Anagrams of redemptions
Word redemptions has
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- dime-store
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noun,
five-and-ten (def 1).
- redemption
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noun,
an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake, or the state of being redeemed.
- interpose
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verb (used with object),
to place between; cause to intervene:
- dosimeter
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noun,
a device carried on the person for measuring the quantity of ionizing radiation, as gamma rays, to which one has been exposed.
- pediments
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noun,
(in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade.
- isentrope
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noun,
a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
- dripstone
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noun,
Architecture. a stone molding used as a drip.
- domineers
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verb (used with or without object),
to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize.
- entropies
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noun,
Thermodynamics.
(on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy.
(in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
- president
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the highest executive officer of a modern republic, as the Chief Executive of the United States.
- entoderms
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noun,
endoderm.
- distemper
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology.
Also called canine distemper. an infectious disease chiefly of young dogs, caused by an unidentified virus and characterized by lethargy, fever, catarrh, photophobia, and vomiting.
Also called colt distemper, equine distemper, strangles. an infectious disease of horses, caused by the bacillus Streptococcus equi and characterized by catarrh of the upper air passages and the formation of pus in the submaxillary and other lymphatic glands.
Also called cat distemper, feline agranulocytosis, feline distemper, feline infectious enteritis, feline panleukopenia. a usually fatal viral disease of cats, characterized by fever, vomiting, and diarrhea, leading to severe dehydration.
- piedmonts
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noun,
a plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains, including parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
- peristome
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noun,
Botany. the one or two circles of small, pointed, toothlike appendages around the orifice of a capsule or urn of mosses, appearing when the lid is removed.
- neoterism
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noun,
an innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.
- modernist
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noun,
a person who follows or favors modern ways, tendencies, etc.
- desertion
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noun,
the act of deserting or the state of being deserted.
- orpiments
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noun,
a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
- Piedmont
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noun,
a plateau between the coastal plain and the Appalachian Mountains, including parts of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama.
- Piemonte
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noun,
Italian name of Piedmont.
- Timorese
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Timor.
- tiresome
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adjective,
causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome:
- pimentos
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noun,
pimiento.
- pi-meson
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noun,
pion.
- pretends
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adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- dormient
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adjective,
sleeping; dormant.
- pioneers
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- do-re-mi
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noun,
money.
- pterido-
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- dopester
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noun,
a person who undertakes to predict the outcome of elections, sports events, or other contests that hold the public interest.
- promisee
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noun,
a person to whom a promise is made.
- domineer
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verb (used with or without object),
to rule arbitrarily or despotically; tyrannize.
- Dniester
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noun,
a river in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains to the Black Sea. About 875 miles (1410 km) long.
- poetries
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noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- dipteron
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noun,
a dipterous insect.
- trendies
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noun,
a trendy person, place, object, or idea.
- diopters
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noun,
Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- dimeters
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noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- protends
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verb (used with object),
to stretch forth.
- peridots
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noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- Peterson
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noun,
Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
- isoprene
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- Serendip
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noun,
Arabic name of Sri Lanka.
- mordents
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noun,
a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
- moperies
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noun,
mopish behavior.
- semitone
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noun,
a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
- nepotism
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noun,
patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
- sediment
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noun,
the matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid; lees; dregs.
- mind-set
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noun,
an attitude, disposition, or mood.
- rimstone
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noun,
a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
- resident
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noun,
a person who resides in a place.
- one-step
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noun,
a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
- spermine
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noun,
a polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 NH(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from spermidine and occurring in all cells, especially prevalent in semen, sputum, pancreatic tissue, and certain yeasts.
- one-time
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adjective,
having been as specified at one time; former:
- 11-point
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- emersion
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noun,
Also called egress. Astronomy. the emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit.
Compare immersion (def 5).
- inserted
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- orpiment
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noun,
a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
- importee
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noun,
an imported person or thing.
- pediment
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noun,
(in classical architecture) a low gable, typically triangular with a horizontal cornice and raking cornices, surmounting a colonnade, an end wall, or a major division of a façade.
- Redstone
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noun,
a U.S. surface-to-surface ballistic missile powered by a single rocket engine.
- epsomite
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noun,
the natural form of Epsom salt, Mg 2 SO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, found as a crust in caves and lake deposits.
