Anagrams of stripteaser
Word stripteaser has
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- tapestries
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noun,
a fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads are woven by hand to produce a design, often pictorial, used for wall hangings, furniture coverings, etc.
- striptease
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noun,
a burlesque act in which a dancer removes garments one at a time to the accompaniment of music.
- preterits
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noun,
past (def 12).
- resistate
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noun,
any of the class of sediments, as sand or sandstone, consisting chiefly of minerals resistant to weathering.
- sestertia
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noun,
a money of account of ancient Rome, equal to 1000 sesterces.
- stairstep
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noun,
a step in a staircase.
- preterist
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noun,
a person who maintains that the prophecies in the Apocalypse have already been fulfilled.
Compare futurist (def 2), presentist.
- pretreats
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verb (used with object),
to treat in advance or as part of a preliminary treatment:
- traitress
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noun,
a woman who is a traitor.
- Peritrate
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- tapsters
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noun,
a bartender.
- preterit
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noun,
past (def 12).
- treaties
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noun,
a formal agreement between two or more states in reference to peace, alliance, commerce, or other international relations.
- tipsters
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noun,
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- starters
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noun,
a person or thing that starts.
- re-treat
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verb (used with or without object),
to treat again.
- tarsiers
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- re-press
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verb (used with or without object),
to press again or anew.
- respites
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- traipses
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- reprises
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noun,
Usually, reprises. Law. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
- respires
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verb (used with object),
to breathe; inhale and exhale.
- estreats
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noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- arteries
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noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- piasters
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- restates
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verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- treatise
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noun,
a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay.
- stripers
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noun,
Military.
a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes:
an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service:
- iterates
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- partiers
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noun,
partyer.
- spatters
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noun,
the act or the sound of spattering:
- pastries
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- trispast
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noun,
an ancient hoist or hauling device having three blocks.
- spitters
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noun,
a person or thing that spits.
- pretties
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noun,
Usually, pretties. pretty ornaments, clothes, etc.
- striates
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adjective,
striated.
- serrates
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adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- pretests
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noun,
an advance or preliminary testing or trial, as of a new product.
- pretreat
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verb (used with object),
to treat in advance or as part of a preliminary treatment:
- artistes
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- Eritrea
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noun,
a republic in NE Africa, on the Red Sea: Italian colony 1890–1941; province of Ethiopia 1962–93; independent since 1993. 47,076 sq. mi. (121,927 sq. km). Capital: Asmara.
- spireas
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- esprits
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- preter-
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- spatter
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noun,
the act or the sound of spattering:
- presser
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noun,
a person or thing that presses or applies pressure.
- sprites
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- terries
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noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- easiest
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- easters
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noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- teasers
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noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- erasers
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noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- praises
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- priests
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- presets
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- spitter
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noun,
a person or thing that spits.
- pretest
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noun,
an advance or preliminary testing or trial, as of a new product.
- spriest
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adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- terrets
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noun,
one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
- Pereira
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noun,
Irene Rice, 1907–71, U.S. artist.
- tasters
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noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- striper
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noun,
Military.
a naval officer whose uniform sleeve displays stripes:
an enlisted person of any of the armed services whose sleeve displays stripes denoting years of service:
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- parries
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noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- partite
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noun,
an instrumental suite common chiefly in the 18th century.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- pasters
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- pasties
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noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- straits
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noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- strati-
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- streets
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noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- patsies
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noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- iterate
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verb (used with object),
to utter again or repeatedly.
- patters
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noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- striate
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adjective,
striated.
- patties
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noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- stripes
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- starets
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noun,
a religious teacher or counselor.
- perries
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noun,
a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- staters
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noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- persist
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verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- tapster
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noun,
a bartender.
- pesetas
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- pesters
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- tarries
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noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- petites
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noun,
a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures.
- Ettarre
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noun,
the vain and heartless lady beloved by Sir Pelleas.
- tarsier
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noun,
a small, arboreal, nocturnal primate of the genus Tarsius, of Indonesia and the Philippines, having a long thin tail, very large immobile eyes, and prominent pads on the fingers and toes: all populations are dwindling.
- rapiers
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noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- starter
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noun,
a person or thing that starts.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- estreat
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noun,
a true copy or extract of an original writing or record, as of a fine.
- tessera
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noun,
one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
- partier
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noun,
partyer.
- testers
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noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- retreat
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noun,
the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- repeats
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- aspires
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- asperse
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verb (used with object),
to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
- repress
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verb (used with object),
to keep under control, check, or suppress (desires, feelings, actions, tears, etc.).
- reprise
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noun,
Usually, reprises. Law. an annual deduction, duty, or payment out of a manor or estate, as an annuity or the like.
- reseats
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- artiste
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noun,
an artist, especially an actor, singer, dancer, or other public performer.
