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Word separation has
1359 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of separation.
- atropines
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- Peronista
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noun,
Peronist.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- Peronist
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noun,
a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
- Aesopian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of Aesop or his fables:
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- operants
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- 11-point
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- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- seatrain
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noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- aspirant
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noun,
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
- Pointers
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- notaries
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noun,
notary public.
- pronates
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- Erastian
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noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- septaria
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noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- senorita
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- aspirate
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noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- paraison
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noun,
parison.
- apastron
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noun,
the point at which the stars of a binary system are farthest apart (opposed to periastron).
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- partisan
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noun,
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
- 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.
- parasite
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noun,
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- Aaronite
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noun,
one of the priestly descendants of Aaron.
- Paterson
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noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- senator
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noun,
a member of a senate.
- arpents
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- arseno-
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- aristo-
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- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- Setaria
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noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- Sinatra
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noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Artesia
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noun,
a city in S California.
- Spartan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- stearo-
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- artisan
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noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- sterno-
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- atresia
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noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- Spiraea
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noun,
spirea.
- riposte
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noun,
a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- 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.
- Aterian
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adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- Astaire
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noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- pastina
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noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- orients
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- peasant
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noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- patinas
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noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- paisano
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noun,
paisan.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- partons
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- parians
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- partans
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noun,
a crab.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- prostie
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noun,
a prostitute.
- reposit
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verb (used with object),
to put back; replace.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- 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.
- apteria
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Preston
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noun,
a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
- postern
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noun,
a back door or gate.
- 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.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- pinatas
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- taipans
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noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- anapest
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noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- anopias
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noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- Trapani
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noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- tarpans
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noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- Tarpeia
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noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- treason
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noun,
the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
- Antares
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noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- antiars
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noun,
the upas tree.
- tarpons
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- transp.
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- Anteros
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
- antero-
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- aporias
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noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- tsarina
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noun,
czarina.
- Sarnia
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noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- satrap
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noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- satori
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Espana
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noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- Sapota
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noun,
sapote.
- sapote
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- sapro-
-
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- ptero-
-
- transe
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noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Estrin
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noun,
estrone.
- sarape
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noun,
serape.
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Sarton
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noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- ansate
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adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- person
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noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- tiaras
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noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- penta-
-
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- entrap
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- toners
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noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- protei
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noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- aeron.
-
- septi-
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- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- tineas
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noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- Senora
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- trans.
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- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- anopia
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noun,
absence of sight, especially when due to a structural defect in or absence of an eye.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- Reston
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noun,
James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- ratans
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noun,
rattan.
- pinots
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- petro-
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- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- pintas
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- riatas
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noun,
a lariat.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- irones
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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.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- aniso-
-
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Renata
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noun,
a female given name.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- reatas
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noun,
riata.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- reason
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Tories
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noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- trains
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Saipan
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noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- Rosita
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noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- pinata
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noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instr.
-
- inter.
-
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- intros
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noun,
an introduction.
- iatro-
-
- triens
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noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- arsen-
-
- tarpan
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noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- arsino
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adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- stoner
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noun,
Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
- pantos
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noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- panto-
-
- tarpon
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- Artois
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noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- tronas
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- steno-
-
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- tarso-
-
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- asonia
-
noun,
tone deafness.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- 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.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- nitro-
-
- 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.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- 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.
- aortas
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- Nestor
-
noun,
the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
- tensor
-
noun,
Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- patri-
-
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- sortie
-
noun,
a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
- Sorata
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Bolivia, in the Andes, near Lake Titicaca: two peaks, Ancohuma, 21,490 feet (6550 meters), and Illampu, 21,276 feet (6485 meters).
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- sonata
-
noun,
a composition for one or two instruments, typically in three or four movements in contrasted forms and keys.
- 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.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- 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.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- triose
-
noun,
a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- astro-
-
- astron
-
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- spiro-
-
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- 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):
- Port.
-
- post-
-
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- poet.
-
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- prae-
-
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- patr-
-
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- 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.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- 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.
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- trop-
-
- 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.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- 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.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- 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.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- peta-
-
- 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.
- pert.
-
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- 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).
- 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.
