Anagrams of sporangiospore
Word sporangiospore has
1404 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of sporangiospore.
- progression
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noun,
the act of progressing; forward or onward movement.
- Proserpina
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noun,
Persephone.
- sporogonia
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noun,
the sporangium of mosses and liverworts.
- oppression
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noun,
the exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.
- apospories
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noun,
the development of a gametophyte from a sporophyte without meiosis.
- organ-pipe
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noun,
one of the pipes of a pipe organ.
- Singapore
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noun,
an island on the Strait of Singapore, off the S tip of the Malay Peninsula.
- garrisons
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noun,
a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- gonopores
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noun,
an opening through which eggs or sperm are released, especially in invertebrates.
- porpoises
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noun,
any of several small, gregarious cetaceans of the genus Phocoena, usually blackish above and paler beneath, and having a blunt, rounded snout, especially the common porpoise, P. phocoena, of both the North Atlantic and Pacific.
- aspersion
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noun,
a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander:
- responsor
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noun,
the portion of an interrogator-responsor that receives and interprets the signals from a transponder.
- springers
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noun,
a person or thing that springs.
- prognosis
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noun,
Medicine/Medical. a forecasting of the probable course and outcome of a disease, especially of the chances of recovery.
- argosies
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noun,
a large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo.
- persians
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- oospores
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noun,
a fertilized egg within an oogonium.
- Prospero
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noun,
(in Shakespeare's The Tempest) the exiled Duke of Milan, who is a magician.
- prospers
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to make successful or fortunate.
- spongers
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noun,
a person or thing that sponges.
- signoras
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- pinesaps
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noun,
either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, especially the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys (false beechdrops) of eastern North America.
- gonopore
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noun,
an opening through which eggs or sperm are released, especially in invertebrates.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- Responsa
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noun,
the branch of rabbinical literature comprised of authoritative replies in letter form made by noted rabbis or Jewish scholars to questions sent to them concerning Jewish law.
- roarings
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noun,
the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
- personas
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noun,
a person.
- perigons
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noun,
an angle of 360°.
- serranos
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- soarings
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noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- seringas
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- grippers
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noun,
a person or thing that grips.
- Spearing
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noun,
an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty.
- parsnips
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noun,
a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root.
- sensoria
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noun,
a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
- Pissarro
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noun,
Camille [ka-mee-yuh] /kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1830–1903, French painter.
- rosaries
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church.
a series of prayers, usually consisting of 15 decades of aves, each decade being preceded by a paternoster and followed by a Gloria Patri, one of the mysteries or events in the life of Christ or the Virgin Mary being recalled at each decade.
a string of beads used for counting these prayers during their recitation.
a similar string of beads consisting of five decades.
- oreganos
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- parergon
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noun,
something that is an accessory to a main work or subject; embellishment.
- papooses
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noun,
a North American Indian baby or young child.
- saprogen
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noun,
a plant or animal that can produce decay.
- raspings
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noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- apprises
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verb (used with object),
to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of):
- sopranos
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noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- soporose
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adjective,
sleepy.
- Garrison
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noun,
a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- Progreso
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noun,
a city in NW Honduras.
- erosions
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- porpoise
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noun,
any of several small, gregarious cetaceans of the genus Phocoena, usually blackish above and paler beneath, and having a blunt, rounded snout, especially the common porpoise, P. phocoena, of both the North Atlantic and Pacific.
- propanes
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- pressing
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noun,
any phonograph record produced in a record-molding press from a master or a stamper.
- erasions
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- prognose
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verb (used with or without object),
to subject to or make a prognosis.
- progeria
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noun,
a rare congenital abnormality characterized by premature and rapid aging, the affected individual appearing in childhood as an aged person and having a shortened life span.
- prioress
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noun,
a woman holding a position corresponding to that of a prior, sometimes ranking next below an abbess.
- springes
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noun,
a snare for catching small game.
- propines
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noun,
a present; gift.
- Springer
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noun,
a person or thing that springs.
- sporrans
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noun,
(in Scottish Highland costume) a large pouch for men, commonly of fur, worn, suspended from a belt, in front of the kilt.
- prisoner
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noun,
a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
- pogonias
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noun,
a terrestrial orchid of the genus Pogonia, of North America.
