Anagrams of spermatheca
Word spermatheca has
1300 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of spermatheca.
- metaphrase
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noun,
a literal translation.
- march-past
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noun,
a parade or procession, especially of troops past a reviewing stand.
- racemates
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noun,
a salt or ester of racemic acid.
- earthpeas
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noun,
the peanut.
- metaphase
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noun,
the stage in mitosis or meiosis in which the duplicated chromosomes line up along the equatorial plate of the spindle.
- Petersham
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noun,
a heavy woolen cloth for men's overcoats and other bulky outerwear.
- rematches
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noun,
a second match between teams, challengers, etc.; return match.
- macerates
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verb (used with object),
to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
- marchesa
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noun,
an Italian noblewoman, equivalent in rank to a marquise.
- Machetes
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noun,
a large heavy knife used especially in Latin-American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon.
- machrees
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noun,
my dear.
- hectares
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noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- cheaters
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noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- casemate
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noun,
an armored enclosure for guns in a warship.
- asperate
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verb (used with object),
to make rough, harsh, or uneven:
- racemate
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noun,
a salt or ester of racemic acid.
- Marchese
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noun,
an Italian nobleman, equivalent in rank to a marquis.
- preaches
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verb (used with object),
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- separate
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noun,
Usually, separates. women's outer garments that may be worn in combination with a variety of others to make different ensembles, as matching and contrasting blouses, skirts, and sweaters.
- cremates
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verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- temperas
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- champers
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noun,
champagne (def 1).
- preheats
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verb (used with object),
to heat before using or before subjecting to some further process:
- earthpea
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noun,
the peanut.
- macerate
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verb (used with object),
to soften or separate into parts by steeping in a liquid.
- Cashmere
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noun,
the fine, downy wool at the roots of the hair of the Kashmir goat.
- tracheas
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- cremate
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verb (used with object),
to reduce (a dead body) to ashes by fire, especially as a funeral rite.
- tarmacs
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noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- Chester
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noun,
a city in Cheshire, in NW England: only English city with the Roman walls still intact.
- Pescara
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noun,
a city in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- teacher
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noun,
a person who teaches or instructs, especially as a profession; instructor.
- teaches
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noun,
Informal. teacher.
- repeats
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- caseate
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verb (used without object),
to undergo caseation.
- creates
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- matches
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noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- archsee
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noun,
archbishopric.
- hetaera
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noun,
a highly cultured courtesan or concubine, especially in ancient Greece.
- retches
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noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- hareems
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noun,
harem.
- Arapesh
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noun,
a member of a Papuan people of Papua New Guinea.
- hamster
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noun,
any of several short-tailed, stout-bodied, burrowing rodents, as Cricetus cricetus, of Europe and Asia, having large cheek pouches.
- hampers
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noun,
Nautical. gear that, although necessary to the operations of a vessel, is sometimes in the way.
- tempehs
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noun,
a fermented soybean cake.
- tempera
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noun,
a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
- Caserta
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noun,
a city in S Italy, near Naples.
- tempers
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- peaches
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noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- tephras
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noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- ratches
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noun,
a ratchet.
- campers
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noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- stamper
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- cermets
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noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- chapter
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noun,
a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
- machete
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noun,
a large heavy knife used especially in Latin-American countries in cutting sugarcane and clearing underbrush and as a weapon.
- patches
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noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- spectre
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noun,
specter.
- machree
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noun,
my dear.
- reshape
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verb (used with object),
to shape again or into different form.
- hepcats
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noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- respect
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noun,
a particular, detail, or point (usually preceded by in):
- reaches
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noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- hectare
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noun,
a unit of surface, or land, measure equal to 100 ares, or 10,000 square meters: equivalent to 2.471 acres. Abbreviation: ha.
- specter
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noun,
a visible incorporeal spirit, especially one of a terrifying nature; ghost; phantom; apparition.
- Tampere
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noun,
a city in SW Finland.
- earache
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noun,
pain in the ear; otalgia.
- tampers
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- Heaters
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noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- cheater
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noun,
a person or thing that cheats.
- cerates
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- Marches
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noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- recepts
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noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- Cathars
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noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- steamer
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noun,
something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
- rematch
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noun,
a second match between teams, challengers, etc.; return match.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- Perchta
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noun,
the goddess of death and of fertility: sometimes identified with Holle.
- acerate
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adjective,
acerose1 .
