Anagrams of spermatangium
Word spermatangium has
2706 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of spermatangium.
- supergiant
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noun,
Astronomy. supergiant star.
- pentagrams
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noun,
a five-pointed, star-shaped figure made by extending the sides of a regular pentagon until they meet, used as an occult symbol by the Pythagoreans and later philosophers, by magicians, etc.
- spermatium
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noun,
Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- amateurism
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noun,
the practice, quality, or character of an amateur or amateurish performance.
- germaniums
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noun,
a scarce, metallic, grayish-white element, normally tetravalent, used chiefly in transistors. Symbol: Ge; atomic weight: 72.59; atomic number: 32; specific gravity: 5.36 at 20°C.
- ptarmigans
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noun,
any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, of mountainous and cold northern regions, having feathered feet.
- guaranties
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noun,
a warrant, pledge, or formal assurance given as security that another's debt or obligation will be fulfilled.
- mainstream
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noun,
the principal or dominant course, tendency, or trend:
- pragmatism
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noun,
character or conduct that emphasizes practicality.
- mustanger
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noun,
a person who engages in mustanging.
- septarium
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noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- antiserum
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noun,
a serum containing antibodies, as antitoxins or agglutinins, obtained by inoculation of animals and used for injection into other animals to provide immunity to a specific disease.
- pasturage
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noun,
pasture.
- pentagram
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noun,
a five-pointed, star-shaped figure made by extending the sides of a regular pentagon until they meet, used as an occult symbol by the Pythagoreans and later philosophers, by magicians, etc.
- gauntries
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noun,
gantry.
- marinates
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- septimana
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noun,
a week.
- germanium
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noun,
a scarce, metallic, grayish-white element, normally tetravalent, used chiefly in transistors. Symbol: Ge; atomic weight: 72.59; atomic number: 32; specific gravity: 5.36 at 20°C.
- streaming
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noun,
an act or instance of flowing.
- ageratums
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Ageratum, especially A. houstonianum, having heart-shaped leaves and small, dense, blue, lavender, or white flower heads, often grown in gardens.
- umpirages
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noun,
the office or authority of an umpire.
- gemmipara
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plural noun,
gemmiparous animals, as hydra.
- Germanist
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noun,
a specialist in the study of German culture, literature, or linguistics.
- Germanism
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noun,
a usage, idiom, or other feature that is characteristic of the German language.
- pagurians
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noun,
a hermit crab, especially of the genus Pagurus.
- ruminates
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verb (used with object),
to chew again or over and over.
- paginates
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verb (used with object),
to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
- sarmentum
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noun,
a slender running stem; runner.
- geraniums
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.
- Martineau
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noun,
Harriet, 1802–76, English novelist and economist.
- presuming
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adjective,
presumptuous.
- spermatia
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noun,
Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- marginate
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adjective,
having a margin.
- paraments
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noun,
a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- Satu-Mare
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noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- ptarmigan
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noun,
any of several grouses of the genus Lagopus, of mountainous and cold northern regions, having feathered feet.
- signature
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noun,
a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
- argentums
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noun,
silver. Symbol: Ag.
- mismanage
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verb (used with or without object),
to manage incompetently or dishonestly:
- argumenta
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noun,
argument (def 3).
- Grampians
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noun,
The, (used with a plural verb) a range of low mountains in central Scotland, separating the Highlands from the Lowlands. Highest peak, Ben Nevis, 4406 feet (1343 meters).
- pargasite
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noun,
a green or bluegreen variety of hornblende.
- magnetism
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noun,
the properties of attraction possessed by magnets; the molecular properties common to magnets.
- magnesium
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noun,
a light, ductile, silver-white, metallic element that burns with a dazzling white light, used in lightweight alloys, flares, fireworks, in the manufacture of flashbulbs, optical mirrors, and precision instruments, and as a zinc substitute in batteries. Symbol: Mg; atomic weight: 24.312; atomic number: 12; specific gravity: 1.74 at 20°C.
- Martinmas
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noun,
a church festival, November 11, in honor of St. Martin.
- runagates
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noun,
a fugitive or runaway.
- spearmint
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
- unmiters
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verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- aspirate
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noun,
Phonetics. a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds.
- primages
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noun,
a small allowance formerly paid by a shipper to the master and crew of a vessel for the loading and care of the goods: now charged with the freight and retained by the shipowner.
- mainmast
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noun,
the second mast from forward in any ship having two or more masts, except for a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
- stumpage
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noun,
standing timber with reference to its value.
- unitages
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noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- angaries
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noun,
the right of a belligerent state to seize and use the property of neutrals for purposes of warfare, subject to payment of full compensation.
- sterigma
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noun,
a small stalk that bears a sporangium, a conidium, or especially a basidiospore.
- sarmenta
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noun,
a slender running stem; runner.
- paganism
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noun,
pagan spirit or attitude in religious or moral questions.
- aspirant
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noun,
a person who aspires, as one who seeks or desires a career, advancement, status, etc.:
- amirates
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noun,
emirate.
- Magnesia
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noun,
a white, tasteless substance, magnesium oxide, MgO, used in medicine as an antacid and laxative.
- Santarem
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noun,
a city in N Brazil, on the Amazon River.
- Santeria
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a religion merging the worship of Yoruba deities with veneration of Roman Catholic saints: practiced in Cuba and spread to other parts of the Caribbean and to the U.S. by Cuban emigrés.
- magentas
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noun,
fuchsin.
- unmitres
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verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- Pergamum
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noun,
an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
- gematria
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noun,
a cabbalistic system of interpretation of the Scriptures by substituting for a particular word another word whose letters give the same numerical sum.
- sapremia
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noun,
blood poisoning caused by the toxins produced by bacterial putrefaction, as in gangrene.
- magnates
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noun,
a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.:
- Primates
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noun,
the order comprising the primates.
- Ammianus
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noun,
Marcellinus [mahr-suh-lahy-nuh s] /ˌmɑr səˈlaɪ nəs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c325–c398, Roman historian.
- Artesian
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adjective,
noting, pertaining to, or characteristic of an artesian well.
- paginate
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verb (used with object),
to indicate the sequence of pages in (a book, manuscript, etc.) by placing numbers or other characters on each leaf; to number the pages of.
- partisan
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noun,
an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, especially a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- Guaranis
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noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Paraguay, equal to 100 centimos.
- samarium
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noun,
a rare-earth metallic element discovered in samarskite. Symbol: Sm; atomic weight: 150.35; atomic number: 62; specific gravity: 7.49.
- parament
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noun,
a decoration for a room, as a tapestry.
- grammies
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noun,
one of a group of statuettes awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievement in various categories in the recording industry.
- parasite
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noun,
an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.
- grummets
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noun,
grommet.
- Suriname
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noun,
a republic on the NE coast of South America: formerly a territory of the Netherlands; gained independence 1975. 60,230 sq. mi. (155,995 sq. km). Capital: Paramaribo.
- guisarme
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noun,
a shafted weapon having as a head a curved, double-edged blade with a beak at the back.
- Grampian
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noun,
a region in E Scotland. 3361 sq. mi. (8704 sq. km).
- apterium
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- psammite
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noun,
any sandstone.
- partings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- argument
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noun,
an oral disagreement; verbal opposition; contention; altercation:
- Parmesan
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adjective,
of or from Parma, in northern Italy.
- arginase
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noun,
a liver enzyme that converts arginine to urea.
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- armament
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noun,
the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied.
- supinate
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verb (used with object),
to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- umpirage
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noun,
the office or authority of an umpire.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- Geranium
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Geranium, which comprises the crane's-bills.
- Germania
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noun,
an ancient region in central Europe, N of the Danube River.
- pagurian
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noun,
a hermit crab, especially of the genus Pagurus.
- animates
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adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- tangrams
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noun,
a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid, which can be combined so as to form a great variety of other figures.
- puritans
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noun,
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- tanagers
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noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- immature
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adjective,
not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- tamarins
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noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- patagium
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noun,
a wing membrane, as of a bat.
- imamates
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noun,
the office of an imam.
- Sumerian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sumer.
- pastrami
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noun,
a brisket of beef that has been cured in a mixture of garlic, peppercorns, sugar, coriander seeds, etc., then smoked before cooking.
- Armitage
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noun,
Kenneth, 1916–2002, English sculptor.
- Superman
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noun,
a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.
- gummites
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noun,
a yellow to red alteration product of pitchblende and a minor ore of uranium, having a greasy luster and occurring in gumlike masses.
- pertains
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- ragtimes
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noun,
rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- Ramsgate
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noun,
a seaport in NE Kent, in SE England: resort.
