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- copulates
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adjective,
connected; joined.
- Patroclus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a friend of Achilles, who was slain by Hector at Troy.
- sporulate
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verb (used without object),
to produce spores.
- scopulate
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adjective,
broom-shaped; brushlike.
- pectorals
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noun,
Anatomy. a pectoral part or organ, as a pectoral muscle.
- Pactolus
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noun,
a small river in Asia Minor, in ancient Lydia: famous for the gold washed from its sands.
- lacteous
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adjective,
milky; of the color of milk.
- rosulate
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adjective,
forming a rosette or rosettes.
- outraces
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- outplace
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verb (used with object),
to provide outplacement for.
- pulsator
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noun,
something that pulsates, beats, or throbs.
- Coulters
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noun,
colter.
- couplers
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noun,
a person or thing that couples or links together.
- couplets
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noun,
a pair of successive lines of verse, especially a pair that rhyme and are of the same length.
- carousel
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noun,
merry-go-round (def 1).
- petalous
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adjective,
having petals.
- parclose
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noun,
(in a church) a screen dividing one area from another, as a chapel from an aisle.
- outleaps
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verb (used with object),
to leap ahead of or over.
- petrosal
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adjective,
petrous; hard or stony.
- osculate
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verb (used with object),
to bring into close contact or union.
- caltrops
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noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- apterous
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adjective,
Zoology. wingless, as some insects.
- scapulo-
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- spectral
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adjective,
of or relating to a specter; ghostly; phantom.
- spectro-
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- specular
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adjective,
pertaining to or having the properties of a mirror.
- polestar
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noun,
Polaris.
- saucepot
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noun,
a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- polecats
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noun,
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- octuples
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noun,
Rowing. a shell rowed by a crew of eight, each rower using a pair of oars.
- captures
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noun,
the act of capturing.
- outpaces
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- pectoral
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noun,
Anatomy. a pectoral part or organ, as a pectoral muscle.
- copulate
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adjective,
connected; joined.
- Sculptor
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noun,
a person who practices the art of sculpture.
- clotures
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noun,
a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
- clasper
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noun,
a person or thing that clasps.
- crustal
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adjective,
of or relating to a crust, as of the earth.
- coaster
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noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- parlous
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adverb,
to a large extent; greatly.
- placets
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noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- placers
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noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- caltrop
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noun,
any of several plants having spiny heads or fruit, as those of the genera Tribulus and Kallstroemia, or the star thistle, Centaurea calcitrapa.
- caplets
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- oscular
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adjective,
pertaining to an osculum.
- 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.
- plaster
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noun,
a composition, as of lime or gypsum, sand, water, and sometimes hair or other fiber, applied in a pasty form to walls, ceilings, etc., and allowed to harden and dry.
- petrous
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adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- capotes
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noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- petrols
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noun,
British. gasoline.
- capsule
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noun,
Pharmacology. a gelatinous case enclosing a dose of medicine.
- petrol.
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- toecaps
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- Pasture
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noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- closeup
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noun,
a photograph taken at close range or with a long focal-length lens, on a relatively large scale.
- talcose
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adjective,
containing or composed largely of talc.
- curtals
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noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- spurtle
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noun,
a stick used to stir porridge.
- astrol.
-
- cloture
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noun,
a method of closing a debate and causing an immediate vote to be taken on the question.
- pleuro-
-
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- cupolas
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noun,
Architecture.
a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere.
a dome, especially one covering a circular or polygonal area.
- stapler
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noun,
a machine for fastening together sheets of paper or the like, with wire staples.
- clarets
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noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- cluster
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noun,
a number of things of the same kind, growing or held together; a bunch:
- coalers
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noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- stearo-
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- Austro-
-
- Pasteur
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- platers
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noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- paroles
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- capture
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noun,
the act of capturing.
- outleap
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verb (used with object),
to leap ahead of or over.
- Capulet
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) the family name of Juliet.
Compare Montague (def 1).
- costrel
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noun,
a flask made of leather, earthenware, or wood, usually with an ear or ears by which to suspend it, as from the waist.
- Coulter
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noun,
colter.
- palters
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- outrace
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- perusal
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noun,
a reading:
- superl.
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- Palouse
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noun,
a river in NW Idaho and SW Washington, flowing W and S to the Snake River. 140 miles (225 km) long.
- teacups
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noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- cerato-
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- cartels
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noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- recusal
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noun,
the disqualification of a judge for a particular lawsuit or proceeding, especially due to some possible conflict of interest or prejudice.
- persalt
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noun,
(in a series of salts of a given metal or group) the salt in which the metal or group has a high, or the highest apparent, valence.
- copters
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noun,
helicopter.
- corslet
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noun,
corselet (def 2).
- catouse
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noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- Pelotas
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noun,
a city in S Brazil.
- copulas
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noun,
something that connects or links together.
- pelorus
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noun,
a device for measuring in degrees the relative bearings of observed objects.
- surcoat
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noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- relucts
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verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- pectous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- colures
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noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- couters
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noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- parcels
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- colters
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noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- outpace
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- Carolus
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noun,
any of various coins issued under monarchs named Charles, especially the broad of Charles I of England.
- carouse
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noun,
carousal.
- reposal
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noun,
the act of reposing.
- couplet
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noun,
a pair of successive lines of verse, especially a pair that rhyme and are of the same length.
- recoups
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noun,
an act of recouping.
- carpels
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noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- couples
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noun,
two of the same sort considered together; pair.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- pterous
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- coupler
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noun,
a person or thing that couples or links together.
- carpous
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- torulas
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noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- sulcate
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adjective,
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
- oculars
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noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- closure
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noun,
the act of closing; the state of being closed.
