Anagrams of stupefactions
Word stupefactions has
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- constipates
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verb (used with object),
to cause constipation in; make costive.
- spinaceous
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of spinach; belonging to the amaranth family of plants.
- unicostate
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adjective,
having only one costa, rib, or ridge.
- constipate
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verb (used with object),
to cause constipation in; make costive.
- soft-paste
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noun,
any of a variety of artificial porcelains, usually incorporating glass or glass ingredients.
- pittances
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noun,
a small amount or share.
- cessation
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noun,
a temporary or complete stopping; discontinuance:
- outcastes
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noun,
(in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
- spacesuit
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noun,
a sealed and pressurized suit designed to allow the wearer to leave a pressurized cabin in outer space or at extremely high altitudes within the atmosphere.
- pinaceous
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adjective,
belonging to the plant family Pinaceae.
- tunicates
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noun,
Zoology. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.
- pantsuits
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noun,
a woman's suit consisting of slacks and a matching jacket.
- infuscate
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adjective,
darkened with a fuscous or brownish tinge.
- fistnotes
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noun,
a printed note, as in a piece of text, distinguished by the figure of a fist with a pointing index finger.
- facetious
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adjective,
not meant to be taken seriously or literally:
- 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.
- apneustic
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adjective,
having no open spiracles, as the tracheal systems of certain aquatic insect larvae.
- puissance
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noun,
power, might, or force.
- tenacious
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adjective,
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold (often followed by of):
- taconites
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- supinates
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verb (used with object),
to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- autopsies
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noun,
inspection and dissection of a body after death, as for determination of the cause of death; postmortem examination.
- point-set
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adjective,
(of spaces) cast in widths that conform to standard point measure.
- capstones
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noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- Pittacus
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noun,
c650–570 b.c, democratic statesman and reformer from Mytilene.
- outspans
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noun,
the act or a place of outspanning.
- outspent
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adjective,
worn-out; exhausted.
- coituses
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noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- suitcase
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noun,
a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.
- Ossetian
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noun,
an Osset.
- sinuates
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- confetti
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plural noun,
(used with a singular verb) small bits of paper, usually colored, thrown or dropped from a height to enhance the gaiety of a festive event, as a parade, wedding, or New Year's Eve party.
- confutes
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verb (used with object),
to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove:
- pittance
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noun,
a small amount or share.
- canopies
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noun,
a covering, usually of fabric, supported on poles or suspended above a bed, throne, exalted personage, or sacred object.
- captious
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adjective,
apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please.
- capstone
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noun,
a finishing stone of a structure.
- saucepot
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noun,
a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- potestas
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noun,
the authority of a paterfamilias over all members of his family and household.
- contessa
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noun,
countess.
- satinets
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noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- issuance
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noun,
the act of issuing.
- supinate
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verb (used with object),
to turn to a supine position; rotate (the hand or foot) so that the palm or sole is upward.
- fustians
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noun,
a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
- contests
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noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- petunias
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noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- 11-point
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- outpaces
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- auctions
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noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- instates
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- Scituate
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noun,
a town in E Massachusetts.
- 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.
- fistnote
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noun,
a printed note, as in a piece of text, distinguished by the figure of a fist with a pointing index finger.
- stoutens
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verb (used with object),
to make stout.
- pontiacs
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- tonetics
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- outcaste
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noun,
(in India) a person who has left or been expelled from his or her caste.
- fine-cut
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adjective,
cut into very thin strips (contrasted with rough-cut):
- scanties
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noun,
scanties, very brief underpants, especially for women.
- toucanet
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noun,
any of several small South and Central American toucans, especially of the genus Aulacorhynchus.
- outfaces
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verb (used with object),
to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
- stonecat
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noun,
a yellowish-brown, freshwater catfish, Noturus flavus, of the Mississippi River valley and Great Lakes, having poisonous pectoral spines.
- cautions
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- step-cut
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noun,
a cut consisting of a rectangular girdle, often faceted, with two or more tiers of narrow facets running parallel to the girdle on both the crown and the pavilion: used especially in stones in which color is more important than brilliance.
- unifaces
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noun,
a coin or medal having a blank reverse.
- statices
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- 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.
- titanous
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adjective,
containing trivalent titanium.
- tunicate
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noun,
Zoology. any sessile marine chordate of the subphylum Tunicata (Urochordata), having a saclike body enclosed in a thick membrane or tunic and two openings or siphons for the ingress and egress of water.
