Anagrams of sportsmanships
Word sportsmanships has
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- sportsmanship
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noun,
the character, practice, or skill of a sportsman.
- pastorship
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noun,
the position, authority, or office of a pastor.
- transships
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verb (used with object),
to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
- pansophism
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noun,
a claim or pretension to pansophy.
- sportsman
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noun,
a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
- tranships
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verb (used with or without object),
transship.
- aphorists
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noun,
a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
- transship
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verb (used with object),
to transfer from one ship, truck, freight car, or other conveyance to another.
- arsonists
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noun,
a person who commits arson.
- atropisms
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noun,
poisoning resulting from atropine or belladonna.
- Harmonist
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noun,
a person skilled in harmony.
- prosaisms
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noun,
prosaic character or style.
- prosaists
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noun,
a person who writes prose.
- Romanists
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noun,
Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- prostasis
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a pronaos or prostas before a cella.
- sapphisms
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noun,
lesbianism.
- snapshot
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noun,
an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- atropism
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noun,
poisoning resulting from atropine or belladonna.
- astonish
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verb (used with object),
to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze:
- shippons
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noun,
a cow barn or cattle shed.
- arsonist
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noun,
a person who commits arson.
- topspins
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noun,
a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forward.
- Potiphar
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noun,
the Egyptian officer whose wife tried to seduce Joseph. Gen. 39:1–20.
- rampions
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- pissants
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noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- appoints
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verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- snappish
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adjective,
apt to snap or bite, as a dog.
- Smithson
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noun,
James, 1765–1829, English chemist and mineralogist.
- aphorist
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noun,
a person who makes or uses aphorisms.
- aphorism
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noun,
a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” (Lord Acton).
- smartish
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adjective,
rather smart; fairly intelligent or quick-witted:
- sophisms
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noun,
a specious argument for displaying ingenuity in reasoning or for deceiving someone.
- maintops
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- spirants
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- passport
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noun,
an official document issued by the government of a country to one of its citizens and, varying from country to country, authorizing travel to foreign countries and authenticating the bearer's identity, citizenship, right to protection while abroad, and right to reenter his or her native country.
- Sapphism
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noun,
lesbianism.
- parsnips
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noun,
a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root.
- starship
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noun,
a spaceship designed for intergalactic travel.
- stasimon
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noun,
(in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode, especially in tragedy, divided into strophe and antistrophe: usually alternating with the epeisodion and, in the final ode, preceding the exodos.
- passions
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noun,
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- sophists
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) Greek History.
any of a class of professional teachers in ancient Greece who gave instruction in various fields, as in general culture, rhetoric, politics, or disputation.
a person belonging to this class at a later period who, while professing to teach skill in reasoning, concerned himself with ingenuity and specious effectiveness rather than soundness of argument.
- pathosis
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noun,
a diseased condition.
- harpists
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noun,
a person who plays the harp, especially professionally.
- tranship
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verb (used with or without object),
transship.
- Phaistos
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noun,
an ancient city in S central Crete: site of Minoan palace; Linear A tablets and important pottery objects unearthed here.
- Romanist
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noun,
Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
- tampions
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- 11-point
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- hispano-
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- anthrop.
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- sonships
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noun,
the state, fact, or relation of being a son.
- prosaism
-
noun,
prosaic character or style.
- tropisms
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noun,
an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
- protasis
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noun,
the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if.
Compare apodosis.
- tsarisms
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noun,
czarism.
- amorists
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- prosaist
-
noun,
a person who writes prose.
- transoms
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noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- Sophist
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) Greek History.
any of a class of professional teachers in ancient Greece who gave instruction in various fields, as in general culture, rhetoric, politics, or disputation.
a person belonging to this class at a later period who, while professing to teach skill in reasoning, concerned himself with ingenuity and specious effectiveness rather than soundness of argument.
- Hampton
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noun,
Lionel, 1908–2002, U.S. jazz vibraphonist.
- prompts
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noun,
Commerce.
a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder (prompt note)
the contract setting the time limit.