- respire
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verb (used with object),
to breathe; inhale and exhale.
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- respite
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noun,
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
- arrests
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noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- restate
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verb (used with object),
to state again or in a new way.
- retires
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- sirrees
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noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- repairs
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noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- ritters
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noun,
a knight.
- sierras
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- serries
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verb (used with or without object),
to crowd closely together.
- serrate
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adjective,
Chiefly Biology. notched on the edge like a saw:
- Trieste
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noun,
a seaport in NE Italy, on the Gulf of Trieste.
- seriate
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adjective,
arranged or occurring in one or more series.
- Serapis
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noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- serapes
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- seaters
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- septets
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noun,
any group of seven persons or things.
- tsarist
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noun,
an adherent of a czar or of czarism.
- septate
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adjective,
divided by a septum or septa.
- tipster
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noun,
a person who makes a business of furnishing tips, as for betting or speculation.
- arteri-
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- attires
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noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- raspers
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noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- 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.
- ratters
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noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- reapers
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noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- rasters
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noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- ratites
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- sestet
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noun,
Prosody. the last six lines of a sonnet in the Italian form, considered as a unit.
Compare octave (def 4a).
- series
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noun,
a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
- sarees
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noun,
sari.
- Spears
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noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- steers
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noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- speers
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noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- Spiers
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- steeps
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noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- repair
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noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- setter
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noun,
a person or thing that sets.
- Sierra
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noun,
a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- Perret
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noun,
Auguste [oh-gyst] /oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1874–1954, French architect.
- spares
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- perses
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noun,
a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- Ritter
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noun,
a knight.
- stater
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noun,
any of various gold or silver or electrum coin units or coins of the ancient Greek states or cities.
- Sartre
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noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- patter
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noun,
a rapid succession of light tapping sounds:
- raster
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noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- septet
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noun,
any group of seven persons or things.
- rasper
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noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- rapier
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noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- stipes
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noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- Passer
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noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- septi-
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- 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.
- risers
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noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- seater
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noun,
a person or thing that seats.
- pastis
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noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- serape
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- raises
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noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- patri-
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- steres
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- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- peseta
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noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
- pester
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verb (used with object),
to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
- sirees
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noun,
sirree.
- prases
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- Reaper
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noun,
a machine for cutting standing grain; reaping machine.
- pisser
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noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- pistes
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- sprits
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noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- reseat
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verb (used with object),
to provide with a new seat or new seats.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- resist
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- priers
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noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- sprier
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adjective,
a comparative of spry.
- preset
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noun,
a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
- sitars
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noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Sitter
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noun,
a person who sits.
- prests
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noun,
a loan.
- repeat
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noun,
the act of repeating.
- reests
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verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- resets
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noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- stapes
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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.
- sirree
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noun,
(used as an intensive with no or yes):
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- repass
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verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- raters
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noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- starts
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noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Peters
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noun,
penis.
- Petite
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noun,
a category of clothing sized for women or girls of less than average height and with average or diminutive figures.
- ratite
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noun,
a bird having a ratite breastbone.
- parses
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- retire
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noun,
a place of withdrawal; retreat:
- Sisera
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noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- Petrie
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noun,
Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- spites
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- Sister
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- ratter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that catches rats, as a terrier or a cat.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- sprats
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- prises
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noun,
leverage.
- Pierre
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noun,
a city in and the capital of South Dakota, in the central part, on the Missouri River.
- stares
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- spirts
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- sepias
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Parsee
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noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- stript
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noun,
a striptease.
- aretes
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noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- tetras
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noun,
any of several tropical, freshwater fishes of the family Characidae, often kept in aquariums.
- tetra-
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- taters
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noun,
potato.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Ateste
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noun,
ancient name of Este.
- treasr
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- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- testis
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noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- tasset
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noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- teaser
-
noun,
a person or thing that teases.
- treats
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noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- testes
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noun,
plural of testis.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- tapirs
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noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- arises
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- tester
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noun,
a person or thing that tests.
- titers
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noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- esters
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noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- aspire
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- Aspers
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noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- estate
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noun,
a piece of landed property, especially one of large extent with an elaborate house on it:
- Tassie
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noun,
tass.
- etapes
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noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- taster
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noun,
a person who tastes, especially one skilled in distinguishing the qualities of liquors, tea, etc., by the taste.
- tastes
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noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- terret
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noun,
one of the round loops or rings on the saddle of a harness, through which the driving reins pass.
- titres
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noun,
titer.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- espies
-
noun,
James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
- arrest
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noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- teases
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- attire
-
noun,
clothes or apparel, especially rich or splendid garments.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- Teresa
-
noun,
Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- triste
-
adjective,
sad; sorrowful; melancholy.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- Terris
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- terat-
-
- eraser
-
noun,
a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks made with pen, pencil, chalk, etc.