- Cassiope
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noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) any evergreen shrub belonging to the genus Cassiope, of the heath family, having nodding white or pinkish solitary flowers and scalelike or needlelike leaves.
- inscapes
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- fiascoes
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noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- inspects
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- potassic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or containing potassium.
- suctions
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- Ouessant
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noun,
French name of Ushant.
- fascines
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- Taconite
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noun,
a low-grade iron ore, containing about 27 percent iron and 51 percent silica, found as a hard rock formation in the Lake Superior region.
- unstates
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verb (used with object),
Archaic. to deprive (a person) of office or rank.
- situates
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adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- Teutonic
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noun,
Germanic.
- punctate
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adjective,
marked with points or dots; having minute spots or depressions.
- 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.
- upstates
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noun,
the part of a state that is farther north or farther from the chief city, especially the northerly part of New York State.
- sit-upon
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noun,
a piece of waterproof fabric or other material carried by campers, hikers, etc., and used for sitting on wet surfaces.
- specious
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adjective,
apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible:
- pantsuit
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noun,
a woman's suit consisting of slacks and a matching jacket.
- counties
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noun,
the largest administrative division of a U.S. state:
- spacious
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adjective,
containing much space, as a house, room, or vehicle; amply large.
- ten-spot
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noun,
a playing card the face of which bears ten pips.
- sections
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- aconites
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- soutanes
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noun,
a cassock.
- ectopias
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- patients
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- patinous
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adjective,
patinated.
- factious
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adjective,
given to faction; dissentious:
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- Countess
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noun,
the wife or widow of a count in the nobility of Continental Europe or of an earl in the British peerage.
- puissant
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adjective,
powerful; mighty; potent.
- Anicetus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 155?–166?.
- 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.
- epinaos
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noun,
a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- teacups
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noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- catnips
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- 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.
- catouse
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noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- catsups
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noun,
ketchup.
- tonetic
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noun,
the phonetic study of tone in language.
- pastose
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adjective,
having a heavy impasto.
- catties
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noun,
(in China and southeast Asia) a weight equal to about 1½ pounds (680 grams) avoirdupois.
- setouts
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noun,
preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- caution
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noun,
alertness and prudence in a hazardous situation; care; wariness:
- fitness
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noun,
health.
- focuses
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noun,
a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity:
- tone-up
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noun,
an exercise for toning up one's body.
- 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.
- stouten
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verb (used with object),
to make stout.
- pasties
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noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- cutties
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noun,
a short spoon.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- costate
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adjective,
Anatomy. having ribs.
- finspot
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noun,
any clinid fish of the genus Paraclinus, having an eyelike spot on the dorsal fin, as P. integripinnis, of California.
- outacts
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verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- Passion
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noun,
any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
- fastens
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verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- cession
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noun,
act of ceding, as by treaty.
- Fonseca
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noun,
Gulf of, a bay of the Pacific Ocean in W Central America, bordered by El Salvador on the W, Honduras on the NE, and Nicaragua on the S. About 700 sq. mi. (1800 sq. km).
- contest
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noun,
a race, conflict, or other competition between rivals, as for a prize.
- cesspit
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noun,
a pit for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.
- tonuses
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noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- fascine
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noun,
a long bundle of sticks bound together, used in building earthworks and batteries and in strengthening ramparts.
- fusains
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noun,
a fine charcoal used in drawing, made from the wood of the spindle tree.
- capotes
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noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- piteous
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adjective,
evoking or deserving pity; pathetic:
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- secants
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noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- patsies
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noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- Pitatus
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noun,
a walled plain in the third quadrant of the face of the moon: about 50 miles (80 km) in diameter.
- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- 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.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- caseins
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- casuist
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noun,
an oversubtle or disingenuous reasoner, especially in questions of morality.
- caseous
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adjective,
of or like cheese.
- 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.
- casinos
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noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- patient
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noun,
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
- Cassino
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noun,
casino (def 3).
- tautens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- cosines
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- ectopia
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- cassone
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noun,
a large Italian chest of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, usually highly ornamented.
- patties
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noun,
any item of food covered with dough, batter, etc., and fried or baked:
- Ossetic
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noun,
the Indo-European, Iranian language of the Ossets.
- 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.
- pissant
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noun,
Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
- 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.
