Anagrams of sniperscope
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- necropsies
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noun,
the examination of a body after death; autopsy.
- encopresis
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noun,
involuntary defecation.
- periscopes
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noun,
an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision, consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usually, lenses: used especially in submarines.
- precession
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noun,
the act or fact of preceding; precedence.
- conspires
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- recession
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noun,
the act of receding or withdrawing.
- isoprenes
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- pericopes
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noun,
a selection or extract from a book.
- peperonis
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noun,
pepperoni.
- episcopes
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noun,
epidiascope.
- periscope
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noun,
an optical instrument for viewing objects that are above the level of direct sight or in an otherwise obstructed field of vision, consisting essentially of a tube with an arrangement of prisms or mirrors and, usually, lenses: used especially in submarines.
- Ericsson
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noun,
John, 1803–89, Swedish engineer and inventor; in the U.S. after 1839.
- Princess
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noun,
a nonreigning female member of a royal family.
- propines
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noun,
a present; gift.
- cesspipe
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noun,
a waste pipe, especially one discharging from a cesspool.
- epispore
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noun,
the principal outer covering of a spore.
- conspire
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verb (used with object),
to plot (something wrong, evil, or illegal).
- episcope
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noun,
epidiascope.
- propenes
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noun,
propylene (def 2).
- propense
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adjective,
having a tendency toward; prone; inclined.
- pericope
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noun,
a selection or extract from a book.
- peperoni
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noun,
pepperoni.
- poperies
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noun,
the Roman Catholic Church, especially its doctrines, ceremonies, and system of government.
- pioneers
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- necroses
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- response
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noun,
an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
- crispens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- isoprene
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noun,
a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
- spencers
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- necrosis
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noun,
death of a circumscribed portion of animal or plant tissue.
- cosines
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- prepose
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verb (used with object),
to place (a grammatical form) before a related grammatical form: .
- crepons
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- Persson
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noun,
Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- pepinos
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noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- crinose
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adjective,
hairy.
- sippers
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noun,
a person who sips.
- pepsins
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noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- pereion
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noun,
(in a crustacean) the thorax.
- cronies
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noun,
a close friend or companion; chum.
- soirees
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- croppie
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noun,
crappie.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- Ericson
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noun,
Leif [leef;; Icelandic leyv] /lif;; Icelandic leɪv/ (Show IPA), flourished a.d. c1000, Norse mariner: according to Icelandic saga, discoverer of Vinland (son of Eric the Red).
- peonies
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
- secerns
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- re-pose
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verb (used with or without object),
to pose again.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- nippers
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noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- reopens
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verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- openers
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- necrose
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verb (used with or without object),
to affect or be affected with necrosis.
- oppress
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verb (used with object),
to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power:
- orceins
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- screeno
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) (formerly) bingo played in a movie theater.
- Screens
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- Scripps
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noun,
Edward Wyllis [wil-is] /ˈwɪl ɪs/ (Show IPA), 1854–1926, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- Oscines
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- incross
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noun,
a mating between organisms that are both homozygous for the same allele.
- propine
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noun,
a present; gift.
- propene
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noun,
propylene (def 2).
- seiners
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- process
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noun,
a systematic series of actions directed to some end:
- prisons
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- sereins
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- serines
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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;
- pierces
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- Serpens
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noun,
the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head (Serpens Caput) and the tail (Serpens Cauda) with Ophiuchus in between.
- Peneios
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noun,
Modern Greek name of Salambria.
- penises
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noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- precise
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adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- encores
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- pincers
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noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- popsies
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- poesies
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noun,
the work or the art of poetic composition.
- poisers
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- spinose
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adjective,
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- cerises
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- precess
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verb (used without object),
to undergo precession (def 2).
- censers
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- species
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noun,
a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities; distinct sort or kind.
- spinors
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- censors
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- Spencer
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- Spenser
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noun,
Edmund, c1552–99, English poet.
- copiers
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Pioneer
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noun,
a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
- spences
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noun,
a pantry.
- sensor
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noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- Pisces
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noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- prison
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- senors
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- ponces
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noun,
a pimp.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- prises
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noun,
leverage.
- Peirce
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noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- posies
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noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- eosins
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noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Spener
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noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- rosins
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noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- opener
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noun,
a person or thing that opens.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- spiro-
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- series
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noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- posers
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noun,
a person who poses.
- recons
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- spices
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Neisse
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noun,
a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
- serine
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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;
- espies
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noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- necro-
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- poises
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- scions
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noun,
a descendant.
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- recess
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noun,
temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity.
- irones
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noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Orense
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noun,
a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- censor
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noun,
an official who examines books, plays, news reports, motion pictures, radio and television programs, letters, cablegrams, etc., for the purpose of suppressing parts deemed objectionable on moral, political, military, or other grounds.
- scorns
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noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- screes
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noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- scries
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verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- spinor
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- scrips
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noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- spines
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noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- poiser
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- censer
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- Senior
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noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Spiers
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- recipe
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noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- scones
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- essoin
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noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- seines
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noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- piscos
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- osiers
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noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- pisser
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noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- Scopes
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noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- ossein
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noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- opsins
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- scores
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noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- proses
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- pipers
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noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- censes
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verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- repose
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noun,
the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
- perses
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noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- noesis
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noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- Cripps
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noun,
Sir Stafford, 1889–1952, British statesman and socialist leader.
- copper
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noun,
a malleable, ductile, metallic element having a characteristic reddish-brown color: used in large quantities as an electrical conductor and in the manufacture of alloys, as brass and bronze. Symbol: Cu; atomic weight: 63.54; atomic number: 29; specific gravity: 8.92 at 20°C.
