Anagrams of sculptresses
Word sculptresses has
679 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of sculptresses.
- sculptress
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noun,
a woman who practices the art of sculpture.
- streusels
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noun,
a topping for coffeecake, consisting of crumbs of blended sugar, cinnamon, flour, butter, and chopped nutmeats.
- percusses
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verb (used with object),
Medicine/Medical. to strike or tap for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
- repulses
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noun,
the act of repelling.
- stresses
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noun,
importance attached to a thing:
Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- rustless
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adjective,
free from rust.
- clusters
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noun,
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
- cressets
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noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- streusel
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noun,
a topping for coffeecake, consisting of crumbs of blended sugar, cinnamon, flour, butter, and chopped nutmeats.
- sceptres
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- restless
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adjective,
characterized by or showing inability to remain at rest:
- respects
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- scruples
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noun,
a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- suspects
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noun,
a person who is suspected, especially one suspected of a crime, offense, or the like.
- spurtles
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noun,
a stick used to stir porridge.
- lectures
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noun,
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
- spelters
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noun,
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
- prelects
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verb (used without object),
to lecture or discourse publicly.
- estruses
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noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- spectres
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noun,
specter.
- pesters
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- results
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noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- percuss
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verb (used with object),
Medicine/Medical. to strike or tap for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
- ulsters
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noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- pestles
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noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- prelect
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verb (used without object),
to lecture or discourse publicly.
- superl.
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- electr-
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- cresses
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noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- cresset
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noun,
a metal cup or basket often mounted on a pole or suspended from above, containing oil, pitch, a rope steeped in rosin, etc., burned as a light or beacon.
- precuts
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- relucts
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- precess
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verb (used without object),
to undergo precession (def 2).
- tussles
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noun,
a rough physical contest or struggle; scuffle.
- repulse
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noun,
the act of repelling.
- 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.
- suspect
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noun,
a person who is suspected, especially one suspected of a crime, offense, or the like.
- recluse
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noun,
a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
- respect
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- Perseus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a hero, the son of Zeus and Danaë, who slew the Gorgon Medusa, and afterward saved Andromeda from a sea monster.
- resects
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- petrels
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- rescues
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noun,
the act of rescuing.
- recepts
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- presets
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- reputes
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noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- cutlers
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- pelters
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- presses
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noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- selects
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- tresses
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noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- lecture
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noun,
a speech read or delivered before an audience or class, especially for instruction or to set forth some subject:
- specter
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noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- secures
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adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- tercels
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- secrets
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- Lesseps
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noun,
Ferdinand Marie, Vicomte de [fur-dn-and muh-ree,, vee-kawnt duh French, fer-dee-nahn ma-ree,, vee-kawnt duh] /ˈfɜr dnˌænd məˈri,, viˈkɔnt də French, fɛr diˈnɑ̃ maˈri,, vi kɔ̃t də/ (Show IPA), 1805–94, French engineer and diplomat: promoter of the Suez Canal.
- spectre
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noun,
specter.
- sculpts
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verb (used with or without object),
Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
- trusses
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noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- Spelter
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noun,
zinc, especially in the form of ingots.
- scruple
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noun,
a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- lusters
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- cluster
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noun,
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
- spurtle
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noun,
a stick used to stir porridge.
- russets
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noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- scepter
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- sutlers
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noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- useless
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adjective,
of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile:
- rustles
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noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- lustres
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- sceptre
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- spruces
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noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- Euless
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noun,
a city in N Texas.
- Petrel
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noun,
any of numerous tube-nosed seabirds of the families Procellariidae, Hydrobatidae, and Pelecanoididae.
- truces
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noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- pleur-
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- pluses
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noun,
a plus quantity.
- Tereus
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noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- precut
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- sutler
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noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- lepers
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noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- tercel
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noun,
the male of a hawk, especially of a gyrfalcon or peregrine.
- pelter
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noun,
a person or thing that pelts.
- perses
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noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- lustre
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- luster
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noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- lucres
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noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- letups
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noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- Lester
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noun,
a male given name: from the English placename “Leicester.”.
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- peruse
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verb (used with object),
to read through with thoroughness or care:
- lesses
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noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- Lesser
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noun,
a small amount, quantity, or degree:
- Peleus
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noun,
a king of the Myrmidons, the son of Aeacus and father of Achilles.
- terces
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noun,
tierce (def 3).
