Anagrams of reciprocation
Word reciprocation has
1224 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of reciprocation.
- incorporate
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adjective,
legally incorporated, as a company.
- acroterion
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noun,
acroterium.
- correction
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noun,
something that is substituted or proposed for what is wrong or inaccurate; emendation.
- peroration
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noun,
a long speech characterized by lofty and often pompous language.
- cancerroot
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noun,
any parasitic plant of the genus Orobanche, especially O. uniflora, of North America, having pale, leafless stalks bearing a single white or purplish flower.
- incorrect
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adjective,
not correct as to fact; inaccurate; wrong:
- copartner
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noun,
a partner or associate, as in a business.
- inerratic
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adjective,
not erratic or wandering; fixed:
- cinerator
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noun,
an incinerator.
- portioner
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noun,
a person who receives or holds a portion, or who divides something into portions.
- inotropic
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adjective,
influencing the contractility of muscular tissue.
- circinate
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adjective,
made round; ring-shaped.
- anorectic
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noun,
an anorectic substance, as a drug; anorexiant.
- intercrop
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noun,
a crop plant growing between plants of a different crop.
- anti-icer
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noun,
a device used to prevent the forming of ice, as on an airplane propeller.
- corporate
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noun,
a bond issued by a corporation.
- procreant
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adjective,
procreating or generating:
- operation
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noun,
an act or instance, process, or manner of functioning or operating.
- recaption
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noun,
the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- accretion
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noun,
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent.
- Capricorn
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noun,
Astronomy. the Goat, a zodiacal constellation between Sagittarius and Aquarius.
- Accipiter
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noun,
a hawk of the genus Accipiter, having short, rounded wings and a long tail and feeding chiefly on small mammals and birds.
- Portinari
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noun,
Cândido [kahn-dee-doo] /ˈkɑ̃ di dʊ/ (Show IPA), 1903–62, Brazilian painter.
- criterion
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noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- picaroon
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- pronator
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. any of several muscles that permit pronation of the hand, forelimb, or foot.
- air-core
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adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- Pecorino
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noun,
a dry, hard Italian cheese made of ewe's milk, especially Romano.
- crocoite
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- criteria
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noun,
a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something.
- periotic
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adjective,
surrounding the ear.
- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- arterio-
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- anterior
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adjective,
situated before or at the front of; fore (opposed to posterior).
- operator
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noun,
a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like:
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- terrapin
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noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- optician
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- protero-
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- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- priorate
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noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- cortico-
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- arriccio
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) a second coat of plaster, somewhat finer than the first coat, applied over the entire surface and on which the drawing for the fresco is done.
- coronate
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adjective,
having or wearing a crown, coronet, or the like.
- coaction
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noun,
force or compulsion, either in restraining or in impelling.
- precinct
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noun,
a district, as of a city, marked out for governmental or administrative purposes, or for police protection.
- Nearctic
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adjective,
belonging or pertaining to a geographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
- narcotic
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noun,
any of a class of substances that blunt the senses, as opium, morphine, belladonna, and alcohol, that in large quantities produce euphoria, stupor, or coma, that when used constantly can cause habituation or addiction, and that are used in medicine to relieve pain, cause sedation, and induce sleep.
- Interior
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noun,
the internal or inner part; inside.
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- cocinero
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noun,
a cook, especially one working on a ranch or a trail drive.
- concerto
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noun,
a composition for one or more principal instruments, with orchestral accompaniment, now usually in symphonic form.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- 11-point
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- acentric
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adjective,
not centered; having no center.
- acceptor
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noun,
accepter.
- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- practice
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- Pretoria
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noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- Torrance
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noun,
a city in SW California, SW of Los Angeles.
- accentor
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noun,
any oscine bird of the family Prunellidae, of Europe and Asia, resembling sparrows but having more finely pointed bills, as the hedge sparrow.
- coercion
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noun,
the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
- cocaine
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noun,
a bitter, crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 21 NO 4 , obtained from coca leaves, used as a local anesthetic and also widely used as an illicit drug for its stimulant and euphorigenic properties.
- cranio-
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- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- Printer
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- picrite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock composed chiefly of olivine and augite, but containing small amounts of feldspar.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- Rainier
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noun,
Mount, a volcanic peak in W Washington, in the Cascade Range. 14,408 feet (4392 meters).
- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Creator
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noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- Caprice
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noun,
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
- crinite
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noun,
a fossil crinoid.
- portico
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- porcino
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noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- porrect
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adjective,
extending horizontally; projecting.
- Canopic
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adjective,
pertaining to Canopus.
- crocein
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noun,
any of several acid azo dyes producing orange or scarlet colors.
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- concert
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noun,
a public musical performance in which a number of singers or instrumentalists, or both, participate.
- concept
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noun,
a general notion or idea; conception.
- Crotone
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noun,
a city in S Italy; ancient Greek colony.
- carport
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noun,
a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
- correct
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adjective,
conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate:
- carrion
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noun,
dead and putrefying flesh.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- prairie
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noun,
an extensive, level or slightly undulating, mostly treeless tract of land in the Mississippi valley, characterized by a highly fertile soil and originally covered with coarse grasses, and merging into drier plateaus in the west.
Compare pampas, savanna, steppe.
- centric
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adjective,
pertaining to or situated at the center; central.
- centro-
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- coontie
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noun,
either of two arrowroots, Zamia integrifolia or Z. floridana, of Florida, having a short trunk, pinnate leaves, and cones: Z. floridana is an endangered species.
- pronota
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- cirrate
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adjective,
having cirri.
- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- cerato-
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- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- Proctor
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noun,
a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
- cerotic
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adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- procto-
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- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- poietic
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- centri-
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- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- Pierian
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adjective,
of or relating to the Muses.
- raccoon
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noun,
a nocturnal carnivore, Procyon lotor, having a masklike black stripe across the eyes, a sharp snout, and a bushy, ringed tail, native to North and Central America and introduced elsewhere for its valuable fur.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- Pitocin
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- Cartier
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noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- Pierrot
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noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- cartoon
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noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- practic
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adjective,
practical.
- corpora
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noun,
a plural of corpus.
- coronet
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noun,
a small crown.
- praetor
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noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- coroner
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noun,
an officer, as of a county or municipality, whose chief function is to investigate by inquest, as before a jury, any death not clearly resulting from natural causes.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- contra-
-
- citrine
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noun,
a translucent, yellow variety of quartz, often sold as topaz; false topaz; topaz quartz.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- cornice
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noun,
Architecture.
any prominent, continuous, horizontally projecting feature surmounting a wall or other construction, or dividing it horizontally for compositional purposes.
the uppermost member of a classical entablature, consisting of a bed molding, a corona, and a cymatium, with rows of dentils, modillions, etc., often placed between the bed molding and the corona.
- Cainite
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noun,
a member of a Gnostic sect that exalted Cain and regarded the God of the Old Testament as responsible for evil.
- conceit
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noun,
an excessively favorable opinion of one's own ability, importance, wit, etc.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- airport
-
noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- orectic
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adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- apricot
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noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- orarion
-
noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- opiatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- antero-
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- operant
-
noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- icteric
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adjective,
pertaining to or affected with icterus; jaundiced.
- Ontario
-
noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- oneiric
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adjective,
of or relating to dreams.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- arteri-
-
- Oceanic
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adjective,
of, living in, or produced by the ocean:
- Torreon
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noun,
a city in N Mexico.
- inertia
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noun,
inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
- actino-
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- actinic
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adjective,
pertaining to actinism.
- Trainer
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- tricorn
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noun,
Also, tricorne. a hat with the brim turned up on three sides.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- Niteroi
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
- neritic
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adjective,
of or relating to the region of water lying directly above the sublittoral zone of the sea bottom.
- trooper
-
noun,
a horse-cavalry soldier.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- ripieno
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noun,
tutti (defs 3, 4).
- peccant
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adjective,
sinning; guilty of a moral offense.
- ectopic
-
adjective,
occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.
- reprint
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noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- parotic
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adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- patroon
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- retrain
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- partier
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noun,
partyer.
- partner
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- rootcap
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noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- Cooter
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noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- pitier
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noun,
a person who pities.
- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Coptic
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noun,
an Afroasiatic language of Egypt descended from ancient Egyptian, largely extinct as a spoken language since the 16th century but surviving as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- Perrin
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- cootie
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noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- Perron
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noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- critic
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noun,
a person who judges, evaluates, or criticizes:
- inter.
-
- incorr
-
- poetic
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noun,
poetics.
- copier
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- copro-
-
- incite
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verb (used with object),
to stir, encourage, or urge on; stimulate or prompt to action:
- Cooper
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noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- petro-
-
- intra-
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- pectin
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- Croton
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- irenic
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adjective,
tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory.
- narco-
-
- pernor
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noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- porion
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- necro-
-
- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- penta-
-
- ipecac
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noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- nitric
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adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- pectic
-
adjective,
pertaining to pectin.
- Conroe
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noun,
a town in E Texas.
- nitro-
-
- nocti-
-
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- contr.
-
- cteno-
-
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- Pontic
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noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- intro.
-
- octroi
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noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- cooner
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noun,
coon dog.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- patri-
-
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- errant
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adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- eroto-
-
- erotic
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noun,
an erotic poem.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- ornate
-
adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Pieria
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noun,
a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- picro-
-
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- panto-
-
- enroot
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verb (used with object),
to fix by the root.
- picric
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adjective,
of or derived from picric acid.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- picnic
-
noun,
an excursion or outing in which the participants carry food with them and share a meal in the open air.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- orcein
-
noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- 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.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- icono-
-
- iconic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- icecap
-
noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- iatro-
-
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- parrot
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- pinite
-
noun,
a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
- crepon
-
noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- cornea
-
noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Corner
-
noun,
the place at which two converging lines or surfaces meet.
- CORNET
-
noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- cretin
-
noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- Cretan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- CRONIC
-
noun,
very potent marijuana.
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- torpor
-
noun,
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- actin-
-
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- trance
-
noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- rancor
-
noun,
bitter, rankling resentment or ill will; hatred; malice.
- carnet
-
noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- carpic
-
- carpo-
-
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- aeron.
-
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- Riccio
-
noun,
David [Italian dah-veed] /Italian ˈdɑ vid/ (Show IPA), Rizzio.
- tanrec
-
noun,
tenrec.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- Taipei
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- rooter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- tie-in
-
noun,
an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
- tiepin
-
noun,
a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
- ricrac
-
noun,
rickrack.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- torero
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- Porter
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- retro-
-
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- recti-
-
- Cancer
-
noun,
Pathology.
a malignant and invasive growth or tumor, especially one originating in epithelium, tending to recur after excision and to metastasize to other sites.
any disease characterized by such growths.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- pricer
-
noun,
(especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
- C-in-C
-
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- accept
-
verb (used with object),
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor:
- accent
-
noun,
prominence of a syllable in terms of differential loudness, or of pitch, or length, or of a combination of these.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- aceto-
-
- cirro-
-
- citric
-
adjective,
of or derived from citric acid.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- tropo-
-
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- coeno-
-
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- cerat-
-
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- proto-
-
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- ptero-
-
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- centi-
-
- centr-
-
- centra
-
noun,
a plural of centrum.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- teno-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- terr.
-
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- opto-
-
- ition
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- 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.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- noct-
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- nitr-
-
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- octa-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- trop-
-
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- onto-
-
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tonia
-
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- topo-
-
- tono-
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- onco-
-
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- octo-
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Port.
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Prot.
-
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pico-
-
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- petri
-
- rcpt.
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- petr-
-
- peta-
-
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pron.
-
- pert.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- prae-
-
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- pret.
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- proc.
-
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- poet.
-
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- 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.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- recip
-
- Recit
-
- 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.
- pant-
-
- pari-
-
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Rieti
-
noun,
Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
- part.
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- recpt
-
- rect.
-
- 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).
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- reni-
-
- peri-
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rept.
-
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- patr-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Ricci
-
noun,
Sebastiano [se-bahs-tyah-naw] /ˌsɛ bɑsˈtyɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1660?–1734, Italian painter.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- 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.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- Capt.
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carp-
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Cenci
-
noun,
Beatrice [be-ah-tree-che] /ˌbɛ ɑˈtri tʃɛ/ (Show IPA), 1577–1599, Italian parricide whose life is the subject of various novels and poems.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- cero-
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- cert.