- trachea
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noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- ecartes
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- metaph.
-
- racemes
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noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- threaps
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noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- Thraces
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noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- Sempach
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noun,
a village in central Switzerland: Austrians defeated by Swiss 1386.
- Achates
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noun,
(in the Aeneid) the faithful companion and friend of Aeneas.
- amerces
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verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- Ephrata
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noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania.
- aethers
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noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- thermes
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noun,
therm.
- perches
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noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- aerates
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verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- thermae
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noun,
hot springs; hot baths.
- eparchs
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noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- mesarch
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adjective,
Botany. (of a primary xylem or root) developing from both the periphery and the center; having the older cells surrounded by the younger cells.
- scamper
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noun,
a scampering; a quick run.
- preheat
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verb (used with object),
to heat before using or before subjecting to some further process:
- pectase
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noun,
an enzyme occurring in various fruits and involved in the formation of pectic acid from pectin.
- Theresa
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noun,
Saint. Also, Teresa. Also called Theresa of Avila [ah-vee-lah] /ˈɑ viˌlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1515–82, Spanish Carmelite nun, mystic, and writer.
- sceptre
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- parches
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verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- amperes
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noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- scepter
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noun,
a rod or wand borne in the hand as an emblem of regal or imperial power.
- Amherst
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noun,
Jeffrey, Baron, 1717–97, British field marshal: governor general of British North America 1760–63.
- amtracs
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noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- amesace
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noun,
ambsace.
- haemat-
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- schmear
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noun,
a dab, as of cream cheese, spread on a roll, bagel, or the like.
- escheat
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noun,
the reverting of property to the state or some agency of the state, or, as in England, to the lord of the fee or to the crown, when there is a failure of persons legally qualified to inherit or to claim.
- hemat-
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- Hermes
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noun,
the ancient Greek herald and messenger of the gods and the god of roads, commerce, invention, cunning, and theft.
Compare Mercury (def 3).
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- chapes
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noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- champs
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noun,
the act of champing.
- pachas
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noun,
pasha.
- charas
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noun,
hashish.
- search
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noun,
the act of searching; careful examination or investigation:
an instance of this:
- escarp
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- eschar
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noun,
a hard crust or scab, as from a burn.
- schema
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noun,
a diagram, plan, or scheme. Synonyms: outline, framework, model.
- etapes
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noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- charms
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noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- eparch
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noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- Caster
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Charta
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noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- charts
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noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- escape
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noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- scream
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noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- scherm
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noun,
(in South Africa) a hut, screen, or shelter constructed from branches and canvas, scraped animal hides, or the like.
- hereat
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adverb,
at this time; when this happened.
- herpes
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noun,
any of several diseases caused by herpesvirus, characterized by eruption of blisters on the skin or mucous membranes.
Compare chickenpox, genital herpes, oral herpes, shingles.
- Cather
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noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- resect
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verb (used with object),
to do a resection on.
- sphere
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noun,
Geometry.
a solid geometric figure generated by the revolution of a semicircle about its diameter; a round body whose surface is at all points equidistant from the center. Equation: x 2 + y 2 + z 2 = r 2 .
the surface of such a figure; a spherical surface.
- cerat-
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- cerate
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noun,
Pharmacology. an unctuous, often medicated, preparation for external application, consisting of lard or oil mixed with wax, rosin, or the like, especially one that has a firmer consistency than a typical ointment and does not melt when in contact with the skin.
- sperm-
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- hepta-
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- CERMET
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noun,
a durable, heat-resistant alloy formed by compacting and sintering a metal and a ceramic substance, used under conditions of high temperature and stress.
- scarph
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noun,
a tapered or otherwise-formed end on each of the pieces to be assembled with a scarf joint.
- chaeta
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noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- Cathar
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noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- certes
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adverb,
certainly; in truth.
- scheme
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noun,
a plan, design, or program of action to be followed; project.
- hepcat
-
noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- hepat-
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- caters
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verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- speech
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noun,
the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one's thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture:
- erects
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adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- etches
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noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Hester
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noun,
a female given name, form of Esther.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- Heater
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noun,
any of various apparatus for heating, especially for heating water or the air in a room.
- chaser
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noun,
a person or thing that chases or pursues.
- Sherpa
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noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- creeps
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- ecarte
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noun,
a card game for two players.