- ruminate
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verb (used with object),
to chew again or over and over.
- Ageratum
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Ageratum, especially A. houstonianum, having heart-shaped leaves and small, dense, blue, lavender, or white flower heads, often grown in gardens.
- septaria
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noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- tempuras
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- pigments
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noun,
a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
- agminate
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adjective,
aggregated together.
- mutagens
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noun,
a substance or preparation capable of inducing mutation.
- nametags
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noun,
an identification tag or label showing one's name and sometimes one's address or business affiliation, attached to an article of clothing or worn around the neck or wrist.
- spumante
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noun,
Italian. any sparkling wine.
- rampages
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noun,
violent or excited behavior that is reckless, uncontrolled, or destructive.
- uraemias
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noun,
uremia.
- Eurasian
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noun,
the offspring of a European and an Asian.
- tear-gas
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noun,
a gas that makes the eyes smart and water, thus producing a temporary blindness, used in modern warfare, to quell riots, etc.
- rummages
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noun,
miscellaneous articles; odds and ends.
- martians
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- augments
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noun,
Grammar. a prefixed vowel or a lengthening of the initial vowel that characterizes certain forms in the nonpresent inflection of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, Armenian, and Phrygian.
- upstream
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adverb,
toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
- Spearing
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noun,
an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty.
- emigrant
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noun,
a person who emigrates, as from his or her native country or region:
Synonyms: émigré, expatriate.
- piraguas
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noun,
Also, pirogue. a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk.
- mintages
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noun,
the act or process of minting.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- tramping
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noun,
hiking, especially on trails having huts at regular intervals for hikers to use overnight.
- Rasputin
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noun,
Grigori Efimovich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ɪˈfi mə vɪtʃ;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪˈfyi mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
- minarets
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- epigrams
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noun,
any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed.
- Spearman
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noun,
a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
- Erastian
-
noun,
an advocate of Erastianism.
- auramine
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noun,
a yellow, crystalline solid, C 17 H 22 ClN 3 , soluble in water, alcohol, and ether, used chiefly as a dye for paper and leather.
- migrates
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verb (used without object),
to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate.
Antonyms: remain.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- migrants
-
noun,
a person or animal that migrates.
- muriates
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- Terminus
-
noun,
the end or extremity of anything.
- Erasmian
-
noun,
a follower of Erasmus.
- trangams
-
noun,
an odd gadget; gewgaw; trinket.
- taurines
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- argentum
-
noun,
silver. Symbol: Ag.
- gamesman
-
noun,
a person who is skilled at manipulating events and circumstances to gain or maintain personal advantage, especially in business or politics.
- ramentum
-
noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- margents
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noun,
margin.
- seatrain
-
noun,
a ship for the transportation of loaded railroad cars.
- natriums
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noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- amentias
-
noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- runagate
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noun,
a fugitive or runaway.
- marinate
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verb (used with object),
to steep (food) in a marinade.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- raiments
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- trepangs
-
noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- manteaus
-
noun,
a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
- petunias
-
noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- manumits
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verb (used with object),
to release from slavery or servitude.
- Semarang
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noun,
a seaport on N Java, in S Indonesia.
- man-trap
-
noun,
an outdoor trap set for humans, as to snare poachers or trespassers.
- marmites
-
noun,
a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
- marsupia
-
noun,
the pouch or fold of skin on the abdomen of a female marsupial.
- Asturian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asturias.
- Garneau
-
noun,
François Xavier [French frahn-swa gza-vyey] /French frɑ̃ˈswa gzaˈvyeɪ/ (Show IPA), 1809–66, Canadian historian.
- tamarin
-
noun,
any South American marmoset of the genera Saguinus and Leontopithecus (Leontideus), having silky fur and a nonprehensile tail: several species are threatened or endangered.
- pastern
-
noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- gammers
-
noun,
an old woman.
- garnets
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- grammes
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noun,
gram1 .
- epigram
-
noun,
any witty, ingenious, or pointed saying tersely expressed.
- taipans
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- garment
-
noun,
any article of clothing:
- ruinate
-
adjective,
ruined.
- timarau
-
noun,
tamarau.
- Eastman
-
noun,
George, 1854–1932, U.S. philanthropist and inventor in the field of photography.
- pitmans
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- granite
-
noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- eatings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- pitanga
-
noun,
Surinam cherry.
- granita
-
noun,
frozen flavored ice.
- emagram
-
noun,
a thermodynamic chart indicating temperature as the abscissa on a linear scale and pressure as the ordinate on a logarithmic scale.
- Perugia
-
noun,
a city in central Umbria, in central Italy.
- parting
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- entraps
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- tarpans
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- grampus
-
noun,
a cetacean, Grampus griseus, of the dolphin family, widely distributed in northern seas.
- piragua
-
noun,
Also, pirogue. a canoe made by hollowing out a tree trunk.
- Piraeus
-
noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- engrams
-
noun,
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
- enigmas
-
noun,
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
- tamaris
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- Tarpeia
-
noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- pinetum
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- taurine
-
noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- pertain
-
verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- piaster
-
noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- estamin
-
noun,
a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
- pignuts
-
noun,
the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra, of North America.
- Permian
-
noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- pigment
-
noun,
a dry insoluble substance, usually pulverized, which when suspended in a liquid vehicle becomes a paint, ink, etc.
- gaiters
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- gainers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- rummage
-
noun,
miscellaneous articles; odds and ends.
- Geraint
-
noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- Tangier
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- tearing
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- tapeman
-
noun,
a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
- Eurasia
-
noun,
Europe and Asia considered together as one continent.
- Gautier
-
noun,
Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1811–72, French poet, novelist, and critic.
- rummies
-
noun,
any of various card games for two, three, or four players, each usually being dealt seven, nine, or ten cards, in which the object is to match cards into sets and sequences.
- peasant
-
noun,
a member of a class of persons, as in Europe, Asia, and Latin America, who are small farmers or farm laborers of low social rank.
- Genista
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- tangram
-
noun,
a Chinese puzzle consisting of a square cut into five triangles, a square, and a rhomboid, which can be combined so as to form a great variety of other figures.
- patines
-
noun,
patina.
- gamines
-
noun,
a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
- gisarme
-
noun,
guisarme.
- Persian
-
noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- Pasteur
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- pastime
-
noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- pastina
-
noun,
very small pieces of pasta in various shapes, used especially in soups.
- Petunia
-
noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- pinatas
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- tammies
-
noun,
a fabric of mixed fibers, constructed in plain weave and often heavily glazed, used in the manufacture of linings and undergarments.
- Pasture
-
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.
- gateman
-
noun,
a gatekeeper.
- Targums
-
noun,
a translation or paraphrase in Aramaic of a book or division of the Old Testament.
- magnets
-
noun,
a body, as a piece of iron or steel, that possesses the property of attracting certain substances, as iron.
- Rumania
-
noun,
Romania.
- tampers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- tanager
-
noun,
any of numerous songbirds of the New World family Thraupidae, the males of which are usually brightly colored.
- gastrin
-
noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- patinas
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- tempura
-
noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- imarets
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- parties
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- marines
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- maumets
-
noun,
British Dialect.
a doll, puppet, scarecrow, or other figure built to resemble a human being.
an empty-headed or mindless person.
- matures
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- nametag
-
noun,
an identification tag or label showing one's name and sometimes one's address or business affiliation, attached to an article of clothing or worn around the neck or wrist.
- Masuria
-
noun,
a region in NE Poland, formerly in East Prussia, Germany: German defeat of Russians 1914–15.
- masting
-
noun,
the masts of a ship, taken as a whole.
- seminar
-
noun,
a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
- Martinu
-
noun,
Bohuslav [baw-hoo-slahf] /ˈbɔ hʊˌslɑf/ (Show IPA), 1890–1959, Czech composer.
- martins
-
noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- Martina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Martian
-
noun,
a supposed inhabitant of the planet Mars:
- Martens
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Marmite
-
noun,
a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
- Maritsa
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from S Bulgaria along the boundary between Greece and European Turkey and into the Aegean. 300 miles (485 km) long.
- natrium
-
noun,
(formerly) sodium.
- marinas
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- Maurist
-
noun,
a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.
- Mansart
-
noun,
Jules Hardouin [zhyl ar-dwan] /ʒül arˈdwɛ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jules Hardouin) 1646–1708, French architect: chief architectural director for Louis XIV.
- manages
-
verb (used with object),
to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship:
- saunter
-
noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- saurian
-
noun,
a saurian animal, as a dinosaur or lizard.
