Anagrams of spearmints
Word spearmints has
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- near-miss
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noun,
a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
- spearmint
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- pinasters
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- pastries
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- minsters
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- step-ins
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- retsinas
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- spirants
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- asterism
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noun,
Astronomy.
a group of stars.
a constellation.
- Primates
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noun,
the order comprising the primates.
- piasters
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- spinster
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
- persians
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- Pressman
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noun,
a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
- smartens
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Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- traipses
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- smarties
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noun,
a smart aleck.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- misspent
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adjective,
spent wrongly or unwisely; wasted:
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- 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.
- imprests
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- stearins
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- steapsin
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noun,
the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
- pasterns
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- impresas
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- stampers
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- impastes
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- arpents
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- misstep
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noun,
a wrong step.
- pasters
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- pasties
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noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- misters
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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.).
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- smarten
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Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- sinters
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- simpers
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noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- pansies
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noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- ARTEMIS
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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.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- Serapis
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noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- insteps
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- aspires
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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):
- seminar
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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.
- minaret
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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.
- Minster
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noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- impresa
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- spriest
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adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- sprints
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- imparts
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- impasse
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noun,
a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- impaste
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- sprites
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- impers.
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- impress
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noun,
the act of impressing.
- sprains
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- imprest
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- stamin-
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- stamper
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- inseams
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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.
- inserts
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- tampers
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- spinets
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- Messina
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noun,
a seaport in NE Sicily.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- stripes
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- pastime
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noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- Massine
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noun,
Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
- streams
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- strains
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- spireas
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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.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- Martens
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- esprits
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- marines
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- estamin
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noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- estrins
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noun,
estrone.
- Matisse
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- 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.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- samisen
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noun,
a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- pissant
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noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- persist
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verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- sapiens
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- santirs
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- priests
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- santims
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noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- transp.
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- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- pitmans
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- Riesman
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noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- ptisans
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- patsies
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noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- remains
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- praises
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- tsarism
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noun,
czarism.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- mantis
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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.
- spirea
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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.
- manses
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noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- prints
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- primes
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- prises
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noun,
leverage.
- rinses
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noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- Marist
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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.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- prests
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noun,
a loan.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- prases
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- masers
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noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- spines
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noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matins
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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.
- matri-
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- spirts
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- pastis
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noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- maists
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- remiss
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adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- remans
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verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- stains
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noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stamen
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noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- ratine
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Stamps
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noun,
a postage stamp.
- stapes
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noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- sprits
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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.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- intra-
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- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- inter.
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- instr.
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- remits
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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.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- spites
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- sprain
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sprats
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- sprent
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adjective,
sprinkled.
- Spiers
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- sprint
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- Ramses
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noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- resist
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- repass
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verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- pitmen
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Mersin
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noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- sperms
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noun,
semen.
- santir
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Pamirs
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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).
- paints
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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.
- sepias
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- septi-
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- nitres
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noun,
niter.
- niters
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noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- serins
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noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- nemat-
-
- sansei
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noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- simars
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noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- satins
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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.
- pastes
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- patri-
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- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- passim
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adverb,
here and there: used in bibliographic references to indicate that the writer has drawn upon material scattered throughout the source cited.
- Passer
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noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- sarsen
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noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- penta-
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- parses
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Nasser
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noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- sinter
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noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- mensas
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noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- messin
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noun,
messan.
- saints
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noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- miners
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noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- spares
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- sparse
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adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- pisser
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noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- messan
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noun,
a lap dog; small pet dog.
- misers
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- speans
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verb (used with object),
to wean.
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- pistes
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Pitman
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Spears
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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.
- sperm-
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- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- smarts
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- 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.
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- 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.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- 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.).
- snipes
-
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.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- arsen-
-
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- trans.
-
- sterns
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- 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.
- 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.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- 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.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- AmerSp
-
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- imper.
-
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- 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.
- 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):
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- aspens
-
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.
- 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.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- temp.
-
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- 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.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Armen
-
- patr-
-
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sates
-
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.
- 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.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- pant-
-
- 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.
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- pert.
-
- apses
-
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.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- 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.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- 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-
-
- saris
-
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.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Sept.
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- tera-
-
- part.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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).
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- pari-
-
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- 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.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- 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.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- 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.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- semi-
-
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- term.
-
- pases
-
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.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- seats
-
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- pass.
-
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- 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.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- peta-
-
- 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).
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- treas
-
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- Amer.
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- rept.
-
- 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).
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- 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.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- 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)
- 30-30
-
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- 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.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- aeri-
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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.
- reni-
-
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- prim.
