Anagrams of spermatium
Word spermatium has
1002 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of spermatium.
- septarium
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noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- marmites
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noun,
a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
- immature
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adjective,
not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- muriates
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- apterium
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- Primates
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noun,
the order comprising the primates.
- tempuras
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- upstream
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adverb,
toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
- psammite
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noun,
any sandstone.
- rummies
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noun,
any of various card games for two, three, or four players, each usually being dealt seven, nine, or ten cards, in which the object is to match cards into sets and sequences.
- imprest
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- tummies
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noun,
stomach:
- Paestum
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noun,
an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater.
- stumper
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noun,
a person or thing that stumps.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- stamper
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- imputes
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verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- 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.
- impresa
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- Sumpter
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noun,
a packhorse or mule.
- premium
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noun,
a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- impetus
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noun,
a moving force; impulse; stimulus:
- impers.
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- muriate
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- impaste
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- Piraeus
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noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- imparts
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- immures
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verb (used with object),
to enclose within walls.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- summate
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verb (used with object),
to add together; total; sum up.
- suimate
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noun,
self-mate.
- Iapetus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- mismate
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verb (used with or without object),
to mate unsuitably or wrongly.
- tammies
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noun,
a fabric of mixed fibers, constructed in plain weave and often heavily glazed, used in the manufacture of linings and undergarments.
- upraise
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- uptimes
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noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- Pasture
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noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- matures
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- pastime
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noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- Pasteur
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- maumets
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noun,
British Dialect.
a doll, puppet, scarecrow, or other figure built to resemble a human being.
an empty-headed or mindless person.
- Maurist
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noun,
a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- uremias
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- Marmite
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noun,
a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
- tempura
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- stammer
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noun,
a stammering mode of utterance.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- atriums
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noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- uptears
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- upstair
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noun,
(usually used with a singular verb) an upper story or stories; the part of a building or house that is above the ground floor:
- tampers
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- esprit
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- mutism
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noun,
an inability to speak, due to a physical defect, conscious refusal, or psychogenic inhibition.
- Epirus
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noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- tamper
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- Pamirs
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- Paiute
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noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- Summer
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noun,
the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
- tapirs
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noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Summit
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noun,
the highest point or part, as of a hill, a line of travel, or any object; top; apex.
- erupts
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verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- Superi
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plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- muster
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noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- Emmaus
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noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Sumter
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noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- supra-
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- tampur
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noun,
tambura.
- super-
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- matri-
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- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- samite
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Marist
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noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- simper
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noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- spruit
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noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- sit-up
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noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- Mamers
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noun,
Mars.
- merits
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- meatus
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noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- Marius
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noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- Mauser
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noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- Maseru
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- maumet
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noun,
British Dialect.
a doll, puppet, scarecrow, or other figure built to resemble a human being.
an empty-headed or mindless person.
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- sperm-
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- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- simmer
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noun,
the state or process of simmering.
- Mister
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- Sammie
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noun,
a sandwich.
- impute
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verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- immure
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verb (used with object),
to enclose within walls.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- impart
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- imper.
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- taupes
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noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- impure
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adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- stumer
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noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- set-up
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noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- Struma
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noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- septi-
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- septum
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noun,
a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
- stream
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- mitres
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- miters
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- stemma
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noun,
ocellus (def 1).
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- mature
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- patri-
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- uptear
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- urates
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noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- armets
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noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- uptime
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noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- tie-up
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noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- armies
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noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- Timaru
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noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- Atreus
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noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- armpit
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noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- AmerSp
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- timers
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noun,
a person or thing that times.
- aspire
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- umpire
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noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- 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.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- raptus
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noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- tramps
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noun,
the act of tramping.
- terais
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noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- primes
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Piutes
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noun,
Paiute.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- trumps
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noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- autism
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noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- remits
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- austr-
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- purism
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noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- atrium
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noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- Primus
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noun,
Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- truism
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noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- Auster
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noun,
the south wind personified.
- uprise
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noun,
an act of rising up.
- aurist
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noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- tripes
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noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- uremia
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- miser
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noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- Pres.
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- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- MPers
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- prem.
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- serai
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- Mitre
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noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- mites
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noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- prats
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noun,
the buttocks.
- Purim
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noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- Mitra
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noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- puris
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noun,
poori.
- serum
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noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- seti-
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- setup
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noun,
organization; arrangement.
- miter
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noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- mires
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noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- prims
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noun,
privet.
- Priam
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noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- prim.
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- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- prime
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Mears
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noun,
mere3 .
- spate
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noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- merit
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noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- PRISM
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noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- prius
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noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- Spear
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noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- Prus.
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- pumas
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noun,
cougar.
- pruta
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noun,
prutah.
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
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- simar
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noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- prae-
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- presa
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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.
- mimes
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noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- Siret
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noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Mimas
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noun,
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- sirup
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noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- sitar
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- metr-
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- smite
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Metis
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noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metas
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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.
- meta-
-
- smarm
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noun,
behavior or speech that is smarmy.
- Smart
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noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- smear
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noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- prams
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noun,
perambulator.
- ramet
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Purse
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noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- peri-
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- pert.
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- mutes
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noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- rimes
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noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rimas
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noun,
a female given name.
- pairs
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noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- perms
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noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Pamir
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noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- re-up
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verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- reist
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verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pareu
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noun,
lavalava.