- Mangrum
-
noun,
Lloyd, 1914–73, U.S. golf player.
- Seagirt
-
noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- Manipur
-
noun,
a state in NE India between Assam and Burma. 8620 sq. mi. (22,326 sq. km). Capital: Imphal.
- manteau
-
noun,
a mantle or cloak, especially one worn by women.
- margent
-
noun,
margin.
- mantras
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- mantuas
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- manumit
-
verb (used with object),
to release from slavery or servitude.
- manures
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- seating
-
noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- Margate
-
noun,
a red-mouthed grunt, Haemulon album, inhabiting Atlantic waters from Florida to Brazil, valued as a food fish.
- namaste
-
noun,
a conventional Hindu expression on meeting or parting, used by the speaker usually while holding the palms together vertically in front of the bosom.
- meatman
-
noun,
a dealer in meat; butcher.
- Stagira
-
noun,
an ancient town in NE Greece, in Macedonia on the E Chalcidice peninsula: birthplace of Aristotle.
- Spartan
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Sparta.
- smarten
-
Verb phrases,
smarten up,
to groom oneself:
to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
- Smetana
-
noun,
Bedřich [Czech be-drzhikh] /Czech ˈbɛ drʒɪx/ (Show IPA), 1824–84, Czech composer.
- Sirenum
-
noun,
Mare, Mare Sirenum.
- sinuate
-
adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- Sinatra
-
noun,
Frank (Francis Albert) 1915–98, U.S. singer and actor.
- misname
-
verb (used with object),
to name incorrectly or wrongly; miscall.
- mismate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to mate unsuitably or wrongly.
- sigmate
-
adjective,
having the form of the Greek sigma or the letter S.
- mirages
-
noun,
an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
- sparing
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- minutes
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- minuets
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- siamang
-
noun,
a large, black gibbon, Hylobates syndactylus, of Sumatra and the Malay Peninsula, having very long arms and the second and third digits partially united by a web of skin: an endangered species.
- mintage
-
noun,
the act or process of minting.
- Minster
-
noun,
a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
- springe
-
noun,
a snare for catching small game.
- mustang
-
noun,
a small, hardy horse of the American plains, descended from Spanish stock.
- Megaris
-
noun,
a district in ancient Greece, between the Gulf of Corinth and Saronic Gulf.
- megrims
-
noun,
megrims, low spirits; the blues.
- Sprague
-
noun,
Frank Julian, 1857–1934, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor.
- seringa
-
noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- mutagen
-
noun,
a substance or preparation capable of inducing mutation.
- spirant
-
noun,
fricative (def 2).
- Setaria
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Setaria, having a dense panicle, grown for forage.
- Munster
-
noun,
muenster.
- Spiraea
-
noun,
spirea.
- murines
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- migrant
-
noun,
a person or animal that migrates.
- migrate
-
verb (used without object),
to go from one country, region, or place to another. Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate.
Antonyms: remain.
- muriate
-
noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- minaret
-
noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- manager
-
noun,
a person who has control or direction of an institution, business, etc., or of a part, division, or phase of it.
- stamin-
-
- partans
-
noun,
a crab.
- guineas
-
noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- immures
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose within walls.
- immunes
-
noun,
a person who is immune.
- earings
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- imamate
-
noun,
the office of an imam.
- iguanas
-
noun,
a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- Sumatra
-
noun,
a large island in the W part of Indonesia. 164,147 sq. mi. (425,141 sq. km).
- samurai
-
noun,
a member of the hereditary warrior class in feudal Japan.
- Iapetus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- summate
-
verb (used with object),
to add together; total; sum up.
- Samnium
-
noun,
an ancient country in central Italy.
- Sumpter
-
noun,
a packhorse or mule.
- Sungari
-
noun,
Songhua.
- gummite
-
noun,
a yellow to red alteration product of pitchblende and a minor ore of uranium, having a greasy luster and occurring in gumlike masses.
- paniers
-
noun,
pannier.
- guimpes
-
noun,
a chemisette or yoke of lace, embroidery, or other material, worn with a dress cut low at the neck.
- Painter
-
noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- gripman
-
noun,
a worker on a cable car who operates the grip, which, by grasping or releasing the moving cable, starts or stops the car.
- Gratiae
-
plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- Gratian
-
noun,
(Flavius Gratianus) a.d. 359–383, Roman emperor 375–383.
- gratine
-
verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- parings
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- parians
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- pargets
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- gripmen
-
noun,
a worker on a cable car who operates the grip, which, by grasping or releasing the moving cable, starts or stops the car.
- panties
-
noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- surname
-
noun,
the name that a person has in common with other family members, as distinguished from a Christian name or given name; family name.
- grummet
-
noun,
grommet.
- parangs
-
noun,
a large, heavy knife used as a tool or a weapon in Malaysia and Indonesia.
- Paramus
-
noun,
a city in NE New Jersey.
- Guarani
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Paraguay, equal to 100 centimos.
- Panurge
-
noun,
(in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- suimate
-
noun,
self-mate.
- imparts
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- stamina
-
noun,
strength of physical constitution; power to endure disease, fatigue, privation, etc.
- stinger
-
noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- stammer
-
noun,
a stammering mode of utterance.
- stamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- magnums
-
noun,
a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).
- magnet-
-
- magnate
-
noun,
a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc.:
- Magenta
-
noun,
fuchsin.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Sargent
-
noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- stearin
-
noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- sternum
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a bone or series of bones extending along the middle line of the ventral portion of the body of most vertebrates, consisting in humans of a flat, narrow bone connected with the clavicles and the true ribs; breastbone.
- nutmegs
-
noun,
the hard, aromatic seed of the fruit of an East Indian tree, Myristica fragrans, used in grated form as a spice.
- nutrias
-
noun,
the coypu.
- sarangi
-
noun,
(in India) a violinlike instrument used to accompany classical dancing.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- impaste
-
verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- ingates
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- impers.
-
- impetus
-
noun,
a moving force; impulse; stimulus:
- impresa
-
noun,
a device or emblem.
- imprest
-
noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- impugns
-
verb (used with object),
to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- imputes
-
verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- stumper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stumps.
- strange
-
adverb,
in a strange manner.
- Ingemar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ingesta
-
plural noun,
substances ingested.
- ingrate
-
noun,
an ungrateful person.
- pageant
-
noun,
an elaborate public spectacle illustrative of the history of a place, institution, or the like, often given in dramatic form or as a procession of colorful floats.
- sangria
-
noun,
an iced drink, typically made with red wine, sugar, fruit juice, soda water, and spices, and containing fruit slices.
- Paestum
-
noun,
an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater.
- easting
-
noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- gratins
-
noun,
au gratin.
- pneumas
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- anurias
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- retains
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- apteria
-
noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- resting
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- punster
-
noun,
a person who makes puns frequently.
- re-sign
-
verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- punties
-
noun,
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- ape-man
-
noun,
a hypothetical primate representing a transitional form between true humans and the anthropoid apes, considered by some as constituting the genus Australopithecus.
- puranas
-
noun,
any of 18 collections of Hindu legends and religious instructions.
- Antigua
-
noun,
one of the Leeward Islands, in the E West Indies. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- tummies
-
noun,
stomach:
- antiars
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- repugns
-
verb (used with object),
to oppose or refute.
- Anterus
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- Antares
-
noun,
a red supergiant star of the first magnitude in the constellation Scorpius.
- Antaeus
-
noun,
an African giant who was invincible when in contact with the earth but was lifted into the air by Hercules and crushed.
- Puritan
-
noun,
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- animate
-
adjective,
alive; possessing life:
- putamen
-
noun,
Botany. a hard or stony endocarp, as a peach stone.
- Anguier
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1604–69, and his brother Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1614–86, French sculptors.
- retsina
-
noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- argents
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- aneuria
-
noun,
neurasthenia.
- triunes
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- Aterian
-
adjective,
of or indicating a Middle Paleolithic industry of northwestern Africa and the Sahara, characterized by the production of tanged points and bifacially worked leaf-shaped points of varying sizes.
- trepang
-
noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- trepans
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- premium
-
noun,
a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- triages
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- Astaire
-
noun,
Fred, 1899–1987, U.S. dancer and actor.
- primage
-
noun,
a small allowance formerly paid by a shipper to the master and crew of a vessel for the loading and care of the goods: now charged with the freight and retained by the shipowner.
- primate
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- Aruntas
-
noun,
Aranda.
- Riesman
-
noun,
David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
- artisan
-
noun,
a person skilled in an applied art; a craftsperson.
