Anagrams of Stephanotis
Word Stephanotis has
1196 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Stephanotis.
- posthaste
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adverb,
with the greatest possible speed or promptness:
- stanhopes
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noun,
a light, open, one-seated, horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels.
- phonetist
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noun,
a person who uses or advocates phonetic spelling.
- athetosis
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noun,
a condition, chiefly in children, of slow, involuntary, wormlike movements of the fingers, toes, hands, and feet, usually resulting from a brain lesion.
- point-set
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adjective,
(of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
- saponites
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- thespians
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a tragedian; an actor or actress.
- pantihose
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noun,
pantyhose.
- sheitans
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- postheat
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verb (used with object),
to heat (a metal piece, as a weld) after working, so as to relieve stresses.
- Thespian
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noun,
(sometimes lowercase) a tragedian; an actor or actress.
- Peshitta
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noun,
the principal Syriac version of the Bible.
- phaetons
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noun,
any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
- 11-point
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- phonates
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verb (used with or without object),
Phonetics. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action.
- ten-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- snapshot
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noun,
an informal photograph, especially one taken quickly by a handheld camera.
- astonish
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verb (used with object),
to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze:
- tao-tieh
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noun,
the face of a mythical animal with a gaping mouth appearing as a motif in ancient Chinese art.
- hispano-
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- athonite
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adjective,
of or relating to Mount Athos.
- potashes
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noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- shanties
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noun,
a crudely built hut, cabin, or house.
- potestas
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noun,
the authority of a paterfamilias over all members of his family and household.
- Sthenias
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noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- anthesis
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noun,
the period or act of expansion in flowers, especially the maturing of the stamens.
- saponite
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noun,
a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
- histones
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noun,
any of a group of five small basic proteins, occurring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, that organize DNA strands into nucleosomes by forming molecular complexes around which the DNA winds.
- steapsin
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noun,
the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
- stations
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- Esthonia
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noun,
Estonia.
- satinets
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- instates
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- spathose
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adjective,
spathic.
- Stanhope
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noun,
a light, open, one-seated, horse-drawn carriage with two or four wheels.
- step-ins
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- 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.
- pathosis
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noun,
a diseased condition.
- hesitant
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adjective,
hesitating; undecided, doubtful, or disinclined.
- patients
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- Ossetian
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noun,
an Osset.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- satinet
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- sapotes
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- isoneph
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same amount of cloudiness.
- pasties
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noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- steato-
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- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- sapiens
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- pastose
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adjective,
having a heavy impasto.
- stetho-
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- stepson
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noun,
a son of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
- Estonia
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noun,
a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
- patsies
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noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- sthenia
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noun,
strength; excessive vital force.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- ptisans
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- nasties
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noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- potties
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noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- potsies
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noun,
hopscotch.
- patents
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- Hessian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Hesse.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Passion
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noun,
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- insteps
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- atonies
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noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- hastens
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verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- hepato-
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- 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.
- sonship
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noun,
the state, fact, or relation of being a son.
- 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.
- 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.
- histone
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noun,
any of a group of five small basic proteins, occurring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, that organize DNA strands into nucleosomes by forming molecular complexes around which the DNA winds.
- sottish
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adjective,
stupefied with or as if with drink; drunken.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- 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).
- 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.
- Spanish
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noun,
the Spanish people collectively.
- shotten
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adjective,
(of fish, especially herring) having recently ejected the spawn.
- spathes
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noun,
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
- ethions
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noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- haptens
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noun,
a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- spheno-
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- Sheitan
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noun,
Ash-Shaytān.
- spinets
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- spinose
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adjective,
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
- shantis
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noun,
peace.
- pansies
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noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- inphase
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adjective,
having the same phase.
- sestina
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noun,
a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
- top-hat
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noun,
a tall, cylindrical hat with a stiff brim usually slightly curved on the sides, worn by men especially on formal occasions.
Compare beaver1 (def 4), opera hat, silk hat.
- ethiops
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- atopies
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noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- Stetson
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- patines
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noun,
patina.
- opiates
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- aphesis
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noun,
the disappearance or loss of an unstressed initial vowel or syllable, as in the formation of the word slant from aslant.
- pissant
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noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- phonies
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noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- pettish
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adjective,
petulantly peevish:
- patient
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- atheist
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noun,
a person who denies or disbelieves the existence of a supreme being or beings.
- notates
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verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- anoesis
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noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- Ossetia
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noun,
a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
- Thespis
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noun,
flourished 6th century b.c, Greek poet.