- pari-
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- peris
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noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- Reaum
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- peats
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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.
- part.
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- remit
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noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- resp.
-
- resit
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noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- paste
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- rept.
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- Remus
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noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Reims
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noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- reaps
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- septa
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noun,
plural of septum.
- rapes
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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.
- Sept.
-
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- sepia
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- semi-
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- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- patr-
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- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- 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.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- MUMPS
-
noun,
an infectious disease characterized by inflammatory swelling of the parotid and usually other salivary glands, and sometimes by inflammation of the testes or ovaries, caused by a paramyxovirus.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- 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)
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- petri
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- peta-
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- tears
-
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- temp.
-
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- Aust.
-
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- imams
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- IATSE
-
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- summa
-
noun,
a comprehensive work or series of works covering, synthesizing, or summarizing a particular field or subject.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Supt.
-
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- matr-
-
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- Epist
-
- Epis.
-
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- term.
-
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Amer.
-
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- tumps
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- aeri-
-
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- 30-30
-
- trump
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- astr.
-
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- treas
-
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- arium
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- step-
-
- ster.
-
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- maims
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- mast-
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Mamie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Srta.
-
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- stump
-
noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Sem.
-
- SMTP
-
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Tues
-
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- tri-
-
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- Sam.
-
- 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.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- purs
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- USIA
-
- uria
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- USAR
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- uret
-
- USMA
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- 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.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sat.
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- 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)
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Ste.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- 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.
- sur-
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- 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.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- rpt.
-
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- str.
-
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- rit.
-
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sra.
-
- SRAM
-
- Tasm
-
- 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.
- supr
-
- taur
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Rep.
-
- Rus.
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- ter.
-
- saur
-
- pts.
-
- 1080
-
- psia
-
- MIPS
-
- MMus
-
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- ASTM
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- mrem
-
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- atm.
-
- ates
-
- met.
-
- 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.
- 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.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- ASME
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- 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.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- mums
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- mump
-
verb (used with object),
to mumble; mutter.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- ARIS
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Arm.
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- MSPE
-
- MSME
-
- MSIE
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- MSEM
-
- MSAM
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- MSAE
-
- MEPA
-
- mems
-
noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- Emp.
-
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- epi-
-
- epit
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Ire.
-
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Imp.
-
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eur.
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- emia
-
- mem.
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- meas
-
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- aur-
-
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Mar.
-
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- 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.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- mus.
-
- art.
-
- MusM
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- per.
-
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- aet.
-
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- aer-
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- amp.
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pers
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- AIME
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Pet.
-
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- par.
-
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- prs.
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- pre-
-
- amt.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- amus
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- PSAT
-
- Apr.
-
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Aire
-
- pam.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- ae.
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- USM
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EMT
-
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- Ep.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ESR
-
- Am.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ESU
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ure
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- ETR
-
- EPA
-
- uti
-
- USR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ESA
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- USP
-
- EPT
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- EPS
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- ERT
-
- ERP
-
- Ar.
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ap-
-
- EMR
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- 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.
- 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.
- AMS
-
- ase
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- ARU
-
- UIT
-
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- USA
-
- UAR
-
- AMU
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- ASI
-
- trp
-
- 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.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- TSE
-
- TSI
-
- TSP
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- APS
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- tra
-
- EAM
-
- TIA
-
- 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.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ur-
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AME
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ATP
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- at.
-
- tr.
-
- ASU
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- UPI
-
- up-
-
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- UMT
-
- ASM
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- TPI
-
- TPM
-
- Tpr
-
- ETS
-
- ium
-
- eu-
-
- RTS
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- rte
-
- mum
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPM
-
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- Pa.
-
- MUP
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- pm.
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- 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.
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- se-
-
- MTS
-
- MSI
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- MSM
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTI
-
- MTP
-
- SAR
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pr.
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- PMT
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- PRA
-
- PSA
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- Ps.
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- pt.
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- REA
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- 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).
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- MPE
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- STI
-
- ist
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- ITA
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- ite
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- IUS
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- STP
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- Me.
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- Sta
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- MPA
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- MIA
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plural,
missing in action.
- MM.
-
- SRI
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noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- STM
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- ISA
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- M-1
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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.
- Sue
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noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- IRA
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ITU
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- SUM
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noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- Ia.
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- IAS
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- ier
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- Sui
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noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- imu
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noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- Is.
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noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- IPA
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- IPM
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- Stu
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noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ipr
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- IPS
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- Ir.
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- IRS
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- Sr.
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- St.
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- MAE
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noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- MIE
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- MEA
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noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- SPA
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noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- MEP
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- SMM
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- SMA
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- mi.
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- spt
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- MI6
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noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- SIT
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verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- mas
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noun,
mother1 .
- MIM
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noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- MIP
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- SIP
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noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- MIR
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noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIT
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- MME
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- MMT
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- Mat
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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.
- MI5
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noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- uts
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- Mam
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noun,
British Informal. mother.
- MAP
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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:
- SPR
-
- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RA
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- R.
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- AI
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noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- MP
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- RI
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- RU
-
- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- PU
-
- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TP
-
- 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.
- TM
-
- SU
-
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- RP
-
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- EI
-
- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- er
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interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- M.
-
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- SM
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- SA
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- UI
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- S.
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
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- U.
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- i.
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- IP
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