- scopula
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noun,
a dense tuft of hairs, as on the feet of certain spiders.
- Lautrec
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noun,
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri.
- secular
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noun,
a layperson.
- acerous
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- pulsate
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verb (used without object),
to expand and contract rhythmically, as the heart; beat; throb.
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- escolar
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noun,
a snake mackerel, especially Lepidocybium flavobrunneum.
- acetous
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adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- scaleup
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noun,
an increase in size, quantity, or activity according to a fixed scale or proportion:
- lactose
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noun,
Biochemistry. a disaccharide, C 12 H 22 O 11 , present in milk, that upon hydrolysis yields glucose and galactose.
- Scarlet
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noun,
a bright-red color inclining toward orange.
- pouters
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noun,
a person who pouts.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- troupes
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noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- locates
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- prolate
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adjective,
elongated along the polar diameter, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its longer axis (opposed to oblate).
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- Proclus
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noun,
a.d. c411–485, Greek philosopher and theologian.
- apostle
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noun,
any of the early followers of Jesus who carried the Christian message into the world.
- posture
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noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- upscale
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) elegant, elite, privileged persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- scruple
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noun,
a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions.
- uptears
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- tupelos
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noun,
any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, having ovate leaves, clusters of minute flowers, and purple, berrylike fruit, especially N. aquatica, of swampy regions of the eastern, southern, and midwestern U.S.
- scauper
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noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- Leuctra
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noun,
a town in ancient Greece, in Boeotia: Thebans defeated Spartans here 371 b.c.
- octuple
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noun,
Rowing. a shell rowed by a crew of eight, each rower using a pair of oars.
- cutlers
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- leprous
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adjective,
Pathology. affected with leprosy.
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- lectors
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noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- precuts
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- Aetolus
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noun,
son of Endymion and founder of Aetolia.
- turacos
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noun,
touraco.
- Psalter
-
noun,
the Biblical book of Psalms.
- Proteus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- sclero-
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- sporule
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noun,
a spore, especially a small one.
- polecat
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noun,
a European mammal, Mustela putorius, of the weasel family, having a blackish fur and ejecting a fetid fluid when attacked or disturbed.
Compare ferret1 (def 1).
- Lacoste
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noun,
René [ruh-ney;; French ruh-ney] /rəˈneɪ;; French rəˈneɪ/ (Show IPA), 1905–1996, French tennis player.
- corals
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noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- setula
-
noun,
a short, blunt seta.
- Cortes
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noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- lacto-
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- set-up
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noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- Slater
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noun,
a person who lays slates, as for roofing.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- supra-
-
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Scoter
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noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- Roseau
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noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- sloper
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noun,
a person or thing that slopes.
- corset
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noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- rosace
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noun,
rosette (def 3).
- costal
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adjective,
Anatomy. pertaining to the ribs or the upper sides of the body:
- COSTAR
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noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- Coster
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noun,
costermonger.
- corpus
-
noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- lopers
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noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Cutler
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or repairs knives and other cutting instruments.
- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- coapts
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verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Coates
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noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- parole
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noun,
Penology.
the conditional release of a person from prison prior to the end of the maximum sentence imposed.
such release or its duration.
an official document authorizing such a release.
- leuco-
-
- sector
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noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- Leucas
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noun,
Levkas.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- parols
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noun,
something stated or declared.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- letups
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noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- parous
-
- lector
-
noun,
a lecturer in a college or university.
- result
-
noun,
something that happens as a consequence; outcome.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- clouts
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noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- parles
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noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- Coleus
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noun,
any of several tropical Asian or African plants belonging to the genus Coleus, of the mint family, certain species of which are cultivated for their showy, colored foliage and blue flowers.
- scrota
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- loupes
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noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- copula
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noun,
something that connects or links together.
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- locust
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noun,
Also called acridid, short-horned grasshopper. any of several grasshoppers of the family Acrididae, having short antennae and commonly migrating in swarms that strip the vegetation from large areas.
- paleo-
-
- copras
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noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- palter
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verb (used without object),
to talk or act insincerely or deceitfully; lie or use trickery.
- septal
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adjective,
of or relating to a septum.
- sutler
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noun,
(formerly) a person who followed an army or maintained a store on an army post to sell provisions to the soldiers.
- copals
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noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- Parcel
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noun,
an object, article, container, or quantity of something wrapped or packed up; small package; bundle.
- locate
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verb (used with object),
to identify or discover the place or location of:
- colure
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noun,
either of two great circles of the celestial sphere intersecting each other at the poles, one passing through both equinoxes and the other through both solstices.
- sculp.
-
- colter
-
noun,
a sharp blade or wheel attached to the beam of a plow, used to cut the ground in advance of the plowshare.
- sculpt
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verb (used with or without object),
Fine Arts. to carve, model, or make by using the techniques of sculpture.
- copers
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noun,
a horse dealer.
- sclera
-
noun,
a dense, white, fibrous membrane that, with the cornea, forms the external covering of the eyeball.
- super-
-
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- sacro-
-
- rustle
-
noun,
the sound made by anything that rustles:
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- oracle
-
noun,
(especially in ancient Greece) an utterance, often ambiguous or obscure, given by a priest or priestess at a shrine as the response of a god to an inquiry.
- eclats
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- sterol
-
noun,
any of a group of solid, mostly unsaturated, polycyclic alcohols, as cholesterol and ergosterol, derived from plants or animals.
- saurel
-
noun,
any of several elongated marine fishes of the genus Trachurus, having bony plates along each side.