- Artigas
-
noun,
José Gervasio [haw-se her-vah-syaw] /hɔˈsɛ hɛrˈvɑ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1764–1850, Uruguayan soldier and patriot.
- Artesia
-
noun,
a city in S California.
- ARTEMIS
-
noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- prisage
-
noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- arpents
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- tsarina
-
noun,
czarina.
- Armenia
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Asia: now divided between Armenia, Turkey, and Iran.
- tsunami
-
noun,
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption.
- repaint
-
noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- anemias
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- atresia
-
noun,
the congenital absence, or the pathological closure, of an opening, passage, or cavity.
- Agenais
-
noun,
an ancient region of SW France.
- uraemia
-
noun,
uremia.
- rampage
-
noun,
violent or excited behavior that is reckless, uncontrolled, or destructive.
- rampant
-
adjective,
violent in action or spirit; raging; furious:
- agnates
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- uranias
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- ramstam
-
noun,
a stubborn or thoughtless person.
- ageusia
-
noun,
loss or impairment of the sense of taste.
- against
-
Idioms,
over against, in contrast with:
- uptears
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- uremias
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- rapines
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- reginas
-
noun,
queen.
- rasping
-
noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- urinate
-
verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- regains
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- ratines
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- ratings
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- reagins
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- uptimes
-
noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- upstair
-
noun,
(usually used with a singular verb) an upper story or stories; the part of a building or house that is above the ground floor:
- anapest
-
noun,
a foot of three syllables, two short followed by one long in quantitative meter, and two unstressed followed by one stressed in accentual meter, as in for the nonce.
- amirate
-
noun,
emirate.
- amusing
-
adjective,
pleasantly entertaining or diverting:
- unitage
-
noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- amritas
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- unmiter
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive of a miter; depose from the rank of a bishop.
- unmitre
-
verb (used with object),
unmiter.
- amnesia
-
noun,
loss of a large block of interrelated memories; complete or partial loss of memory caused by brain injury, shock, etc.
- ammines
-
noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- ragtime
-
noun,
rhythm in which the accompaniment is strict two-four time and the melody, with improvised embellishments, is in steady syncopation.
- aminate
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce an amino group into (a compound).
- upstage
-
noun,
the rear half of the stage.
- aminase
-
noun,
any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of amino compounds, releasing the amino group and liberating nitrogen.
- remains
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- raiment
-
noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- amentia
-
noun,
lack of intellectual development; imbecility; severe mental retardation.
- Amen-Ra
-
noun,
a god in whom Amen and Ra were combined: the god of the universe and the supreme Egyptian god during the period of Theban political supremacy.
- amateur
-
noun,
a person who engages in a study, sport, or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.
Compare professional.
- ramenta
-
noun,
a scraping, shaving, or particle.
- unstrap
-
verb (used with object),
to take off or slacken the strap of.
- upraise
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- traumas
-
noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- purines
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- atriums
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- augites
-
noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- Austria
-
noun,
a republic in central Europe. 32,381 sq. mi. (83,865 sq. km). Capital: Vienna.
- augment
-
noun,
Grammar. a prefixed vowel or a lengthening of the initial vowel that characterizes certain forms in the nonpresent inflection of verbs in Greek, Sanskrit, Armenian, and Phrygian.
- trangam
-
noun,
an odd gadget; gewgaw; trinket.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Trapani
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Sicily.
- transp.
-
- stemma
-
noun,
ocellus (def 1).
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- maigre
-
adjective,
containing neither flesh nor its juices, as food permissible on days of religious abstinence.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- ragmen
-
noun,
a person who gathers or deals in rag.
- magpie
-
noun,
either of two corvine birds, Pica pica (black-billed magpie) of Eurasia and North America, or P. nuttalli (yellow-billed magpie) of California, having long, graduated tails, black-and-white plumage, and noisy, mischievous habits.
- ammine
-
noun,
a compound containing one or more ammonia molecules in coordinate linkage.
- amusia
-
noun,
the inability to produce or comprehend music or musical sounds.
- nutmeg
-
noun,
the hard, aromatic seed of the fruit of an East Indian tree, Myristica fragrans, used in grated form as a spice.
- Magnum
-
noun,
a large wine bottle having a capacity of two ordinary bottles or 1.5 liters (1.6 quarts).
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- enigma
-
noun,
a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation:
- numis.
-
- remans
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- ragman
-
noun,
a person who gathers or deals in rag.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- engram
-
noun,
a presumed encoding in neural tissue that provides a physical basis for the persistence of memory; a memory trace.
- magmas
-
noun,
Geology. molten material beneath or within the earth's crust, from which igneous rock is formed.
- Amrita
-
noun,
the beverage of immortality.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- satang
-
noun,
a monetary unit and former coin of Thailand, the 100th part of a baht.
- Sarnia
-
noun,
a port in SE Ontario, in S Canada, on the S shore of Lake Huron, on the St. Clair River, across from Port Huron, Michigan.
- Asarum
-
noun,
the dried rhizome and roots of wild ginger that yield an acrid resin and a volatile, aromatic oil, used chiefly as a flavoring.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- amugis
-
noun,
a Philippine tree, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, of the cashew family.
- tiaras
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- Mainer
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- austr-
-
- aments
-
noun,
catkin.
- manges
-
noun,
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- manias
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- AmerSp
-
- Manisa
-
noun,
a city in W Turkey, near the Aegean: Roman defeat of Antiochus the Great 190 b.c.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Seaman
-
noun,
a person skilled in seamanship.
- unpegs
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the pegs from.
- mantas
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- mantra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an incantation or prayer.
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- unrigs
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- manger
-
noun,
a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat.
- Manaus
-
noun,
Manáos.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- amines
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- Ragusa
-
noun,
a province in SE Italy.
- satrap
-
noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- stamen
-
noun,
the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- Mamers
-
noun,
Mars.
- Manati
-
noun,
a city in N Puerto Rico.
- sauger
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- stager
-
noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- manage
-
verb (used with object),
to bring about or succeed in accomplishing, sometimes despite difficulty or hardship:
- amigas
-
noun,
a female friend.
- remain
-
noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Amiens
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
- stigma
-
noun,
a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one's reputation.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- imper.
-
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- Putnam
-
noun,
Herbert, 1861–1955, U.S. librarian: headed Library of Congress 1899–1939.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- ingate
-
noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- pagnes
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- Animas
-
noun,
soul; life.
- Auriga
-
noun,
the Charioteer, a northern constellation between Perseus and Gemini, containing the bright star Capella.
- impute
-
verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- impure
-
adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- animes
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- impugn
-
verb (used with object),
to challenge as false (another's statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
- animus
-
noun,
strong dislike or enmity; hostile attitude; animosity.
- repugn
-
verb (used with object),
to oppose or refute.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- purism
-
noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- Ingmar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- immane
-
adjective,
vast in size; enormous.
- purges
-
noun,
the act or process of purging.
- images
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- purine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- prangs
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- umpire
-
noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- immune
-
noun,
a person who is immune.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- immure
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose within walls.
- pneuma
-
noun,
the vital spirit; the soul.
- ansate
-
adjective,
having a handle or handlelike part.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- ingest
-
verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- Ingram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- sarape
-
noun,
serape.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- Struma
-
noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- paeans
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- string
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Strine
-
noun,
Australian English.
- ungirt
-
adjective,
having a girdle loosened or removed.
- Strega
-
- unarms
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- Anemia
-
noun,
Pathology. a quantitative deficiency of the hemoglobin, often accompanied by a reduced number of red blood cells and causing pallor, weakness, and breathlessness.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- nemat-
-
- strung
-
noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- stumer
-
noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- inmate
-
noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- inseam
-
noun,
an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
- insert
-
noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- pagers
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- atrium
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- instr.
-
- inures
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- insure
-
verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- inter.
-
- inters
-
verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- Renata
-
noun,
a female given name.
- intra-
-
- Mantua
-
noun,
a woman's loose gown worn as a robe or overdress in the early 18th century.
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- manure
-
noun,
excrement, especially of animals, or other refuse used as fertilizer.
- regius
-
adjective,
of or belonging to a king.
- tragus
-
noun,
a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.
- murine
-
noun,
a murine rodent.
- miasma
-
noun,
noxious exhalations from putrescent organic matter; poisonous effluvia or germs polluting the atmosphere.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- sperm-
-
- pitmen
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- raptus
-
noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- musing
-
noun,
contemplation; reflection.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- Aegium
-
noun,
a town in ancient Achaea, on the Gulf of Corinth: the Achaean League met here.
- Aegina
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a daughter of Asopus and Metope who was abducted by Zeus and bore him a son, Aeacus.
