Anagrams of serpentarium
Word serpentarium has
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that can be made by using the letters of serpentarium.
- praesternum
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- ampere-turn
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noun,
one complete convolution of a conducting coil, through which one ampere of current passes.
- resupinate
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adjective,
bent backward.
- praemunire
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noun,
a writ charging the offense of resorting to a foreign court or authority, as that of the pope, and thus calling in question the supremacy of the English crown.
- rupestrine
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adjective,
living or growing on or among rocks.
- Parmentier
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adjective,
(of food) prepared or served with potatoes:
- trumperies
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noun,
something without use or value; rubbish; trash; worthless stuff.
- enraptures
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verb (used with object),
to move to rapture; delight beyond measure:
- septarium
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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.
- terrapins
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noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- ternaries
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noun,
a group of three.
- premature
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noun,
a premature infant.
- numerates
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adjective,
able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
- pistareen
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noun,
peseta (def 2).
- antiserum
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noun,
a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
- aperients
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- sparteine
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noun,
a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
- antimeres
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- spearmint
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- Mertensia
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.
- ruminates
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verb (used with object),
to chew again or over and over.
- estuarine
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adjective,
formed in an estuary.
- mutineers
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noun,
a person who mutinies.
- repairmen
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the making of repairs, readjustments, etc.
- turneries
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noun,
the process or art of forming or shaping objects on a lathe.
- apertures
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noun,
an opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc.
- unrepairs
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noun,
lack of repair; disrepair; dilapidation:
- austemper
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verb (used with object),
to harden (steel) by heating and quenching to render it austenitic.
- renatures
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verb (used with object),
to restore (a denatured substance) to its former, natural state.
- transpire
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verb (used with object),
to emit or give off (waste matter, watery vapor, an odor, etc.) through the surface, as of the body or of leaves.
- re-strain
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verb (used with or without object),
to strain again.
- retainers
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- enrapture
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verb (used with object),
to move to rapture; delight beyond measure:
- taurines
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- miterers
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noun,
a machine or tool for making miters.
- surprint
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noun,
something surprinted.
- estampie
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noun,
a medieval dance and instrumental form, in several repeated sections, associated chiefly with the trouvères.
- Suriname
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noun,
a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- supinate
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verb (used with object),
to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- supermen
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noun,
a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- Superman
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noun,
a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- Muenster
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noun,
a white, semisoft, mild cheese made from whole milk.
- Sumerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sumer.
- muriates
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- arteries
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- matinees
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noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- tempuras
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- mariners
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noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- treasure
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noun,
wealth or riches stored or accumulated, especially in the form of precious metals, money, jewels, or plate.
- trainers
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noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- esurient
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adjective,
hungry; greedy.
- etamines
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- terrines
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- terrapin
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noun,
any of several edible North American turtles of the family Emydidae, inhabiting fresh or brackish waters, especially the diamondback terrapin: some are threatened or endangered.
- murrains
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. any of various diseases of cattle, as anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, and Texas fever.
- emirates
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noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- temperas
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- Terminus
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noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- Teresina
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noun,
a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
- emeritus
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noun,
an emeritus professor, minister, etc.
- triremes
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noun,
a galley with three rows or tiers of oars on each side, one above another, used chiefly as a warship.
- Teresian
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noun,
a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
- erumpent
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adjective,
bursting forth.
- terranes
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- spearmen
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noun,
a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- mutineer
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noun,
a person who mutinies.
- rentiers
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noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- prurient
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adjective,
having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.
- puritans
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noun,
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- Serapeum
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noun,
a place, as a burial site, building, or group of buildings, dedicated to Serapis.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Rasputin
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noun,
Grigori Efimovich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ɪˈfi mə vɪtʃ;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪˈfyi mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
- sauterne
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noun,
a semisweet white wine of California, commonly sold as a jug wine.
- reinsure
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verb (used with object),
to insure again.
- remaster
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verb (used with object),
to make a new master tape or record from an old master tape, usually to improve the fidelity of an old recording.
- renature
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verb (used with object),
to restore (a denatured substance) to its former, natural state.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Primates
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noun,
the order comprising the primates.
- reprints
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noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- resinate
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
- restrain
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verb (used with object),
to hold back from action; keep in check or under control; repress:
- resupine
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adjective,
lying on the back; supine.
- retainer
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noun,
a person or thing that retains.
- retinues
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noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- retrains
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verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- reunites
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verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- rimester
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noun,
rhymester.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- printers
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- prenames
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noun,
given name.