- culets
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- scaler
-
noun,
a person or thing that scales.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- lutose
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adjective,
covered with a powdery substance resembling mud, as certain insects.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- splore
-
noun,
a frolic; revel; carousal.
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- spruce
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- curtal
-
noun,
a 16th-century bassoon.
- sprout
-
noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- sarco-
-
- sapro-
-
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- salute
-
noun,
Military.
the special act of respect paid in saluting.
the position of the hand or rifle in saluting:
- staple
-
noun,
a short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- opacus
-
adjective,
(of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- cupro-
-
- cupola
-
noun,
Architecture.
a light structure on a dome or roof, serving as a belfry, lantern, or belvedere.
a dome, especially one covering a circular or polygonal area.
- cupels
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- Salter
-
noun,
a person who makes or sells salt.
- luteo-
-
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- cotula
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a measure.
- estral
-
adjective,
estrous.
- lucres
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- solute
-
noun,
the substance dissolved in a given solution.
- Solera
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a series of casks, graded according to age, in which sherries and brandies are stored while maturing.
- scler-
-
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- solate
-
verb (used with object),
to change from a gel to a sol.
- couple
-
noun,
two of the same sort considered together; pair.
- coupes
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- ocular
-
noun,
Optics. eyepiece.
- solace
-
noun,
comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Europa
-
noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- croups
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- lustre
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- cresol
-
noun,
any of three isomeric compounds having the formula C 7 H 8 O, usually derived from coal tar and wood tar, and used chiefly as a disinfectant.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- osteal
-
adjective,
osseous.
- Ostler
-
noun,
hostler.
- ptero-
-
- luster
-
noun,
the state or quality of shining by reflecting light; glitter, sparkle, sheen, or gloss:
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- souple
-
noun,
silk from which only a portion of the sericin has been removed.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Lurcat
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1892–1966, French painter and tapestry designer.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- scato-
-
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- stupor
-
noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- coaler
-
noun,
a railroad, ship, etc., used mainly to haul or supply coal.
- closet
-
noun,
a small room, enclosed recess, or cabinet for storing clothing, food, utensils, etc.
- pleats
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plater
-
noun,
a person or thing that plates.
- austr-
-
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- plates
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- Toluca
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Mexico state, in S central Mexico.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- pleur-
-
- placet
-
noun,
an expression or vote of assent or sanction, indicated by the use of the Latin word placet (it pleases).
- pleura
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a delicate serous membrane investing each lung in mammals and folded back as a lining of the corresponding side of the thorax.
- astro-
-
- ratels
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- torsel
-
noun,
a beam or slab of wood, stone, iron, etc., laid on a masonry wall to receive and distribute the weight from one end of a beam.
- torula
-
noun,
a highly nutritious yeast produced commercially on a sugar recovered from the manufacture of wood products or from processed fruit.
- aslope
-
adverb,
at a slope; aslant; slantingly; diagonally.
- rastle
-
verb (used with or without object),
wrestle.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- places
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- raptus
-
noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- carpus
-
noun,
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- carpo-
-
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carpel
-
noun,
a simple pistil, or a single member of a compound pistil.
- Carole
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Carlos
-
noun,
Don [don;; Spanish dawn] /dɒn;; Spanish dɔn/ (Show IPA), (Carlos Maria Isidro de Borbón) 1788–1855, pretender to the Spanish throne.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- tepals
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petro-
-
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- caplet
-
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- placer
-
noun,
a surficial mineral deposit formed by the concentration of small particles of heavy minerals, as gold, rutile, or platinum, in gravel or small sands.
- artels
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- polers
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- cartel
-
noun,
an international syndicate, combine, or trust formed especially to regulate prices and output in some field of business.
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- turco-
-
- precut
-
adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- Ulster
-
noun,
a former province in Ireland, now comprising Northern Ireland and a part of the Republic of Ireland.
- ultra-
-
- ultras
-
noun,
an extremist, as in politics, religion, fashion, etc.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- upcast
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- Aeolus
-
noun,
the ruler of the winds.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- alerts
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- pulsar
-
noun,
Astronomy. one of several hundred known celestial objects, generally believed to be rapidly rotating neutron stars, that emit pulses of radiation, especially radio waves, with a high degree of regularity.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- proles
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- aceto-
-
- aceous
-
- Proust
-
noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- utero-
-
- Alecto
-
noun,
one of the Furies.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- tousle
-
noun,
a disheveled or rumpled mass, especially of hair.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- portal
-
noun,
a door, gate, or entrance, especially one of imposing appearance, as to a palace.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- poseur
-
noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- postal
-
noun,
Informal. postal card.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Aloeus
-
noun,
a son of Poseidon, husband of Iphimedia, and foster father of Otus and Ephialtes.
- apercu
-
noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- poults
-
noun,
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- Tulare
-
noun,
a city in central California.
- Tulear
-
noun,
a city on SW Madagascar.
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- alters
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- Tupelo
-
noun,
any of several trees of the genus Nyssa, having ovate leaves, clusters of minute flowers, and purple, berrylike fruit, especially N. aquatica, of swampy regions of the eastern, southern, and midwestern U.S.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- recoup
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- lepto-
-
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- tauro-
-
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- reluct
-
verb (used without object),
to struggle (against something); rebel.
- cleats
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- clause
-
noun,
Grammar. a syntactic construction containing a subject and predicate and forming part of a sentence or constituting a whole simple sentence.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- pelota
-
noun,
a Basque and Spanish game from which jai alai was developed.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- teacup
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- catsup
-
noun,
ketchup.
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- rectal
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or for the rectum.
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- cerat-
-
- talers
-
noun,
thaler.
- rectos
-
- pastel
-
noun,
a color having a soft, subdued shade.
