseuds
-
noun,
a person of fatuously earnest intellectual, artistic, or social pretensions.
- Andrus
-
noun,
Andron.
- Andros
-
noun,
Sir Edmund, 1637–1714, British governor in the American colonies, 1686–89, 1692–98.
- andro-
-
- Andres
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- Russia
-
noun,
Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- odours
-
noun,
odor.
- prudes
-
noun,
a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- prunes
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- odious
-
adjective,
deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
- uredia
-
noun,
uredinium.
- Sandro
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pseud.
-
- nodose
-
adjective,
having nodes.
- Dairen
-
noun,
former Japanese name of Dalian (def 2).
- sunder
-
verb (used with object),
to separate; part; divide; sever.
- donors
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- Dorian
-
noun,
a member of a people who entered Greece about the 12th century b.c., conquered the Peloponnesus, and destroyed the Mycenaean culture: one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian (def 2), Ionian (def 3).
- neuro-
-
- Dorado
-
noun,
dolphin (def 2).
- spends
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- dopers
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- spider
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- pissed
-
noun,
urine.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Dodona
-
noun,
an ancient town in NW Greece, in Epirus: the site of a famous oracle of Zeus.
- dodoes
-
noun,
any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez.
- sundae
-
noun,
ice cream served with syrup poured over it, and often other toppings, as whipped cream, chopped nuts, or fruit.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- podous
-
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- diuron
-
noun,
a white crystalline substance, C 9 H 10 Cl 2 N 2 O, used as a weed-killer.
- spiro-
-
- repand
-
adjective,
Botany. having a wavy margin, as a leaf.
- dorsad
-
adverb,
toward the back or dorsum; dorsally.
- diseur
-
noun,
a male professional entertainer who performs monologues.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- opioid
-
noun,
any opiumlike substance.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- droops
-
noun,
a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- saudis
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- sparid
-
noun,
any of numerous fishes of the family Sparidae, chiefly inhabiting tropical and subtropical seas, comprising the porgies, the scups, etc.
- Neruda
-
noun,
Pablo [pah-vlaw;; English pah-bloh] /ˈpɑ vlɔ;; English ˈpɑ bloʊ/ (Show IPA), (Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basoalto) 1904–73, Chilean poet and diplomat: Nobel Prize in literature 1971.
- dreads
-
noun,
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- Pieria
-
noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- drapes
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- drains
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- pierid
-
noun,
Also called pieridine [pahy-er-i-dahyn, -din] /paɪˈɛr ɪˌdaɪn, -dɪn/ (Show IPA). any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.
- douses
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- repass
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- douser
-
noun,
a person or thing that douses.
- pinard
-
noun,
wine.
- douras
-
noun,
durra.
- rouens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- Pindar
-
noun,
522?–443? b.c, Greek poet.
- douane
-
noun,
a custom house; customs.
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- dosser
-
noun,
a basket for carrying objects on the back; pannier.
- Pindus
-
noun,
a mountain range in central Greece: highest peak, 7665 feet (2335 meters).
- Spears
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- dorso-
-
- dorsi-
-
- disuse
-
noun,
discontinuance of use or practice:
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- dedans
-
noun,
a netted winning opening of rectangular shape at the service side of the court.
Compare grille (def 5), winning gallery.
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- dassie
-
noun,
hyrax.
- didies
-
noun,
diaper (def 1).
- spouse
-
noun,
either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.
- Dassin
-
noun,
Jules [joolz;; French zhyl] /dʒulz;; French ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1911–2008, French motion-picture director, born in the U.S.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- diapir
-
noun,
a dome, or anticline, the upper regions of which have been ruptured and penetrated by material squeezed up from below.
Compare plume (def 10), salt dome.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- sudden
-
noun,
Obsolete. an unexpected occasion or occurrence.
- Sardou
-
noun,
Victorien [veek-taw-ryen] /vik tɔˈryɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1831–1908, French dramatist.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Dessau
-
noun,
a city in NE central Germany, SW of Berlin: formerly the capital of Anhalt.
- rounds
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- sprues
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Derain
-
noun,
André [ahn-drey] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1954, French painter.
- spurns
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- deodar
-
noun,
a large Himalayan cedar, Cedrus deodara, yielding a durable wood.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- dendra
-
noun,
a plural of dendron.
- dendr-
-
- niseis
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- redans
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- didoes
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- sporo-
-
- porous
-
adjective,
full of pores.