- streamer
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noun,
something that streams:
- partiers
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noun,
partyer.
- naperies
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- strainer
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noun,
a person or thing that strains.
- natriums
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noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- numerate
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adjective,
able to use or understand numerical techniques of mathematics.
- unmiters
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- spumante
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noun,
Italian. any sparkling wine.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- partners
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- premiate
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verb (used with object),
to grant a prize or an award to.
- spermine
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noun,
a polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 NH(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from spermidine and occurring in all cells, especially prevalent in semen, sputum, pancreatic tissue, and certain yeasts.
- Peiraeus
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noun,
Piraeus.
- penuries
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noun,
extreme poverty; destitution.
- perineum
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noun,
the area in front of the anus extending to the fourchette of the vulva in the female and to the scrotum in the male.
- permeant
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adjective,
permeating; pervading.
- permutes
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verb (used with object),
to alter; change.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- Peterman
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noun,
a safecracker.
- petunias
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noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- arsenite
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noun,
a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
- ruminate
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verb (used with object),
to chew again or over and over.
- arenites
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noun,
psammite.
- aperture
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noun,
an opening, as a hole, slit, crack, gap, etc.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- antimere
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noun,
a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
- apterium
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- amputees
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noun,
a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.
- unrepair
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noun,
lack of repair; disrepair; dilapidation:
- unmitres
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verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- upstream
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adverb,
toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
- aperient
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noun,
a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- Ansermet
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noun,
Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
- presume
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verb (used with object),
to take for granted, assume, or suppose:
- Pereira
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noun,
Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.
- impaste
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- Perrine
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noun,
a town in S Florida.
- impers.
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- impetus
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noun,
a moving force; impulse; stimulus:
- impresa
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- erasure
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noun,
an act or instance of erasing.
- imprest
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- perries
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noun,
a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- imputes
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verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- permute
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verb (used with object),
to alter; change.
- terrane
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noun,
any rock formation or series of formations or the area in which a particular formation or group of rocks is predominant.
- terrain
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noun,
a tract of land, especially as considered with reference to its natural features, military advantages, etc.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- Penates
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plural noun,
gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- spireme
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noun,
the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
- Printer
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noun,
a person or thing that prints, especially a person whose occupation is printing.
- partier
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noun,
partyer.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Epstein
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noun,
Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
- partner
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noun,
a person who shares or is associated with another in some action or endeavor; sharer; associate.
- parures
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noun,
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- Pasteur
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- pastime
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noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- Pasture
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noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- insurer
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noun,
a person or company that contracts to indemnify another in the event of loss or damage; underwriter.
- primers
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noun,
an elementary book for teaching children to read.
- imparts
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- uremias
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- Sirenum
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noun,
Mare, Mare Sirenum.
- prename
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noun,
given name.
- premise
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noun,
Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
- premier
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noun,
the head of the cabinet in France or Italy or certain other countries; first minister; prime minister.
- erratum
-
noun,
an error in writing or printing.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- 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.
- Trainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that trains.
- trainee
-
noun,
a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- pneumas
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noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- pitmans
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- preter-
-
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Piraeus
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noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- etamine
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noun,
a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
- pinetum
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- etesian
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adjective,
(of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
- transp.
-
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- Etruria
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noun,
an ancient country located between the Arno and Tiber rivers, roughly corresponding to modern Tuscany in W Italy.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- Petunia
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noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- Petrine
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adjective,
of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
- unstrap
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verb (used with object),
to take off or slacken the strap of.
- terrine
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noun,
a casserole dish made of pottery.
- Iapetus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- terries
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noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- peteman
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noun,
peterman.
- irrupts
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verb (used without object),
to break or burst in suddenly.
- parries
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noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- murines
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noun,
a murine rodent.
- Maurist
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noun,
a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.
- Maureen
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noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- Munster
-
noun,
muenster.
- matures
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- suimate
-
noun,
self-mate.
- muriate
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- murrain
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. any of various diseases of cattle, as anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, and Texas fever.
- Sumpter
-
noun,
a packhorse or mule.
- matinee
-
noun,
an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
- stumper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stumps.
- upstair
-
noun,
(usually used with a singular verb) an upper story or stories; the part of a building or house that is above the ground floor:
- striper
-
noun,
Military.
a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes:
an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service:
- Martinu
-
noun,
Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
- martins
-
noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- uprears
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift:
- measure
-
noun,
a unit or standard of measurement:
- uptears
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- tarries
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- metiers
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- tapemen
-
noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- upraise
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- minaret
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- minuets
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- minutes
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- taurine
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- tampers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- tarsier
-
noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- Tampere
-
noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- miterer
-
noun,
a machine or tool for making miters.