- Cletus
-
noun,
Anacletus.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- tarso-
-
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- patrol
-
noun,
a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- clares
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- claret
-
noun,
the red table wine produced in the Bordeaux region of France: originally it was light red or yellowish.
- Castle
-
noun,
a fortified, usually walled residence, as of a prince or noble in feudal times.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- ceorls
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- celto-
-
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- clears
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- closer
-
noun,
a person or thing that closes.
- claros
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- pulse
-
noun,
the regular throbbing of the arteries, caused by the successive contractions of the heart, especially as may be felt at an artery, as at the wrist.
- Lucas
-
noun,
George, born 1944, U.S. film director.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- parol
-
noun,
something stated or declared.
- scelp
-
noun,
a slap, smack, or blow, especially one given with the open hand.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- louts
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prae-
-
- purls
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- patr-
-
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- poult
-
noun,
a young fowl, as of the turkey, the pheasant, or a similar bird.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- lures
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- scat-
-
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- Parl.
-
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- parle
-
noun, verb (used without object),
talk; parley.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- lucre
-
noun,
monetary reward or gain; money.
- luces
-
noun,
plural of lux.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Lotus
-
noun,
a plant believed to be a jujube or elm, referred to in Greek legend as yielding a fruit that induced a state of dreamy and contented forgetfulness in those who ate it.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Prot.
-
- proc.
-
- locus
-
noun,
a place; locality.
- Prole
-
noun,
a member of the proletariat.
- rept.
-
- part.
-
- pros.
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- resp.
-
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Prus.
-
- 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.
- pules
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- leuc-
-
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- letup
-
noun,
cessation; pause; relief.
- pulas
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- louse
-
noun,
any small, wingless insect of the order Anoplura (sucking louse) parasitic on humans and other mammals and having mouthparts adapted for sucking, as Pediculus humanus (body louse or head louse) and Phthirius pubis (crab louse or pubic louse)
- 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.
- lours
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- loups
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- loupe
-
noun,
any of several varieties of magnifying glasses, used by jewelers and watchmakers, of from 2 to 20 power and intended to fit in the eye socket, to be attached to spectacles, or to be held in the hand.
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Pres.
-
- Scot.
-
- lotas
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- loper
-
noun,
a person or thing that lopes, as a horse with a loping gait.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Leros
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands of Greece, off the SW coast of Turkey. 21 sq. mi. (54 sq. km).
- loser
-
noun,
a person, team, nation, etc., that loses:
- lores
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- Lorca
-
noun,
García Lorca.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- Lopes
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- post-
-
- Port.
-
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- reals
-
noun,
real number.
- place
-
noun,
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- orles
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- pelts
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- plast
-
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Rules
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- plat.
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Plate
-
noun,
a shallow, usually circular dish, often of earthenware or porcelain, from which food is eaten.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- orals
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- orale
-
noun,
fanon (def 2).
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Plato
-
noun,
427–347 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- salep
-
noun,
a starchy, demulcent drug or foodstuff consisting of the dried tubers of certain orchids.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- OPers
-
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- recpt
-
- pert.
-
- peta-
-
- petal
-
noun,
one of the often colored segments of the corolla of a flower.
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- petr-
-
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- epulo
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a member of a body of priests who performed sacred rites during sacrificial banquets in honor of the gods.
- Osler
-
noun,
Sir William, 1849–1919, Canadian physician and professor of medicine.
- ousel
-
noun,
ouzel.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rotls
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- rect.
-
- oste-
-
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- 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.
- polar
-
adjective,
of or relating to the North or South Pole.
- Pearl
-
noun,
a smooth, rounded bead formed within the shells of certain mollusks and composed of the mineral aragonite or calcite in a matrix, deposited in concentric layers as a protective coating around an irritating foreign object: valued as a gem when lustrous and finely colored.
Compare cultured pearl.
- peals
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- octal
-
noun,
octonary (def 6).
- Poler
-
noun,
a person or thing that poles.
- octa-
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- poles
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- ocul-
-
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Sault
-
noun,
a waterfall or rapid.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- scale
-
noun,
Zoology.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
- rales
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- scalp
-
noun,
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- poet.
-
- pocul
-
- plats
-
noun,
a plot of ground.
- ploce
-
noun,
the repetition of a word or phrase to gain special emphasis or to indicate an extension of meaning, as in Ex. 3:14: “I am that I am.”.
- Salop
-
noun,
a county in W England. 1348 sq. mi. (3490 sq. km).
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- pale-
-
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- pleo-
-
- Salto
-
noun,
a city in NW Uruguay, on the Uruguay River.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- rcpt.
-
- 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.
- olpes
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- ratel
-
noun,
a badgerlike carnivore, Mellivora capensis, of Africa and India.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- sarc-
-
- plur.
-
- Pluto
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a name given to Hades, under which he is identified by the Romans with Orcus.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- Pales
-
noun,
a stake or picket, as of a fence.
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Palos
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Spain: starting point of Columbus's first voyage westward.
- pleat
-
noun,
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- copal
-
noun,
a hard, lustrous resin obtained from various tropical trees and used chiefly in making varnishes.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Coles
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Colet
-
noun,
John, 1467?–1519, English educator and clergyman.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Colas
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copr-
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- sural
-
adjective,
of or relating to the calf of the leg.
- colat
-
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Arles
-
noun,
a city in SE France, on the Rhone River: Roman ruins.
- clots
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- Talos
-
noun,
a man of brass made by Hephaestus for Minos as a guardian of Crete.
- taler
-
noun,
thaler.
- clops
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Close
-
noun,
the act of closing.