- Parcae
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noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- haema-
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- sachet
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noun,
a small bag, case, or pad containing perfuming powder or the like, placed among handkerchiefs, lingerie, etc., to impart a pleasant scent.
- cremes
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noun,
cream.
- crepes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- harems
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noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- serape
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- hareem
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noun,
harem.
- shmear
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noun, verb (used with object),
schmear.
- parsec
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noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- Parsee
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noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- C-star
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noun,
carbon star.
- seraph
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noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- hamper
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noun,
Nautical. gear that, although necessary to the operations of a vessel, is sometimes in the way.
- Easter
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- peseta
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- Sereth
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noun,
German name of Siret.
- Sharpe
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noun,
William Forsyth [fawr-sahyth] /ˈfɔr saɪθ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- Shaper
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noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- hamate
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adjective,
hook-shaped.
- earths
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- sarape
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noun,
serape.
- haeres
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noun,
heres.
- sachem
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noun,
the chief of a tribe.
the chief of a confederation.
- create
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adjective,
Archaic. created.
- chaste
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adjective,
refraining from sexual intercourse that is regarded as contrary to morality or religion; virtuous.
- hearse
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noun,
a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
- epacts
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noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Hecate
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noun,
a goddess of the earth and Hades, associated with sorcery, hounds, and crossroads.
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- cheats
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noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- Eartha
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noun,
a female given name.
- satrap
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noun,
a governor of a province under the ancient Persian monarchy.
- secret
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noun,
something that is or is kept secret, hidden, or concealed.
- cheeps
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noun,
a chirp.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- cheers
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noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- Sarthe
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- hearts
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noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- Hearst
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noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- cherem
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noun,
herem.
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- cherts
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noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- phrase
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noun,
Grammar.
a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
(in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- sempre
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adverb,
throughout.
- spathe
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noun,
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
- Pesach
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noun,
Passover (def 1).
- Sparta
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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.
- retems
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noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- Pherae
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a town in SE Thessaly: the home of Admetus and Alcestis.
- haters
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noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crates
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noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- creams
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noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- scathe
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noun,
hurt, harm, or injury.
- Casper
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noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- arhats
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noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- temper
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noun,
a particular state of mind or feelings.
- tempeh
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noun,
a fermented soybean cake.
- peaces
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noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- Mather
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noun,
Cotton, 1663–1728, American clergyman and author.
- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Arches
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noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- archt.
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- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- arecas
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noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- aretes
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- masher
-
noun,
a person or thing that mashes.
- Apache
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noun,
a Parisian gangster, rowdy, or ruffian.
- Caspar
-
noun,
one of the three Magi.
- teamer
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noun,
a teamster.
- preach
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verb (used with object),
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- Martha
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noun,
the sister of Mary and Lazarus. Luke 10:38–42; John 11:1–44.
- Ascham
-
noun,
Roger, 1515–68, English scholar and writer: tutor of Queen Elizabeth I.
- Marsha
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noun,
a female given name.
- Tarmac
-
noun,
(lowercase) a road, airport runway, parking area, etc., paved with Tarmac, tarmacadam, or a layer of tar.
- Patras
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noun,
Greek Patrai [pah-tre] /ˈpɑ trɛ/ (Show IPA). a seaport in the Peloponnesus, in W Greece, on the Gulf of Patras.
- ashram
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noun,
a secluded building, often the residence of a guru, used for religious retreat or instruction in Hinduism.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- MArchE
-
noun,
The, a region in central Italy, bordering the Adriatic. 3743 sq. mi. (9695 sq. km).
- tephra
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- amtrac
-
noun,
amphibian (def 4).
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- Perche
-
noun,
a former division of N France.
- Peraea
-
noun,
a region in ancient Palestine, E of the Jordan and the Dead Sea.
- preset
-
noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- meters
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- therms
-
noun,
any of several units of heat, as one equivalent to 1000 large calories or 100,000 British thermal units.
- therme
-
noun,
therm.
- Therma
-
noun,
ancient name of Salonika.
- therm-
-
- aerate
-
verb (used with object),
to expose to the action or effect of air or to cause air to circulate through:
- mecate
-
noun,
Southwestern U.S. a rope made of horsehair or sometimes maguey.
- aether
-
noun,
ether (defs 3–5).
- raceme
-
noun,
a simple indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on short pedicels lying along a common axis, as in the lily of the valley.