- copses
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noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- crisps
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noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- crones
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noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- copier
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- Crosse
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noun,
a long-handled racket used in the game of lacrosse.
- person
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noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- crepon
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- snores
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noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- cosies
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noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Pierce
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- corpse
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noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- specie
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noun,
coined money; coin.
- corses
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noun,
corpse.
- pieces
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noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- piecer
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- crepes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- cossie
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noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- rinses
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- picro-
-
- sonics
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noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- preens
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- noises
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- creeps
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- soiree
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noun,
an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
- cross-
-
- copers
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- sipper
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noun,
a person who sips.
- pepsin
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noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- speers
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noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- snipes
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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.
- Niepce
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noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- encore
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noun,
a demand, as by applause, for a repetition of a song, act, etc., or for a performance of a number or piece additional to those on a program, or for a reappearance by the performers, as at the end of a concert, recital, etc.
- sirees
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noun,
sirree.
- reopen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to open again.
- Enesco
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1955, Romanian violinist, composer, and conductor: teacher of Yehudi Menuhin.
- sirens
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noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Ecorse
-
noun,
a city in SE Michigan, near Detroit.
- Spence
-
noun,
a pantry.
- possie
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noun,
a job; position.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- ecesis
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noun,
the establishment of an immigrant plant in a new environment.
- nipper
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noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- sneers
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- copens
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- pepino
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- Nessie
-
noun,
Loch Ness monster.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- onces
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noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- opens
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noun,
an open or clear space.
- resp.
-
- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- resin
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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.
- opsis
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- repps
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noun,
rep1 .
- OPers
-
- RECON
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noun,
reconnaissance.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- opsin
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Ponce
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noun,
a pimp.
- pones
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noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- recip
-
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- reins
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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.
- reni-
-
- Piers
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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.
- ornes
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- Pepin
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noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- pepos
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- 30-30
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- peri-
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- peris
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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.
- pipes
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- Pres.
-
- preps
-
noun,
preparatory school.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- prep.
-
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pico-
-
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- poss.
-
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- proc.
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- pros.
-
- props
-
noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- prop.
-
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- pron.
-
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- peeps
-
noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- pene-
-
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- 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.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Epis.
-
- Seric
-
- Ernie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- sero-
-
- Episc
-
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- econ.
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- sines
-
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.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- Sino-
-
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- spec.
-
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- spies
-
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spor-
-
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- cine-
-
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- corpn
-
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- corp.
-
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cores
-
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copr-
-
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- 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.
- Cons.
-
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- erose
-
adjective,
uneven, as if gnawed away.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- insp.
-
- niece
-
noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- incr.
-
- popes
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scops
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- neeps
-
noun,
a turnip.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- insep
-
- incor
-
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- sense
-
noun,
any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
- ESPEC
-
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- Essen
-
noun,
a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- icons
-
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Neper
-
noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- pos.
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- spp.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- 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.
- pre-
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Rep.
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- sepn
-
- prec
-
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- 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.
- prin
-
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- pro-
-
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- sci.
-
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Soni
-
- scr.
-
- psec
-
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- sec.
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- prs.
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- 1080
-
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- enc.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- EEOC
-
- eco-
-
- OEEC
-
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Cor.
-
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- opp.
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Cres
-
- ence
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Con.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- ISSN
-
- ESIS
-
- iso-
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Ire.
-
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Inc.
-
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ens.
-
- epi-
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
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noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- 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).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- neo-
-
- Orne
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- pice
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noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Peer
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noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Pen.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- cen.
-
- pepo
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noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- per.
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- peso
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noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- Pier
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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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- PINE
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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.
- pion
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noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pipe
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noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- Pire
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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.
- pirn
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noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- piss
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noun,
urine.
- pone
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noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- pons
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noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pop-
-
- peep
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noun,
a quick or furtive look or glance.
- Pers
-
- ins.
-
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cis-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- CERN
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- ceps
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noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- osis
-
- Osee
-
noun,
Hosea.
- cene
-
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- CNS
-
- SER
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noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- ine
-
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- SSN
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- ERP
-
- SRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- SPS
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- ss.
-
- in.
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- 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.
- io-
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- SSC
-
- ier
-
- CNO
-
- Co.
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SSE
-
- ESR
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- SSI
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ics
-
- SPR
-
- CSR
-
- CPI
-
- EIS
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- en-
-
- CEO
-
- CRP
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- 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:
- eir
-
- EEO
-
- EEC
-
- CRS
-
- ec-
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- eo-
-
- ene
-
- CIE
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- CPR
-
- EPS
-
- cp.
-
- CSO
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- CPO
-
- cr.
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Ep.
-
- EOE
-
- cs.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- CIP
-
- CPS
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- NCO
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ose
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- PSS
-
- RCP
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- RCN
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- OSP
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ons
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIr
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- IOC
-
- OCS
-
- prp
-
- OSS
-
- op.
-
- PIO
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- PPC
-
- PPE
-
- PPI
-
- ppr
-
- PPS
-
- PRC
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pc.
-
- 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:
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- PCS
-
- PCI
-
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- pp.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- OCR
-
- SSR
-
- Oc.
-
- SCP
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- sc.
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- NEC
-
- ne-
-
- POR
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- RPO
-
- IRS
-
- IRO
-
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- SCS
-
- se-
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- ior
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Rs.
-
- So.
-
- NOC
-
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOP
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- NRC
-
- ROI
-
- ROP
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- NES
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NSC
-
- CE
-
- IP
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SN
-
- O.
-
- RP
-
- NC
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- 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.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RI
-
- S.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RN
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- RO
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- NP
-
- NI
-
- RC
-
- N.
-
- EI
-