- spoons
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- Darien
-
noun,
Gulf of, an arm of the Caribbean between NE Panama and NW Colombia.
- sudser
-
noun,
a soap opera.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- Sardis
-
noun,
an ancient city in W Asia Minor: the capital of ancient Lydia.
- radio-
-
- dipsos
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- spoors
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- sarods
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- darned
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- dinars
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Dinard
-
noun,
a city in W France: seaside resort.
- spodes
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- ponder
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- diesis
-
noun,
double dagger.
- poised
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Sadie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Sara or Sarah.
- Rouen
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Seine-Maritime, in N France, on the Seine: famous cathedral; execution of Joan of Arc 1431.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- ordos
-
noun,
a desert plateau in the S Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region in N China. About 35,000 sq. mi. (90,650 sq. km).
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Rundi
-
noun,
a member of a people constituting virtually the entire population of Burundi.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- oidia
-
noun,
one of the conidia that are borne in chains by certain fungi.
- oidea
-
- ordn.
-
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- odour
-
noun,
odor.
- opsis
-
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- OPers
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- round
-
noun,
any round shape, as a circle, ring or sphere.
- runed
-
adjective,
having runes inscribed:
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- poss.
-
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- Pound
-
noun,
the act of pounding.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- prae-
-
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- prand
-
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- pred.
-
- Pres.
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- podo-
-
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- ponds
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- redds
-
noun,
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- poods
-
noun,
a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kg).
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Redan
-
noun,
a V -shaped work, usually projecting from a fortified line.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- ranid
-
noun,
frog1 (def 2).
- rands
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- psoas
-
noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- raids
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- puses
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- radon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, radioactive gaseous element produced by the decay of radium: emissions produced by outgassing of rock, brick, etc. are a health hazard. Symbol: Rn; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 222.
- Prus.
-
- prude
-
noun,
a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- prodd
-
noun,
a crossbow for hurling stones or balls: used for sport.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- prod.
-
- prods
-
noun,
the act of prodding; a poke or jab.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- pron.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pros.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- Proud
-
Idioms,
do one proud,
to be a source of pride or credit to a person:
to treat someone or oneself generously or lavishly:
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- ORuss
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- paned
-
adjective,
having panes (usually used in combination):
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- pari-
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Padus
-
noun,
ancient name of Po.
- pases
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- roods
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- rondo
-
noun,
a work or movement, often the last movement of a sonata, having one principal subject that is stated at least three times in the same key and to which return is made after the introduction of each subordinate theme.
- Ouida
-
noun,
pen name of Louise de la Ramée.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- ourie
-
adjective,
shabby; dingy.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- pass.
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resp.
-
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Piaui
-
noun,
a state in NE Brazil. 96,860 sq. mi. (250,870 sq. km). Capital: Teresina.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- reni-
-
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- peri-
-
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- pedi-
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- PEDir
-
- Perdu
-
noun,
Obsolete. a soldier assigned to a very dangerous mission or position.
- pedo-
-
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- rudds
-
noun,
a European, freshwater fish, Scardinius erythrophthalmus, of the carp family.
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- doses
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- dopes
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- DORAN
-
noun,
an electronic device for determining range and assisting navigation, employing the principle of the Doppler effect.
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- dorps
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Douai
-
noun,
a city in N France, SE of Calais.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- Douro
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W from N Spain through N Portugal to the Atlantic. About 475 miles (765 km) long.
- douse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Drain
-
noun,
something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- dread
-
noun,
terror or apprehension as to something in the future; great fear.
- dopas
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- spies
-
- dried
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- diode
-
noun,
a device, as a two-element electron tube or a semiconductor, through which current can pass freely in only one direction.
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- Dioon
-
noun,
any of several Mexican and Central American palmlike plants belonging to the genus Dioon, of the cycad family, having a crown of stiff, pinnate leaves.
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Spode
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Donus
-
noun,
died a.d. 678, pope 676–678.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- dodos
-
noun,
any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- Donar
-
noun,
the god of thunder, corresponding to Thor.
- donas
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- Donau
-
noun,
German name of Danube.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- donor
-
noun,
a person who gives or donates.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- dress
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- spor-
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- dures
-
verb (used with or without object),
endure.
- sorus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the clusters of sporangia on the back of the fronds of ferns.