- Thames
-
noun,
a river in S England, flowing E through London to the North Sea. 209 miles (336 km) long.
- Thamar
-
noun,
Tamar.
- ameers
-
noun,
emir.
- amerce
-
verb (used with object),
to punish by imposing a fine not fixed by statute.
- AmerSp
-
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- terces
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- MSArch
-
- Ampere
-
noun,
the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
- ramate
-
adjective,
having branches; branching out or off.
- asthma
-
noun,
Pathology. a paroxysmal, often allergic disorder of respiration, characterized by bronchospasm, wheezing, and difficulty in expiration, often accompanied by coughing and a feeling of constriction in the chest.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- MSPhar
-
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- camper
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Caesar
-
noun,
Gaius [gey-uh s] /ˈgeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), (or Caius) [key-uh s] /ˈkeɪ əs/ (Show IPA), Julius, c100–44 b.c, Roman general, statesman, and historian.
- recept
-
noun,
an idea formed by the repetition of similar percepts, as successive percepts of the same object.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- carats
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- reatas
-
noun,
riata.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- camera
-
noun,
a device for capturing a photographic image or recording a video, using film or digital memory.
- March.
-
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- MAArch
-
- Esther
-
noun,
the wife of Ahasuerus.
- starch
-
noun,
a white, tasteless, solid carbohydrate, (C 6 H 10 O 5) n , occurring in the form of minute granules in the seeds, tubers, and other parts of plants, and forming an important constituent of rice, corn, wheat, beans, potatoes, and many other vegetable foods.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- metr-
-
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- Mehta
-
noun,
Zubin [zoo-bin] /ˈzu bɪn/ (Show IPA), born 1936, Indian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. since 1961.
- Pres.
-
- recpt
-
- haem-
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- meets
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- 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.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- mech.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- Ramee
-
noun,
Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
- scat-
-
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- sarc-
-
- Meath
-
noun,
a county in Leinster, in the E Republic of Ireland. 902 sq. mi. (2335 sq. km). County seat: Trim.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- MSPHE
-
- meta-
-
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- metes
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- rept.
-
- ether
-
noun,
Also called diethyl ether, diethyl oxide, ethyl ether, ethyl oxide, sulfuric ether. Chemistry, Pharmacology. a colorless, highly volatile, flammable liquid, C 4 H 10 O, having an aromatic odor and sweet, burning taste, derived from ethyl alcohol by the action of sulfuric acid: used as a solvent and, formerly, as an inhalant anesthetic.
- meter
-
noun,
the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
- prem.
-
- 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.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- rect.
-
- herp.
-
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- herms
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- Sarah
-
noun,
the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac. Gen. 17:15–22.
- 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.
- meres
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- Herma
-
noun,
herm.
- pacas
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- haars
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- meth-
-
- herem
-
noun,
the most severe form of excommunication, formerly used by rabbis in sentencing wrongdoers, usually for an indefinite period of time.
- meths
-
noun,
methamphetamine; Methedrine.
- merch
-
noun,
merchandise, especially as marketed to a particular fan base:
- hames
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- petr-
-
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- masc.
-
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- resp.
-
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- retem
-
noun,
a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
- mach.
-
- Heaps
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- mache
-
noun,
corn salad.
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- hears
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- hema-
-
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- 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.
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- hect-
-
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- maras
-
noun,
a city in S Turkey, NE of Adana.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- Maera
-
noun,
Hecuba, after being changed into a dog for blinding Polymestor.
- prae-
-
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- machs
-
noun,
a number indicating the ratio of the speed of an object to the speed of sound in the medium through which the object is moving. Abbreviation: M.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- rheme
-
noun,
comment (def 7).
- maars
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- 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.
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- matr-
-
- haram
-
noun,
harem.
- 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)
- Samar
-
noun,
an island in the E central Philippines. 5309 sq. mi. (13,750 sq. km).
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- harem
-
noun,
the part of a Muslim palace or house reserved for the residence of women.
- MSChE
-
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- rcpt.
-
- Hamer
-
noun,
Fannie Lou, 1917–77, U.S. civil rights activist.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- math.
-
- hemps
-
noun,
Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.
Compare cannabis.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Hemet
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- rhet.
-
- phase
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- Pharm
-
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- hemes
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- mast-
-
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- match
-
noun,
a slender piece of wood, cardboard, or other flammable material tipped with a chemical substance that produces fire when rubbed on a rough or chemically prepared surface.