- Onitsha
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noun,
a city in SW Nigeria, on the Niger River.
- phaeton
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noun,
any of various light, four-wheeled carriages, with or without a top, having one or two seats facing forward, used in the 19th century.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- patties
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noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- phonate
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verb (used with or without object),
Phonetics. to provide (a sound source, and hence the pitch) for a given voiced continuant or vowel, through rapid, periodic glottal action.
- pattens
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- Phineas
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noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “serpent's mouth or oracle.”.
- tansies
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noun,
any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
- ophites
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noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- atiptoe
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adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- teapots
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noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- tanists
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noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- testons
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noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- Ophite
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noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- shines
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noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- hottie
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noun,
a sexually attractive person.
- Shensi
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noun,
Older Spelling. Shaanxi.
- shiest
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noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- pithos
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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.
- paseos
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- shapes
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noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- shapen
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adjective,
having a designated shape (usually used in combination):
- patios
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- shanti
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noun,
peace.
- Shansi
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noun,
Older Spelling. Shanxi.
- set-to
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noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- setons
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noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- 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.
- Hotien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- shoats
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noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Shinto
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noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- hoises
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verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Hestia
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the hearth.
- Patten
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noun,
any of various kinds of footwear, as a wooden shoe, a shoe with a wooden sole, a chopine, etc., to protect the feet from mud or wetness.
- snipes
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noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- snaths
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noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- patois
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noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- sitten
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verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- panto-
-
- Patton
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noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- siphon
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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.
- histo-
-
- opsins
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noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- hostas
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- hoists
-
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- honest
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adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- shotts
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noun,
chott.
- penta-
-
- shotes
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noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Hosein
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noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- phanos
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noun,
fanon.
- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- shnaps
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noun,
schnapps.
- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- paints
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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.
- Phases
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noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- potass
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noun,
potash.
- patens
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noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- saithe
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noun,
pollock.
- Naoise
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noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- ptosis
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noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- pistes
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- ptisan
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noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- 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:
- patent
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noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- potent
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noun,
a fur having a pattern of T -shaped forms, placed in alternate directions and having alternating tinctures, one metal and one color, so that all forms of one tincture face the same way and are between, above, and below forms of the other tincture facing the other way.
- pathos
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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.
- sanies
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noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- Potash
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noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- patho-
-
- Piston
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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.
- possie
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noun,
a job; position.
- posset
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noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- posits
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noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- poises
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- pishes
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- pashes
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- Saseno
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noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- insets
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- septi-
-
- phasis
-
noun,
a manner, stage, or aspect of being; phase.
- pheno-
-
- noesis
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noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Season
-
noun,
one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
- satins
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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.
- 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.
- phones
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noun,
telephone (def 1).
- phonet
-
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- pastes
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- paeons
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noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- pastis
-
noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- 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.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- 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.
- noshes
-
noun,
a snack.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- Athens
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noun,
Greek Athenai. a city in and the capital of Greece, in the SE part.
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- thesis
-
noun,
a proposition stated or put forward for consideration, especially one to be discussed and proved or to be maintained against objections:
- ethnos
-
noun,
an ethnic group.
- stanes
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noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Thess.
-
- stoats
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noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Stones
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noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- antho-
-
- Easton
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noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- Ethiop
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- thetas
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- Thetis
-
noun,
a Nereid, the wife of Peleus and the mother of Achilles.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Stopes
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noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- teston
-
noun,
a former silver coin of France, equal at various times to between 10 and 14½ sols, bearing on the obverse a bust of the reigning king.
- hanses
-
noun,
Hansa.
- aniso-
-
- ethno-
-
- ethion
-
noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- thanes
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- eosins
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- steno-
-
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- testis
-
noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- 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.
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- estops
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- stipos
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- stints
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- staphs
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- tenths
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- Thanet
-
noun,
Octave [ok-tiv,, -teyv] /ˈɒk tɪv,, -teɪv/ (Show IPA) pen name of Alice French.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- stapes
-
noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- aspens
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Sophie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- spahis
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- aethon
-
noun,
triethyl orthoformate.
- toasts
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Sothis
-
noun,
the name for the star Sirius, the Dog Star, given by the ancient Egyptians.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- heists
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- Taisho
-
noun,
the designation of the period of the reign of Emperor Yoshihito, 1912–26.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- tasset
-
noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- Tophet
-
noun,
a place in the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where, contrary to the law, children were offered as sacrifices, especially to Moloch. It was later used as a dumping ground for refuse.