- outcast
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noun,
a person who is rejected or cast out, as from home or society:
- confess
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verb (used with object),
to acknowledge or avow (a fault, crime, misdeed, weakness, etc.) by way of revelation.
- tipcats
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noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- outsets
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noun,
the beginning or start:
- festuca
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noun,
any grass of the genus Festuca, chiefly characterized by tufted blades and spikelets, comprising the fescues.
- outsits
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verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- outspan
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noun,
the act or a place of outspanning.
- tetanus
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noun,
Pathology. an infectious, often fatal disease caused by a specific bacterium that enters the body through wounds and characterized by respiratory paralysis and tonic spasms and rigidity of the voluntary muscles, especially those of the neck and lower jaw.
Compare lockjaw.
- sustain
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verb (used with object),
to support, hold, or bear up from below; bear the weight of, as a structure.
- piceous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling pitch.
- Picasso
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noun,
Pablo [pah-bloh;; Spanish pah-vlaw] /ˈpɑ bloʊ;; Spanish ˈpɑ vlɔ/ (Show IPA), 1881–1973, Spanish painter and sculptor in France.
- suspect
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noun,
a person who is suspected, especially one suspected of a crime, offense, or the like.
- conatus
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noun,
an effort or striving.
- pansies
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noun,
a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
- fatties
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noun,
Disparaging and Offensive. a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).
- tetanic
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adjective,
Pathology. pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by tetanus.
- Scottie
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noun,
Scottish terrier.
- confuse
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verb (used with object),
to perplex or bewilder:
- confute
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verb (used with object),
to prove to be false, invalid, or defective; disprove:
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- teutons
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noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- consist
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noun,
Railroads.
the rolling stock, exclusive of the locomotive, making up a train.
a record made of this rolling stock.
- sunfast
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adjective,
not subject to fading in sunlight, as a dye, fabric, or garment.
- facient
-
- faction
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noun,
a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like:
- faucets
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noun,
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
- sunspot
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noun,
one of the relatively dark patches that appear periodically on the surface of the sun and affect terrestrial magnetism and certain other terrestrial phenomena.
- contuse
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verb (used with object),
to injure (tissue), especially without breaking the skin; bruise.
- 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.
- 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.
- supines
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noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- suasion
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noun,
the act of advising, urging, or attempting to persuade; persuasion.
- toecaps
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- fatness
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noun,
the state or condition of being fat; obesity; corpulence.
- outface
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verb (used with object),
to cause to submit by or as if by staring down; face or stare down.
- pectins
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- fiestas
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noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- tocsins
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- ficuses
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals.
- pectous
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adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- Fascist
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noun,
a person who believes in or sympathizes with fascism.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- fancies
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noun,
imagination or fantasy, especially as exercised in a capricious manner.
- cuestas
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- outpace
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- fattens
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verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- Petunia
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noun,
any garden plant belonging to the genus Petunia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having funnel-shaped flowers of various colors.
- scutate
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adjective,
Botany. formed like a round buckler.
- fatsoes
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noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- eutocia
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noun,
normal childbirth.
- suction
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noun,
the act, process, or condition of sucking.
- fiascos
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noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- Eutopia
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noun,
a place in which human society, natural conditions, etc., are so ideally perfect that there is complete contentment.
- fiances
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noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- tisanes
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noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- petasus
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noun,
a broad-brimmed hat worn by ancient Greek travelers and hunters, often represented in art as a winged hat worn by Hermes or Mercury.
- Tacitus
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noun,
Publius Cornelius [puhb-lee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c55–c120, Roman historian.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- scotias
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noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- entasis
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noun,
a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
- Staines
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noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
- Socinus
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noun,
Faustus [faw-stuh s] /ˈfɔ stəs/ (Show IPA), (Fausto Sozzini) 1539–1604, and his uncle, Laelius [lee-lee-uh s] /ˈli li əs/ (Show IPA) (Lelio Sozzini), 1525–62, Italian Protestant theologians and reformers.
- potties
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noun,
a seat of reduced size fitting over a toilet seat, for use by a small child.
- insteps
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- potsies
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noun,
hopscotch.
- sapiens
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
- instate
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verb (used with object),
to put or place in a certain state or position, as in an office; install.
- inspect
-
verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- usances
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noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- Insecta
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noun,
the class comprising the insects.