- pentodes
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noun,
a vacuum tube having five electrodes, usually a plate, three grids, and a cathode, within the same envelope.
- epitomes
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noun,
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
- epidotes
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noun,
a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca 2 (Al, Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 (OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals.
- entoderm
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noun,
endoderm.
- portside
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adjective, adverb,
on a waterfront or near a port.
- Peronism
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noun,
the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- portends
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verb (used with object),
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:
- serotine
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noun,
a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
- demireps
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noun,
a demimondaine.
- demerits
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noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- tropines
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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.
- dementis
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noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- Dempster
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noun,
deemster.
- demetons
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noun,
either of two pale-yellow, highly toxic chemicals, C 6 H 15 O 3 PS 2 or C 6 H 15 O 4 PS 2, used as systemic insecticides, lethal to insects feeding on the treated plant or animal.
- present
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noun,
the present time.
- entires
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noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- premeds
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noun,
a program of premedical study or training.
- merinos
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- entero-
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- Meriden
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noun,
a city in central Connecticut.
- dormins
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noun,
abscisic acid.
- stereo-
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- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- Meropes
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noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- oersted
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noun,
the centimeter-gram-second unit of magnetic intensity, equal to the magnetic pole of unit strength when undergoing a force of one dyne in a vacuum. Abbreviation: Oe.
- respond
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noun,
Architecture. a half pier, pilaster, or the like projecting from a wall as a support for a lintel or an arch, the other side of which is supported on a free-standing pier or column.
- Peridot
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noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- tonemes
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noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- Tenedos
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noun,
an island in the Aegean, near the entrance to the Dardanelles, belonging to Turkey.
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- menders
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noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- postmen
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noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- dements
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verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- demerit
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noun,
a mark against a person for misconduct or deficiency:
- domines
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noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- epimers
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noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- steroid
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noun,
any of a large group of fat-soluble organic compounds, as the sterols, bile acids, and sex hormones, most of which have specific physiological action.
- norites
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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.
- dementi
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noun,
an official denial by a government of actions, aims, etc., ascribed to it.
- dominee
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noun,
dominie (def 2).
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- sterno-
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- metopes
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noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- perinde
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adverb,
(in prescriptions) in the same manner as before.
- metiers
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noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- indorse
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verb (used with object),
endorse.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- tenders
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noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- promise
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noun,
a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
- entries
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noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- deniers
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noun,
a person who denies.
- Teniers
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noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- Meitner
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noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- premise
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noun,
Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- demirep
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noun,
a demimondaine.
- emprise
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noun,
an adventurous enterprise.
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- spondee
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noun,
a foot of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter. Symbol: .
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- Edomite
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noun,
a descendant of Esau or Edom. Num. 20:14–21.
- teredos
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noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- spireme
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noun,
the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- reopens
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- Perseid
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noun,
any of a shower of meteors appearing in August and radiating from a point in the constellation Perseus.
- Emerson
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noun,
Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
- repents
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adjective,
creeping.
- Steiner
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noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- oreides
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noun,
oroide.
- optimes
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noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- tinders
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noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- episode
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noun,
an incident in the course of a series of events, in a person's life or experience, etc.
- spermo-
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- endorse
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noun,
Heraldry. a narrow pale, about one quarter the usual width and usually repeated several times.
- Spender
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noun,
a person who spends, especially one who habitually spends excessively or lavishly; spendthrift.
- pinders
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noun,
peanut.
- endmost
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adjective,
farthest; most distant; last:
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- demeton
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noun,
either of two pale-yellow, highly toxic chemicals, C 6 H 15 O 3 PS 2 or C 6 H 15 O 4 PS 2, used as systemic insecticides, lethal to insects feeding on the treated plant or animal.
- trompes
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noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- demotes
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verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote):
- Pimento
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noun,
pimiento.
- protend
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verb (used with object),
to stretch forth.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- preside
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verb (used without object),
to occupy the place of authority or control, as in an assembly or meeting; act as president or chairperson.
- Oriente
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noun,
a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
- spinode
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noun,
cusp (def 3).
- 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.