- harpist
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noun,
a person who plays the harp, especially professionally.
- spinors
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noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- Sampson
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noun,
Deborah, 1760–1827, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier who fought disguised as a man.
- harmost
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noun,
a person serving the ancient Spartans as governor of a subject or conquered town.
- assorts
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verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- matrons
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- santims
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noun,
a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
- hansoms
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noun,
a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
- Orphism
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noun,
the religious or philosophical system of the Orphic school.
- orphans
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noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Tharsis
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noun,
Tarshish.
- Mithras
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noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- rompish
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adjective,
given to romping; frolicsome.
- ornith-
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- santirs
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noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Rappist
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noun,
Harmonist.
- Sophism
-
noun,
a specious argument for displaying ingenuity in reasoning or for deceiving someone.
- Spanish
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noun,
the Spanish people collectively.
- thirams
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noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- tropism
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noun,
an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
- tsarism
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noun,
czarism.
- thorias
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noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- pitmans
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Onitsha
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noun,
a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.
- Onassis
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noun,
Aristotle Socrates, 1906–75, Greek businessman, born in Turkey.
- martins
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noun,
Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
- tarpons
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- strains
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- hot-air
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noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- parsnip
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noun,
a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root.
- Stimson
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noun,
Henry L(ewis) 1867–1950, U.S. statesman: secretary of war 1911–13, 1940–45; secretary of state 1929–33.
- partons
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- prisons
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noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- Simpson
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noun,
James Young, 1811–70, Scottish professor of obstetrics and obstetrician: pioneer in use of ether and chloroform as anesthetics.
- stamin-
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- imparts
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- impasto
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noun,
the laying on of paint thickly.
- instars
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- imports
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- imposts
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noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- Passion
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noun,
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- stamnos
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noun,
a storage jar having an oval body tapering at the base and two horizontal handles set on the shoulder.
- Romansh
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noun,
a group of three Rhaeto-Romanic dialects spoken in E Switzerland.
Compare Ladin (def 2).
- Marston
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noun,
John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
- maintop
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- mohairs
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noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- hatpins
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noun,
a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- tarnish
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noun,
a tarnished coating.
- manship
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- photism
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noun,
a form of synesthesia in which a visual sensation, as of color or form, is produced by the sense of touch, hearing, etc.
- prostas
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noun,
(in classical architecture) an antechamber or vestibule.
- sprains
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- propman
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noun,
a person responsible for securing, handling, and storing the properties used in a theatrical, motion-picture, or television production.
- Romains
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
- sprints
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- tampons
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- tampion
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- phantom
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noun,
an apparition or specter.
- papists
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noun,
a Roman Catholic.
- assists
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noun,
Sports.
Baseball. a play that helps to put out a batter or base runner.
Basketball, Ice Hockey. a play that helps a teammate in gaining a goal.
the official credit scored for such plays.
- pissant
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noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- rampion
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- amorist
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noun,
a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
- ramsons
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noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- aristo-
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- aristos
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noun,
aristocrat.
- Postman
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noun,
a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
- shippon
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noun,
a cow barn or cattle shed.
- ptisans
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- arshins
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noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- aorists
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noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- shorans
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noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- Shipman
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noun,
a sailor.
- siphons
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noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- shastri
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noun,
Lal Bahadur [lahl bah-hah-doo r] /lɑl bɑˈhɑ dʊər/ (Show IPA), 1904–66, Indian statesman: prime minister 1964–66.
- satoris
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noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Shapiro
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noun,
Karl (Jay) 1913–2000, U.S. poet and editor.
- appoint
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verb (used with object),
to name or assign to a position, an office, or the like; designate:
- transom
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noun,
a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
- shantis
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noun,
peace.
- Siphnos
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noun,
a Greek island in the SW Aegean Sea, in the Cyclades group: gold and silver mines. 28 sq. mi. (75 sq. km).
- anstoss
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noun,
(in the philosophy of Fichte) any of the six successive steps by which the absolute ego attains self-knowledge.