- inscape
-
noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- Statice
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noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Limonium, of the leadwort family, having clusters of variously colored flowers that retain their color when dried.
- Sno-Cat
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- spastic
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noun,
Pathology. a person exhibiting spasms.
- infests
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verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- nutates
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- upstate
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noun,
the part of a state that is farther north or farther from the chief city, especially the northerly part of New York State.
- infects
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adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- statics
-
noun,
the branch of mechanics that deals with bodies at rest or forces in equilibrium.
- actino-
-
- atiptoe
-
adverb, adjective,
standing or walking on tiptoe (usually used predicatively).
- sapotes
-
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
-
noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- Soutine
-
noun,
Chaim [khahy-im,, khahy-im] /xaɪˈɪm,, ˈxaɪ ɪm/ (Show IPA), 1894–1943, Lithuanian painter in France.
- atonics
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- atonies
-
noun,
Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
- opiates
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- incests
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- atopies
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- incepts
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- punties
-
noun,
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- sapient
-
adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- aconite
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- unstate
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to deprive (a person) of office or rank.
- anoesis
-
noun,
a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
- ptisans
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- octanes
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- spinets
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spinose
-
adjective,
full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
- spinous
-
adjective,
covered with or having spines; thorny, as a plant.
- octants
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- puisnes
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- issuant
-
adjective,
Heraldry. (of a beast) represented with the body erect and only the forepart visible:
- satinet
-
noun,
a satin-weave fabric made with cotton warp and wool filling, fulled and finished to resemble wool.
- situate
-
adjective,
Archaic. located; placed; situated.
- unseats
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- spicate
-
adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- uncases
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- aseptic
-
noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- unsteps
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- stactes
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- fusions
-
noun,
the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- ascents
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- unstops
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- Oceanus
-
noun,
a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- Poussin
-
noun,
Nicolas [nee-kaw-lah] /ni kɔˈlɑ/ (Show IPA), 1594–1655, French painter.
- stances
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- pounces
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- sinuate
-
adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- upcasts
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- nasties
-
noun,
Informal. a nasty person or thing.
- incases
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- Nicetas
-
noun,
Saint Ignatius (def 2).
- Pontiac
-
noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- scapose
-
adjective,
having scapes; consisting of a scape.
- toucans
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- acetins
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- ponceau
-
noun,
a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
- Sanctus
-
noun,
(italics). Also called Tersanctus. the hymn beginning “Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts,” with which the Eucharistic preface culminates.
- Iapetus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- step-in
-
noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- pointes
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- step-on
-
adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- caisson
-
noun,
a structure used in underwater work, consisting of an airtight chamber, open at the bottom and containing air under sufficient pressure to exclude the water.
- stepson
-
noun,
a son of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
- poetics
-
noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- acetoin
-
noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- noetics
-
noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- Canopus
-
noun,
Astronomy. a first-magnitude star in the constellation Carina: the second brightest star in the heavens.
- Stetson
-
- fustics
-
noun,
the wood of a large, tropical American tree, Chlorophora tinctoria, of the mulberry family, yielding a light-yellow dye.
- fustian
-
noun,
a stout fabric of cotton and flax.
- Utopian
-
noun,
an inhabitant of Utopia.
- fusspot
-
noun,
a fussbudget.
- utopias
-
noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- notates
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- Oscines
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- autoist
-
noun,
motorist.
- notices
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- ictuses
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- auspice
-
noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- soutane
-
noun,
a cassock.
- attunes
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- sanious
-
adjective,
characterized by the discharge of sanies.
- auction
-
noun,
Also called public sale. a publicly held sale at which property or goods are sold to the highest bidder.
- Statius
-
noun,
Publius Papinius [puhb-lee-uh s puh-pin-ee-uh s] /ˈpʌb li əs pəˈpɪn i əs/ (Show IPA), a.d. c45–c96, Roman poet.
- steato-
-
- softens
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- uniface
-
noun,
a coin or medal having a blank reverse.
- acinous
-
adjective,
consisting of acini.
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- spices
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- tasset
-
noun,
either of two pieces of plate armor hanging from the fauld to protect the upper parts of the thighs.
- 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.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- essoin
-
noun,
(in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
- specif
-
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- sonics
-
noun,
the branch of science that deals with the practical applications of sound.
- paseos
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- faints
-
noun,
the impure spirit produced in the first and last stages of the distillation of whiskey.