- poteens
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noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- empties
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noun,
Informal. something that is empty, as a box, bottle, or can:
- peonies
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- epidote
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noun,
a mineral, calcium aluminum iron silicate, Ca 2 (Al, Fe) 3 Si 3 O 12 (OH), occurring in green prismatic crystals.
- episome
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noun,
bacterial DNA that is extrachromosomal and that may replicate autonomously as a plasmid or become incorporated into the chromosome and replicate with it.
- erodent
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adjective,
eroding; erosive:
- sidero-
-
- destine
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verb (used with object),
to set apart for a particular use, purpose, etc.; design; intend.
- tropism
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noun,
an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
- monster
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noun,
a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
- diester
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noun,
an organic compound that contains two ester groups.
- semipro
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adjective, noun,
semiprofessional.
- remotes
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noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- trienes
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noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- stipend
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noun,
a periodic payment, especially a scholarship or fellowship allowance granted to a student.
- side-on
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adverb,
with the side or sides foremost, especially in a collision:
- dimeter
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noun,
a verse or line of two measures or feet, as He is gone on the mountain,/He is lost to the forest.
- podites
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noun,
an arthropod limb.
- redtops
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noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- modiste
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noun,
Older Use. a female maker of or dealer in women's fashionable attire.
- impedes
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verb (used with object),
to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- dineros
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noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- moderns
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noun,
a person of modern times.
- ponders
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verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- despite
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noun,
contemptuous treatment; insult.
- mordent
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noun,
a melodic embellishment consisting of a rapid alternation of a principal tone with the tone a half or a whole step below it, called single or short when the auxiliary tone occurs once and double or long when this occurs twice or more.
- impends
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verb (used without object),
to be imminent; be about to happen.
- deperms
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verb (used with object),
to reduce the permanent magnetism of (a vessel) by wrapping an electric cable around it vertically athwartships and energizing the cable.
- estrone
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noun,
Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
- depones
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verb (used with or without object),
to testify under oath; depose.
- Serpent
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noun,
a snake.
- deports
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- reminds
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- deposit
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noun,
money placed in a bank account or an instance of placing money in a bank account.
- 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.
- striped
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- mortise
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- pretend
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adjective,
Informal. make-believe; simulated; counterfeit:
- triodes
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noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- dereism
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noun,
autism.
- septime
-
noun,
the seventh of eight defensive positions.
- remiped
-
noun,
a remiped animal.
- moreens
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- storied
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noun,
a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
- sidemen
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noun,
an instrumentalist in a band or orchestra.
- portend
-
verb (used with object),
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does:
- moderne
-
adjective,
pretentiously modern; striving to appear modern but lacking style or conviction.
- moisten
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become moist.
- 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.
- impones
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- nimrods
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noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- tempers
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- disport
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noun,
diversion; amusement; play; sport.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- imports
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- pointed
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- torpids
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- trisome
-
noun,
a trisomic individual.
- Epstein
-
noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- pentode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube having five electrodes, usually a plate, three grids, and a cathode, within the same envelope.
- imprest
-
noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- tripods
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noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- epitome
-
noun,
a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
- Dnieper
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noun,
a river rising in the W Russian Federation flowing S through Byelorussia (Belarus) and Ukraine to the Black Sea. 1400 miles (2250 km) long.
- diopter
-
noun,
Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- topside
-
noun,
the upper side.
- Preston
-
noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- denotes
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- impers.
-
- rodents
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noun,
a rodent mammal.
- Peneios
-
noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- mitered
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- pentose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
- Nereids
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- minders
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- steno-
-
- Orense
-
noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- oreide
-
noun,
oroide.
- Indore
-
noun,
a former state in central India: now part of Madhya Pradesh.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- impost
-
noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- Orient
-
noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- intro.
-
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- import
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- impend
-
verb (used without object),
to be imminent; be about to happen.
- impede
-
verb (used with object),
to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
- impone
-
verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- Ostend
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Belgium.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- premed
-
noun,
a program of premedical study or training.
- impose
-
Verb phrases,
impose on/upon,
to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude.
to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.).
to defraud; cheat; deceive:
- instr.
-
- remote
-
noun,
Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
- stoned
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- inter.
-
- stoner
-
noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- imper.
-
- intoed
-
adjective,
having inwardly turned toes.