- easies
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- erases
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- easier
-
noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- triers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Street
-
noun,
a public thoroughfare, usually paved, in a village, town, or city, including the sidewalk or sidewalks.
- Tessie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- Easter
-
noun,
an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- reest
-
verb (used with object),
to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
- asst.
-
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- part.
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- spies
-
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- terse
-
adjective,
neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- eases
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- astr.
-
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- reset
-
noun,
an act or instance of setting again.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Seres
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- 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.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- aerie
-
noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- aeri-
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- 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.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- seeps
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- trite
-
adjective,
lacking in freshness or effectiveness because of constant use or excessive repetition; hackneyed; stale:
- seers
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- 30-30
-
- seise
-
verb (used with or without object),
Chiefly Law. seize.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- trets
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- seti-
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- titer
-
noun,
the strength of a solution as determined by titration with a standard substance.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- rept.
-
- titre
-
noun,
titer.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- resp.
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- arris
-
noun,
a sharp ridge, as between adjoining channels of a Doric column.
- restr
-
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- Arete
-
noun,
the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- treas
-
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- riser
-
noun,
a person who rises, especially from bed:
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- TREAT
-
noun,
entertainment, food, drink, etc., given by way of compliment or as an expression of friendly regard.
- 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.
- 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.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- Steep
-
noun,
a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- Sept.
-
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- peri-
-
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- pert.
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- steer
-
noun,
Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
- Ieper
-
noun,
Ypres.
- IATSE
-
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- stat.
-
- peta-
-
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Peter
-
noun,
penis.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- petr-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
-
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- etape
-
noun,
a place where troops camp after a day's march.
- Isere
-
noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- 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.
- Estes
-
noun,
a male given name.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- 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.
- 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.
- pass.
-
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- pari-
-
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- 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.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- 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.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- patr-
-
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- prae-
-
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- tears
-
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- tease
-
noun,
a person who teases or annoys.
- prees
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Pres.
-
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- pret.
-
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- erase
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Epist
-
- Spree
-
noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- Epis.
-
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- terr.
-
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- tater
-
noun,
potato.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- rears
-
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Srta.
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Ester
-
noun,
a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- tepe
-
noun,
(in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- 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.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Tees
-
noun,
a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
- str.
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- ter.
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- trit
-
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Tit.
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tete
-
noun,
a city in W Mozambique, on the Zambezi River.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Sra.
-
- Ste.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- 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.
- Tree
-
noun,
a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
- Tate
-
noun,
Sir Henry, 1819–99, English merchant and philanthropist: founder of an art gallery (Tate Gallery) in London, England.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- tret
-
noun,
(formerly) an allowance for waste, after deduction for tare.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- tri-
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- teat
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- ates
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- att.
-
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- PetE
-
noun,
Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
- Pet.
-
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Pers
-
- PSAT
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- psia
-
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- prs.
-
- ette
-
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- ASSR
-
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- ESIS
-
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- esp.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- esse
-
noun,
being; existence.
- est.
-
- Este
-
noun,
a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- epit
-
- per.
-
- pat.
-
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- epi-
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pts.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- rpt.
-
- 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.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- rit.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Apr.
-
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- rete
-
noun,
a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
- 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.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- sees
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Aire
-
- 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.
-
- SASE
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- aer-
-
- aet.
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- ARIS
-
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- art.
-
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- arr.
-
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rep.
-
- repr
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- 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.
- ARS
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- TSE
-
- ERP
-
- TSI
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- tee
-
noun,
the letter T or t.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ERT
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ETS
-
- ETR
-
- ase
-
- TSS
-
- tr.
-
- ASI
-
- ESR
-
- ESA
-
- tra
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSP
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ese
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- Ep.
-
- EPT
-
- 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.
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- ATP
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- APS
-
- at.
-
- TIA
-
- ast
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- TPI
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- EPS
-
- eir
-
- 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.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- EIS
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- ea.
-
- ASR
-
- EPA
-
- trp
-
- ap-
-
- Tpr
-
- Ps.
-
- TTS
-
- PSS
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- PTT
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- REA
-
- PSE
-
- SPR
-
- PSA
-
- PRA
-
- SPS
-
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRS
-
- ss.
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- SSE
-
- rte
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SAR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RTS
-
- rt.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- SSA
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- ITA
-
- ipr
-
- pt.
-
- 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.
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Pa.
-
- IPA
-
- ite
-
- IPS
-
- STP
-
- ist
-
- ISR
-
- ise
-
- ISA
-
- Ir.
-
- IRS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SST
-
- IAS
-
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- 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:
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- SSI
-
- Ia.
-
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- STI
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ier
-
- SSR
-
- TT
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- S.
-
- SA
-
- 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.
- IP
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- TP
-
- RI
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- ee
-
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- t.
-
- RP
-
- T1
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- i.
-