- pogonips
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noun,
an ice fog that forms in the mountain valleys of the western U.S.
- genipaps
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noun,
a tropical American tree, Genipa americana, of the madder family, bearing an edible fruit used for preserves or in making beverages.
- propones
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verb (used with object),
to suggest for consideration; propose.
- progress
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noun,
a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage:
- proposes
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verb (used with object),
to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action:
- nippers
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noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- roaring
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noun,
the act of a person, animal, or thing that roars.
- Sapporo
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noun,
a city on W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- onagers
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noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- sappers
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noun,
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- erasion
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noun,
the act of erasing.
- ringers
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noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- isogons
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noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- rippers
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noun,
a person or thing that rips.
- sapiens
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- sangers
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noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- proagon
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noun,
(in ancient Greek comedy) a disputatious exchange, sometimes of a slapstick nature, between the chorus and the characters, or among the characters themselves, usually following the parodos and preceding the agon.
- ironers
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noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- ripraps
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noun,
a quantity of broken stone for foundations, revetments of embankments, etc.
- Rosario
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noun,
a port in E Argentina, on the Paraná River.
- nappies
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noun,
liquor, especially ale.
- senoras
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noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- sarongs
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noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- singers
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noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- signore
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noun,
a conventional Italian title of respect for a man, usually used separately; signor.
- Signora
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a married woman, either used separately or prefixed to the name.
- genipap
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noun,
a tropical American tree, Genipa americana, of the madder family, bearing an edible fruit used for preserves or in making beverages.
- signers
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noun,
a person who signs.
- sierras
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- gaspers
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noun,
a cigarette.
- Serrano
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noun,
a small, green or reddish, extremely hot chili pepper, the fruit of a variety of Capsicum annuum used in cooking.
- garners
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noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- serpigo
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noun,
(formerly) a creeping or spreading skin disease, as ringworm.
- gossoon
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noun,
a boy; lad.
- sippers
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noun,
a person who sips.
- Serapis
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noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- ingress
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noun,
the act of going in or entering.
- gaposis
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noun,
a noticeable gap or series of gaps, as between the fastened buttons or snaps on an overly tight garment.
- grippes
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noun,
influenza.
- Grisons
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noun,
a canton in E Switzerland. 2747 sq. mi. (7115 sq. km). Capital: Chur.
- gropers
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noun,
a person or thing that gropes.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Gropper
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noun,
William, 1897–1977, U.S. painter.
- snapper
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noun,
any of several large marine food fishes of the family Lutjanidae.
- grosser
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noun,
a commercial production, as a motion picture or record, that generates a large amount of income.
- signors
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noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- ignores
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verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- erosion
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noun,
the act or state of eroding; state of being eroded.
- soapers
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noun,
soap opera.
- gripper
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noun,
a person or thing that grips.
- reasons
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noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- oogonia
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noun,
one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to oocytes.
- poisers
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noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- perrons
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noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- persona
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noun,
a person.
- Persson
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noun,
Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
- rangers
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noun,
forest ranger.
- pigpens
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noun,
a pen for keeping pigs.
- pinesap
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noun,
either of two parasitic or saprophytic plants of the genus Monotropa, especially the tawny or reddish M. hypopithys (false beechdrops) of eastern North America.
- pipages
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noun,
conveyance, as of water, gas, or oil, by means of pipes.
- Prosser
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noun,
Gabriel, 1775?–1800, U.S. leader of unsuccessful slave revolt.
- pirogen
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noun,
(used with a plural verb) Jewish Cookery. small baked pastries filled with chopped chicken livers, onion, etc.
- Prosper
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to make successful or fortunate.
- prosers
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noun,
a person who talks or writes in prose.
- Pogonia
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noun,
a terrestrial orchid of the genus Pogonia, of North America.
- pogonip
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noun,
an ice fog that forms in the mountain valleys of the western U.S.
- poisons
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noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- pepsins
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noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- propria
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noun,
a nonessential property common to all the members of a class; attribute.
- propose
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verb (used with object),
to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action:
- propone
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verb (used with object),
to suggest for consideration; propose.
- popsies
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noun,
a girl or young woman.
- propine
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noun,
a present; gift.
- propers
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.
- porgies
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noun,
a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America.