- deperm
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce the permanent magnetism of (a vessel) by wrapping an electric cable around it vertically athwartships and energizing the cable.
- tromps
-
verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- nested
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- Miseno
-
noun,
a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
- Nimrod
-
noun,
the great-grandson of Noah: noted as a great hunter. Gen. 10:8–10.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- nitro-
-
- rodmen
-
noun,
a person who works with rods, as in making reinforced concrete.
- Nereid
-
noun,
any elongate cylindrical worm of the polychaete family Nereididae, including clamworms.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- minder
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a person who looks after something (usually used in combination):
- soiree
-
noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- rodent
-
noun,
a rodent mammal.
- somite
-
noun,
any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
- somni-
-
- mid-on
-
noun,
the position of a fielder on the on side of the wicket.
- norite
-
noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Metope
-
noun,
any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
- sempre
-
adverb,
throughout.
- sermon
-
noun,
a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- septi-
-
- Moreen
-
noun,
a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- mopeds
-
noun,
a motorized bicycle that has pedals in addition to a low-powered gasoline engine designed for low-speed operation.
- Sender
-
noun,
a person or thing that sends.
- Simeon
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- tropes
-
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.
- monies
-
noun,
a plural of money.
- monied
-
adjective,
moneyed.
- mondes
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- moires
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- modest
-
adjective,
having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- Nemrod
-
noun,
Nimrod (def 1).
- Modern
-
noun,
a person of modern times.
- metro-
-
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- repose
-
noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- sperm-
-
- spider
-
noun,
any of numerous predaceous arachnids of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs that serve as nests and as traps for prey.
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- onside
-
adjective, adverb,
not offside; being within the prescribed line or area at the beginning of or during play or a play.
- spired
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spiro-
-
- opener
-
noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- Medit.
-
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- isomer
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- optime
-
noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- remind
-
verb (used with object),
to cause (a person) to remember; cause (a person) to think (of someone or something):
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- meteor
-
noun,
Astronomy.
a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere.
a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
- trones
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- rimose
-
adjective,
full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- rident
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Merope
-
noun,
a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
- Odense
-
noun,
a seaport on Fyn island, in S Denmark.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- resend
-
verb (used with object),
to send again.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- merdes
-
noun,
excrement.
- Reston
-
noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- Mendes
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- mender
-
noun,
a person or thing that mends.
- reside
-
noun,
a piece or section of siding:
- speedo
-
noun,
speedometer.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- stride
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- denier
-
noun,
a person who denies.
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- dormin
-
noun,
abscisic acid.
- tripes
-
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.
- dormie
-
adjective,
(of a player or side in match play) being in the lead by as many holes as are still to be played.
- toners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- dories
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- Doreen
-
noun,
a female given name.
- dopers
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- toneme
-
noun,
a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
- donsie
-
adjective,
Midland U.S. somewhat sick, weak, or lacking in vitality; not completely well.
- Donets
-
noun,
a river rising in the SW Russian Federation near Belgorod, flowing SE through Ukraine to the Don River. About 650 miles (1045 km) long.
- donees
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- proems
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- topees
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- denies
-
Idioms,
deny oneself, to refrain from satisfying one's desires or needs; practice self-denial.
- domine
-
noun,
lord; master (used as a title of address).
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- dorsi-
-
- tripod
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- petro-
-
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- demise
-
noun,
death or decease.
- prides
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- tinder
-
noun,
a highly flammable material or preparation formerly used for catching the spark from a flint and steel struck together for fire or light.
- demits
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- droits
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- poteen
-
noun,
the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
- demote
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce to a lower grade, rank, class, or position (opposed to promote):
- driest
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- pinder
-
noun,
peanut.
- todies
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- topmen
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- Edison
-
noun,
Thomas Alva [al-vuh] /ˈæl və/ (Show IPA), 1847–1931, U.S. inventor, especially of electrical devices.
- despot
-
noun,
a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.
- dimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- primos
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- dienes
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- deters
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- desire
-
noun,
a longing or craving, as for something that brings satisfaction or enjoyment:
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- denti-
-
- desert
-
noun,
a region so arid because of little rainfall that it supports only sparse and widely spaced vegetation or no vegetation at all:
Synonyms: waste, wasteland, barren wilderness.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- dermo-
-
- dermis
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the dense inner layer of skin beneath the epidermis, composed of connective tissue, blood and lymph vessels, sweat glands, hair follicles, and an elaborate sensory nerve network.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- depose
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from office or position, especially high office:
- deport
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- depone
-
verb (used with or without object),
to testify under oath; depose.