- peri-
-
- treas
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- 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.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- span-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- tera-
-
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- teno-
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- 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.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- seti-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- Sino-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- 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.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sito-
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- 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.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spor-
-
- Sept.
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- 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.
- 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.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- 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.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- 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.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Srta.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- tears
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- step-
-
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- ster.
-
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- 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.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Prot.
-
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- 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.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pres.
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- 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.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pron.
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- tonia
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pros.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- reni-
-
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- sanit
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- 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.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- 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.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- rept.
-
- 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.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- 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.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- 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.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- 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.
- part.
-
- Iran.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- anoas
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- anoia
-
noun,
extreme mental deficiency.
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- naso-
-
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- 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.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- anat.
-
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- nitr-
-
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- nears
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- intr.
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- 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.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ento-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- ASEAN
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Epist
-
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- ation
-
- astr.
-
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Epis.
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- IATSE
-
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insep
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- areo-
-
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- 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.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- aero-
-
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- aeri-
-
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- OPers
-
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- 30-30
-
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- Aaron
-
noun,
the older brother of Moses, usually regarded as the first high priest of the Hebrews. Ex. 28; 40:13–16.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- pant-
-
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- pari-
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- para-
-
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- APSA
-
- rpt.
-
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- inae
-
- Ste.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Sra.
-
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- IATA
-
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tron
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Apr.
-
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- 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.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- 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.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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 = .
- rit.
-
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- 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.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- 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.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- AARP
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- ins.
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- 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.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- RONA
-
- apo-
-
- tRNA
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- RNAS
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Ens.
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Pan.
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- pat.
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- par.
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- Soni
-
- 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.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- est.
-
- 1080
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- ates
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- ARIS
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- eso-
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- str.
-
- sepn
-
- 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.
- epit
-
- art.
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- epi-
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- NOAA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- top-
-
- 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.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- pot.
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- OPer
-
- Anas
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- pre-
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pro-
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neo-
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- opia
-
- 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.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- prin
-
- 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.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Pet.
-
- 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):
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- prs.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- tri-
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- 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.
- Ont.
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- 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.
- 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.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- aet.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- nos-
-
- 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.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- aer-
-
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- pnea
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- NTIA
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- per.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- 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.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- PSAT
-
- ter.
-
- ant.
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- ANSI
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Pen.
-
- Ire.
-
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- 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.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Rep.
-
- iso-
-
- 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.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tion
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ANPA
-
- Pers
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ano-
-
- psia
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- anoa
-
noun,
a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- pts.
-
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Sta
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- AOA
-
- ASN
-
- St.
-
- AIA
-
- TSP
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- trp
-
- ap-
-
- spt
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Sr.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- aor
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- 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.
- tr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- TSE
-
- tra
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Tpr
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Aar
-
- STP
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- STI
-
- ARS
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- ae.
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- 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.
- AAP
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AAE
-
- APS
-
- TIA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- TPN
-
- an.
-
- TPI
-
- TSI
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ASI
-
- ASR
-
- Ar.
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Tro
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ase
-
- AEA
-
- SAE
-
- ast
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- Re.
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NES
-
- RPS
-
- 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:
- NIA
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- PRA
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- POR
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- SPR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ir.
-
- IRO
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- REA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NAA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- ipr
-
- OTA
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- OPA
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- OTS
-
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- PIO
-
- POA
-
- NSA
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- OAP
-
- 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.
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAS
-
- ons
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- 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:
- IPS
-
- 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.
- IPO
-
- ESR
-
- ESA
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- se-
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ean
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ETO
-
- SAR
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- IAS
-
- EPA
-
- en-
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Ep.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- 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).
- 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.
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ier
-
- eir
-
- RNA
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- ROI
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROA
-
- ATA
-
- 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 = .
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ior
-
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- IOT
-
- at.
-
- 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.
- IPA
-
- ine
-
- EIS
-
- RPO
-
- RTS
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SAA
-
- SRO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- Rs.
-
- eo-
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- AO
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- 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.
- EI
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IP
-
- RO
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NI
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NP
-
- RP
-
- RN
-
- RI
-
- S.
-
- R.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- SA
-
- TN
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- i.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- T1
-
- t.
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- TP
-
- OA
-
- 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.