- Meitner
-
noun,
Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
- surname
-
noun,
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- supreme
-
noun,
suprême (def 3).
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- marries
-
verb (used with object),
to take in marriage:
- termers
-
noun,
a person who is serving a term, especially in prison (usually used in combination):
- Teniers
-
noun,
David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
- amputee
-
noun,
a person who has lost all or part of an arm, hand, leg, etc., by amputation.
- tempers
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- tempura
-
noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- nutrias
-
noun,
the coypu.
- amperes
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- Paestum
-
noun,
an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- stamin-
-
- tenures
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- present
-
noun,
the present time.
- serrate
-
adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- tempera
-
noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- stamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- natrium
-
noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- arenite
-
noun,
psammite.
- uptimes
-
noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Anterus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- Mariner
-
noun,
a person who directs or assists in the navigation of a ship; sailor.
- stirrup
-
noun,
a loop, ring, or other contrivance of metal, wood, leather, etc., suspended from the saddle of a horse to support the rider's foot.
- sternum
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
- Temenus
-
noun,
a son of Aristomachus who was allotted the city of Argos for his participation in the Heraclidae invasion of Peloponnesus.
- steamer
-
noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- manures
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- Neupest
-
noun,
German name of Ujpest.
- Manipur
-
noun,
a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- neuters
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- Steiner
-
noun,
Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
- stearin
-
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.
- epimers
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- Serpent
-
noun,
a snake.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- repeats
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- repairs
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- rentier
-
noun,
a person who has a fixed income, as from lands or bonds.
- atriums
-
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.
- saunter
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- austere
-
adjective,
severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding:
- urinate
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- reapers
-
noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- reamers
-
noun,
any of various rotary tools, with helical or straight flutes, for finishing or enlarging holes drilled in metal.
- tsunami
-
noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- earnest
-
noun,
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
- tureens
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- triunes
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- trireme
-
noun,
a galley with three rows or tiers of oars on each side, one above another, used chiefly as a warship.
- rapture
-
noun,
ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy.
- Tripura
-
noun,
a state in E India. 4033 sq. mi. (10,445 sq. km). Capital: Agartala.
- Eastern
-
adjective,
lying toward or situated in the east:
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- rapiers
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- Emerita
-
noun,
a woman with such status.
- trimers
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- emirate
-
noun,
the office or rank of an emir.
- repents
-
adjective,
creeping.
- repines
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- ruinate
-
adjective,
ruined.
- unmiter
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- uterine
-
adjective,
of or relating to the uterus or womb.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- armrest
-
noun,
a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- Reuters
-
noun,
a publicly owned international news and information company established in London, 1851.
- armures
-
noun,
a woolen or silk fabric woven with a small, raised pattern.
- reunite
-
verb (used with or without object),
to unite again, as after separation.
- arpents
-
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.
- returns
-
noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- retrain
-
verb (used with object),
to train again, especially for a different vocation or different tasks.
- reprint
-
noun,
a reproduction in print of matter already printed.
- retires
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- unmitre
-
verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- retinue
-
noun,
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- arteri-
-
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- umpteen
-
adjective,
innumerable; many.
- respite
-
noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- respire
-
verb (used with object),
to breathe; inhale and exhale.
- Turners
-
noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- reputes
-
noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- reprise
-
noun,
Usually, reprises. Law. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
- ureters
-
noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- seriema
-
noun,
either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
- Puritan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- punster
-
noun,
a person who makes puns frequently.
- putamen
-
noun,
Botany. a hard or stony endocarp, as a peach stone.
- entires
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- seriate
-
adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- trienes
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- entries
-
noun,
an act of entering; entrance.
- empties
-
noun,
Informal. something that is empty, as a box, bottle, or can:
- emprise
-
noun,
an adventurous enterprise.
- purines
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- punties
-
noun,
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- septime
-
noun,
the seventh of eight defensive positions.
- repine
-
verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- uptime
-
noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- urease
-
noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- priers
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- repeat
-
noun,
the act of repeating.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- retems
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Struma
-
noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- stumer
-
noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- usenet
-
noun,
Computers. an extensive system of newsgroups: a branch of the Internet.
- resume
-
noun,
résumé.
- neuter
-
noun,
Grammar.
the neuter gender.
a noun of that gender.
another element marking that gender.
an intransitive verb.