- sonship
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noun,
the state, fact, or relation of being a son.
- transp.
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- shrimps
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noun,
any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- topspin
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noun,
a spinning motion imparted to a ball that causes it to rotate forward.
- Moissan
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1852–1907, French chemist: Nobel prize 1906.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- Amphion
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noun,
a son of Antiope by Zeus, and the husband of Niobe. With his twin brother, Zethus, he built the walls of Thebes, charming the stones into place with his lyre.
- ransoms
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noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- Apophis
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noun,
a demon serpent of darkness whom Ra, as sun god, destroys every morning at dawn.
- Papist
-
noun,
a Roman Catholic.
- papism
-
noun,
Roman Catholicism.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Smiths
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noun,
a worker in metal.
- panto-
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- rosins
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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.
- sports
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noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- Rosina
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noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- tronas
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noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- sprain
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- shoats
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noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- sprats
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Paphos
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Cyprus.
- sprint
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noun,
a short race at full speed.
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- smarts
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noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- MSPhar
-
- sprits
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noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- shoran
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noun,
a system for aircraft navigation in which two signals sent from an aircraft are received and answered by two fixed transponders, the round-trip times of the signals enabling the navigator to determine the aircraft's position.
- no-hit
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- Ishtar
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noun,
the Assyrian and Babylonian goddess of love and war, identified with the Phoenician Astarte, the Semitic Ashtoreth, and the Sumerian Inanna.
- Pashto
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noun,
an Indo-European, Iranian language that is the official language of Afghanistan and the chief vernacular of the eastern part of the nation.
- stomps
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noun,
stamp (def 14).
- tripos
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noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- simars
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noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- siphon
-
noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- shrimp
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noun,
any of several small, long-tailed, chiefly marine crustaceans of the decapod suborder Natania, certain species of which are used as food.
- instr.
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- Namhoi
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noun,
Nanhai.
- passim
-
adverb,
here and there: used in bibliographic references to indicate that the writer has drawn upon material scattered throughout the source cited.
- stomas
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noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- intra-
-
- intro.
-
- Sippar
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noun,
an ancient Babylonian city on the Euphrates, in SE Iraq.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- nitro-
-
- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- stipos
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- shorts
-
noun,
something that is short.
- stasis
-
noun,
the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- tromps
-
verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- staphs
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- shnaps
-
noun,
schnapps.
- Parish
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical district having its own church and member of the clergy.
- Stamps
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- sapro-
-
- orphan
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noun,
a child who has lost both parents through death, or, less commonly, one parent.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- morass
-
noun,
a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
- Sharon
-
noun,
Ariel, 1928–2014, Israeli military and political leader; prime minister 2001–06.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- sapors
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- somat-
-
- spahis
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- Sappho
-
noun,
c620–c565 b.c, Greek poet, born in Lesbos.
- somni-
-
- Sothis
-
noun,
the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
- mirths
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- Sharps
-
noun,
a single-shot, lever-action breechloader rifle patented in the U.S. in 1848 and adopted by the U.S. military in the 1850s.
- mopish
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adjective,
given to moping; listless, apathetic, or dejected.
- mishap
-
noun,
an unfortunate accident.
- sonars
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- sasins
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- mithan
-
noun,
gayal.
- Mithra
-
noun,
the god of light and truth, later of the sun.
- monish
-
verb (used with object),
to admonish.
- shanti
-
noun,
peace.
- Shansi
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Shanxi.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- shamir
-
noun,
Yitzhak [yits-hahk] /yɪtsˈhɑk/ (Show IPA), 1915–2012, Israeli political leader: prime minister 1986–92.
- Sophar
-
noun,
Zophar.
- mohair
-
noun,
the coat or fleece of an Angora goat.
- Moriah
-
noun,
a mountainous region in S Palestine, where Abraham prepared to sacrifice Isaac. Gen. 22:3.