- Murage
-
noun,
a toll or tax for the repair or construction of the walls or fortifications of a town.
- set-up
-
noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- miners
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- Mergui
-
noun,
a seaport in S Burma, on the Andaman Sea.
- septum
-
noun,
a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- ageism
-
noun,
discrimination against persons of a certain age group.
- mentum
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- mutism
-
noun,
an inability to speak, due to a physical defect, conscious refusal, or psychogenic inhibition.
- agates
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- a-game
-
noun,
a person’s best effort, abilities, or achievement:
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- merman
-
noun,
(in folklore) a male marine creature, having the head, torso, and arms of a man and the tail of a fish.
- Mersin
-
noun,
a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- muster
-
noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- urgent
-
adjective,
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- simmer
-
noun,
the state or process of simmering.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- MSMgtE
-
- misrun
-
noun,
an incomplete casting, the metal of which has solidified prematurely.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- smegma
-
noun,
a thick, cheeselike, sebaceous secretion that collects beneath the foreskin or around the clitoris.
- Reagan
-
noun,
Nancy Davis (Anne Francis Robbins Davis) born 1921, U.S. First Lady 1981–89 (wife of Ronald Reagan).
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- munite
-
verb (used with object),
to fortify.
- minute
-
noun,
the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds.
- Mingus
-
noun,
Charles ("Charlie") 1922–79, U.S. jazz bass player and composer.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- ratans
-
noun,
rattan.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- minuet
-
noun,
a slow, stately dance in triple meter, popular in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Sparta
-
noun,
an ancient city in S Greece: the capital of Laconia and the chief city of the Peloponnesus, at one time the dominant city of Greece: famous for strict discipline and training of soldiers.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- mirage
-
noun,
an optical phenomenon, especially in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- Piutes
-
noun,
Paiute.
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- sprang
-
noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- Ramage
-
noun,
a descent group composed of individuals descended from one ancestor through any combination of male and female links.
- Marius
-
noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- unstep
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- rugate
-
adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- marine
-
noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- airmen
-
noun,
an aviator.
- airman
-
noun,
an aviator.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- Marina
-
noun,
a boat basin offering dockage and other service for small craft.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- Semang
-
noun,
a member of a Negrito people of the Malay Peninsula.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- spurge
-
noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia, having a milky juice and flowers with no petals or sepals.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Marten
-
noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- Emmaus
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania.
- Rameau
-
noun,
Jean Philippe [zhahn fee-leep] /ʒɑ̃ fiˈlip/ (Show IPA), 1683–1764, French composer and musical theorist.
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- paisan
-
noun,
compatriot.
- unrips
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- marais
-
noun,
a swamp or bayou.
- Seguin
-
noun,
a city in SE Texas.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- unseam
-
verb (used with object),
to open the seam or seams of; undo; rip apart:
- marges
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- Segura
-
noun,
Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pancho Segura"Segoo") born 1921, Ecuadorian tennis player.
- Margie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- margin
-
noun,
the space around the printed or written matter on a page.
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- nausea
-
noun,
sickness at the stomach, especially when accompanied by a loathing for food and an involuntary impulse to vomit.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- Marian
-
noun,
a person who has a particular devotion to the Virgin Mary.
- ruanas
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- uptime
-
noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- septi-
-
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- spruit
-
noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Nagpur
-
noun,
a city in NE Maharashtra, in central India: former capital of the Central Provinces and Berar.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Nagari
-
noun,
a group of related scripts, including Devanagari, derived from Brahmi and used for the writing of many of the languages of India.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Megara
-
noun,
a city in ancient Greece: the chief city of Megaris.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- megrim
-
noun,
megrims, low spirits; the blues.
- Prague
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Czech Republic, in the W central part, on the Vltava: formerly capital of Czechoslovakia.
- Sprung
-
noun,
a leap, jump, or bound.
- maumet
-
noun,
British Dialect.
a doll, puppet, scarecrow, or other figure built to resemble a human being.
an empty-headed or mindless person.
- Agrius
-
noun,
one of the Gigantes.
- Matane
-
noun,
a city in E Quebec, in SE Canada, on the St. Lawrence River.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- Namtar
-
noun,
the Sumerian and Akkadian demon personifying death.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Urania
-
noun,
uranium dioxide.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Mauman
-
noun,
Mehuman.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- agnate
-
noun,
a relative whose connection is traceable exclusively through males.
- matri-
-
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- maugre
-
preposition,
in spite of; notwithstanding.
- iguana
-
noun,
a large, arboreal lizard, Iguana iguana, native to Central and South America, having stout legs and a crest of spines from neck to tail.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- gramas
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- arguta
-
noun,
the green, smooth-skinned, edible fruit of an Asian vine, Actinidia arguta.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- gramps
-
noun,
grandfather.
- Ariane
-
noun,
Rocketry. a French-built, three-stage, liquid-propellant rocket for launching satellites into orbit around the earth.
- grampa
-
noun,
grandfather.
- Tuareg
-
noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- gramme
-
noun,
gram1 .
- Arista
-
noun,
Botany. a bristlelike appendage of the spikelets of grains or grasses; an awn.
- argues
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- gasman
-
noun,
a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.
- taipan
-
noun,
(in China) the head or owner of a foreign business establishment.
- gasmen
-
noun,
a person who works for a company that sells or distributes household gas, especially a person who goes from building to building reading gas meters to determine what charge is to be billed.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- tamari
-
noun,
a rich, naturally fermented soybean sauce containing little or no wheat and thicker than soy sauce.
- prunes
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- rumens
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- grani-
-
- riatas
-
noun,
a lariat.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- taigas
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Grimes
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- paring
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- taenia
-
noun,
Classical Antiquity. a headband or fillet.
- Petain
-
noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- Augier
-
noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- gamuts
-
noun,
the entire scale or range:
- Greats
-
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- gapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- genit.
-
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- Partan
-
noun,
a crab.
- granum
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a grain.
- Grants
-
noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- tarpan
-
noun,
a small, dun-colored wild horse chiefly of southern Russia, having a flowing mane and tail: extinct since the early 20th century but somewhat restored by selective breeding of mixed-breed domestic horses, and sustained in zoos.
- Granta
-
noun,
Cam.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- pignut
-
noun,
the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra, of North America.
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- Gasper
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- Parian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Paros.
- Arunta
-
noun,
Aranda.
- Espana
-
noun,
Spanish name of Spain.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- patri-
-
- sit-up
-
noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- Augeas
-
noun,
king of the Epeans in Elis and one of the Argonauts.
- asemia
-
noun,
inability to comprehend or use communicative symbols, as words or gestures.
- truism
-
noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- German
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Germany.
- Patras
-
noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- Saipan
-
noun,
an island in and the capital of the North Mariana Islands in the N Pacific, about 1350 miles (2173 km) S of Japan: taken by U.S. forces June–July 1944. 71 sq. mi. (184 sq. km).
- Gemara
-
noun,
the section of the Talmud consisting essentially of commentary on the Mishnah.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Augean
-
adjective,
resembling the Augean stables in filthiness or degradation.
- Asante
-
noun,
Ashanti.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- genips
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- Primus
-
noun,
Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- peanut
-
noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- Samain
-
noun,
Samhain.
- gastr-
-
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- Targum
-
noun,
a translation or paraphrase in Aramaic of a book or division of the Old Testament.
- targes
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- gateau
-
noun,
a cake, especially a very light sponge cake with a rich icing or filling.
- antiar
-
noun,
the upas tree.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- tenaim
-
noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- penta-
-
- trumps
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- tampur
-
noun,
tambura.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- patina
-
noun,
a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze and often esteemed as being of ornamental value.
- arsen-
-
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- get-up
-
noun,
getup.
- Truman
-
noun,
Elizabeth Virginia Wallace ("Bess") 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
- retina
-
noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- gammer
-
noun,
an old woman.
- guimpe
-
noun,
a chemisette or yoke of lace, embroidery, or other material, worn with a dress cut low at the neck.
- Turpin
-
noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- turnip
-
noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- supine
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- guitar
-
noun,
a stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck, a flat, somewhat violinlike body, and typically six strings, which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- Tasman
-
noun,
Abel Janszoon [ah-buh l yahn-sohn] /ˈɑ bəl ˈyɑn soʊn/ (Show IPA), 1602?–59, Dutch navigator and explorer.
- trans.
-
- Purana
-
noun,
any of 18 collections of Hindu legends and religious instructions.