- repent
-
adjective,
creeping.
- purism
-
noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- Serena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- neumes
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- repute
-
noun,
estimation in the view of others; reputation:
- Nereus
-
noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- pneuma
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- Nereis
-
noun,
clamworm.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- reruns
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- purees
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- sateen
-
noun,
a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
- nemat-
-
- Sterne
-
noun,
Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
- reseat
-
verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- reseau
-
noun,
a network.
- resent
-
verb (used with object),
to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
- purine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- uprear
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift:
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- misrun
-
noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Santee
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- set-up
-
noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- tampur
-
noun,
tambura.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- minute
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- minuet
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Rupert
-
noun,
Prince, 1619–82, German Royalist general and admiral in the English Civil War (nephew of Charles I of England).
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- rupees
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- 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.
- rumens
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- muster
-
noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- serine
-
noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- mustee
-
noun,
the offspring of a white person and a quadroon; octoroon.
- murres
-
noun,
either of two black and white diving birds of the genus Uria, of northern seas, U. aalge (common murre) or U. lomvia (thick-billed murre)
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- murras
-
noun,
a mineral or stone used in ancient Rome for making fine vases, cups, etc.: believed to have been fluorite.
- retire
-
noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- primer
-
noun,
an elementary book for teaching children to read.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- return
-
noun,
the act or fact of returning as by going or coming back or bringing, sending, or giving back:
- Munsee
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- Primus
-
noun,
Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- munite
-
verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- prunes
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- retuse
-
adjective,
having an obtuse or rounded apex with a shallow notch, as leaves.
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- Sumter
-
noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- super-
-
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- Reuter
-
noun,
Paul Julius, Baron de, 1816–99, English founder of an international news agency, born in Germany.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- supine
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- supra-
-
- preens
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- numis.
-
- rasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- serape
-
noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- seiner
-
noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- Piutes
-
noun,
Paiute.
- murine
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- Perrin
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- raptus
-
noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- Perret
-
noun,
Auguste [oh-gyst] /oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1954, French architect.
- Putnam
-
noun,
Herbert, 1861–1955, U.S. librarian: headed Library of Congress 1899–1939.
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- Rasure
-
noun,
an erasure.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- seater
-
noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- penta-
-
- Peneus
-
noun,
ancient name of Salambria.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Spener
-
noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- ranees
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- peasen
-
noun,
a plural of pease.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- sit-up
-
noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- sirree
-
noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Pierre
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Dakota, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
- septum
-
noun,
a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
- Senate
-
noun,
an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
- sempre
-
adverb,
throughout.
- AmerSp
-
- Petrie
-
noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Peters
-
noun,
penis.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Semite
-
noun,
a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
- Rampur
-
noun,
a city in Uttar Pradesh state in N India.
- pester
-
verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- peseta
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- peruse
-
verb (used with object),
to read through with thoroughness or care:
- sperm-
-
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- nurser
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that nurses.
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- Remsen
-
noun,
Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- sprier
-
adjective,
a comparative of spry.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- 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.
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- renter
-
noun,
a person or organization that holds, or has the use of, property by payment of rent.
- serein
-
noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- rentes
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- spruit
-
noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- purree
-
noun,
Indian yellow (defs 1, 2a).
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- septi-
-
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- remise
-
verb (used with object),
to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- peanut
-
noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- 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.
- patri-
-
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- reamer
-
noun,
any of various rotary tools, with helical or straight flutes, for finishing or enlarging holes drilled in metal.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Reaper
-
noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- rearms
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- seamen
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- parure
-
noun,
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
- ureter
-
noun,
a muscular duct or tube conveying the urine from a kidney to the bladder or cloaca.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- purser
-
noun,
an officer on a ship who handles financial accounts and various documents relating to the ship and who keeps money and valuables for passengers.
- Reiner
-
noun,
Fritz, 1888–1963, Hungarian conductor in the U.S.
- Parsee
-
noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- metier
-
noun,
a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
- Tereus
-
noun,
a Thracian prince, the husband of Procne, who raped his sister-in-law Philomela and was changed into a hoopoe as a punishment.
- Empire
-
noun,
a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
- errant
-
adjective,
deviating from the regular or proper course; erring; straying.
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- austr-
-
- ternes
-
noun,
terne metal.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- trumps
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- truism
-
noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- Marius
-
noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- atrium
-
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.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instr.
-
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- matri-
-
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- inter.
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- intra-
-
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- 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.