- dentes
-
noun,
plural of dens.
- dinero
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Peru, the 10th part of a sol.
- podite
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- denom.
-
- denims
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Dnestr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dniester.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Tories
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- torpid
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- distr.
-
- Denise
-
noun,
a female given name: derived from Denis.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- diners
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- poised
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- denote
-
verb (used with object),
to be a mark or sign of; indicate:
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- trends
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- ponder
-
verb (used with object),
to weigh carefully in the mind; consider thoughtfully:
- Edirne
-
noun,
a city in NW Turkey, in the European part.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- tender
-
noun,
the act of tendering; an offer of something for acceptance.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- enter-
-
- period
-
noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- Enders
-
noun,
John Franklin, 1897–1985, U.S. bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1954.
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- perdie
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- Empson
-
noun,
William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
- Empire
-
noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- Pernod
-
- eonism
-
noun,
the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
- tempos
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- teredo
-
noun,
a shipworm of the genus Teredo.
- pedros
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Esmond
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Deimos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek personification of terror, a son of Ares and Aphrodite.
- pedion
-
noun,
a crystal form having only a single face, without a symmetrical equivalent: unique to the triclinic system.
- erodes
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- epimer
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- redtop
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- temper
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- epodes
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- dement
-
verb (used with object),
to make mad or insane.
- emotes
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- redoes
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- emends
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- demies
-
noun,
a foundation scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford: so called because such a scholar originally received half the allowance of a fellow.
- ptero-
-
- Merops
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- tiered
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- pteron
-
noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- eiders
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- ponds
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- nemos
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- 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.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Seder
-
noun,
a ceremonial dinner that commemorates the Exodus from Egypt and includes the reading of the Haggadah and the eating of symbolic foods, generally held on the first night of Passover by Reform Jews and Jews in Israel and on both the first and second nights by Orthodox and Conservative Jews outside of Israel.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- nides
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- pred.
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- 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.
- pene-
-
- pends
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- nerds
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- post-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- needs
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- oste-
-
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- pedi-
-
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- petr-
-
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Sept.
-
- OPers
-
- MSEnt
-
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- prem.
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- prim.
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- petri
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- reni-
-
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- semi-
-
- rends
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- pret.
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pedo-
-
- Port.
-
- PEDir
-
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Redon
-
noun,
Odilon [ohd-l-on;; French aw-dee-lawn] /ˈoʊd lˌɒn;; French ɔ diˈlɔ̃/ (Show IPA), 1840–1916, French painter and etcher.
- rept.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- Pres.
-
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- rides
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- ordn.
-
- omni-
-
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- pert.
-
- prom.
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- noted
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- pros.
-
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resp.
-
- retd.
-
- 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).
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pron.
-
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- MPers
-
- rents
-
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.
- Rodin
-
noun,
(François) Auguste (René) [frahn-swa oh-gyst ruh-ney] /frɑ̃ˈswa oʊˈgüst rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1840–1917, French sculptor.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- ronde
-
noun,
a typeface imitative of upright, somewhat angular, handwriting.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- poet.
-
- nitr-
-
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- piend
-
noun,
arris.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- riots
-
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.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- peri-
-
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- nomes
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- prods
-
noun,
the act of prodding; a poke or jab.
- Prot.
-
- redes
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- prod.
-
- eidos
-
noun,
the formal content of a culture, encompassing its system of ideas, criteria for interpreting experience, etc.
- sero-
-
- teno-
-
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emote
-
verb (used without object),
to show or pretend emotion:
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- Ender
-
noun,
Kornelia [kawr-neyl-yuh,, -ney-lee-uh] /kɔrˈneɪl yə,, -ˈneɪ li ə/ (Show IPA), born 1958, German swimmer.
- endo-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- term.
-
- tends
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- ento-
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- Epis.
-
- Epist
-
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- edit.
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- edits
-
noun,
an instance of or the work of editing:
- emend
-
verb (used with object),
to edit or change (a text).