- toshes
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- hepat-
-
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- hepta-
-
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tastes
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- tithes
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- Tissot
-
noun,
James Joseph Jacques [zham zhaw-zef zhahk,, zheymz] /ʒam ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk,, ʒeɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1836–1902, French painter.
- hapten
-
noun,
a substance having a single antigenic determinant that can react with a previously existing antibody but cannot stimulate more antibody production unless combined with other molecules; a partial antigen.
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Hastie
-
noun,
William Henry, 1904–76, U.S. jurist: first black judge of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
- hastes
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- hasten
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to hasten; accelerate:
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- spathe
-
noun,
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- phon.
-
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- pheon
-
noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- 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.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- tents
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- phone
-
noun,
telephone (def 1).
- tenth
-
noun,
one of ten equal parts, especially of one (1/10).
- 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.
- teno-
-
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- 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.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- phots
-
noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- 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.
- phot.
-
- phase
-
noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- 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.
- phano
-
noun,
fanon.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- paths
-
noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- path-
-
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- tithe
-
noun,
Sometimes, tithes. the tenth part of agricultural produce or personal income set apart as an offering to God or for works of mercy, or the same amount regarded as an obligation or tax for the support of the church, priesthood, or the like.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- thio-
-
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- pass.
-
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- tonia
-
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- pases
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- toti-
-
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- thins
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- phane
-
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- teths
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- Thais
-
noun,
flourished late 4th century b.c, Athenian courtesan: mistress of Alexander the Great and Ptolemy I.
- Thane
-
noun,
Early English History. a member of any of several aristocratic classes of men ranking between earls and ordinary freemen, and granted lands by the king or by lords for military service.
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- peta-
-
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- Thant
-
noun,
U, U Thant.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- theat
-
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- thens
-
noun,
that time:
- Theos
-
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- Theta
-
noun,
the eighth letter of the Greek alphabet (Θ, θ).
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- thine
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- theo-
-
- poss.
-
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- sheas
-
noun,
shea tree.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- shits
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- shins
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- shies
-
noun,
a sudden start aside, as in fear.
- spies
-
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- shoes
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Shane
-
noun,
a male given name.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- seti-
-
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- Shona
-
noun,
Also called Mashona. a member of a group of peoples constituting more than two thirds of the population of Zimbabwe.
- staph
-
noun,
staphylococcus.
- sotie
-
noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snipe
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- sones
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- snath
-
noun,
the shaft or handle of a scythe.
- snash
-
noun,
insolence; impertinence.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- snaps
-
- Sophi
-
noun,
Sophy.
- sito-
-
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sophs
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- spahi
-
noun,
one of a body of native Algerian cavalry in the French service.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sino-
-
- sinhs
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- span-
-
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- shpt.
-
- shott
-
noun,
chott.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- Sept.
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- 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.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- post-
-
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poet.
-
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- piths
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- 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.
- stipe
-
noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- stash
-
noun,
something put away or hidden:
- stat.
-
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- step-
-
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- Sans.
-
- sanit
-
- Stets
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- saith
-
verb,
third person singular present of say1 .
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- sines
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- noses
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Heaps
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- anis-
-
- naso-
-
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- aeons
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Hatti
-
noun,
an ancient people who lived in central Anatolia before its conquest by the Hittites.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- heats
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- haste
-
noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- insep
-
- opahs
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- hasps
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- apses
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- 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.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Neth.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- nests
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Heian
-
adjective,
of or relating to the period in Japan, a.d. 794–1185, characterized by the modification and naturalization of ideas and institutions that were earlier introduced from China.
- Hanse
-
noun,
Hansa.
- asst.
-
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hsien
-
noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- atto-
-
- Aphis
-
noun,
an aphid, especially of the genus Aphis.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- hests
-
noun,
behest.
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- IATSE
-
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- hosts
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- hist.
-
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- apish
-
adjective,
having the qualities, appearance, or ways of an ape.
- assn.
-
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- 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.:
- Hants
-
noun,
Hampshire (def 1).
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- ante-
-
- anth-
-
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- Ethan
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “strength.”.
- Epist
-
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Isth.
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Esth.
-
- ashen
-
adjective,
ash-colored; gray.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 30-30
-
- Ashes
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- pahos
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- 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.
- Hopis
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Epis.
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- pant-
-
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Othin
-
noun,
Odin.