- harps
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Esth.
-
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Tamar
-
noun,
the daughter of David and half-sister of Absalom. II Sam. 13.
- Tamas
-
noun,
See under guna.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Tampa
-
noun,
a seaport in W Florida, on Tampa Bay: fishing resort.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- astr.
-
- path-
-
- 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.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- ASPCA
-
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Asher
-
noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- patr-
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- ASCAP
-
noun,
American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- tachs
-
noun,
tachometer.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Capt.
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carp-
-
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- stech
-
verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Caras
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- caps.
-
- patch
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- caphs
-
noun,
kaph.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- 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.
- Thema
-
noun,
theme (def 7).
- theme
-
noun,
a subject of discourse, discussion, meditation, or composition; topic:
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- there
-
noun,
that state or condition:
- acpt.
-
- these
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- acet-
-
- aceae
-
- THREE
-
noun,
a cardinal number, 2 plus 1.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- trama
-
noun,
a specialized hyphal tissue constituting the internal structure of mushroom gills, pore tubes, or spines.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- treas
-
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- 30-30
-
- amahs
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- amate
-
verb (used with object),
to dismay; daunt.
- tears
-
- temp.
-
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- arche
-
- Arch.
-
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- tech.
-
- Arcas
-
noun,
a son of Zeus and Callisto, the ancestor of the Arcadians who was set among the stars with his mother as the Little Bear and the Great Bear respectively.
- teems
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- Tempe
-
noun,
Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
- 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.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- apast
-
preposition,
past; beyond.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- tera-
-
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- terce
-
noun,
tierce (def 3).
- AMPAS
-
- Amer.
-
- ameer
-
noun,
emir.
- term.
-
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- 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.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- sheep
-
noun,
any of numerous ruminant mammals of the genus Ovis, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the goats, especially O. aries, bred in a number of domesticated varieties.
- sheer
-
noun,
a thin, diaphanous material, as chiffon or voile.
- sheet
-
noun,
a large rectangular piece of cotton, linen, or other material used as an article of bedding, commonly spread in pairs so that one is immediately above and the other immediately below the sleeper.
- Shema
-
noun,
a liturgical prayer, prominent in Jewish history and tradition, that is recited daily at the morning and evening services and expresses the Jewish people's ardent faith in and love of God.
- Crete
-
noun,
Formerly Candia. a Greek island in the Mediterranean, SE of mainland Greece. 3235 sq. mi. (8380 sq. km). Capital: Canea.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- shpt.
-
- MPers
-
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- creme
-
noun,
cream.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- crash
-
noun,
a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck:
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- part.
-
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Shara
-
noun,
Sharra.
- shame
-
noun,
the painful feeling arising from the consciousness of something dishonorable, improper, ridiculous, etc., done by oneself or another:
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- ESPEC
-
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacha
-
noun,
pasha.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- erect
-
adjective,
upright in position or posture:
- Erech
-
noun,
Biblical name of Uruk.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Ephes
-
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- Shama
-
noun,
a slender long-tailed thrush, Copsychus malabaricus, of southern Asia and introduced into Hawaii, having black plumage with a white rump and tail sides and a chestnut belly.
- peta-
-
- sect.
-
- para-
-
- paras
-
noun,
a former copper coin of Turkey, the 40th part of a piaster.
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- Sept.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Parma
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, SE of Milan.
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- pret.
-
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- chap.
-
- chams
-
noun,
khan1 .
- Champ
-
noun,
the act of champing.
- cetes
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- pasha
-
noun,
a title, placed after the name, formerly held by high officials in countries under Turkish rule.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cert.
-
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- charm
-
noun,
a power of pleasing or attracting, as through personality or beauty:
- pashm
-
noun,
the fine woolly underhair of goats raised in northern India.
- pert.
-
- Srta.
-
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- Cath.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cata-
-
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- 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.
- char-
-
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- chars
-
noun,
a charred material or surface.
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- Pasch
-
noun,
the Jewish festival of Passover.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- chest
-
noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Chere
-
adjective,
dear; beloved: used in referring to or addressing a woman or girl.
- 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.
- ChemE
-
- cheer
-
noun,
a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.:
- cheep
-
noun,
a chirp.
- chem.
-
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- chats
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- spec.
-
- chasm
-
noun,
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge.
- Chase
-
noun,
the act of chasing; pursuit:
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- perh
-
- pre-
-
- phr.