- talcs
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- clout
-
noun,
a blow, especially with the hand; cuff:
- coel-
-
- taels
-
noun,
liang.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- coals
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- artel
-
noun,
(in Russia or the Soviet Union) a peasants' or workers' cooperative; an association of workers or peasants for collective effort.
- Lepus
-
noun,
the Hare, a small southern constellation south of Orion.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Coral
-
noun,
the hard, variously colored, calcareous skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps.
- talus
-
noun,
the uppermost bone of the proximal row of bones of the tarsus; anklebone.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- Aust.
-
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Apoc.
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- trop-
-
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- cores
-
- corp.
-
- areo-
-
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Corpl
-
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- Supt.
-
- treas
-
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- clept
-
verb,
a simple past tense and past participle of clepe.
- asco-
-
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- carls
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- Carol
-
noun,
a song, especially of joy.
- carp-
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- Capt.
-
- tears
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- teals
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- caps.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Calpe
-
noun,
ancient name of the Rock of Gibraltar.
- tolas
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- Tolar
-
noun,
the basic monetary unit of Slovenia until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 stotins.
- toles
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- aulos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek wind instrument, a double pipe played with a double reed.
- Tesla
-
noun,
a unit of magnetic induction equal to one weber per square meter. Abbreviation: T.
- tera-
-
- tepal
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a flower perianth, especially one that is not clearly differentiated into petals and sepals, as in lilies and tulips.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- telos
-
noun,
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- telo-
-
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- cleat
-
noun,
a wedge-shaped block fastened to a surface to serve as a check or support:
- Clare
-
noun,
a county in W Republic of Ireland. 1231 sq. mi. (3190 sq. km). County seat: Ennis.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- claps
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- clapt
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of clap1 .
- claro
-
noun,
such a cigar.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- clase
-
- CLASP
-
noun,
a device, usually of metal, for fastening together two or more things or parts of the same thing:
- clast
-
noun,
a grain of sediment, silt, sand, gravel, etc., especially as a constituent fragment of a clastic rock formation, as distinguished from a chemical or biogenic component of such a formation.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- clear
-
noun,
a clear or unobstructed space.
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- astr.
-
- cauls
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- caus.
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Celt.
-
abbreviation,
Celtic.
- celts
-
noun,
an ax of stone or metal without perforations or grooves, for hafting.
- ceorl
-
noun,
churl (def 4).
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- cero-
-
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cert.
-
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- soler
-
noun,
Padre Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1729–83, Spanish organist and composer.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- acro-
-
- Sorel
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1847–1922, French engineer and social philosopher.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Soult
-
noun,
Nicolas Jean de Dieu [nee-kaw-lah zhahn duh dyœ] /ni kɔˈlɑ ʒɑ̃ də dyœ/ (Show IPA), (Duke of Dalmatia) 1769–1851, French marshal.
- actos
-
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- acpt.
-
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- aero-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Elura
-
noun,
Ellora.
- 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.
- spec.
-
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- Ecua.
-
- Alcor
-
- ecto-
-
- ectal
-
adjective,
external; outer; on the surface of.
- solar
-
noun,
Informal. solar energy.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- eclat
-
noun,
brilliance of success, reputation, etc.:
- seral
-
adjective,
of or relating to a sere.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- 30-30
-
- lect.
-
- least
-
noun,
something that is least; the least amount, quantity, degree, etc.
- sect.
-
- lears
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- leapt
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- leaps
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Seoul
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of South Korea, in the W part.
- sepal
-
noun,
one of the individual leaves or parts of the calyx of a flower.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- later
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sero-
-
- socle
-
noun,
a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.
- LASER
-
noun,
a device that produces a nearly parallel, nearly monochromatic, and coherent beam of light by exciting atoms to a higher energy level and causing them to radiate their energy in phase.
- Lares
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- lapse
-
noun,
an accidental or temporary decline or deviation from an expected or accepted condition or state; a temporary falling or slipping from a previous standard:
- slate
-
noun,
a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- lact-
-
- laces
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- slept
-
noun,
the state of a person, animal, or plant that sleeps.
- USLTA
-
- slurp
-
noun,
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:
- eusol
-
noun,
an antiseptic solution prepared from chlorinated lime and boric acid, formerly used in treating wounds.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- Euro-
-
- acet-
-
- ecol.
-
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- ulcer
-
noun,
Pathology. a sore on the skin or a mucous membrane, accompanied by the disintegration of tissue, the formation of pus, etc.
- Tulsa
-
noun,
a city in NE Oklahoma: center of a rich oil-producing region.
- cupel
-
noun,
a small, cuplike, porous container, usually made of bone ash, used in assaying, as for separating gold and silver from lead.
- Alost
-
noun,
a city in central Belgium, NW of Brussels.
- culpa
-
noun,
Roman and Civil Law. negligence; neglect (distinguished from dolus):
- culet
-
noun,
Jewelry. a small face forming the bottom of a faceted gem.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Alsop
-
noun,
Joseph W(right) 1910–1989, U.S. political journalist and writer.
- spelt
-
noun,
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
- alter
-
noun,
David, 1807–81, U.S. physicist.
- steal
-
noun,
Informal. an act of stealing; theft.
- stela
-
noun,
stele (defs 1–3).
- alto-
-
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- Altus
-
noun,
a city in SW Oklahoma.
- Srta.
-
- tules
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- stola
-
noun,
a long, loose tunic or robe, with or without sleeves, worn by women of ancient Rome.
- alure
-
noun,
a passageway, as the walk along one side of a cloister.
- stole
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical vestment consisting of a narrow strip of silk or other material worn over the shoulders or, by deacons, over the left shoulder only, and arranged to hang down in front to the knee or below.