- Guinea
-
noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- Turing
-
noun,
Alan Mathison [math-uh-suh n] /ˈmæθ ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1912–54, English mathematician, logician, and pioneer in computer theory.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- gummas
-
noun,
a rubbery, tumorlike lesion associated with tertiary syphilis.
- Guiana
-
noun,
a vast tropical region in NE South America, bounded by the Orinoco, Negro, and Amazon rivers and the Atlantic. About 690,000 sq. mi. (1,787,000 sq. km).
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- Piaget
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- tergum
-
noun,
the dorsal surface of a body segment of an arthropod.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- pinata
-
noun,
(in Mexico and Central America) a gaily decorated crock or papier-mâché figure filled with toys, candy, etc., and suspended from above, especially during Christmas or birthday festivities, so that children, who are blindfolded, may break it or knock it down with sticks and release the contents.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- supra-
-
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- anuria
-
noun,
the absence or suppression of urine.
- Guaira
-
noun,
La Guaira.
- gutser
-
noun,
a person who eats too much and greedily.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- sampan
-
noun,
any of various small boats of the Far East, as one propelled by a single scull over the stern and provided with a roofing of mats.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- Summer
-
noun,
the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
- Summit
-
noun,
the highest point or part, as of a hill, a line of travel, or any object; top; apex.
- Sumner
-
noun,
Charles, 1811–74, U.S. statesman.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- Sumter
-
noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- Ugarit
-
noun,
an ancient city in Syria, N of Latakia, on the site of modern Ras Shamra: destroyed by an earthquake early in the 13th century b.c.; excavations have yielded tablets written in cuneiform and hieroglyphic script that reveal important information on Canaanite mythology.
- Sammie
-
noun,
a sandwich.
- antrum
-
noun,
a cavity in a body organ, especially a bone.
- super-
-
- pangas
-
noun,
a large, broad-bladed African knife used as a weapon or as an implement for cutting heavy jungle growth, sugar cane, etc.; machete.
- Gunter
-
noun,
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- Gunite
-
noun,
a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Ugrian
-
noun,
a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- trauma
-
noun,
Pathology.
a body wound or shock produced by sudden physical injury, as from violence or accident.
the condition produced by this; traumatism.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- genius
-
noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- gamins
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- parget
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- augite
-
noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- grumps
-
noun,
a person given to constant complaining.
- Samian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Samos.
- pignus
-
noun,
property held as security for a debt.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- grumes
-
noun,
blood when viscous.
- gripes
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- grunts
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- tarsia
-
noun,
intarsia.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- gamine
-
noun,
a neglected girl who is left to run about the streets.
- parang
-
noun,
a large, heavy knife used as a tool or a weapon in Malaysia and Indonesia.
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- gammas
-
noun,
the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ).
- gamet-
-
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- G-suit
-
noun,
anti-G suit.
- apneas
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- Msgr.
-
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- MSEnt
-
- ratan
-
noun,
rattan.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- petr-
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Reaum
-
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- 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.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- Sept.
-
- naira
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Nigeria, equal to 100 kobo: replaced the pound in 1973.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- sagan
-
noun,
Carl (Edward) 1934–96, U.S. astronomer and writer.
- Naima
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “benevolent.”.
- mungs
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Pres.
-
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- munge
-
verb (used with or without object),
to manipulate (raw data), especially to convert (data) from one format to another:
- prem.
-
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- Regt.
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- MUMPS
-
noun,
an infectious disease characterized by inflammatory swelling of the parotid and usually other salivary glands, and sometimes by inflammation of the testes or ovaries, caused by a paramyxovirus.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- petri
-
- regma
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of three or more carpels that separate from the axis at maturity.
- 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.
- pert.
-
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- seti-
-
- prae-
-
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- pret.
-
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- peta-
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- prim.
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- sing.
-
- peri-
-
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Sigma
-
noun,
the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet: Σ, σ, ς.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- 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.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Names
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- Pugin
-
noun,
Augustus Charles, 1762–1832, French architectural draftsman and archaeologist in England.
- paean
-
noun,
any song of praise, joy, or triumph.
- sanit
-
- Santa
-
noun,
Santa Claus.
- resp.
-
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Saran
-
noun,
a thermoplastic copolymer of vinylidene chloride and usually small amounts of vinyl chloride or acrylonitrile: used as a fiber, for packaging, and for making acid-resistant pipe.
- ragas
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Parma
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Satan
-
noun,
the chief evil spirit; the great adversary of humanity; the devil.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- Nurmi
-
noun,
Paavo Johannes [pah-vaw yaw-hahn-nes] /ˈpɑ vɔ ˈyɔ hɑn nɛs/ (Show IPA), 1897–1973, Finnish athlete.
- pari-
-
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- part.
-
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- rept.
-
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- panga
-
noun,
a large, broad-bladed African knife used as a weapon or as an implement for cutting heavy jungle growth, sugar cane, etc.; machete.
- Purim
-
noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- pagus
-
- purge
-
noun,
the act or process of purging.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- paisa
-
noun,
Also, pice. an aluminum coin and monetary unit, the 100th part of the rupee of India, Nepal, and Pakistan.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- pagne
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- pagan
-
noun,
(no longer in technical use) one of a people or community observing a polytheistic religion, as the ancient Romans and Greeks.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- para-
-
- pungs
-
noun,
a sleigh with a boxlike body.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- reni-
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- pings
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- pant-
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- patr-
-
- semi-
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Patna
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Bihar, in NE India, on the Ganges.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- naut.
-
- Raman
-
noun,
Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata [chuhn-druh-shey-ker-uh veng-kuh-tuh] /ˈtʃʌn drəˈʃeɪ kər ə ˈvɛŋ kə tə/ (Show IPA), 1888–1970, Indian physicist: Nobel prize 1930.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Nammu
-
noun,
a Sumerian goddess personifying the primeval sea: the mother of the gods and of heaven and earth.
- saiga
-
noun,
a goatlike antelope, Saiga tatarica, of western Asia and eastern Russia, having a greatly enlarged muzzle.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- Nampa
-
noun,
a city in W Idaho.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Namur
-
noun,
a province in S Belgium. 1413 sq. mi. (3660 sq. km).
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- ruana
-
noun,
a poncholike outer garment of heavy wool, worn especially in the mountains of Colombia.
- Saman
-
noun,
a Persian noble who lived in the 8th century a.d., progenitor of the Samanid dynasty.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- nitr-
-
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Nimes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
- Prus.
-
- sauna
-
noun,
a bath that uses dry heat to induce perspiration, and in which steam is produced by pouring water on heated stones.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- raias
-
noun,
rayah.
- prana
-
noun,
Yoga, Jainism. the vital principle.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- rumen
-
noun,
the first stomach of ruminating animals, lying next to the reticulum.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- neut.
-
- nears
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- pasta
-
noun,
any of various flour-and-egg food preparations of Italian origin, made of thin, unleavened dough and produced in a variety of forms, usually served with a sauce and sometimes stuffed.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- neur-
-
- 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.
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- tera-
-
- smarm
-
noun,
behavior or speech that is smarmy.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- temp.
-
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- tears
-
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- gains
-
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- gamer
-
noun,
a person who plays games, especially computer or video games.
- games
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- Gamin
-
noun,
a neglected boy left to run about the streets; street urchin.
- Gamma
-
noun,
the third letter of the Greek alphabet (Γ, γ).
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- gamps
-
noun,
an umbrella.
- gamut
-
noun,
the entire scale or range:
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- term.
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Aust.
-
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- Eagan
-
noun,
a town in SE Minnesota.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Epist
-
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- engr.
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- Epis.
-
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- gramp
-
noun,
grandfather.
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- G-man
-
noun,
an agent for the FBI.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- gram.
-
- grama
-
noun,
any grass of the genus Bouteloua, of South America and western North America, as B. gracilis (blue grama)
- grams
-
noun,
a metric unit of mass or weight equal to 15.432 grains; one thousandth of a kilogram. Abbreviation: g.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Grana
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) plural of granum.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- Tagus
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic at Lisbon. 566 miles (910 km) long.
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- grime
-
noun,
dirt, soot, or other filthy matter, especially adhering to or embedded in a surface.
- Grimm
-
noun,
Jakob Ludwig Karl [yah-kop loot-vikh kahrl,, lood-] /ˈyɑ kɒp ˈlut vɪx kɑrl,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), 1785–1863, and his brother Wilhelm Karl [vil-helm] /ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA) 1786–1859, German philologists and folklorists.
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- ginep
-
noun,
genip.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Gemma
-
noun,
a bud.
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- gaums
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- gaurs
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- gimps
-
noun,
a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord, sometimes stiffened with wire, for garments, curtains, etc.