-
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- ento-
-
- Iceni
-
noun,
an ancient Celtic tribe of eastern England, whose queen, Boadicea, headed an insurrection against the Romans in a.d. 61.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- incor
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- ation
-
- ician
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- caco-
-
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- erron
-
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- canc.
-
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- coop.
-
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- noto-
-
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- crit.
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- copr-
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- corr.
-
- corpn
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- corp.
-
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- ecto-
-
- econ.
-
- cine-
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- Cirri
-
noun,
a plural of cirrus.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- conc.
-
- conic
-
noun,
Geometry. conic section.
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- incr.
-
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- acpt.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- acro-
-
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- areo-
-
- intr.
-
- aero-
-
- acet-
-
- anti-
-
- ante-
-
- Apoc.
-
- acct.
-
- aeri-
-
- init.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- 30-30
-
- Iran.
-
- top-
-
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- pot.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- ance
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Ceto
-
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- 1080
-
- prin
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cir.
-
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- tri-
-
- acr-
-
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- pnea
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cor.
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- tron
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- acc.
-
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- aet.
-
- Con.
-
- Aire
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- 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):
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- pro-
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- aer-
-
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- 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.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- ano-
-
- CERN
-
- ant.
-
- arr.
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- ator
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- repr
-
- cac-
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rpt.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- RONA
-
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- RIIA
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- atic
-
- art.
-
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Can.
-
- 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.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- apo-
-
- 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).
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- cat.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cen.
-
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- tion
-
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ten.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- cap.
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- ter.
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Apr.
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- opia
-
- 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.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- 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.
- ICAO
-
- par.
-
- enc.
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- ect-
-
- neo-
-
- eco-
-
- Ice.
-
- OPer
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- 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.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NTIA
-
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- oto-
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- not-
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- oro-
-
- int.
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- INRI
-
- etc.
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- NIRA
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- pat.
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Inc.
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- Pet.
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Oct.
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- crat
-
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Ont.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- inae
-
- 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.
- Cort
-
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pct.
-
- Pen.
-
- OAPC
-
- 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.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- ctr.
-
- Ire.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- NCTE
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- per.
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- OEO
-
- 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.
- TCA
-
- OCR
-
- oic
-
- 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.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- OAP
-
- rte
-
- OIr
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- RPO
-
- ROI
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- NPR
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ine
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Oc.
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ROP
-
- op.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- OAO
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Npt
-
- NRC
-
- OCC
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- NRA
-
- at.
-
- nr.
-
- ATC
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OTC
-
- rt.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- AIC
-
- NEA
-
- ne-
-
- NCC
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- IRC
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- TPI
-
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- tr.
-
- tra
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- IRO
-
- NCO
-
- ACP
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Tro
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- IPA
-
- IOC
-
- NOP
-
- 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 = .
- 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.
- APC
-
- aor
-
- TIA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- ior
-
- IOT
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NEC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- IPO
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NIA
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- ANC
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- ipr
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Ir.
-
- OIt
-
- trp
-
- ROA
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- CEC
-
- CEA
-
- CCR
-
- CCP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CCA
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PTO
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- RCP
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- CEO
-
- pt.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- CPR
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- CRP
-
- EPT
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ote
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- CTA
-
- CTC
-
- cte
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- POR
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- CRC
-
- eo-
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PRA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- CNO
-
- CNC
-
- PCI
-
- ea.
-
- EPA
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- PRC
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- CIP
-
- ECA
-
- CIE
-
- CIC
-
- eir
-
- en-
-
- CIA
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ep.
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- CPO
-
- OTA
-
- OPA
-
- ICC
-
- CAI
-
- PIO
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ct.
-
- cr.
-
- cp.
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Co.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- cc.
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ca.
-
- ATP
-
- ot-
-
- OOT
-
- oon
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oo-
-
- ier
-
- in.
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- RNA
-
- RNR
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- 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.
- CPI
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- REA
-
- CPA
-
- RCT
-
- ERP
-
- Ia.
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ERT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- io-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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:
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ETR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ETO
-
- CRT
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- NC
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AO
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RN
-
- TP
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- RP
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OA
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- O.
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TC
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RO
-
- RI
-
- IP
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- TN
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- CE
-