- durns
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- duros
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sords
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- Duran
-
noun,
Roberto [ruh-bair-toh;; Spanish raw-ber-taw] /rəˈbɛər toʊ;; Spanish rɔˈbɛr tɔ/ (Show IPA), born 1951, Panamanian boxer.
- Eddas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Edina
-
noun,
a city in SE Minnesota, near Minneapolis.
- Ednas
-
noun,
Adnah.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- endo-
-
- duras
-
noun,
dura mater.
- sadis
-
noun,
sadhe.
- Drina
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing N along the part of the border between Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Sava River at Belgrade, Serbia. 285 miles (459 km) long.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- droop
-
noun,
a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- dross
-
noun,
waste matter; refuse.
- Druid
-
noun,
a member of a pre-Christian religious order among the ancient Celts of Gaul, Britain, and Ireland.
- drupe
-
noun,
any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
- Druse
-
noun,
an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- span-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- duads
-
noun,
a group of two; couple; pair.
- Dupre
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1812–89, French painter.
- Duane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- spado
-
noun,
Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
- dudes
-
noun,
a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners.
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- sours
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- dupes
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- dinar
-
noun,
any of various former coins of the Near East, especially gold coins issued by Islamic governments.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- anis-
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- andor
-
conjunction,
(used to imply that either or both of the things mentioned may be affected or involved):
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- Andes
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- Andie
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- andr-
-
- Andre
-
noun,
John, 1751–80, British major hanged as a spy by the Americans in the Revolutionary War: plotted the betrayal of West Point with Benedict Arnold.
- uran-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- anode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current enters an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- upend
-
verb (used with object),
to set on end, as a barrel or ship.
- updos
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- apses
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Arden
-
noun,
Forest of, a forest district in central England, in N Warwickshire: scene of Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- adios
-
interjection,
goodbye; farewell.
- 30-30
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- adder
-
noun,
the common European viper, Vipera berus.
- Addie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Adeline.
- addio
-
interjection,
goodbye.
- Ursid
-
noun,
any plantigrade carnivore of the family Ursidae, comprising the spectacled bear, the black, brown, and sun bears, and various extinct species that also gave rise to the giant panda of the family Ailuropodidae.
- aden-
-
- adieu
-
noun,
the act of leaving or departing; farewell.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- Aidos
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of modesty, respect, and shame.
- adorn
-
verb (used with object),
to decorate or add beauty to, as by ornaments:
- Aedon
-
noun,
a daughter of Pandareus who mistakenly killed her son. Zeus took pity on her and turned her into a nightingale.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aeri-
-
- aero-
-
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- Aides
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- areo-
-
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- sudds
-
noun,
(in the White Nile) floating vegetable matter that often obstructs navigation.
- supes
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- dados
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- danes
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- danio
-
noun,
any of several cyprinid fishes of the genera Danio and Brachydanio, of India and Sri Lanka, often kept in aquariums.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Sudra
-
noun,
Shudra.
- darns
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Sudan
-
noun,
a region in N Africa, S of the Sahara and Libyan deserts, extending from the Atlantic to the Red Sea.
- Auden
-
noun,
W(ystan) H(ugh) [wis-tuh n] /ˈwɪs tən/ (Show IPA), 1907–73, English poet in the U.S.
- deads
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- spues
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- denar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- spuds
-
noun,
Informal. a potato.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- didos
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- Audie
-
noun,
a female or male given name.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- aside
-
noun,
a part of an actor's lines supposedly not heard by others on the stage and intended only for the audience.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- undid
-
verb,
simple past tense of undo.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- surds
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- Udine
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy.
- udder
-
noun,
a mamma or mammary gland, especially when baggy and with more than one teat, as in cows.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- assn.
-
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- sodas
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- SOUND
-
noun,
the sensation produced by stimulation of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other medium.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- isnad
-
noun,
the chain of testimony by which a hadith is transmitted.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Issei
-
noun,
a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- sends
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- 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.
- Nader
-
noun,
Ralph, born 1934, U.S. lawyer, author, political reformer, and consumer advocate.
- nadir
-
noun,
Astronomy. the point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nards
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- Sedan
-
noun,
an enclosed automobile body having two or four doors and seating four or more persons on two full-width seats.
- naso-
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- sero-
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Sidra
-
noun,
Gulf of, an inlet of the Mediterranean, on the N coast of Libya.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- Siepi
-
noun,
Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- radii
-
noun,
a plural of radius.