- genip
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- tapas
-
noun,
the conditioning of the body through the proper kinds and amounts of diet, rest, bodily training, meditation, etc., to bring it to the greatest possible state of creative power.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tangs
-
- Tanga
-
noun,
either of two former coins of India, one gold and one silver, issued by various Muslim rulers.
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- getup
-
noun,
costume; outfit:
- geums
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Geum, comprising the avens.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- gimme
-
noun,
Golf. a final short putt that a player is not required to take in informal play.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Atman
-
noun,
the principle of life.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- amain
-
adverb,
with full force.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- Amati
-
noun,
Nicolò [nee-kaw-law] /ˌni kɔˈlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1596–1684, Italian violinmaker, one of a famous family of 16th- and 17th-century violinmakers: teacher of Antonio Stradivari.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- amens
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- Amer.
-
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- amiga
-
noun,
a female friend.
- amin-
-
- unpeg
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the pegs from.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Amman
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Jordan, in the W part.
- AMPAS
-
- Amram
-
noun,
the father of Aaron and Moses. Ex. 6:20.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- Unit.
-
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- anat.
-
- anear
-
adverb, preposition,
near.
- unarm
-
verb (used with object),
to deprive or relieve of arms; disarm.
- angas
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- angi-
-
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- agura
-
noun,
agora2 .
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Aetna
-
noun,
Mount. Etna, Mount.
- 30-30
-
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- aemia
-
- aeri-
-
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- Agape
-
noun,
the love of God or Christ for humankind.
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- agars
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- Agena
-
noun,
a U.S. upper stage, with a restartable liquid-propellant engine, used with various booster stages to launch satellites into orbit around the earth and send probes to the moon and planets: also used as a docking target in the Gemini program.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- agmas
-
noun,
(in Latin and Greek) the velar nasal consonant sound, especially in those forms where it was represented by the letter g or by gamma.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- uran-
-
- Agram
-
noun,
German name of Zagreb.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- treas
-
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- arias
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- arium
-
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Armen
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Tsana
-
noun,
Lake. Tana, Lake.
- trump
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- trugs
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- ASEAN
-
- asgmt
-
- Asian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Asia, or a person of Asian descent.
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trig.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- astr.
-
- Asura
-
noun,
(in Indian mythology) a god or demon.
- arian
-
noun,
an adherent of Arianism.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- anim.
-
- anima
-
noun,
soul; life.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- Anita
-
noun,
a female given name: Spanish form of Anna.
- Unami
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people, one of the Delaware group.
- Ansar
-
noun,
the first inhabitants of Medina to accept Islam.
- antas
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ante-
-
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- ARENA
-
noun,
the oval space in the center of a Roman amphitheater for gladiatorial combats or other performances.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Apgar
-
noun,
Virginia, 1909–74, U.S. physician: developed test to evaluate health of newborns.
- apian
-
adjective,
of or relating to bees.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- apnea
-
noun,
a temporary suspension of breathing, occurring in some newborns (infant apnea) and in some adults during sleep (sleep apnea)
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- tumps
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- maims
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- mamas
-
noun,
Informal. mother1 .
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- Mamie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Magus
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- manas
-
noun,
the rational faculty of the mind.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Manat
-
noun,
a pre-Islamic Arabian goddess personifying fortune, sometimes considered a daughter of Allah.
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- metr-
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- manga
-
noun,
a Japanese graphic novel, typically intended for adults, characterized by highly stylized art.
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- mange
-
noun,
any of various skin diseases caused by parasitic mites, affecting animals and sometimes humans and characterized by loss of hair and scabby eruptions.
- meta-
-
- miens
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- Magna
-
noun,
a town in N Utah.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- minus
-
noun,
minus sign.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Mines
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- magma
-
noun,
Geology. molten material beneath or within the earth's crust, from which igneous rock is formed.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- 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.
- mimes
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- Mages
-
noun,
a magician.
- Mimas
-
noun,
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- mania
-
noun,
excessive excitement or enthusiasm; craze:
- stge.
-
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- Meigs
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Meigs.
- Megan
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Masai
-
noun,
a member of an African people inhabiting the highlands of Kenya and Tanzania and having a largely pastoral economy and a society based on the patrilineal clan.
- mega-
-
- Masan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- mast-
-
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- MEANS
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Maura
-
noun,
a female given name, Irish form of Mary.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matr-
-
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Menam
-
noun,
a former name of Chao Phraya.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- manse
-
noun,
the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Manta
-
noun,
(in Spain and Spanish America) a cloak or wrap.
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- Manue
-
noun,
Manoah.
- Manus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the distal segment of the forelimb of a vertebrate, including the carpus and the forefoot or hand.
- Srta.
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Marat
-
noun,
Jean Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1743–93, French politician and journalist: leader in the French Revolution; assassinated by Charlotte Corday d'Armont.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- marg.
-
- Marga
-
noun,
any of the three ways to salvation, which are those of devotion to certain gods (bhakti-marga) of study (jnana-marga) and of actions (karma-marga)
- Marge
-
noun,
margin; edge.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Maria
-
noun,
calaba.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Mensa
-
noun,
Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- Guat.
-
- 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.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- stung
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- guar.
-
- Guin.
-
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Supt.
-
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- MPers
-
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Guest
-
noun,
a person who spends some time at another person's home in some social activity, as a visit, dinner, or party.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- summa
-
noun,
a comprehensive work or series of works covering, synthesizing, or summarizing a particular field or subject.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- MNurs
-
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- image
-
noun,
a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- imams
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- Gupta
-
noun,
a dynasty of N India (a.d. 320–540) whose court was the center of classical Indian art and literature.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- gumma
-
noun,
a rubbery, tumorlike lesion associated with tertiary syphilis.
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- Sugar
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- insep
-
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- grume
-
noun,
blood when viscous.
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- surg.
-
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- span-
-
- grunt
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- grump
-
noun,
a person given to constant complaining.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- insp.
-
- inst.
-
- stump
-
noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- intr.
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- IATSE
-
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Iran.
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Reg.
-
- USMA
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- USAR
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USNA
-
- USIA
-
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- sepn
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- USGA
-
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- uni-
-
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Sig.
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- ungt
-
- uria
-
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- SMTP
-
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- smug
-
adjective,
contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness; complacent.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- uret
-
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- Rep.
-
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Saar
-
noun,
Also called Saar Basin. a coal-producing region in W Germany, in the Saar River valley: governed by the League of Nations 1919–35; returned to Germany 1935 as a result of a plebiscite; under French economic control following World War II until 1956.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- Rus.
-
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- str.
-
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Tasm
-
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- stg.
-
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- taur
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- SAGA
-
noun,
a medieval Icelandic or Norse prose narrative of achievements and events in the history of a personage, family, etc.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- ten.
-
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- supr
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tana
-
noun,
thana.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- 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.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- tri-
-
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- tRNA
-
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- Sem.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- 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.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Tues
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- tugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- Ste.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- ter.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sat.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rpt.
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- RNAS
-
- saur
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- NTIA
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- met.
-
- AURA
-
noun,
a distinctive and pervasive quality or character; air; atmosphere:
- aur-
-
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Aug.
-
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- migs
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- Aus.
-
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- min.
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Ming
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 1368–1644, marked by the restoration of traditional institutions and the development of the arts, especially in porcelain, textiles, and painting.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- MIPS
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- MEPA
-
- aut-
-
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Mama
-
noun,
Informal. mother1 .
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Man.
-
- Mana
-
noun,
a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Manu
-
noun,
the progenitor and lawgiver of the human race.
- Mar.
-
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- menu
-
noun,
a list of the dishes served at a meal; bill of fare:
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- Maun
-
auxiliary verb,
must1 .
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- mem.
-
- mems
-
noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- men-
-
- Meng
-
- ment
-
- mis-
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- ARIS
-
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- mtg.
-
- mtge
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Arm.
-
- mump
-
verb (used with object),
to mumble; mutter.
- mums
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- mun.
-
- MUNG
-
noun,
something disgusting or offensive, especially filth or muck.
- Muni
-
noun,
a municipal bond.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- MSPE
-
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- mus.
-
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- MusM
-
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- Arg.
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Aras
-
noun,
Also, Araks. Ancient Araxes. a river in SW Asia, flowing from E Turkey along part of the boundary between NW Iran and Armenia and Azerbaijan into the Kura River. About 660 miles (1065 km) long.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- ates
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- MMus
-
- atm.
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- MNAS
-
- Mngr
-
- ASTM
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASME
-
- mrem
-
- MSME
-
- Asia
-
noun,
a continent bounded by Europe and the Arctic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. About 16,000,000 sq. mi. (41,440,000 sq. km).