- morph-
-
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- troph-
-
- maists
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- snaths
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- mantis
-
noun,
any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
- Maoris
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- spirts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spiro-
-
- Marino
-
noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- Marion
-
noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- Othman
-
noun,
Osman.
- norths
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- marish
-
noun,
a marsh.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- snorts
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- spasms
-
noun,
Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- shirts
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- 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.
- masto-
-
- Samson
-
noun,
a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- matins
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- Sansom
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samson.
- matri-
-
- matron
-
noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- Shinto
-
noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- Shinar
-
noun,
a land mentioned in the Bible, often identified with Sumer.
- morphs
-
noun,
Linguistics. a sequence of phonemes constituting a minimal unit of grammar or syntax, and, as such, a representation, member, or contextual variant of a morpheme in a specific environment.
Compare allomorph (def 2).
- aniso-
-
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- inmost
-
adjective,
situated farthest within:
- pastis
-
noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- thrips
-
noun,
any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- astro-
-
- astron
-
- thorps
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Pitman
-
noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- pithos
-
noun,
a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- Pithom
-
noun,
one of the two cities built by Israelite slaves in Egypt. Ex. 1:11.
- Thomas
-
noun,
an apostle who demanded proof of Christ's Resurrection. John 20:24–29.
- amnios
-
- thiram
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 6 H 12 N 2 S 4 , insoluble in water, slightly soluble in alcohol, soluble in benzene and acetone, used as a vulcanizer and accelerator for rubber and as a fungicide, bacteriostat, and seed disinfectant.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- assort
-
verb (used with object),
to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- hansom
-
noun,
a low-hung, two-wheeled, covered vehicle drawn by one horse, for two passengers, with the driver being mounted on an elevated seat behind and the reins running over the roof.
- rhino-
-
- haoris
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- thamin
-
noun,
a small deer, Cervus eldi, of southeastern Asia, having long, curved antlers: now reduced in numbers throughout its range.
- rhinos
-
noun,
a rhinoceros.
- prompt
-
noun,
Commerce.
a limit of time given for payment for merchandise purchased, the limit being stated on a note of reminder (prompt note)
the contract setting the time limit.
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- tarso-
-
- hatpin
-
noun,
a long pin for securing a woman's hat to her hair, often having a bulbous decorative head of colored glass, simulated pearl, or the like.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Popish
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of the Roman Catholic Church.
- hippos
-
noun,
hippopotamus.
- ptosis
-
noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- trans.
-
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- antho-
-
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Antrim
-
noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- primps
-
verb (used with object),
to dress or adorn with care.
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- primos
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- amphi-
-
- torahs
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- ramson
-
noun,
a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- assist
-
noun,
Sports.
Baseball. a play that helps to put out a batter or base runner.
Basketball, Ice Hockey. a play that helps a teammate in gaining a goal.
the official credit scored for such plays.
- potass
-
noun,
potash.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- Potash
-
noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- arshin
-
noun,
a Russian unit of length equal to 28 inches (71 cm).
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- 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.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- posits
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- ashpit
-
noun,
a receptacle in the bottom of a fireplace, under a barbecue, or the like, for the accumulation of ashes.
- Ashton
-
noun,
Sir Frederick (William) 1906–1988, English dancer and choreographer, born in Ecuador.
- Ransom
-
noun,
the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- hippo-
-
- Simons
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- histo-
-
- phanos
-
noun,
fanon.
- Taoism
-
noun,
the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
- phasor
-
noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- patho-
-
- pathos
-
noun,
the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.
- Pharos
-
noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- iatro-
-
- tampon
-
noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- amino-
-
- strass
-
noun,
a flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- horsts
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- roasts
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- strops
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Romans
-
noun,
an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
- Patmos
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- Romish
-
adjective,
of or relating to Rome as the center of the Roman Catholic Church.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patri-
-
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- hostas
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- hoists
-
- phasis
-
noun,
a manner, stage, or aspect of being; phase.
- ihrams
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- storms
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- impost
-
noun,
a tax; tribute; duty.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- import
-
noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- post-
-
- part.