Compare tippet (def 2).
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- cruel
-
adjective,
willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- stale
-
adjective,
not fresh; vapid or flat, as beverages; dry or hardened, as bread.
- auto.
-
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- alecs
-
noun,
a herring.
- Aleut
-
noun,
Also, Aleutian. a member of a people native to the Aleutian Islands and the western Alaska Peninsula who are related physically and culturally to the Eskimos.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- alert
-
noun,
an attitude of vigilance, readiness, or caution, as before an expected attack.
- spor-
-
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Aleus
-
noun,
a king of Tegea and the father of Amphidamas, Auge, Cepheus, and Lycurgus.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- splat
-
noun,
Also, splad. a broad, flat piece of wood, either pierced or solid, forming the center upright part of a chair back or the like.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- curls
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- Alope
-
noun,
a daughter of Cercyon who was raped by Poseidon and bore a son, Hippothous.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Pula
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin, paper money, and monetary unit of Botswana, equal to 100 thebe: replaced the rand in 1976.
- tule
-
noun,
either of two large bulrushes, Scirpus lacustris or S. acutus, found in California and adjacent regions in inundated lands and marshes.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Ural
-
noun,
a river in the Russian Federation, flowing S from the S Ural Mountains to the Caspian Sea. 1575 miles (2535 km) long.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Tula
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, S of Moscow.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- ulto
-
- Toul
-
noun,
a fortress town in NE France, on the Moselle: siege 1870. 16,832.
- top-
-
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- pts.
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- USRC
-
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- USAR
-
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- 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.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- uret
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- purl
-
noun,
a basic stitch in knitting, the reverse of the knit, formed by pulling a loop of the working yarn back through an existing stitch and then slipping that stitch off the needle.
Compare knit (def 11).
- uro-
-
- purs
-
- USCA
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- puls
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- rale
-
noun,
an abnormal crackling or rattling sound heard upon auscultation of the chest, caused by disease or congestion of the lungs.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- USPO
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pule
-
verb (used without object),
to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper.
- Tues
-
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- USTC
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- tole
-
noun,
enameled or lacquered metalware, usually with gilt decoration, often used, especially in the 18th century, for trays, lampshades, etc.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPCA
-
- saur
-
- Saul
-
noun,
the first king of Israel. I Sam. 9.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- 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.
-
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- Soul
-
noun,
the principle of life, feeling, thought, and action in humans, regarded as a distinct entity separate from the body, and commonly held to be separable in existence from the body; the spiritual part of humans as distinct from the physical part.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- Sra.
-
- SALT
-
noun,
a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sale
-
noun,
the act of selling.
- Ste.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- rule
-
noun,
a principle or regulation governing conduct, action, procedure, arrangement, etc.:
- sloe
-
noun,
the small, sour, blackish fruit of the blackthorn, Prunus spinosa, of the rose family.
- 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.
- seal
-
noun,
an embossed emblem, figure, symbol, word, letter, etc., used as attestation or evidence of authenticity.
- sec.
-
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- scr.
-
- slap
-
noun,
a sharp blow or smack, especially with the open hand or with something flat.
- slat
-
noun,
a long thin, narrow strip of wood, metal, etc., used as a support for a bed, as one of the horizontal laths of a Venetian blind, etc.
- slop
-
noun,
a quantity of liquid carelessly spilled or splashed about.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- slot
-
noun,
a narrow, elongated depression, groove, notch, slit, or aperture, especially a narrow opening for receiving or admitting something, as a coin or a letter.
- slue
-
noun,
the act of sluing.
- slur
-
noun,
a slurred utterance or sound.
- slut
-
noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a sexually promiscuous woman, or a woman who behaves or dresses in an overtly sexual way.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Sol.
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Sola
-
noun,
an Indian shrub, Aeschynomene aspera, of the legume family, the pith of which is used for making helmets.
- sole
-
noun,
the bottom or under surface of the foot.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- STOL
-
noun,
a convertiplane that can become airborne after a short takeoff run and has forward speeds comparable to those of conventional aircraft.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- tola
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India: the government tola is 180 ser and equals 180 grains (11.7 grams), the weight of a silver rupee.
- rel.
-
- talc
-
noun,
Also, talcum [tal-kuh m] /ˈtæl kəm/ (Show IPA). a green-to-gray, soft mineral, hydrous magnesium silicate, Mg 3 (Si 4 O 10)(OH) 2 , unctuous to the touch, and occurring usually in foliated or compact masses, used in making lubricants, talcum powder, electrical insulation, etc.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- tale
-
noun,
a narrative that relates the details of some real or imaginary event, incident, or case; story:
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- repl
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Rep.
-
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- taur
-
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- teal
-
noun,
any of several species of small dabbling ducks, of worldwide distribution, usually traveling in tight flocks and frequenting ponds and marshes.
- 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.
- tel-
-
- tela
-
noun,
a seaport in N Honduras.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- real
-
noun,
real number.
- ter.
-
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- tael
-
noun,
liang.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- rpt.
-
- supr
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- str.
-
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- ROTL
-
noun,
a unit of weight used in Islamic countries, varying widely in value, but of the order of the pound.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- 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.
- sur-
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- role
-
noun,
a part or character played by an actor or actress.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 1080
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Carl
-
noun,
Scot.
a strong, robust fellow, especially a strong manual laborer.
a miser; an extremely thrifty person.
- LEST
-
conjunction,
for fear that; so that (one) should not (used negatively to introduce a clause expressive of an action or occurrence requiring caution):
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Leta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Latona.