- insp.
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- iodo-
-
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- sides
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- sided
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- Ipsus
-
noun,
an ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia: the scene of a battle (301 b.c.) between the successors of Alexander the Great.
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- Iran.
-
- irid-
-
- irids
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the Iridaceae, the iris family.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- nears
-
- indue
-
verb (used with object),
endue.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- sapid
-
adjective,
having taste or flavor.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- noso-
-
- Sans.
-
- Sands
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- NORAD
-
noun,
a joint U.S.-Canadian air force command responsible for detecting aircraft and space vehicles deemed a threat to the continental airspace.
- nudes
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- nudi-
-
- nudie
-
noun,
a film, performance, or magazine featuring nude performers or photographs.
- nurds
-
noun,
nerd.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- Sande
-
noun,
Earl, 1898–1968, U.S. jockey and racehorse trainer.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- saids
-
noun,
sayyid.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Nedda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nidus
-
noun,
a nest, especially one in which insects, spiders, etc., deposit their eggs.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Saudi
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Saudi Arabia.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- neur-
-
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Nisei
-
noun,
a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- sards
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- nodus
-
noun,
a difficult or intricate point, situation, plot, etc.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Indus
-
noun,
a river in S Asia, flowing from W Tibet through Kashmir and Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. 1900 miles (3060 km) long.
- insep
-
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sino-
-
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- idion
-
- idio-
-
- ideo-
-
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Eridu
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian and Babylonian city near the Euphrates in S Iraq: center for the worship of Ea; partially excavated.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- sipid
-
adjective,
having a pleasing taste or flavor.
- iasis
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- soaps
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- snood
-
noun,
the distinctive headband formerly worn by young unmarried women in Scotland and northern England.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- siris
-
noun,
lebbek (def 1).
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- Esdud
-
noun,
Ashdod.
- indri
-
noun,
a short-tailed lemur, Indri indri, of Madagascar, about 2 feet (60 cm) in length: an endangered species.
- Euro-
-
- snaps
-
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- snead
-
noun,
Samuel Jackson ("Slamming Sammy") 1912–2002, U.S. golfer.
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- Epis.
-
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- Indra
-
noun,
Hinduism. the chief of the Vedic gods, the god of rain and thunder.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- indie
-
noun,
an independently or privately owned business, especially a film or music company that is not affiliated with a larger and more commercial company:
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- India
-
noun,
Hindi Bharat [buh-ruht] /ˈbʌ rʌt/ (Show IPA). a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950. 1,246,880 sq. mi. (3,229,419 sq. km). Capital: New Delhi.
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- Indo-
-
- Indio
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- Rudd
-
noun,
a European, freshwater fish, Scardinius erythrophthalmus, of the carp family.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- updo
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- USIA
-
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- said
-
noun,
sayyid.
- undo
-
verb (used with object),
to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done:
- Rida
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- USPS
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- USPO
-
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- USNA
-
- USIS
-
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- uni-
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- RIIA
-
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- 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).
- uro-
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- USAR
-
- RAND
-
noun,
(in shoemaking) a strip of leather set in a shoe at the heel before the lifts are attached.
- Sadi
-
noun,
sadhe.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- Rus.
-
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- Sand
-
noun,
the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz.
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- urds
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- SASE
-
- USDA
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Soni
-
- 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.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- uria
-
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- RNAS
-
- 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.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- sepn
-
- SPUD
-
noun,
Informal. a potato.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rep.
-
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- RONA
-
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- 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.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- 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.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- surd
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- supr
-
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- saur
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sudd
-
noun,
(in the White Nile) floating vegetable matter that often obstructs navigation.
- Redd
-
noun,
the spawning area or nest of trout or salmon.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sra.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- suds
-
noun,
soapy water.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- rad.
-
- dead
-
noun,
the period of greatest darkness, coldness, etc.:
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nard
-
noun,
an aromatic Himalayan plant, believed to be the spikenard, Nardostachys jatamansi, the source of an ointment used by the ancients.
- NASD
-
- Den.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Dean
-
noun,
Education.
the head of a faculty, school, or administrative division in a university or college:
an official in an American college or secondary school having charge of student personnel services, such as counseling or discipline:
the official in charge of undergraduate students at an English university.
- neo-
-
- dep.
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Nida
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Nydia.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- NIRA
-
- ISSN
-
- Din.