- tiers
-
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.
- tides
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- terns
-
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.
- eider
-
noun,
eider duck.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Emden
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Germany.
- epode
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a kind of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in which a long verse is followed by a short one.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- drone
-
noun,
the male of the honeybee and other bees, stingless and making no honey.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- ideo-
-
- stome
-
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- Indo-
-
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- Indre
-
noun,
a department in central France. 2667 sq. mi. (6910 sq. km). Capital: Châteauroux.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- insep
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insp.
-
- inst.
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- temp.
-
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Teide
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA) a volcanic peak in the Canary Islands, on Tenerife. 12,190 feet (3716 meters).
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- erode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption or disintegration:
Synonyms: corrode, waste, ravage, spoil.
Antonyms: strengthen, reinforce.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- intr.
-
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- denim
-
noun,
a heavy, Z-twist, twill cotton for jeans, overalls, and other work and leisure garments.
- Denis
-
noun,
a male given name.
- dense
-
adjective,
having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact:
- dent.
-
- dents
-
noun,
a hollow or depression in a surface, as from a blow.
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- dept.
-
- derm-
-
- denes
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- deter
-
verb (used with object),
to discourage or restrain from acting or proceeding:
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- diene
-
noun,
any compound, as 1,3-butadiene, CH 2 =CH−CH=CH 2 , that contains two double bonds.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- diets
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- dimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of two identical, simpler molecules.
- 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.
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- diner
-
noun,
a person who dines.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- trop-
-
- 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.
- Deems
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- deeps
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- deers
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- Demon
-
noun,
an evil spirit; devil or fiend.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- deets
-
plural noun,
details:
- deism
-
noun,
belief in the existence of a God on the evidence of reason and nature only, with rejection of supernatural revelation (distinguished from theism).
- deist
-
noun,
a person who believes in deism.
- demes
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- demi-
-
- demit
-
noun,
Also, dimit. (especially in Freemasonry) a written certification of honorable withdrawal or resignation, as from membership.
- demo-
-
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- dines
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- dopes
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Doris
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids.
- dorms
-
noun,
dormitory.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- dorps
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- donee
-
noun,
a person to whom a gift is made.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- drees
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- dries
-
noun,
a plural of dry.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- topee
-
noun,
(in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- dints
-
noun,
force; power:
- dist.
-
- Dione
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan and a consort of Zeus.
- trend
-
noun,
the general course or prevailing tendency; drift:
- dipso
-
noun,
a dipsomaniac; habitual drunk.
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- treed
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- dirts
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- disme
-
noun,
a former coin of the U.S., equal to 10 cents, issued in 1792: early form of the dime.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- dites
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- Dnepr
-
noun,
Russian name of Dnieper.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- doits
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- ster.
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- step-
-
- mero-
-
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- meson
-
noun,
Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
- meso-
-
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Sino-
-
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- Meroe
-
noun,
a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- merde
-
noun,
excrement.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- meno-
-
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- mends
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- Mende
-
noun,
a member of a people living in Sierra Leone and Liberia.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metr-
-
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- misdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do badly or wrongly; botch.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- snide
-
adjective,
derogatory in a nasty, insinuating manner:
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- minds
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- sonde
-
noun,
a rocket, balloon, or rockoon used as a probe for observing phenomena in the atmosphere.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- miso-
-
- sito-
-
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- speed
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- monde
-
noun,
the world; people; society.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Sidon
-
noun,
a city of ancient Phoenicia: site of modern Saida.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- Spode
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- spor-
-
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Medon
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a herald who warned Penelope that her suitors were conspiring against Telemachus.
- meeds
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Mont.
-
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- spend
-
verb (used with object),
to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.):
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- steed
-
noun,
a horse, especially a high-spirited one.
- moped
-
noun,
a motorized bicycle that has pedals in addition to a low-powered gasoline engine designed for low-speed operation.
- seti-
-
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- pro-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- tron
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- SMTP
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- side
-
noun,
one of the surfaces forming the outside of or bounding a thing, or one of the lines bounding a geometric figure.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- Sem.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Sind
-
noun,
a former province of Pakistan, in the lower Indus valley; now part of West Pakistan. 48,136 sq. mi. (125,154 sq. km). Capital: Karachi.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- send
-
noun,
the heaving motion of a vessel.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- prin
-
- Seed
-
noun,
the fertilized, matured ovule of a flowering plant, containing an embryo or rudimentary plant.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- trid
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sepn
-
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- tri-
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- std.