- Leto
-
noun,
the mother by Zeus of Apollo and Artemis, called Latona by the Romans.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- loca
-
noun,
a plural of locus.
- Leos
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Lope
-
noun,
the act or the gait of loping.
- lops
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- Lore
-
noun,
the body of knowledge, especially of a traditional, anecdotal, or popular nature, on a particular subject:
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- Lose
-
Idioms,
lose face. face (def 51).
- lost
-
Idioms,
get lost, Slang.
to absent oneself:
to stop being a nuisance:
- cat.
-
- LEAS
-
noun,
a tract of open ground, especially grassland; meadow.
- Lota
-
noun,
(in India) a small container for water, usually of brass or copper and round in shape.
- late
-
Idioms,
of late, lately; recently:
- LARC
-
noun,
long-acting reversible contraceptive (or contraception):
- Lars
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Lawrence.
- Cels
-
- lase
-
verb (used without object),
to give off coherent light, as in a laser.
- last
-
noun,
a person or thing that is last.
- Lat.
-
- lats
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Latvia, equal to 100 santimi.
- Lear
-
noun,
learning; instruction; lesson.
- Laue
-
noun,
Max Theodor Felix von [mahks tey-oh-dohr fey-liks fuh n] /mɑks ˈteɪ oʊˌdoʊr ˈfeɪ lɪks fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1960, German physicist: Nobel Prize 1914.
- Cela
-
noun,
Camilo José [kah-mee-law haw-se] /kɑˈmi lɔ hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1916–2001, Spanish writer.
- caul
-
noun,
a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- lea.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- LEAP
-
noun,
a spring, jump, or bound; a light, springing movement.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- lote
-
noun,
lotus.
- Laos
-
noun,
a country in SE Asia: formerly part of French Indochina. 91,500 sq. mi. (236,985 sq. km). Capital: Vientiane.
- Opal
-
noun,
a mineral, an amorphous form of silica, SiO 2 with some water of hydration, found in many varieties and colors, including a form that is milky white.
- ates
-
- Oct.
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- ole-
-
- oles
-
noun,
a cry of “olé.”.
- Olpe
-
noun,
a form of the oinochoe.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- ator
-
- OPer
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asc-
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- cap.
-
- lues
-
noun,
syphilis.
- Loup
-
noun,
a cloth mask, often of silk or velvet, that covers only half the face.
- lour
-
verb (used without object), noun,
lower2 .
- lout
-
noun,
an awkward, stupid person; clumsy, ill-mannered boor; oaf.
- CALS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Calvin.
- Cal.
-
- Luce
-
noun,
a pike, especially when fully grown.
- Lupe
-
noun,
a female given name.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- lure
-
noun,
anything that attracts, entices, or allures.
- Lust
-
noun,
intense sexual desire or appetite.
- aut-
-
- Aus.
-
- OAPC
-
- aur-
-
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- eco-
-
- 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.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- ect-
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- ELAS
-
- Elsa
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Elizabeth.
- Cort
-
- eous
-
- Earl
-
noun,
a British nobleman of a rank below that of marquis and above that of viscount: called count for a time after the Norman conquest. The wife of an earl is a countess.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Cor.
-
- cult
-
noun,
a particular system of religious worship, especially with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- ctr.
-
- cts.
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cule
-
- cur.
-
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- curl
-
noun,
a coil or ringlet of hair.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- cet-
-
- clep
-
- clot
-
noun,
a mass or lump.
- CLOS
-
noun,
a walled vineyard.
- clop
-
noun,
a sound made by or as if by a horse's hoof striking the ground.
- Cloe
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Chloe.
- Eula
-
noun,
End-User License Agreement: a contract between the manufacturer of computer software and the person who installs and uses it:
- Eur.
-
- Cleo
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Clea
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Cleopatra.
- clar
-
- clap
-
noun,
an act or instance of clapping.
- Ceto
-
- lace
-
noun,
a netlike ornamental fabric made of threads by hand or machine.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- lacs
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- etc.
-
- clou
-
noun,
a major point of interest or attention.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- COLA
-
noun,
a carbonated soft drink containing an extract made from kola nuts, together with sweeteners and other flavorings.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- COLT
-
noun,
a young male animal of the horse family.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- cols
-
noun,
Physical Geography. a pass or depression in a mountain range or ridge.
- Cole
-
noun,
any of various plants of the genus Brassica, of the mustard family, especially kale and rape.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Col.
-
- est.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- coal
-
noun,
a black or dark-brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel.
Compare anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite.
- clue
-
noun,
anything that serves to guide or direct in the solution of a problem, mystery, etc.
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- ACLU
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pola
-
noun,
Pula.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- pole
-
noun,
a long, cylindrical, often slender piece of wood, metal, etc.:
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pols
-
noun,
a politician, especially one experienced in making political deals, exchanging political favors, etc.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- par.
-
- Pal.
-
- pos.
-
- Pol.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- ACLS
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pot.
-
- Alec
-
noun,
a herring.
- ales
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- aloe
-
noun,
any chiefly African shrub belonging to the genus Aloe, of the lily family, certain species of which yield a fiber.
- Alps
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- Also
-
adverb,
in addition; too; besides; as well:
- alt.
-
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- plus
-
noun,
a plus quantity.
- plea
-
noun,
an appeal or entreaty:
- aer-
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Peul
-
noun,
Fulani.
- plot
-
noun,
a secret plan or scheme to accomplish some purpose, especially a hostile, unlawful, or evil purpose:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- aet.
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Alco
-
- Pers
-
- PERL
-
- per.
-
- pelt
-
noun,
the act of pelting.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- 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.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peal
-
noun,
a loud, prolonged ringing of bells.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- pct.