- spurts
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- susses
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verb (used with object),
Chiefly British Slang. to investigate or figure out (usually followed by out).
- repels
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verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- steels
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noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- russet
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noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- rustle
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noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- steles
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noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- steers
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noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- scler-
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- steeps
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noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- screes
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- sculp.
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- sculps
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verb (used with object),
to sculpture; carve or model.
- sculpt
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verb (used with or without object),
Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
- scutes
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noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- rupees
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noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- secure
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adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- select
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adjective,
chosen in preference to another or others; selected. Synonyms: preferred.
- set-up
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noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- sleeps
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noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- sleets
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noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- slurps
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noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- speels
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verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- speers
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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.
- spelts
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noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- spruce
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noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- sprues
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noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- Russes
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noun,
a Russian.
- steres
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- prests
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noun,
a loan.
- recuse
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verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- supers
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noun,
Informal.
a superintendent, especially of an apartment house.
supermarket.
supernumerary.
supervisor.
- super-
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- pulses
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noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- purees
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noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- purses
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noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- pusses
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noun,
a cat.
- sucres
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noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- stupes
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noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- recept
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- recess
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noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- rectus
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noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- reests
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- streps
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noun,
streptococcus.
- reluct
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- esters
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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 .
- repute
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noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- rescue
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noun,
the act of rescuing.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- resets
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- result
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noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- retuse
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adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- reuses
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noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- r-less
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adjective,
r-dropping.
- stress
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noun,
importance attached to a thing:
Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- estrus
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noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- pestle
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noun,
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
- crepes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- upsets
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noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- erupts
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- eructs
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verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- crests
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noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- celure
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noun,
an ornamented canopy, as for a bed or dais.
- curses
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noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- clepes
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verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- culets
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noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- cusses
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noun,
curse word; oath.
- Custer
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noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- cestus
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noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- creeps
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- cesses
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noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Cutler
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- Ulster
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noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- ceruse
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noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- Cereus
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- elutes
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verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- elect.
-
- tussle
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noun,
a rough physical contest or struggle; scuffle.
- Cletus
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noun,
Anacletus.
- elects
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noun,
a person or the persons chosen or worthy to be chosen.
- cruets
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noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- curets
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noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- creels
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noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- cupels
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noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- Creuse
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noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- rusts
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noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Peter
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noun,
penis.
- purls
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noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- petr-
-
- cutes
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noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Crees
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- scuts
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noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scups
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- recpt
-
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- puree
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noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- resp.
-
- Purse
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noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- rect.
-
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- cert.
-
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- sect.
-
- puses
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- rupee
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- pert.
-
- Ceres
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noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Perse
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noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Steel
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noun,
any of various modified forms of iron, artificially produced, having a carbon content less than that of pig iron and more than that of wrought iron, and having qualities of hardness, elasticity, and strength varying according to composition and heat treatment: generally categorized as having a high, medium, or low-carbon content.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Creel
-
noun,
a wickerwork basket worn on the back or suspended from the shoulder, used especially by anglers for carrying fish.
- plur.
-
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- supes
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- stele
-
noun,
an upright stone slab or pillar bearing an inscription or design and serving as a monument, marker, or the like.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- Prus.
-
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- pret.
-
- rcpt.
-
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- step-
-
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- pules
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verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- Pres.
-
- Perle
-
noun,
a medicinal capsule that resembles a pearl in shape.
- ster.
-
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- clepe
-
verb (used with object),
to call; name (now chiefly in the past participle as ycleped or yclept).
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- pulse
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Supt.
-
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- 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 .
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- leers
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- leets
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- leper
-
noun,
a person who has leprosy.
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- speel
-
verb (used with or without object),
to climb; ascend; mount.
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- spec.
-
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- sluts
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- letup
-
noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- slurp
-
noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- ESPEC
-
- slues
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- 30-30
-
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- truss
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- esses
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- spues
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- Euler
-
noun,
Leonhard [German ley-awn-hahrt] /German ˈleɪ ɔnˌhɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1707–83, Swiss mathematician.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- lect.
-
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- USSCt
-
- 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.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- leuc-
-
- rept.
-
- teles
-
noun,
television.
- reels
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Sept.
-
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- Seler
-
noun,
Eduard [ey-doo-ahrt] /ˈeɪ duˌɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1859–1922, German archaeologist: first to decipher Mayan calendar and inscriptions.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- peels
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- peles
-
noun,
peel3 .