-
- 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.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anis-
-
- 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.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- ante-
-
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- samps
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- 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.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- sanit
-
- Sans.
-
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- pret.
-
- amin-
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- 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.
- Pres.
-
- prem.
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- anim.
-
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- prae-
-
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- nitr-
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- 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.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- span-
-
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- spasm
-
noun,
Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- meta-
-
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- 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.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- 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.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Miss.
-
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- 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.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- 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.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- spies
-
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- 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.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- matr-
-
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- 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.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- 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.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- mesas
-
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.
- 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.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- 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.
- Mists
-
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.
- ster.
-
- astr.
-
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- simas
-
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.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- simps
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- 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.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- tears
-
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- assn.
-
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- inst.
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- insp.
-
- intr.
-
- asst.
-
- nears
-
- seti-
-
- nests
-
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.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- insep
-
- Iran.
-
- Srta.
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- mast-
-
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- MPers
-
- IATSE
-
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- step-
-
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- snaps
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- 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.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- MSEnt
-
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- 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.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- 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.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- 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.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Rep.
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- Sra.
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Ste.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- 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.
- str.
-
- tRNA
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- tri-
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- 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.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- 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).
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- SRAM
-
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Tasm
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- ter.
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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.
- sepn
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sem.
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- 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.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sam.
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- rpt.
-
- RNAS
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- SMSA
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- SMTP
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- SASE
-
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- 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.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- 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.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- men-
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- 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.
- MEPA
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- 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.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- 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.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISSN
-
- 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.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- Mar.
-
- met.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Ire.
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- 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.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- MSPE
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- 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.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- 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.
- 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:
- MSTS
-
- MSIE
-
- min.
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- 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.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- MIPS
-
- 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.
- mis-
-
- MSAE
-
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- 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.
- MNAS
-
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- 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.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- amt.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- amp.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asis
-
- int.
-
- ESIS
-
- epit
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- esp.
-
- Ens.
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Imp.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- inae
-
- ins.
-
- epi-
-
- Emp.
-
- ASME
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ASSR
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- atm.
-
- ates
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- emia
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- NIRA
-
- ment
-
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Pan.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pts.
-
- PSAT
-
- prs.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- prin
-
- 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.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pre-
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- 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.
- pat.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- psia
-
- 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.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Pers
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- per.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pen.
-
- 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.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- pam.
-
- 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.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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.
- 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)
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- NTIA
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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).
- pnea
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- ATP
-
- RSA
-
- STI
-
- ea.
-
- PSE
-
- ERP
-
- ETR
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Rs.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- STP
-
- rt.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESR
-
- STM
-
- en-
-
- RPM
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMR
-
- PRA
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EIS
-
- PMT
-
- eir
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAM
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- PSA
-
- EPS
-
- 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.
- EPT
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- EMT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- RNA
-
- ean
-
- NMR
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- tr.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- tra
-
- Tpr
-
- 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.
- TPN
-
- TPM
-
- TPI
-
- AMS
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- 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.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- trp
-
- 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.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- an.
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- REA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- ASM
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ASN
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ase
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- PSS
-
- ast
-
- at.
-
- 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.
- ASI
-
- ARS
-
- 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.
- RMA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- RPS
-
- 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.
- APS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- TIA
-
- 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.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Re.
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- ETS
-
- TSS
-
- Ia.
-
- MSA
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- SMA
-
- MSE
-
- MPA
-
- MSI
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MSN
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- MST
-
- MPE
-
- MNS
-
- Mt.
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- MEP
-
- SAR
-
- mi.
-
- 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
-
- MIP
-
- SMS
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- MIT
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- pt.
-
- MTI
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- NSA
-
- NES
-
- 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.
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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:
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- Npt
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NPR
-
- 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).
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- mtn
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- MTP
-
- MTS
-
- 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:
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- Ps.
-
- prn
-
- NEA
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- Pr.
-
- pm.
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ne-
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- 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.
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SSR
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- SSN
-
- SSM
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- ISA
-
- IRS
-
- SRS
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ier
-
- rte
-
- RTS
-
- in.
-
- ine
-
- SAE
-
- NMI
-
- IPA
-
- IPM
-
- ipr
-
- IPS
-
- Ir.
-
- Sp.
-
- ist
-
- SST
-
- SPR
-
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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:
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Me.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- 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:
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- 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.
- SPS
-
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- i.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- 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.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- IP
-
- EI
-
- SA
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- S.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- NM
-
- 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.
- R.
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RN
-
- M.
-
- TM
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RI
-
- TN
-
- TP
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- N.
-
- NI
-
- RP
-
- NP
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- MP
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SN
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- MN
-
- SM
-