-
- rpt.
-
- top-
-
- tion
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Reed
-
noun,
the straight stalk of any of various tall grasses, especially of the genera Phragmites and Arundo, growing in marshy places.
- reds
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- ten.
-
- tend
-
Verb phrases,
tend on/upon, Archaic. to attend or wait upon; minister to; serve:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rets
-
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.
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- rids
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of ride.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rep.
-
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- rend
-
verb (used with object),
to separate into parts with force or violence:
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- TDRS
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- str.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- ter.
-
- rede
-
noun,
counsel; advice.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Rom.
-
- TODS
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- snod
-
adjective,
smooth; sleek.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Rind
-
noun,
a thick and firm outer coat or covering, as of certain fruits, cheeses, and meats:
- 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.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- 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.
- PTSD
-
- pts.
-
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- 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.
- 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.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- psid
-
- rit.
-
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- Soni
-
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- prs.
-
- 1080
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- men-
-
- MDES
-
- mdnt
-
- mdse
-
- Mede
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Media.
- meed
-
noun,
a reward or recompense.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- Mend
-
noun,
the act of mending; repair or improvement.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- ment
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- Mid.
-
- midn
-
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- med.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Ind.
-
- idem
-
noun,
another exactly the same.
- ides
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman calendar) the fifteenth day of March, May, July, or October, and the thirteenth day of the other months.
- Imp.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- IndE
-
- ins.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- int.
-
- 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.
- iod-
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- iso-
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- mids
-
noun,
Archaic. the middle.
- min.
-
- est.
-
- neem
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSEE
-
- MSIE
-
- MSPE
-
- need
-
noun,
a requirement, necessary duty, or obligation:
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- neo-
-
- nerd
-
noun,
a person considered to be socially awkward, boring, unstylish, etc.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- nide
-
noun,
a nest or brood, especially of pheasants.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mind
-
noun,
(in a human or other conscious being) the element, part, substance, or process that reasons, thinks, feels, wills, perceives, judges, etc.:
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- pre-
-
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- MIPS
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- MOpt
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- mod.
-
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mon.
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- esp.
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- dir.
-
- Din.
-
- Dine
-
noun,
Scot. dinner.
- Dino
-
- dins
-
noun,
a loud, confused noise; a continued loud or tumultuous sound; noisy clamor.
- dint
-
noun,
force; power:
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dips
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- dime
-
noun,
a cupronickel-clad coin of the U.S. and Canada, the 10th part of a dollar, equal to 10 cents.
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dis-
-
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- dits
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- DMSO
-
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- DIMS
-
Idioms,
take a dim view of, to regard with disapproval, skepticism, or dismay:
- dim.
-
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- Den.
-
- Dom.
-
- deem
-
verb (used with object),
to hold as an opinion; think; regard:
- deep
-
noun,
the deep part of a body of water, especially an area of the ocean floor having a depth greater than 18,000 feet (5400 meters).
- Deer
-
noun,
any of several ruminants of the family Cervidae, most of the males of which have solid, deciduous antlers.
- dees
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- deet
-
plural noun,
details:
- Dem.
-
- deme
-
noun,
one of the administrative divisions of ancient Attica and of modern Greece.
- Dene
-
noun,
a bare, sandy tract or low sand hill near the sea.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- Deni
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, the 100th part of a denar.
- dep.
-
- depr
-
- der.
-
- dere
-
adjective,
dear2 .
- dern
-
adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
darn2 .
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- Dies
-
noun,
Martin, 1901–72, U.S. politician.
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- done
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- ends
-
noun,
the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad:
- Enid
-
noun,
a city in N Oklahoma.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Emp.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Esd.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- end-
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- dons
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- dpt.
-
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- dree
-
adjective,
tedious; dreary.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Drin
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing generally NW from SW Macedonia through N Albania into the Adriatic. 180 miles (290 km) long.
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- Eden
-
noun,
the place where Adam and Eve lived before the Fall. Gen. 2:8–24.