- Ernest
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- unrips
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- temper
-
noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- tremie
-
noun,
a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
- treasr
-
- ensure
-
verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- enter-
-
- enters
-
Verb phrases,
enter into,
to participate in; engage in.
to investigate; consider:
to sympathize with; share in.
to form a constituent part or ingredient of:
to go into a particular state:
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- entire
-
noun,
Archaic. the whole; entirety.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- enures
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- treens
-
noun,
treenware.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- epimer
-
noun,
either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- tenure
-
noun,
the holding or possessing of anything:
- enates
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Ermine
-
noun,
an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail.
Compare stoat.
- termer
-
noun,
a person who is serving a term, especially in prison (usually used in combination):
- trans.
-
- irrupt
-
verb (used without object),
to break or burst in suddenly.
- trimer
-
noun,
a molecule composed of three identical, simpler molecules.
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Ismene
-
noun,
a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- triene
-
noun,
any compound containing three double bonds.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- umpire
-
noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- 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):
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- turnip
-
noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Turpin
-
noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- imper.
-
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- unstep
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- arsen-
-
- impure
-
adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- etapes
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- unmeet
-
adjective,
not meet; not fitting, suitable, or proper; not becoming or seemly.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- impute
-
verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- Meerut
-
noun,
a city in W Uttar Pradesh, in N India.
- Mentes
-
noun,
(in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
- teamer
-
noun,
a teamster.
- armure
-
noun,
a woolen or silk fabric woven with a small, raised pattern.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- meanie
-
noun,
Informal. meany.
- tureen
-
noun,
a large, deep, covered dish for serving soup, stew, or other foods.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- 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.
- aretes
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Turner
-
noun,
a person or thing that turns or is employed in turning.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- prim.
-
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- 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.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- 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.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Epist
-
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- petri
-
- UNRRA
-
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- treas
-
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Pres.
-
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- 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.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- Epis.
-
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- prae-
-
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- pret.
-
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- 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.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- 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.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- 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.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- prem.
-
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Prus.
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- rept.
-
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- aeri-
-
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- restr
-
- resp.
-
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- 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.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- 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.
- rerun
-
noun,
the act of rerunning.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- reni-
-
- 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.
- rente
-
noun,
revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- 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.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- astr.
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- rupee
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- arium
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- 30-30
-
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Armen
-
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- Unit.
-
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- sanit
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Aimee
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- purrs
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- 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).
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- enate
-
noun,
a person related on one's mother's side.
Compare agnate, cognate.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- enema
-
noun,
the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- seti-
-
- treen
-
noun,
treenware.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- puree
-
noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- Purim
-
noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- 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.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- rears
-
- Reaum
-
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- trump
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Aust.
-
- tumps
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- semen
-
noun,
the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- semi-
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- 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.
- 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.
- eaten
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- 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.
- peta-
-
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- naut.
-
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nears
-
- 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.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Teena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- stump
-
noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- mast-
-
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- teens
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- nitr-
-
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- temp.
-
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- step-
-
- neume
-
noun,
any of various symbols representing from one to four notes, used in the musical notation of the Middle Ages but now employed solely in the notation of Gregorian chant in the liturgical books of the Roman Catholic Church.
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- neur-
-
- neut.
-
- Steen
-
noun,
Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- Temne
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- mense
-
noun,
propriety; discretion.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Menes
-
noun,
flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Meuse
-
noun,
Dutch Maas. a river in W Europe, flowing from NE France through E Belgium and S Netherlands into the North Sea. 575 miles (925 km) long.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- meta-
-
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metr-
-
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- mesne
-
adjective,
intermediate or intervening.
- 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.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- murre
-
noun,
either of two black and white diving birds of the genus Uria, of northern seas, U. aalge (common murre) or U. lomvia (thick-billed murre)
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- anim.
-
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- tears
-
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- matr-
-
- murra
-
noun,
a mineral or stone used in ancient Rome for making fine vases, cups, etc.: believed to have been fluorite.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- ante-
-
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Meier
-
noun,
Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- MNurs
-
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- surra
-
noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- MPers
-
- anis-
-
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Supt.
-
- MSEnt
-
- Srta.
-
- ster.
-
- uran-
-
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- patr-
-
- inst.
-
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- intr.
-
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- insp.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- 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.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- insep
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- part.
-
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Iran.
-
- 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.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- terne
-
noun,
terne metal.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- 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.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- pert.
-
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- Amer.