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- propane
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noun,
a colorless, flammable gas, C 3 H 8 , of the alkane series, occurring in petroleum and natural gas: used chiefly as a fuel and in organic synthesis.
- pronaos
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noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- praises
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- pressor
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adjective,
causing an increase in blood pressure; causing vasoconstriction.
- prisage
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noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- prisons
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- perigon
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noun,
an angle of 360°.
- rapiers
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noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- rasping
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noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- oospore
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noun,
a fertilized egg within an oogonium.
- operons
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noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- opposes
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verb (used with object),
to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- oppress
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verb (used with object),
to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power:
- repairs
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- orarion
-
noun,
a stole worn by deacons.
- oregano
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noun,
an aromatic herb, Origanum vulgare, of the mint family, having leaves used as seasoning in cooking.
- organo-
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- origans
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noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- orisons
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noun,
a prayer.
- orpines
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- pepinos
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noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- pansies
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noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- raspers
-
noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- papoose
-
noun,
a North American Indian baby or young child.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- parings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- parries
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noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- parsnip
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noun,
a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root.
- passing
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- Passion
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noun,
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- rapping
-
noun,
the act or sound of a person or thing that raps.
- rappers
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noun,
a person or thing that raps or knocks.
- Pearson
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noun,
Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- soaring
-
noun,
the sport of flying a sailplane.
- nappers
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noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- sporran
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noun,
(in Scottish Highland costume) a large pouch for men, commonly of fur, worn, suspended from a belt, in front of the kilt.
- ariosos
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noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- apropos
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Idioms,
apropos of, with reference to; in respect or regard to:
- spinose
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adjective,
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
- earring
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noun,
an ornament worn on or hanging from the lobe of the ear.
- soprano
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noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- arseno-
-
- sprangs
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noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- engross
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verb (used with object),
to occupy completely, as the mind or attention; absorb:
- spinors
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- aspires
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- sparges
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noun,
a sprinkling.
- sponger
-
noun,
a person or thing that sponges.
- sparing
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Agriope
-
noun,
Eurydice.
- spireas
-
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.
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- apprise
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verb (used with object),
to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by of):
- springe
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noun,
a snare for catching small game.
- sopping
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noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- Springs
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noun,
a city in S Transvaal, in the E Republic of South Africa, E of Johannesburg.
- earings
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- arsines
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- sooners
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noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- sprains
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sponges
-
noun,
any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- apposes
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verb (used with object),
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
- agonies
-
noun,
extreme and generally prolonged pain; intense physical or mental suffering.
- sponsor
-
noun,
a person who vouches or is responsible for a person or thing.
- pigpen
-
noun,
a pen for keeping pigs.
- Pigeon
-
noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, having a compact body and short legs, especially the larger species with square or rounded tails.
Compare dove1 (def 1).
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- rinses
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- INGRES
-
noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- inorg.
-
- ignore
-
verb (used with object),
to refrain from noticing or recognizing:
- rasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- Ranger
-
noun,
forest ranger.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- ranges
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- sarsen
-
noun,
any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- aspens
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- sarong
-
noun,
a loose-fitting skirtlike garment formed by wrapping a strip of cloth around the lower part of the body, worn by both men and women in the Malay Archipelago and certain islands of the Pacific Ocean.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- sensor
-
noun,
a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
- ogress
-
noun,
a female monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- groans
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Grasse
-
noun,
François Joseph Paul [frahn-swa zhaw-zef pawl] /frɑ̃ˈswa ʒɔˈzɛf pɔl/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Grasse-Tilly) 1722–1788, French admiral.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- reagin
-
noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- gripes
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- grippe
-
noun,
influenza.
- assign
-
noun,
Usually, assigns. Law. a person to whom the property or interest of another is or may be transferred; assignee:
- pipers
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- arsen-
-
- Grison
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noun,
a weasellike carnivore, Galictis vittata, ranging from southern Mexico to Peru, having a grayish-white upper body, a distinctive white stripe across the forehead and ears, and a dark brown face, chest, and legs.
- pipage
-
noun,
conveyance, as of water, gas, or oil, by means of pipes.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- ringer
-
noun,
a person or thing that encircles, rings, etc.
- angio-
-
- Senior
-
noun,
a person who is older than another.
- Pinero
-
noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- Senora
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- senors
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- person
-
noun,
a human being, whether an adult or child:
- onager
-
noun,
a wild ass, Equus hemionus, of southwestern Asia.