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- MSAE
-
- MSAM
-
- MSEM
-
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- MSGM
-
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- MSgt
-
- MSIE
-
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- GNMA
-
- gams
-
noun,
a person's leg, especially an attractive female leg.
- gamp
-
noun,
an umbrella.
- game
-
noun,
an amusement or pastime:
- Gama
-
noun,
Vasco da [vas-koh duh;; Portuguese vahsh-koo duh] /ˈvæs koʊ də;; Portuguese ˈvɑʃ kʊ də/ (Show IPA), c1460–1524, Portuguese navigator: discovered the sea route from Portugal around the continent of Africa to India.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gras
-
- 1080
-
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- gres
-
- Grim
-
adjective,
stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise:
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- grum
-
adjective,
grim; glum; surly.
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- Eur.
-
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Guam
-
noun,
an island, belonging to the U.S., in the N Pacific, E of the Philippines: the largest of the Marianas group; U.S. naval station. 206 sq. mi. (535 sq. km). Capital: Agaña.
Abbreviation: GU (for use with zip code).
- Gmat
-
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gumi
-
noun,
a spreading shrub, Elaeagnus multiflora, of eastern Asia, having fragrant yellowish-white flowers and edible red fruit.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gaup
-
verb (used without object),
gawp.
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- gaum
-
verb (used with object),
to smear or cover with a gummy, sticky substance (often followed by up):
- germ
-
noun,
a microorganism, especially when disease-producing; microbe.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Geum
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Geum, comprising the avens.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gimp
-
noun,
a flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord, sometimes stiffened with wire, for garments, curtains, etc.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- gump
-
noun,
a foolish or stupid person.
- Maia
-
noun,
the eldest of the Pleiades and the mother of Hermes by Zeus.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Emp.
-
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emia
-
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- 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.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- mag.
-
- mage
-
noun,
a magician.
- Magi
-
noun,
(sometimes lowercase) one of the Magi.
- mags
-
noun,
magazine.
- Ire.
-
- Eng.
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- gust
-
noun,
a sudden, strong blast of wind.
- esp.
-
- guts
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- IAEA
-
- iana
-
- IATA
-
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- ign.
-
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Imp.
-
- ergs
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- epit
-
- epi-
-
- inae
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- Ens.
-
- Naga
-
noun,
a member of any of the disparate tribal peoples of Nagaland and bordering areas of Burma.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- Nama
-
noun,
a member of a Khoikhoi people of Namaqualand, in SW Africa.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- AIME
-
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- agst
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- agr.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AGMA
-
noun,
(in Latin and Greek) the velar nasal consonant sound, especially in those forms where it was represented by the letter g or by gamma.
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- paua
-
noun,
a large, edible abalone of New Zealand, Haliotis iris, the shell of which is used in making jewelry.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Pegu
-
noun,
a city in central Burma: pagodas.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- Aman
-
noun,
Haman.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Pen.
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- per.
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Pers
-
- 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.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- agit
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- pung
-
noun,
a sleigh with a boxlike body.
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- AARP
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- purs
-
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- 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.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- pnea
-
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- pre-
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- prin
-
- 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.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- PSAT
-
- agas
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- aet.
-
- psia
-
- psig
-
- aer-
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- ptg.
-
- pts.
-
- AAUP
-
- pugs
-
noun,
one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIRA
-
- pat.
-
- ANTU
-
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- ANTA
-
noun,
a privately supported organization, chartered by Congress in 1935, for the encouragement and advancement of professional and nonprofessional theater.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ansa
-
noun,
Archaeology. a looped handle, especially of a vase.
- ANPA
-
- anga
-
noun,
any of the eight practices of Yoga, including the abstentions, mandatory actions, posture, breath control, control of the senses, concentration, meditation, and contemplation.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- Anam
-
noun,
Annam.
- NASA
-
noun,
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Napa
-
noun,
Chinese cabbage.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- Nara
-
noun,
a city on S Honshu, in central Japan: chief Buddhist center of ancient Japan; first capital of Japan a.d. 710–84.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- APSA
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Apr.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Anas
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- amus
-
- amp.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amt.
-
- pam.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pan.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- AAU
-
- eu-
-
- 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.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Ga.
-
- uns
-
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- 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.
- gi.
-
- GPU
-
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ESR
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- 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.
- uti
-
- ESU
-
- ea.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- Am.
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- ETR
-
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ETS
-
- TSE
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- USM
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- USN
-
- ag-
-
- 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.
- AUA
-
- ap-
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- unp
-
- USP
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- AIA
-
- an.
-
- USR
-
- AAP
-
- Eg.
-
- Tu.
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- tue
-
- APS
-
- Aar
-
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- AAM
-
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- AAE
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Ar.
-
- AME
-
- ERT
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- UMT
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ast
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ASR
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- eir
-
- ean
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASN
-
- TPN
-
- EIS
-
- ASM
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- AMU
-
- 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.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- Agt
-
- ATA
-
- ATP
-
- Tng
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EAA
-
- TPI
-
- ung
-
- Une
-
- ANG
-
- ASU
-
- up-
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- at.
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- UPI
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- TPM
-
- EAM
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- EMR
-
- ESA
-
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- UAM
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- trp
-
- tr.
-
- UAE
-
- ARU
-
- EPA
-
- USA
-
- tra
-
- UAR
-
- ERP
-
- ure
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- AMS
-
- ase
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- ur-
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- EMT
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Tpr
-
- ASI
-
- en-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UIT
-
- Ep.
-
- TIA
-
- AGM
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TGN
-
- ARS
-
- ise
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- NMU
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NIA
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NMI
-
- NMR
-
- NPR
-
- ne-
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- PMG
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- pm.
-
- Pg.
-
- SAR
-
- Pa.
-
- Npt
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- NUM
-
- NSU
-
- NSA
-
- NRA
-
- nr.
-
- NEA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ps.
-
- MSI
-
- GEM
-
noun,
a cut and polished precious stone or pearl fine enough for use in jewelry.
- Mt.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- MST
-
- MSN
-
- MSM
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- MTP
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- MSG
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-soluble powder, C 5 H 8 NNaO 4 ⋅H 2 O, used to intensify the flavor of foods.
- MSE
-
- MSA
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- MRP
-
- mtn
-
- MTS
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NAA
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- 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.
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- mug
-
noun,
a drinking cup, usually cylindrical in shape, having a handle, and often of a heavy substance, as earthenware.
- 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).
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- Sgt
-
- MUP
-
- mum
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- prn
-
- pt.
-
- SMA
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- 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.
- pug
-
noun,
one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- 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.
- PSG
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- PSE
-
- PSA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- PRA
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- REA
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- PMT
-
- RNA
-
- PaG
-
- SAA
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PGA
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Sp.
-
- SAE
-
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- rte
-
- RPG
-
- RPM
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- rt.
-
- RTS
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- MRI
-
- MTI
-
- MRE
-
- IPA
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ier
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- IGM
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- SUG
-
- in.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- ing
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IPM
-
- ipr
-
- MRA
-
- Ir.
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- STP
-
- STM
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- ITU
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- IUS
-
- GPS
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Ges
-
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- GMT
-
- GNP
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- GPM
-
- Gr.
-
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- gre
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- GSA
-
- GSR
-
- gt.
-
- GTS
-
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- Gum
-
noun,
any of various viscid, amorphous exudations from plants, hardening on exposure to air and soluble in or forming a viscid mass with water.
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- ium
-
- IPS
-
- STI
-
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- spt
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- Meg
-
noun,
a megabyte.
- SPR
-
- MEP
-
- MGr
-
- MGT
-
- mi.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- Mig
-
noun,
a playing marble, especially one that is not used as a shooter.
- MIP
-
- Sr.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIT
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SNU
-
- MME
-
- MMT
-
- MNA
-
- MNE
-
- SMM
-
- MNS
-
- MPA
-
- MPE
-
- MPG
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- Sta
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- MM.
-
- St.
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Me.
-
- MAA
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- NM
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- GU
-
- UI
-
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- GN
-
- RI
-
- MP
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- rg
-
- RN
-
- MN
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- SN
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- 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.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- M.
-
- PU
-
- GM
-
- TM
-
- NP
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SG
-
- SM
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- IG
-
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TP
-
- MG
-
- RU
-
- i.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IP
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- GP
-
- G.
-
- SU
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- T1
-
- TG
-
- t.
-
- U.
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TN
-
- N.
-
- RP
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NG
-
- NI
-