- EDES
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- Edie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Edith.
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- EMet
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- ped.
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Ont.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- 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.
- nom.
-
- OSRD
-
- Pen.
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- pend
-
verb (used without object),
to remain undecided or unsettled.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- pede
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- 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.
- Nord
-
noun,
a department in N France. 2229 sq. mi. (5770 sq. km). Capital: Lille.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- not-
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- nos-
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Pet.
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Nor.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- 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.
- OPer
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- peds
-
- 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.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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.
- Pond
-
noun,
a body of water smaller than a lake, sometimes artificially formed, as by damming a stream.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- Odin
-
noun,
the ruler of the Aesir and god of war, poetry, knowledge, and wisdom; Wotan: the chief god.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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):
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- pos.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- pot.
-
- Pers
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- ord.
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- 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.
- per.
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- node
-
noun,
a knot, protuberance, or knob.
- TID
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- en-
-
- EDT
-
- EEO
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- EMR
-
- EIS
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ene
-
- eir
-
- EMT
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- EPS
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- ide
-
- io-
-
- ote
-
- id.
-
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ETO
-
- STP
-
- OTS
-
- ESR
-
- pd.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ese
-
- pm.
-
- ERT
-
- EOE
-
- PTO
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ep.
-
- PDT
-
- EPT
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- pt.
-
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Pr.
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- DPS
-
- EDP
-
- tr.
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Tpr
-
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- TPN
-
- TPM
-
- TPI
-
- tpd
-
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- PID
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- di.
-
- DMT
-
- de-
-
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- trp
-
- do.
-
- DSM
-
- DSO
-
- Dee
-
noun,
a metal loop attached to tack, for fastening gear:
- DET
-
- Tro
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- POR
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- PMT
-
- DMS
-
- DNR
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- eo-
-
- DRE
-
- TMO
-
- RPS
-
- RDS
-
- DSP
-
- DSR
-
- DST
-
- EOM
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- 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.
- ETD
-
- ed.
-
- Ede
-
noun,
a city in SW Nigeria.
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- EdM
-
abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- Dr.
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Doi
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Don
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Mr.; Sir: a Spanish title prefixed to a man's given name.
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- DPM
-
- Rd.
-
- Re.
-
- 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.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- DPI
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- ot-
-
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- STM
-
- MRE
-
- NOP
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- rnd
-
- MPE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRI
-
- MOR
-
- MRP
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- MSD
-
- MSE
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SID
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Sidney or Sydney.
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- Mt.
-
- MIT
-
- OED
-
- MIP
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- IDP
-
- nr.
-
- SMD
-
- Npt
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- NPR
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- MST
-
- MTI
-
- OSD
-
- NES
-
- So.
-
- sd.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- SRO
-
- RPM
-
- NMI
-
- 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:
- in.
-
- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- ROP
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Sp.
-
- NMR
-
- mtn
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- MTS
-
- NDE
-
- ne-
-
- NED
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Edward.
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- SDI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROI
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- Nod
-
noun,
a short, quick downward bending forward of the head, as in assent, greeting, or command or because of drowsiness.
- SED
-
- se-
-
- SDR
-
- op.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ist
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ior
-
- Md.
-
- Me.
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Mo.
-
- 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 = .
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- ons
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- spt
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- St.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- Ir.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- IRO
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- OPM
-
- IRS
-
- SPR
-
- MDT
-
- ONR
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- mi.
-
- IDS
-
noun,
the part of the psyche, residing in the unconscious, that is the source of instinctive impulses that seek satisfaction in accordance with the pleasure principle and are modified by the ego and the superego before they are given overt expression.
- ier
-
- OSP
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- sod
-
noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- MIE
-
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- STI
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ODT
-
- 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.
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- ose
-
- OIr
-
- Om.
-
- OIt
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- MEP
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- IPM
-
- oid
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEM
-
- ine
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TD
-
- 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.
- S.
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- i.
-
- NM
-
- SM
-
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- DP
-
- RP
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- D.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- IP
-
- R.
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RN
-
- TM
-
- SN
-
- TN
-
- O.
-
- MN
-
- RI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- RO
-
- DN
-
- MP
-
- DM
-
- M.
-
- TP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- N.
-
- ND
-
- NI
-
- NP
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.