- groins
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- rigors
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- gropes
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- pingos
-
noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- groper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gropes.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ripens
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- sargos
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Norris
-
noun,
Charles Gilman, 1881–1945, U.S. novelist and editor.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Nasser
-
noun,
Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
- Saigon
-
noun,
former name of Ho Chi Minh City: capital of former South Vietnam 1954–76.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- paring
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- pengos
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- rappen
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Switzerland; centime.
- Negros
-
noun,
an island of the central Philippines. 5043 sq. mi. (13,061 sq. km).
- rapper
-
noun,
a person or thing that raps or knocks.
- Rosser
-
noun,
a logger who peels the bark from, and often smooths one side of, a log so that it may be dragged easily.
- parpen
-
noun,
perpend1 .
- rosins
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- paseos
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Rogers
-
noun,
Bernard, 1893–1968, U.S. composer.
- nooses
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- appose
-
verb (used with object),
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- raring
-
adjective,
very eager or anxious; enthusiastic:
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- rooses
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- arsons
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- nipper
-
noun,
a person or thing that nips.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- risers
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- nappes
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- aniso-
-
- isogon
-
noun,
a polygon having all angles equal.
- sarges
-
noun,
sergeant.
- sponge
-
noun,
any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or framework, occurring in large, sessile colonies.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- ironer
-
noun,
a person or thing that irons.
- resign
-
verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- irones
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Perron
-
noun,
an outside platform upon which the entrance door of a building opens, with steps leading to it.
- irreg.
-
- sapro-
-
- Perrin
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1870–1942, French physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in physics 1926.
- ripper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rips.
- sapper
-
noun,
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- sapors
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- pernor
-
noun,
a person who takes or receives the rents, profits, or other benefit of an estate, lands, etc.
- pernio
-
noun,
chilblain.
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- pepsin
-
noun,
an enzyme, produced in the stomach, that in the presence of hydrochloric acid splits proteins into proteoses and peptones.
- napper
-
noun,
a textile worker who naps cloth.
- pepino
-
noun,
a rounded, cone-shaped hill in a karstic area.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- isopag
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice exists at approximately the same period during winter.
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- riprap
-
noun,
a quantity of broken stone for foundations, revetments of embankments, etc.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- spiro-
-
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- grasps
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- proses
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- sipper
-
noun,
a person who sips.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- ariose
-
adjective,
characterized by melody; songlike.
- sirens
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- aeron.
-
- Renoir
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1894–1979, French film director and writer.
- gapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Ossian
-
noun,
a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
- Garner
-
noun,
a granary or grain bin.
- region
-
noun,
an extensive, continuous part of a surface, space, or body:
- prongs
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- Sippar
-
noun,
an ancient Babylonian city on the Euphrates, in SE Iraq.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- sprang
-
noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- genoas
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- genips
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- Sooner
-
noun,
a person who settles on government land before it is legally opened to settlers in order to gain the choice of location.
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- grano-
-
- posers
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- Spears
-
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.
- Gasser
-
noun,
Slang. something that is extraordinarily pleasing or successful, especially a very funny joke.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- Orange
-
noun,
a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit.
- Gasper
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- orangs
-
noun,
orangutan.
- prangs
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- Oregon
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States, on the Pacific coast. 96,981 sq. mi. (251,180 sq. km). Capital: Salem.
Abbreviation: Oreg., Ore., OR (for use with zip code).
- repass
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- priors
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- snoose
-
noun,
finely powdered tobacco; snuff.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- sprigs
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- snores
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Osages
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- snoops
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- orogen
-
noun,
an extensive belt of rocks deformed by orogeny, associated in places with plutonic and metamorphic rocks.
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Soares
-
noun,
Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
- soigne
-
adjective,
carefully or elegantly done, operated, or designed.
- orpine
-
noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- erring
-
adjective,
going astray; in error; wrong.
- priers
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- snares
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- sprier
-
adjective,
a comparative of spry.
- Osorno
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- orgies
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- esrogs
-
noun,
etrog.
- argons
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- origan
-
noun,
an aromatic herb, especially oregano.
- reigns
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Origen
-
noun,
(Origenes Admantius) a.d. 185?–254? Alexandrian writer, Christian theologian, and teacher.