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- prec
-
- Phar
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pet.
-
- Pers
-
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Seem
-
verb (used without object),
to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
- prs.
-
- SPCA
-
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- str.
-
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- SMTP
-
- shr.
-
- Shem
-
noun,
the eldest of the three sons of Noah. Gen. 10:21.
- shee
-
noun,
sídh.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- ter.
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- them
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- thee
-
pronoun,
the objective case of thou1 :
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- the-
-
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- teem
-
verb (used with object),
Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
- 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.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- tchr
-
- Tasm
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- PSAT
-
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Rep.
-
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- 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)
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- rasa
-
noun,
(in Hindu aesthetics) flavor, sentiment, or emotion: regarded as one of the fundamental qualities of classical music, dance, and poetry.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- Rama
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) any of the three avatars of Vishnu: Balarama, Parashurama, or Ramachandra.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- RCMP
-
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- psec
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- seme
-
adjective,
covered with many small, identical figures.
- sch.
-
- Sem.
-
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- sech
-
- sec.
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- scr.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- SARA
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Central African Republic.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- SAMA
-
noun,
the Sufi practice of gathering to listen to religious poetry that is sung, often accompanied by ecstatic dance or other ritual.
- Sam.
-
- 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.
- rpt.
-
- Rhee
-
noun,
Syngman [sing-muh n] /ˈsɪŋ mən/ (Show IPA), 1875–1965, president of South Korea 1948–60.
- per.
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- 1080
-
- ASME
-
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- Asat
-
noun,
(in Vedic mythology) the realm of nonexistence, populated by demons.
Compare sat2 (def 1).
- asc-
-
- Asch
-
noun,
Sholom [shaw-luh m] /ˈʃɔ ləm/ (Show IPA), or Sholem [shaw-luh m,, -lem] /ˈʃɔ ləm,, -lɛm/ (Show IPA), 1880–1957, U.S. author, born in Poland.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- asea
-
adjective, adverb,
to or toward the sea; seaward.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asha
-
noun,
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth.
- Hasa
-
noun,
a region in E Saudi Arabia, on the Persian Gulf.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- ASTM
-
- Heep
-
noun,
Uriah, Uriah Heep.
- atm.
-
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- ates
-
- hame
-
noun,
either of two curved pieces lying upon the collar in the harness of an animal, to which the traces are fastened.
- Hama
-
noun,
a city in W Syria, on the Orontes River.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Haas
-
noun,
Mary Rosamond, 1910–96, U.S. linguist.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- ASAP
-
adverb,
without delay; promptly.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Mac-
-
- Maat
-
noun,
the goddess personifying law and righteousness.
- Maas
-
noun,
Dutch name of the Meuse.
- maar
-
noun,
a circular volcanic landform resulting from explosive ash eruptions.
- Aram
-
noun,
Biblical name of ancient Syria.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arm.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Heer
-
noun,
an old unit of measure for linen and woolen yarn, equivalent to about 600 yards (550 meters).
- art.
-
- crat
-
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- Herm
-
noun,
a monument consisting of a four-sided shaft tapering inward from top to bottom and bearing a head or bust; those of Hermes usually had an erect penis, which passersby stroked for luck.
- Here
-
noun,
this place:
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- her.
-
- HEMP
-
noun,
Also called Indian hemp, marijuana. a tall, coarse plant, Cannabis sativa, that is native to Asia but naturalized or cultivated in many parts of the world and is the source of a valuable fiber as well as drugs such as marijuana and hashish.
Compare cannabis.
- heme
-
noun,
a deep-red iron-containing blood pigment, C 34 H 32 N 4 O 4 Fe, obtained from hemoglobin.
- hem-
-
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- Eth.
-
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- Cete
-
noun,
a number of badgers together.
- Cham
-
noun,
khan1 .
- ect-
-
- Chas
-
noun,
tea.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- cts.
-
- ctr.
-
- chm.
-
- Chr.
-
- chs.
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- etc.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- est.
-
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- esp.
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- cap.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- emes
-
noun,
friend.
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Casa
-
noun,
a house.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Eph.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Cash
-
noun,
money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Emp.
-
- EMet
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- HMAS
-
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- met.
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- aet.
-
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- mete
-
noun,
a limiting mark.
- pam.
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- AARP
-
- ahem
-
interjection,
(an utterance similar to the sound of clearing one's throat, used to attract attention, express doubt or a mild warning, etc.)