-
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Dido
-
noun,
a mischievous trick; prank; antic.
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- ISIS
-
noun,
a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
- iso-
-
- DIAS
-
noun,
Bartholomeu [bahr-too-loo-me-oo] /ˌbɑr tʊ lʊˈmɛ ʊ/ (Show IPA), c1450–1500, Portuguese navigator: discoverer of the Cape of Good Hope.
- depr
-
- DIAD
-
noun, adjective,
dyad.
- dia-
-
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- NADP
-
- der.
-
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- 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.
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- dado
-
noun,
Also called die. Architecture. the part of a pedestal between the base and the cornice or cap.
- Odds
-
noun,
the probability that something is so, will occur, or is more likely to occur than something else:
- Aus.
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- aur-
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- aud.
-
- Dan.
-
abbreviation,
Bible. Daniel (def 1).
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- Odus
-
- ASSR
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- DAIS
-
noun,
a raised platform, as at the front of a room, for a lectern, throne, seats of honor, etc.
- Dane
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Denmark.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- nos-
-
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- DASD
-
noun,
an external storage device, as a magnetic disk storage unit, in which the access mechanism and storage medium can be positioned directly at the addresses sought to read or write specific data items.
- Danu
-
noun,
the mother of the Tuatha De Danann: identified with the Welsh Don.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- Darn
-
noun,
a darned place, as in a garment:
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- Dard
-
noun,
Also, Dardic. a group of Indic languages spoken in Kashmir, northern Pakistan, and eastern Afghanistan, and including Kashmiri.
- nude
-
noun,
a sculpture, painting, etc., of a nude human figure.
- nurd
-
noun,
nerd.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Dino
-
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- dude
-
noun,
a man excessively concerned with his clothes, grooming, and manners.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- duad
-
noun,
a group of two; couple; pair.
- eous
-
- epi-
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- duds
-
noun,
a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Esd.
-
- ESIS
-
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- end-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- dupe
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- durn
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), noun,
darn2 .
- 1080
-
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- dups
-
verb (used with object),
to open.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- 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.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- dup.
-
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- duo-
-
- Duns
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- dune
-
noun,
a sand hill or sand ridge formed by the wind, usually in desert regions or near lakes and oceans.
- Edda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- eddo
-
noun,
the edible root of the taro or of any of several related plants.
- Edna
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “rejuvenation, rebirth.”.
- Duna
-
noun,
Hungarian name of the Danube.
- eso-
-
- esp.
-
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- dodo
-
noun,
any of several clumsy, flightless, extinct birds of the genera Raphus and Pezophaps, related to pigeons but about the size of a turkey, formerly inhabiting the islands of Mauritius, Réunion, and Rodriguez.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- INRI
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- iod-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ious
-
- inae
-
- dis-
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dir.
-
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- IndE
-
- Dona
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Madam; Lady: a Portuguese title prefixed to a woman's given name.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- Eur.
-
- doup
-
noun,
the bottom, end, or butt of something.
- Doss
-
noun,
a place to sleep, especially in a cheap lodging house.
- Ind.
-
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- Idun
-
noun,
a goddess, keeper of the apples of youth and wife of Bragi; abducted by the giant Thjazi, from whom she was rescued.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- idae
-
- Idas
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Doon
-
noun,
a river in SW Scotland, flowing NW from Ayr County to the Firth of Clyde. About 30 miles (48 km) long.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- asis
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- ands
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ande
-
plural noun,
a mountain range in W South America, extending about 4500 miles (7250 km) from N Colombia and Venezuela S to Cape Horn. Highest peak, Aconcagua, 22,834 feet (6960 meters).
- AISI
-
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- 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.
- Pers
-
- 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.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Aire
-
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- per.
-
- pnea
-
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- ANSI
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pan.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- par.
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- ano-
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- ped.
-
- PedD
-
- peds
-
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- adds
-
noun,
Journalism. copy added to a completed story.
- prin
-
- pro-
-
- 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.
- prs.
-
- psia
-
- psid
-
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- puds
-
noun,
pudding.
- pre-
-
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- addn
-
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- purs
-
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- 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.
- poda
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AInd
-
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pood
-
noun,
a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kg).