- snipes
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- osiers
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- singes
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Regina
-
noun,
queen.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- propr.
-
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- Sierra
-
noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- proser
-
noun,
a person who talks or writes in prose.
- gossan
-
noun,
a rust-colored deposit of mineral matter at the outcrop of a vein or orebody containing iron-bearing materials.
- operon
-
noun,
a set of two or more adjacent cistrons whose transcription is under the coordinated control of a promoter, an operator, and a regulator gene.
- gorses
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- goners
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Ponape
-
noun,
an island in the W Pacific: part of the Federated States of Micronesia. 134 sq. mi. (347 sq. km).
- pagers
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- agron.
-
- poiser
-
noun,
a person or thing that poises.
- pogies
-
noun,
a porgy.
- pagnes
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- sporo-
-
- gooses
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- serins
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- spoors
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- repros
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- gossip
-
noun,
idle talk or rumor, especially about the personal or private affairs of others:
- serosa
-
noun,
Embryology, Zoology.
the chorion.
a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
- gnosis
-
noun,
knowledge of spiritual matters; mystical knowledge.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- grani-
-
- proper
-
noun,
Ecclesiastical. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sprags
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- grains
-
noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- oppose
-
verb (used with object),
to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- Regain
-
noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- gneiss
-
noun,
a metamorphic rock, generally made up of bands that differ in color and composition, some bands being rich in feldspar and quartz, others rich in hornblende or mica.
- sorgos
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- spoons
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- gipons
-
noun,
jupon.
- sopors
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- reason
-
noun,
a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- Signor
-
noun,
a conventional Italian term of address or title of respect for a man, either used separately or prefixed to the name. Abbreviation: Sig., sig.
- areo-
-
- Osage
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of western Missouri, now living in northern Oklahoma.
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- osier
-
noun,
any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- paper
-
noun,
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- Papen
-
noun,
Franz von [frahnts fuh n] /frɑnts fən/ (Show IPA), 1879–1969, German diplomat, statesman, and soldier.
- rears
-
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- spies
-
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- apses
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- pari-
-
- pagne
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- agios
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- prop.
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- popes
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- poops
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- Poopo
-
noun,
a lake in SW Bolivia, in the Andes. 60 miles (95 km) long; 12,000 feet (3660 meters) above sea level.
- agone
-
adverb, adjective,
ago.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- pongs
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- props
-
noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- agro-
-
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- poss.
-
- prong
-
noun,
one of the pointed tines of a fork.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- Prog.
-
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- 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.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Pres.
-
- preps
-
noun,
preparatory school.
- prep.
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- aeri-
-
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- aero-
-
- prae-
-
- progs
-
noun,
food or victuals.
- pron.
-
- pros.
-
- spor-
-
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peri-
-
- 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.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- pepos
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Pepin
-
noun,
("Pepin the Short") died a.d. 768, king of the Franks 751–768 (father of Charlemagne).
- Apepi
-
noun,
Apophis.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- pengo
-
noun,
a former silver coin and monetary unit of Hungary, equal to 100 fillér: replaced by the forint in 1946.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- 30-30
-
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- pass.
-
- pases
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- anis-
-
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pipes
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- Piper
-
noun,
a person who plays on a pipe.
- angi-
-
- psoas
-
noun,
either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- pings
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- Orrin
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pingo
-
noun,
a hill of soil-covered ice pushed up by hydrostatic pressure in an area of permafrost.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- angor
-
noun,
extreme distress or mental anguish, usually of physical origin.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- 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.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- orris
-
noun,
an iris, Iris germanica florentina, having a fragrant rootstock.
- Onega
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in the NW Russian Federation in Europe: second largest lake in Europe. 3764 sq. mi. (9750 sq. km).
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- groan
-
noun,
a low, mournful sound uttered in pain or grief:
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- assn.
-
- GRASS
-
noun,
any plant of the family Gramineae, having jointed stems, sheathing leaves, and seedlike grains.
Compare grass family.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- sorgo
-
noun,
any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.
- sores
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Gosse
-
noun,
Sir Edmund William, 1849–1928, English poet, biographer, and critic.
- gorse
-
noun,
any spiny shrub of the genus Ulex, of the legume family, native to the Old World, especially U. europaeus, having rudimentary leaves and yellow flowers and growing in waste places and sandy soil.