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- elute
-
verb (used with object),
to remove by dissolving, as absorbed material from an adsorbent.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- cupel
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- seels
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sleep
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- tele-
-
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- teels
-
noun,
til.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- sleet
-
noun,
precipitation in the form of ice pellets created by the freezing of rain as it falls (distinguished from hail2. ).
- Seuss
-
noun,
Dr, Geisel, Theodor Seuss.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- repel
-
verb (used with object),
to drive or force back (an assailant, invader, etc.).
- lusts
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- str.
-
- Cres
-
- 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.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rpt.
-
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Rus.
-
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- USRC
-
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- Cels
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- USSS
-
- USTC
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- sels
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- USPS
-
- scr.
-
- clep
-
- cet-
-
- Ste.
-
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- sec.
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- Seel
-
verb (used with object),
Falconry. to sew shut (the eyes of a falcon) during parts of its training.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 1080
-
- Uele
-
noun,
a river in central Africa flowing W from the NE Democratic Republic of the Congo to the Ubangi River. 700 miles (1125 km) long.
- Pet.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Else
-
Idioms,
or else, or suffer the consequences:
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- PERL
-
- Pers
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- 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.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- PLSS
-
- sur-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- pre-
-
- Pele
-
noun,
peel3 .
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- prec
-
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- ter.
-
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- tel-
-
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- less
-
noun,
a smaller amount or quantity:
- 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.
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Tues
-
- Peel
-
noun,
the skin or rind of a fruit, vegetable, etc.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- teel
-
noun,
til.
- Leet
-
noun,
a special annual or semiannual court in which the lords of certain manors had jurisdiction over local disputes.
- lees
-
noun,
plural of lee2 .
- leer
-
noun,
a lascivious or sly look.
- esp.
-
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- pct.
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- suss
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly British Slang. to investigate or figure out (usually followed by out).
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- Reel
-
noun,
a cylinder, frame, or other device that turns on an axis and is used to wind up or pay out something.
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- cule
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- etc.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- cur.
-
- cts.
-
- rel.
-
- ctr.
-
- Rep.
-
- repl
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- est.
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- uret
-
- Eur.
-
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- purs
-
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- prs.
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- supr
-
- psec
-
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- pts.
-
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- TSP
-
- Sr.
-
- SRS
-
- 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.
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TSS
-
- ss.
-
- TSE
-
- tlr
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TLC
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- trp
-
- UTC
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Tu.
-
- Sus
-
- ure
-
- ur-
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- UPC
-
- STP
-
- STL
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USP
-
- USR
-
- ult
-
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- SSC
-
- USC
-
- UCR
-
- USS
-
- St.
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- TCS
-
- SST
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- SSS
-
- SSR
-
- tue
-
- SSE
-
- up-
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- spt
-
- ETS
-
- EPT
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESL
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESU
-
- ETR
-
- eu-
-
- Ep.
-
- Lt.
-
- LCT
-
- Lee
-
noun,
protective shelter:
- lep
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- SPS
-
- LSC
-
- LSS
-
- LST
-
- ltr
-
- EPS
-
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- Pr.
-
- CPS
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- cl.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cle
-
- CLR
-
- CLU
-
- CPL
-
- CPR
-
- CPU
-
- EEL
-
noun,
any of numerous elongated, snakelike marine or freshwater fishes of the order Apodes, having no ventral fins.
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- cte
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- ec-
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- EEC
-
- pc.
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- RSS
-
- Re.
-
- PSS
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- sc.
-
- Sp.
-
- PUC
-
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- RCP
-
- RCS
-
- RPS
-
- SCP
-
- RCT
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- Rs.
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- PSE
-
- SCS
-
- PL1
-
noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- SLP
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PCS
-
- SLE
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- se-
-
- pl.
-
- PLC
-
- SLR
-
- PLR
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- SES
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PRC
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- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sep
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noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- SEL
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noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- See
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noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- PSC
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- SPR
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- CE
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- CU
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- S.
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- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- RU
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- SL
-
- TC
-
- SU
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- LP
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plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- T1
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- P.
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noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- LU
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noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.
- t.
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- LR
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- le
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- TL
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- L2
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- L1
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- TP
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- LC
-
- ee
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- L.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PU
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- RC
-
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- el
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noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- U.
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- UC
-
- RP
-
- UL
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- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- R.
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