-
- Shari
-
noun,
Also, Chari. a river in N central Africa, flowing NW from the Central African Republic into Lake Chad. 1400 miles (2254 km) long.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- poss.
-
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- 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.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- 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):
- Simon
-
noun,
the original name of the apostle Peter.
Compare Peter.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Port.
-
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- oaths
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- posts
-
noun,
a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
- shims
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- pros.
-
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- 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).
- pass.
-
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Prot.
-
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- nomas
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- prim.
-
- primp
-
verb (used with object),
to dress or adorn with care.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- North
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, lying in the plane of the meridian and to the left of a person facing the rising sun. Abbreviation: N.
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- nitr-
-
- shins
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- shpt.
-
- pashm
-
noun,
the fine woolly underhair of goats raised in northern India.
- shirt
-
noun,
a long- or short-sleeved garment for the upper part of the body, usually lightweight and having a collar and a front opening.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- path-
-
- Short
-
noun,
something that is short.
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- pomps
-
noun,
stately or splendid display; splendor; magnificence.
- shorn
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Rasht
-
noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- Rashi
-
noun,
(Solomon ben Isaac) 1040–1105, French Hebrew scholar.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- samps
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- phons
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the apparent loudness of a sound, equal in number for a given sound to the intensity in decibels of a sound having a frequency of 1000 cycles per second when, in the judgment of a group of listeners, the two sounds are of equal loudness.
- pross
-
noun,
prostitute.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pant-
-
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- Osman
-
noun,
1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
- sanit
-
- pron.
-
- pimps
-
noun,
a person, especially a man, who solicits customers for a prostitute or a brothel, usually in return for a share of the earnings; pander; procurer.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- phot.
-
- SAMOS
-
noun,
a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- Sans.
-
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- patr-
-
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- 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.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- 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.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- roshi
-
noun,
the religious leader of a group of Zen Buddhists.
- pari-
-
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- omni-
-
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- omits
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- props
-
noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- Orth.
-
- rhin-
-
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Pharm
-
- prom.
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- opsis
-
- prop.
-
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- 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.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- phon.
-
- simps
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- horns
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- tahrs
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- hosp.
-
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- hort.
-
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- ihram
-
noun,
the dress worn by male Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca, consisting of two white cotton cloths, one worn round the waist, the other over the left shoulder.
- Hiram
-
noun,
a king of Tyre in the 10th century b.c. I Kings 5.
- hasps
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hipp-
-
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- hist.
-
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- harps
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Mahon
-
noun,
a seaport on E Minorca, in the Balearic Islands.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Srta.
-
- Isth.
-
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- mains
-
noun,
the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- spor-
-
- Spohr
-
noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- Stoss
-
noun,
Veit [fahyt] /faɪt/ (Show IPA), c1440–1533, German sculptor and painter.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- insp.
-
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- intr.
-
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- Iran.
-
- Harts
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Harms
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- anth-
-
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- anim.
-
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- appmt
-
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- 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.
- anis-
-
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- 30-30
-
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- trop-
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- trash
-
noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- amin-
-
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- Amish
-
noun,
the Amish people.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- thio-
-
- Athos
-
noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- ation
-
- atmo-
-
- Thorn
-
noun,
a sharp excrescence on a plant, especially a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- astr.
-
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Harim
-
noun,
harem.
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- arith
-
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- 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.
- tonia
-
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- assn.
-
- asst.
-
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- inst.
-
- manos
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Mont.
-
- monas
-
noun,
monad.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- 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.
- moist
-
adjective,
moderately or slightly wet; damp.
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- moans
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- sophs
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- soras
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Miss.
-
- misos
-
noun,
a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
- miso-
-
- Mirth
-
noun,
gaiety or jollity, especially when accompanied by laughter:
- sorts
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- mints
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Minos
-
noun,
a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- month
-
noun,
Also called calendar month. any of the twelve parts, as January or February, into which the calendar year is divided.
- somas
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Minho
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing SSW from NW Spain along the N boundary of Portugal into the Atlantic. 171 miles (275 km) long.