- AHSA
-
- mesh
-
noun,
any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
- amah
-
noun,
a baby's nurse, especially a wet nurse.
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- amas
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- aer-
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- MSCE
-
- acea
-
- MSPH
-
- MSPE
-
- MSHE
-
- MSHA
-
- MSEE
-
- msec
-
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- MSCP
-
- MSAE
-
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- acr-
-
- aahs
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- AAEE
-
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- ACTH
-
- pat.
-
- 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.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Mara
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of death, sometimes seen as one aspect of a god whose other aspect is Kama, or erotic desire.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- 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.
- meas
-
- 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.
- aph-
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- masa
-
noun,
flour or dough made of dried, ground corn, used especially for tortillas.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Apr.
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- amt.
-
- pct.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- mes-
-
- 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.
- mere
-
noun,
Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
- MEPA
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- amp.
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- 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.
- 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.
- meet
-
noun,
an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
- APSA
-
- Meer
-
noun,
Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
- Mar.
-
- TSP
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- tra
-
- TPM
-
- AAP
-
- AAM
-
- tph
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEA
-
- CPA
-
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- TRH
-
- trp
-
- Am.
-
- TSE
-
- TSH
-
- ap-
-
- SPR
-
- CMA
-
- CPM
-
- AAE
-
- CPR
-
- ac-
-
- spt
-
- AMA
-
noun,
a Japanese diver, usually a woman, who tends underwater oyster beds used in the cultivation of pearls.
- Sr.
-
- Ar.
-
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- St.
-
- CPS
-
- Sta
-
- Aar
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- AAS
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- TCS
-
- ASM
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AHE
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ase
-
- th-
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- AMC
-
- TCA
-
- AME
-
- AMS
-
- ASR
-
- 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.
- ASA
-
noun,
a king of Judah, 913?–873? b.c. I Kings 15:8–24.
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- APC
-
- 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.
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- APS
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ast
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- STM
-
- STP
-
- ThM
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- ACP
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAA
-
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cr.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- cp.
-
- ACS
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ch.
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ca.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- ae.
-
- AEA
-
- AEC
-
- ATC
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- THC
-
- ATA
-
- at.
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- EPA
-
- SMA
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RCA
-
- 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.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MCP
-
- MCR
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- RCT
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- MEP
-
- RPS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- Re.
-
- RCS
-
- 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:
- REA
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- HCR
-
- 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.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- sht
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HRE
-
- hrs
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Hts
-
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Mc-
-
- Me.
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- MSC
-
- 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.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- MAA
-
- RCP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- HCM
-
- Ps.
-
- PHS
-
- MTS
-
- PhM
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- PHA
-
- pt.
-
- PRA
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PCM
-
- PCS
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- PMT
-
- MTP
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- MPH
-
- MHA
-
- PSE
-
- PSC
-
- MHE
-
- PSA
-
- MHR
-
- MPA
-
- MPE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MTh
-
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRP
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSH
-
- PRC
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERP
-
- EAA
-
- ea.
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SCP
-
- SCM
-
- ERT
-
- ESA
-
- Esc
-
- ese
-
- ESR
-
- se-
-
- EPT
-
- ETR
-
- 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.
- EAM
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- 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).
- ECA
-
- ECM
-
- EEC
-
- EPS
-
- Ehr
-
- eme
-
noun,
friend.
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- EMR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- Ep.
-
- SHA
-
- 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.
- ETS
-
- RSE
-
- CSR
-
- Sp.
-
- CSA
-
- CRT
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSA
-
- SAA
-
- CRS
-
- Rs.
-
- RPM
-
- CRP
-
- shp
-
- 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.
- RMC
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- CST
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- has
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noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- CTA
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- hae
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verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- HMS
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- sc.
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- she
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noun,
a female person or animal.
- hr.
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- cte
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- HSM
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- HAM
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noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- SAR
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- SAP
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noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- HAP
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noun,
one's luck or lot.
- SAE
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- SAC
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noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- A.
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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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- AA
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noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- P.
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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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- ee
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- PH
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TP
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- CM
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- TC
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- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- S.
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- SA
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- SM
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- M.
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- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- MP
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- CE
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- HP
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- TM
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- h.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
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- t.
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- RH
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- RC
-
- R.
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- MH
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- eh
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interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- RP
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