-
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- IATSE
-
- span-
-
- 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-
-
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- pene-
-
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- amin-
-
- terr.
-
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- 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.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Nemea
-
noun,
a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- tense
-
noun,
a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- pant-
-
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- tera-
-
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- anti-
-
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- 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.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pari-
-
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- term.
-
- 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.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- uret
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Sat.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Ste.
-
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- tri-
-
- USIA
-
- uni-
-
- USMA
-
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- USNA
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Tasm
-
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- SMTP
-
- str.
-
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- 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.
- SRAM
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- ten.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- 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.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- saur
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- 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.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- teen
-
noun,
Archaic. suffering; grief.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- uria
-
- tRNA
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Sem.
-
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tues
-
- ter.
-
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- supr
-
- taur
-
- sur-
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- sepn
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- USAR
-
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- 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.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- 1080
-
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- aut-
-
- neem
-
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Aus.
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- aur-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- MSIE
-
- Emp.
-
- MSPE
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emia
-
- EMet
-
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- mus.
-
- mun.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- 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.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- MSAE
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- 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.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pat.
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- 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.
- art.
-
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Pan.
-
- pam.
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- ates
-
- atm.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- NTIA
-
- ASME
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- MSEE
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Mar.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Man.
-
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- esp.
-
- meas
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Imp.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- est.
-
- Eur.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- 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.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- mRNA
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- mis-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- MNAS
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- Ens.
-
- MIPS
-
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- mes-
-
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- ment
-
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- MEPA
-
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- met.
-
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Pen.
-
- inae
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- purr
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- purs
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ant.
-
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ANSI
-
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- amus
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Aire
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- aet.
-
- 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.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rit.
-
- ANTU
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pts.
-
- 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.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- per.
-
- amt.
-
- PSAT
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- 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.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- 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.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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).
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- repr
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- amp.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- RNAS
-
- psia
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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.
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- arr.
-
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- 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.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Pers
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- pnea
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- 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.
- aer-
-
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- pre-
-
- Apr.
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prin
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- rpt.
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- prs.
-
- Am.
-
- ese
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ETR
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- IAS
-
- 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.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- ESR
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- uti
-
- 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.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ier
-
- ETS
-
- tra
-
- ESU
-
- Ar.
-
- eu-
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- USM
-
- TPI
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- USN
-
- an.
-
- TPM
-
- TIA
-
- ae.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- TPN
-
- Tpr
-
- ITU
-
- USR
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ap-
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Ia.
-
- tr.
-
- USP
-
- EMR
-
- ESA
-
- APS
-
- 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.
- at.
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- unp
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ast
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- 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.
- uns
-
- TSP
-
- ASU
-
- ASR
-
- TSI
-
- ASI
-
- ARU
-
- ase
-
- Une
-
- ARS
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- UMT
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASM
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UIT
-
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- in.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- ERT
-
- EPS
-
- AMS
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- en-
-
- ene
-
- ur-
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- ure
-
- ERP
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- AME
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EMT
-
- AMU
-
- TSE
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- ean
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- trp
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- up-
-
- eir
-
- UPI
-
- EIS
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- 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.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- ASN
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- SPR
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SNU
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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:
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Ps.
-
- SMA
-
- 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.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PMT
-
- 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:
- PRA
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- pt.
-
- prn
-
- PSE
-
- NRA
-
- NIA
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- 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.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NMU
-
- ine
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NSA
-
- spt
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- NSU
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- NUM
-
- Sr.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- PSA
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- NES
-
- Sp.
-
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- SAR
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RNA
-
- SAE
-
- RNR
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- RPM
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- 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.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- 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).
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- se-
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- REA
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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:
- NPR
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- MIP
-
- 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.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- MEP
-
- mi.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- MIT
-
- STI
-
- MNA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- MNE
-
- MNS
-
- MPA
-
- MPE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- MRE
-
- ISR
-
- IPA
-
- IPM
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ist
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ium
-
- IUS
-
- Me.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- MRA
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- MRI
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- MUP
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- MRP
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- MTS
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- STP
-
- STM
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- MST
-
- MSE
-
- Mt.
-
- MTP
-
- mtn
-
- MTI
-
- MSA
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- RP
-
- i.
-
- SM
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- EI
-
- 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.
- 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.
- ee
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- SN
-
- RU
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- IP
-
- NM
-
- NP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TN
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- RI
-
- PU
-
- RN
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- UI
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SU
-
- TP
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- R.
-
- TM
-
- MN
-
- N.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- MP
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- U.
-