- snash
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sinhs
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- naso-
-
- Sino-
-
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sito-
-
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- smash
-
noun,
the act or an instance of smashing or shattering.
- Smith
-
noun,
a worker in metal.
- snaps
-
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- moths
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- mosts
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Mossi
-
noun,
an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
- 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.
- Moshi
-
noun,
a city in N Tanzania.
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- soars
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- morns
-
noun,
morning.
- span-
-
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- minas
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- math.
-
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- matr-
-
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- mast-
-
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- maths
-
noun,
mathematics.
- Mason
-
noun,
a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spasm
-
noun,
Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- minah
-
noun,
myna.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- Marsh
-
noun,
a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- 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).
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- spp.
-
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- 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.
- Sam.
-
- shmo
-
noun,
schmo.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- SRAM
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Sra.
-
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- top-
-
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- SMSA
-
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- tron
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- tRNA
-
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- rpt.
-
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- SMTP
-
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- pts.
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- shr.
-
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Ross
-
noun,
the rough exterior of bark.
- tri-
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- shim
-
noun,
a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.
- tion
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rom.
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sash
-
noun,
a long band or scarf worn over one shoulder or around the waist, as by military officers as a part of the uniform or by women and children for ornament.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Sass
-
noun,
stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- RNAS
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Sat.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- thi-
-
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- str.
-
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- tanh
-
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- 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.
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- rit.
-
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- Soni
-
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- RONA
-
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tasm
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Sham
-
noun,
something that is not what it purports to be; a spurious imitation; fraud or hoax.
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 1080
-
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- MIPS
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- mis-
-
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- MNAS
-
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- Mon.
-
- psia
-
- Mons
-
noun,
an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOpt
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- mins
-
noun,
a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- iso-
-
- ISSN
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- Man.
-
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- Mar.
-
- min.
-
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- MASH
-
noun,
a soft, pulpy mass.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- mhos
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Moss
-
noun,
any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nom.
-
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- Nor.
-
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- nos-
-
- not-
-
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- NTIA
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- OHMS
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Noah
-
noun,
the patriarch who built a ship (Noah's Ark) in which he, his family, and animals of every species survived the Flood. Gen. 5–9.
- NIRA
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- Moth
-
noun,
any of numerous insects of the order Lepidoptera, generally distinguished from the butterflies by having feathery antennae and by having crepuscular or nocturnal habits.
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- mRNA
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- MSHA
-
- MSPH
-
- MSTS
-
- Nah.
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NIMH
-
- NIMS
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- 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.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- app.
-
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- appt
-
- Apr.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- ARIS
-
- Arm.
-
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- art.
-
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASSR
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- ASTM
-
- apo-
-
- aph-
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- Ahom
-
noun,
an extinct Thai language of Assam.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- ant.
-
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- amp.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- amt.
-
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- atm.
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Horn
-
noun,
one of the bony, permanent, hollow paired growths, often curved and pointed, that project from the upper part of the head of certain ungulate mammals, as cattle, sheep, goats, or antelopes.
- Hos.
-
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- HRIP
-
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- IMHO
-
- Imp.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- hor.
-
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- 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 = .
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- ator
-
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- HARM
-
noun,
physical injury or mental damage; hurt:
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Hims
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- HMAS
-
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hom-
-
- Homs
-
noun,
a city in W Syria.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- 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.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- par.
-
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Pan.
-
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- pat.
-
- osis
-
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- pomp
-
noun,
stately or splendid display; splendor; magnificence.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- phr.
-
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pop-
-
- pam.
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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):
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- pos.
-
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pips
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- pot.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Phar
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- opia
-
- prin
-
- opp.
-
- prs.
-
- 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.
- pimp
-
noun,
a person, especially a man, who solicits customers for a prostitute or a brothel, usually in return for a share of the earnings; pander; procurer.
- pro-
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Ont.
-
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- PSAT
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- IPM
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- STI
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- iph
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- IPA
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- IPS
-
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Ir.