- gorps
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- gores
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Goren
-
noun,
Charles Henry, 1901–91, U.S authority and writer on contract bridge.
- sero-
-
- goose
-
noun,
any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- goops
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- goons
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- groin
-
noun,
Anatomy. the fold or hollow on either side of the front of the body where the thigh joins the abdomen.
- so-so
-
adverb,
in an indifferent or passable manner; indifferently; tolerably.
- goner
-
noun,
a person or thing that is dead, lost, or past recovery.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- span-
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- sargo
-
noun,
a silvery grunt, Anisotremus davidsonii, inhabiting waters off the coasts of California and Mexico, having blackish markings and yellowish fins.
- Iran.
-
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Saros
-
noun,
the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- Gross
-
noun,
a group of 12 dozen, or 144, things. Abbreviation: gro.
- insp.
-
- insep
-
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- segno
-
noun,
a sign.
- segos
-
noun,
sego lily.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- senor
-
noun,
a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- gono-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Gaons
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- gains
-
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- snags
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- snaps
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- esrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- Espoo
-
noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- snogs
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- erron
-
- snore
-
noun,
the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Ensor
-
noun,
James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
- ergo-
-
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- soaps
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- Epis.
-
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- engr.
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- Goias
-
noun,
a state in central Brazil. 247,826 sq. mi. (641,870 sq. km). Capital: Goiânia.
- gesso
-
noun,
gypsum or plaster of Paris prepared with glue for use as a surface for painting.
- goers
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- giros
-
noun,
autogiro.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gipon
-
noun,
jupon.
- signs
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Giono
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1895–1970, French novelist.
- ginep
-
noun,
genip.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sing.
-
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Soong
-
noun,
Charles Jones, 1866–1918, Chinese merchant (father of Ai-ling, Ch'ing-ling, Mei-ling, and Tse-ven Soong).
- genro
-
noun,
any of the unofficial elder statesmen of Japan who influenced the government c1875–1940.
- Genoa
-
noun,
a large jib for cruising and racing yachts, overlapping the mainsail.
- genip
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- sings
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- Sino-
-
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- gasps
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- Norse
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Norge
-
noun,
Norwegian name of Norway.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- OPers
-
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- Roger
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”.
- noose
-
noun,
a loop with a running knot, as in a snare, lasso, or hangman's halter, that tightens as the rope is pulled.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- no-go
-
adjective,
inoperative; canceled:
- Nogai
-
noun,
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- opsis
-
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- resp.
-
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- ogres
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- noso-
-
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- repps
-
noun,
rep1 .
- Sans.
-
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- 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.
- Orang
-
noun,
orangutan.
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- orig.
-
- Argos
-
noun,
an ancient city in SE Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis: a powerful rival of Sparta, Athens, and Corinth.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- nears
-
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- reni-
-
- ornes
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- naso-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- nappe
-
noun,
Geology. a large mass of rock thrust a considerable distance along a nearly horizontal fault plane or in an overturned anticlinal fold.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Orono
-
noun,
a town in S Maine.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- argon
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, chemically inactive, monatomic, gaseous element that, because of its inertness, is used for filling fluorescent and incandescent lamps and vacuum tubes. Symbol: Ar; atomic number: 18; atomic weight: 39.948.
- Sango
-
noun,
a Niger-Congo language of the Adamawa-Eastern branch, used as a lingua franca in the Central African Republic.
- Negro
-
noun,
Anthropology. (no longer in technical use) a member of the peoples traditionally classified as the Negro race, especially those who originate in sub-Saharan Africa.
- sagos
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- rigor
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- sages
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- Rosie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Rose.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Oreg.
-
- Rosse
-
noun,
William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- Song
-
noun,
a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, especially one in rhymed stanzas; a lyric; a ballad.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- Rep.
-
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Sra.
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- repr
-
- snog
-
verb (used without object),
to kiss and cuddle.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- regr
-
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reg.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- sego
-
noun,
sego lily.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- sago
-
noun,
a starchy foodstuff derived from the soft interior of the trunk of various palms and cycads, used in making puddings.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- SASE
-
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- sags
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- 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.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- 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.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- sepn
-
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RNAS
-
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- spp.
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- Sig.