-
- acr-
-
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- Paul
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. c67, a missionary and apostle to the gentiles: author of several of the Epistles.
Compare Saul (def 2).
- alts
-
noun,
in alt, in the first octave above the treble staff.
- acle
-
noun,
the hard, durable wood of a Philippine leguminous tree, Albizzia acle, used for making fine furniture.
- out-
-
- PSAT
-
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- pre-
-
- apo-
-
- orle
-
noun,
Heraldry.
a charge in the form of a narrow band following the form of the escutcheon within the edge, so that the extreme outer edge of the escutcheon is of the field tincture.
an arrangement in orle of small charges:
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- prec
-
- Apr.
-
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- prs.
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- 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.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- psec
-
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- oral
-
noun,
an oral examination in a school, college, or university, given especially to a candidate for an advanced degree.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- Orel
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the left bank of the Oka River, S of Moscow.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- 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.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- CRT
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CRP
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ap-
-
- UTC
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRS
-
- ae.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- CLU
-
- AUC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- USC
-
- ac-
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- CPA
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- CPU
-
- CPS
-
- USR
-
- ACP
-
- CPR
-
- CPO
-
- CPL
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Ar.
-
- al.
-
- USP
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- ALP
-
noun,
a high mountain.
- STP
-
- ACS
-
- ur-
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- USO
-
- ure
-
- TAL
-
- 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.
- CLR
-
- ca.
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- Apl
-
- TSE
-
- TSP
-
- 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.
- Co.
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- tlr
-
- CSA
-
- ATC
-
- tlo
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- ARU
-
- ase
-
- Tro
-
- trp
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- ASU
-
- APS
-
- at.
-
- 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.
- TLC
-
- AEC
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- ule
-
noun,
caucho.
- CEA
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- tra
-
- ALC
-
- CEO
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- UCR
-
- cle
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Clo
-
- up-
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- UPC
-
- ale
-
noun,
a malt beverage, darker, heavier, and more bitter than beer, containing about 6 percent alcohol by volume.
- TCA
-
- ct.
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- cl.
-
- APC
-
- AOU
-
- aor
-
- ALU
-
- ALS
-
noun,
Indian mulberry.
- TCS
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- UAR
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- 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.
- ult
-
- Esc
-
- CSO
-
- RSA
-
- So.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- Rs.
-
- SRO
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- RPO
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- ot-
-
- OTA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Sp.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Pa.
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- OAP
-
- sc.
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- CSR
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OAU
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OCS
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- Ola
-
- SAR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- OPA
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Sal
-
noun,
salt1 .
- SAE
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- pc.
-
- Luo
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in southwest Kenya.
- RCS
-
- POA
-
- POC
-
- 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.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- POR
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- PLR
-
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- PRA
-
- PRC
-
- PSA
-
- PSC
-
- Pul
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Afghanistan, the 100th part of an afghani.
- PSE
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PUC
-
- plu
-
noun,
plew.
- RCA
-
- Pr.
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- ROP
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- ROA
-
- 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.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- PLO
-
- PCS
-
- pea
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noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- pl.
-
- PL1
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noun,
Computers. a high-level programming language that is designed for solving problems in science and engineering as well as in business data processing.
- PLA
-
- PLC
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- Oc.
-
- OAS
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- ESL
-
- EPA
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- ESR
-
- ESU
-
- ltr
-
- ETR
-
- ETS
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- eu-
-
- La.
-
- SLR
-
- EPS
-
- Ep.
-
- Lt.
-
- spt
-
- STL
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- Sr.
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- eo-
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- SPR
-
- 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.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- els
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- SLP
-
- ETO
-
- lep
-
- LEO
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Lion, a zodiacal constellation between Virgo and Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus.
- LCA
-
- LCT
-
- LPS
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- Lou
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Louis.
- Lot
-
noun,
one of a set of objects, as straws or pebbles, drawn or thrown from a container to decide a question or choice by chance.
- 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.
- SEL
-
noun, adjective, pronoun,
self.
- SCP
-
- LSC
-
- Ler
-
noun,
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
- Les
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- LOP
-
noun,
parts or a part lopped off.
- se-
-
- LOE
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
love.
- let
-
noun,
British. a lease.
- LOC
-
- leu
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Romania, equal to 100 bani. Abbreviation: L.
- 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).
- LAO
-
noun,
a member of a people of Laos and northern Thailand.
- SLA
-
- Las
-
noun,
the syllable used for the sixth tone of a diatonic scale.
- LAP
-
noun,
the front part of the human body from the waist to the knees when in a sitting position.
- Lae
-
noun,
a seaport in E Papua New Guinea: used as a major supply base by the Japanese in World War II.
- LST
-
- LTA
-
- SLE
-
- LAR
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) Roman Religion. any of the Lares.
- LAC
-
noun,
a resinous substance deposited on the twigs of various trees in southern Asia by the female of the lac insect: used in the manufacture of varnishes, sealing wax, etc., and in the production of a red coloring matter.
Compare shellac (defs 1, 2).
- O.
-
- PU
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- SU
-
- 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.
- TL
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AO
-
- CU
-
- RC
-
- CE
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- LR
-
- OA
-
- R.
-
- L1
-
- LO
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of low1 , used especially in labeling or advertising commercial products:
- TP
-
- L2
-
- LP
-
plural,
a phonograph record played at 33 1/3 r.p.m.; long-playing record.
- LC
-
- L.
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- 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.
- RU
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- U.
-
- ol
-
- SL
-
- UC
-
- RO
-
- UL
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- le
-
- TC
-
- RP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- el
-
noun,
Informal. elevated railroad.
- LU
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Lou.