- 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.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- insp.
-
- Hanoi
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Vietnam, in the N part, on the Songka River.
- haets
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- inst.
-
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- opsis
-
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- hosp.
-
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- neath
-
preposition,
beneath.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- anti-
-
- oste-
-
- ation
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- ento-
-
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Hsia
-
noun,
a legendary dynasty in China, the traditional dates of which are 2205–1766 b.c.
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hos.
-
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- 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 = .
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- sepn
-
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tent
-
noun,
a portable shelter of skins, canvas, plastic, or the like, supported by one or more poles or a frame and often secured by ropes fastened to pegs in the ground.
- 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.
- asis
-
- ten.
-
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- inae
-
- att.
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- Shan
-
noun,
a group of Mongoloid tribes in the hills of Burma.
- 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.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- ins.
-
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- int.
-
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Hans
-
noun,
a male given name, Germanic form of John.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- HEAO
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- est.
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- epi-
-
- Eph.
-
- ESIS
-
- eso-
-
- Ste.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- stet
-
verb (used with object),
to mark (a manuscript, printer's proof, etc.) with the word “stet” or with dots as a direction to let cancelled material remain.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Eth.
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Hiss
-
noun,
a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.
- tanh
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- 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.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- ates
-
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- 1080
-
- thi-
-
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- Soni
-
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Hess
-
noun,
Dame Myra, 1890–1965, English pianist.
- 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.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- 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:
- attn
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- epit
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- 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.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- 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.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- tion
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- NTIA
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Tit.
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- not-
-
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Pen.
-
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- ano-
-
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- nos-
-
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- Pet.
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Ont.
-
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- top-
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- opia
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- osis
-
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- 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.:
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- aet.
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- pnea
-
- than
-
conjunction,
(used, as after comparative adjectives and adverbs, to introduce the second member of an unequal comparison):
- Nah.
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nash
-
noun,
John, 1752–1835, English architect and city planner.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- apo-
-
- pts.
-
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- 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.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- pat.
-
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- iso-
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- 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.
- Pan.
-
- SASE
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ISSN
-
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- teth
-
noun,
the ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- the-
-
- that
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pos.
-
- neo-
-
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Neph
-
- ness
-
noun,
a headland; promontory; cape.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- pot.
-
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- ant.
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- ANSI
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- Neh.
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- 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.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- psia
-
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- PSAT
-
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- aph-
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- an.
-
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- ap-
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- STI
-
- EPA
-
- en-
-
- TPN
-
- TSH
-
- EIS
-
- Ep.
-
- tph
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- TSS
-
- TPI
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- TSE
-
- ATP
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- APS
-
- TIA
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- at.
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ast
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- 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.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- th-
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- ase
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASN
-
- ASI
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ae.
-
- TNT
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ean
-
- 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.
- ea.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- STP
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- AHE
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- eo-
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- EPS
-
- NHS
-
- PSA
-
- ne-
-
- NEA
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- NHA
-
- NHI
-
- NIA
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- NIH
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POA
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- PSE
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NOP
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ish
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- ite
-
- EPT
-
- PSS
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- PTT
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- IPO
-
- ot-
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- ose
-
- OSP
-
- OSS
-
- OTA
-
- OPA
-
- ote
-
- OTS
-
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ons
-
- PIO
-
- OSA
-
- Npt
-
- NSA
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- op.
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PHS
-
- OAP
-
- PHA
-
- OAS
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OIt
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- IPS
-
- TTS
-
- iph
-
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- IPA
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- SSN
-
- 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.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- SST
-
- St.
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- sht
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- shp
-
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- 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.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SPS
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- spt
-
- ss.
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- SSA
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- sho
-
- ESA
-
- 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.
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- 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 = .
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ETO
-
- INH
-
- ine
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SHA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- ETS
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- IHS
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- se-
-
- HST
-
- ht.
-
- Hts
-
- Sta
-
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- IHP
-
- IOT
-
- h.
-
- AO
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- TT
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- 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.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- A.
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noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- HI
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adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- TP
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- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- HP
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- TI
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noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- IP
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- IT
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noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- NA
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adverb,
no1 .
- NI
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- NP
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- sh
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interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- SA
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- S.
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- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- i.
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- NH
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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.
- HO
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noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- PH
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- No
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noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- SN
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- EI
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- O.
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- OE
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noun,
oy2 .
- TA
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- OA
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- T1
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- t.
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- TN
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- OH
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noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- HE
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noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- N.
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