-
- 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.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- RONA
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- prs.
-
- psia
-
- psig
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inae
-
- ign.
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- Gros
-
noun,
Antoine Jean [ahn-twan zhahn] /ɑ̃ˈtwan ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), Baron, 1771–1835, French painter.
- gro.
-
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- 1080
-
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- gres
-
- gras
-
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Gino
-
noun,
a male given name.
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- goas
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- goos
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- GOES
-
noun,
plural of go1 .
- gon-
-
- Gone
-
noun,
the act of going:
- goon
-
noun,
Informal. a hired hoodlum or thug.
- Goop
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- ins.
-
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Ger.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- NIRA
-
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nogs
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Nor.
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Ire.
-
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- pro-
-
- iso-
-
- ISSN
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neo-
-
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- geo-
-
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- app.
-
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- Apr.
-
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Arg.
-
- ARIS
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arr.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- apo-
-
- 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.
- asis
-
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- aer-
-
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- Agon
-
noun,
(in ancient Greece) a contest in which prizes were awarded in any of a number of events, as athletics, drama, music, poetry, and painting.
- ANSI
-
- agr.
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Aire
-
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ESIS
-
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- Gaon
-
noun,
a title of honor for the directors of the Jewish academies at Sura and Pumbedita in Babylonia, used from the end of the 6th century a.d. to about the beginning of the 11th century.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Gen.
-
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Eng.
-
- ASSR
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- egos
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Ens.
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- epi-
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- ergs
-
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Pers
-
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- osis
-
- Poop
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- pop-
-
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- oro-
-
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- org.
-
- par.
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pos.
-
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Pan.
-
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- 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.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- pong
-
noun,
an unpleasant smell; stink.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- pnea
-
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- POGO
-
noun,
Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pipe
-
noun,
a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- prin
-
- opia
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- pre-
-
- OPer
-
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- per.
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- 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.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- 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.
- opp.
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pen.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- Ep.
-
- RPS
-
- ESA
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERP
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- EPA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- EPS
-
- PSS
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- Ges
-
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- 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:
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- GOP
-
- gi.
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ESR
-
- PGA
-
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- PIO
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- OPA
-
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- PPE
-
- PPS
-
- ppr
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- PPI
-
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- PRA
-
- 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.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ANG
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- aor
-
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- SPR
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSA
-
- ss.
-
- SRS
-
- ap-
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- Sr.
-
- SPS
-
- ag-
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- 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.
- POR
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- PSE
-
- ean
-
- 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.
- prp
-
- PSA
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- eo-
-
- PSG
-
- eir
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- EIS
-
- en-
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- 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.
- ea.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- APS
-
- ase
-
- 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.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- POA
-
- ARS
-
- ASI
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ASR
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- Eg.
-
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- NGO
-
noun,
1901–1963, South Vietnamese statesman: president of the Republic of South Vietnam 1956–63.
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPO
-
- RPG
-
- OSO
-
- NES
-
- NIA
-
- RSS
-
- ose
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- ROP
-
- RSE
-
- So.
-
- ROI
-
- NEA
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Pa.
-
- ne-
-
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Sp.
-
- OSS
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- OSP
-
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- SAE
-
- SRO
-
- nog
-
noun,
any beverage made with beaten eggs, usually with alcoholic liquor; eggnog.
- NOP
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- OGO
-
- OIr
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- OEO
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ons
-
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OAS
-
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- RNR
-
- ROG
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- NPR
-
- ROA
-
- nr.
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- RNA
-
- NRA
-
- NSA
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- SSR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ier
-
- GSR
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- GSA
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- in.
-
- ine
-
- ing
-
- REA
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- PaG
-
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- GNP
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- 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).
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- GPS
-
- Gr.
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- gre
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- se-
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pp.
-
- IPO
-
- SAR
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Pr.
-
- IRO
-
- ISA
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- ise
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- IRS
-
- ipr
-
- ISR
-
- ior
-
- Pg.
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- IPA
-
- AO
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- GN
-
- NG
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NP
-
- NI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- rg
-
- EI
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RI
-
- OG
-
- 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.
- IG
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RN
-
- R.
-
- IP
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- N.
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- G.
-
- OA
-
- SG
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- SN
-
- RO
-
- GP
-
- i.
-
- O.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RP
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.