-
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- PHS
-
- HIM
-
noun,
Informal. a male:
- 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.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IOT
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- IHP
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- IHS
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- STP
-
- Hts
-
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ht.
-
- HST
-
- INH
-
- hrs
-
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- PIO
-
- RNA
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- 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 = .
- IAS
-
- ROA
-
- PIP
-
noun,
one of the spots on dice, playing cards, or dominoes.
- STM
-
- ior
-
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- hr.
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- PTP
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- AMS
-
- 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.
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RMA
-
- aor
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- prp
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPM
-
- TPI
-
- tph
-
- RPS
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- TRH
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- APS
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- Am.
-
- ap-
-
- trp
-
- an.
-
- Ar.
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- PSS
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Tro
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PSA
-
- 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.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- PRA
-
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAM
-
noun,
a cut of meat from the heavy-muscled part of a hog's rear quarter, between hip and hock, usually cured.
- TIA
-
- at.
-
- POR
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ATP
-
- ThM
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- HMS
-
- HSM
-
- Han
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, 206 b.c.–a.d. 220, with an interregnum, a.d. 9–25: characterized by consolidation of the centralized imperial state and territorial expansion.
Compare Earlier Han, Later Han.
- ast
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- th-
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POA
-
- PMT
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- PPT
-
- ASI
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- PPS
-
- ppr
-
- PPM
-
- PPI
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- pph
-
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- 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.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ASM
-
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- TMO
-
- 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.
- ASR
-
- IRO
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- IRS
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- SMA
-
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- MTS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- OTS
-
- OTA
-
- MTI
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- ot-
-
- OSS
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- OSP
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- mtn
-
- MTh
-
- NHI
-
- MRI
-
- prn
-
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- Pr.
-
- pp.
-
- MPA
-
- MPH
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Mt.
-
- MRP
-
- pm.
-
- MSA
-
- MSH
-
- MSI
-
- MSN
-
- SMS
-
- Pa.
-
- MST
-
- NHA
-
- NHS
-
- MOS
-
noun,
moment (def 1).
- ONR
-
- NSA
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- ons
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OAP
-
- 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.
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- nr.
-
- ONI
-
- Ohm
-
noun,
the standard unit of electrical resistance in the International System of Units (SI), formally defined to be the electrical resistance between two points of a conductor when a constant potential difference applied between these points produces in this conductor a current of one ampere. The resistance in ohms is numerically equal to the magnitude of the potential difference. Symbol: Ω.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- SHA
-
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- NRA
-
- Npt
-
- NIA
-
- NMR
-
- NIH
-
- NIM
-
noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- sht
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- shp
-
- NMI
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- NPR
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- NOP
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- sho
-
- OPM
-
- SAR
-
- OPA
-
- SRO
-
- TSS
-
- Sp.
-
- MHR
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- ROP
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- ss.
-
- MHA
-
- mho
-
noun,
See under siemens.
- mi.
-
- So.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- MIP
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ROI
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- SSI
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- Mo.
-
- SPS
-
- SPR
-
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- SRS
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- PHA
-
- ISR
-
- Mao
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- PhM
-
- SSA
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- SSM
-
- RSS
-
- Rs.
-
- MOI
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- RSA
-
- rt.
-
- SSN
-
- RTS
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- ish
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- MOR
-
- ISA
-
- Ps.
-
- RPO
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- SSS
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- MIT
-
- SSR
-
- MNA
-
- SST
-
- RPM
-
- MNS
-
- RO
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- 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.
- AO
-
- 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.
- O.
-
- OA
-
- IP
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- R.
-
- T1
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
-
- TM
-
- RP
-
- MN
-
- 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.
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- SN
-
- TN
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- h.
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HP
-
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SM
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- NI
-
- M.
-
- NM
-
- RH
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- RI
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- MP
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RN
-
- PH
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- NP
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- SI
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noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TP
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- i.
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- t.
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- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NH
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- MH
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- PO
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noun,
a chamber pot.