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- 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):
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- AIDS
-
noun,
a disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections, as pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and candidiasis, to certain cancers, as Kaposi's sarcoma, and to neurological disorders: caused by a retrovirus and transmitted chiefly through blood or blood products that enter the body's bloodstream, especially by sexual contact or contaminated hypodermic needles.
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- aer-
-
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Pen.
-
- ord.
-
- o-os
-
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.
- OSRD
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oro-
-
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- ARIS
-
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- Apr.
-
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- osis
-
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- opia
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- apo-
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- OPer
-
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- DSR
-
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- dd.
-
- DSP
-
- DSA
-
- Sus
-
- DPS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ARS
-
- DPA
-
- ASU
-
- Dr.
-
- DPI
-
- DRE
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ARU
-
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- USS
-
- UAE
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- USN
-
- UAR
-
- ad-
-
- ap-
-
- USO
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- USP
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- USR
-
- USA
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ae.
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- DSS
-
- Du.
-
- do.
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- Dud
-
noun,
a device, person, or enterprise that proves to be a failure.
- ase
-
- ASR
-
- Dun
-
noun,
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- ASI
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- DUI
-
- DDS
-
- AOU
-
- DOA
-
- up-
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- de-
-
- ASN
-
- SSR
-
- DID
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- SPR
-
- APS
-
- di.
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- SPS
-
- SSN
-
- uns
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SSI
-
- ur-
-
- SSE
-
- SSD
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- DEd
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- SSA
-
- aor
-
- Sr.
-
- UPI
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- DEA
-
- SRS
-
- DDR
-
- ard
-
- DSO
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DAD
-
noun,
father.
- DAE
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- ss.
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- DAR
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- Doi
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Une
-
- DDP
-
noun,
a method of organizing data processing that uses a central computer in combination with smaller local computers or terminals, which communicate with the central computer and perhaps with one another.
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- unp
-
- UNO
-
- 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.
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- DIU
-
noun,
part of the union territory of Daman and Diu (Goa, Daman, and Diu in 1961–87) in W India: a former Portuguese colony, comprising a small island and seaport at the extremity of Kathiawar peninsula.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- DNA
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- DNR
-
- DOD
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- ure
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- ier
-
- Ps.
-
- Rs.
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ons
-
- oo-
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- RPO
-
- oid
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
-
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ose
-
- ROP
-
- OSO
-
- OSP
-
- OIr
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- SAE
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- NSU
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- OED
-
- op.
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- OSA
-
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OEO
-
- OAS
-
- OAU
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- ODD
-
noun,
something that is odd.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OSS
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- POA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- POR
-
- REA
-
- RDS
-
- RDA
-
- PRA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSS
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- PUD
-
noun,
pudding.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rd.
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- 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.
- ROI
-
- RNA
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Pa.
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- pd.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- ROA
-
- rnd
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PIO
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PID
-
- 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:
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- NPR
-
- OSD
-
- NOP
-
- ior
-
- IDP
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- eir
-
- RPS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SAR
-
- 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 = .
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- EIS
-
- IOU
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDP
-
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- IPS
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- IRO
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- EPS
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- SNU
-
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ESA
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESU
-
- eu-
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- en-
-
- id.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- IAS
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- ide
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- Son
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noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- Ir.
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- EDD
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- Ep.
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- SDI
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- NDE
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- IRS
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- ne-
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- NEA
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- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
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- SDS
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- SDR
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- SDA
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- SEI
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noun,
sei whale.
- NED
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noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- NEP
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noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
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- Sau
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noun,
German name of Sava.
- eo-
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- NIA
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- Nip
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noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nod
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noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- Noe
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noun,
Noah (def 1).
- SED
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- ea.
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- Nap
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noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- IUS
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- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- EDA
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noun,
a female given name.
- ISA
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- ise
-
- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ISR
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- Sep
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noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- IUD
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- SEN
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noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ed.
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- EPA
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- SOP
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noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- nae
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adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ead
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- ear
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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.
- NAD
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- ean
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- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 3D
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noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- RN
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- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- RI
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- AI
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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.
- PU
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- A.
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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.
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- AO
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- R.
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- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- OU
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noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- SN
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- NI
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- SU
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NU
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noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- O.
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- OD
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noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- EI
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- OA
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- DP
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- DA
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noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- D.
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- SA
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- S.
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- NP
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- ND
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- i.
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- DN
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- RO
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- IP
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- RP
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- UI
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- RU
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- Ud
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- U.
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- N.
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.