- speans
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- noises
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- paeons
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- supine
-
noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- Naoise
-
noun,
the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
- softie
-
noun,
softy.
- octane
-
noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- estops
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- fasces
-
noun,
a bundle of rods containing an ax with the blade projecting, borne before Roman magistrates as an emblem of official power.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- snipes
-
noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- tastes
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- softas
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Susian
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Susa or Susiana.
- facies
-
noun,
general appearance, as of an animal or vegetable group.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- nutate
-
verb (used without object),
to undergo or show nutation.
- nocti-
-
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- panto-
-
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- sit-up
-
noun,
an exercise in which a person lies flat on the back, lifts the torso to a sitting position, and then lies flat again without changing the position of the legs: formerly done with the legs straight but now usually done with the knees bent.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Sutton
-
noun,
a borough of Greater London, England.
- estocs
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- 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.
- pastis
-
noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- notice
-
noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- patent
-
noun,
the exclusive right granted by a government to an inventor to manufacture, use, or sell an invention for a certain number of years.
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- facets
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- noesis
-
noun,
(in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
- spaces
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- soften
-
verb (used with object),
to make soft or softer.
- pastes
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- faceup
-
adverb,
with the face or the front or upper surface upward:
- spicas
-
noun,
spike2 .
- tactus
-
noun,
the basic metrical unit in medieval music.
- Noetic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- fusion
-
noun,
the act or process of fusing; the state of being fused.
- fasten
-
verb (used with object),
to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- fitten
-
adjective,
suitable; appropriate.
- opsins
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- set-to
-
noun,
a usually brief, sharp fight or argument.
- setout
-
noun,
preparations, especially for beginning a journey.
- setons
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- status
-
noun,
the position of an individual in relation to another or others, especially in regard to social or professional standing.
- statue
-
noun,
a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.
- foetus
-
noun,
fetus.
- opines
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- stoups
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- ounces
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Sifnos
-
noun,
Siphnos.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- incase
-
verb (used with object),
encase.
- stouts
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- outact
-
verb (used with object),
to outdo in acting.
- incept
-
verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- incest
-
noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- finest
-
noun,
the police:
- incuse
-
noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- fincas
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- foists
-
noun,
Chinese Buddhism.
- steins
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stupas
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- stipos
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Osetic
-
adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- fusain
-
noun,
a fine charcoal used in drawing, made from the wood of the spindle tree.
- stints
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- funest
-
adjective,
boding or causing evil or death; fatal; disastrous.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- fustet
-
noun,
the smoke tree, Cotinus coggygria.
- fustic
-
noun,
the wood of a large, tropical American tree, Chlorophora tinctoria, of the mulberry family, yielding a light-yellow dye.
- set-up
-
noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- oscine
-
noun,
an oscine bird.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Stopes
-
noun,
Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
- futons
-
noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- opuses
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- ossein
-
noun,
the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
- stoats
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- 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.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- stenos
-
noun,
a stenographer.
- Stones
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- steno-
-
- fiesta
-
noun,
any festival or festive celebration.
- infect
-
adjective,
Archaic. infected.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- stains
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- suites
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- stacte
-
noun,
one of the sweet spices used in the holy incense of the ancient Hebrews. Ex. 30:34.
- one-up
-
adverb,
Printing. with only one reproduction of a form per sheet or on a given sheet:
- Siouan
-
noun,
an American Indian language family formerly widespread from Saskatchewan to the lower Mississippi, also found in the Virginia and Carolina piedmont, and including Catawba, Crow, Dakota, Hidatsa, Mandan, Osage, and Winnebago.
- sunset
-
noun,
the setting or descent of the sun below the horizon in the evening.
- senufo
-
noun,
a member of a group of indigenous people of Ivory Coast, Mali, and Burkina Faso, known for their music and art.
- spouts
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- spouse
-
noun,
either member of a married pair in relation to the other; one's husband or wife.
- feasts
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- sitten
-
verb,
past participle of sit1 .
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- faucet
-
noun,
any device for controlling the flow of liquid from a pipe or the like by opening or closing an orifice; tap; cock.
- octets
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- fauces
-
noun,
Anatomy. the cavity at the back of the mouth, leading into the pharynx.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- fatten
-
verb (used with object),
to make fat.
- fatsos
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- spines
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- stance
-
noun,
the position or bearing of the body while standing:
- septi-
-
- outfit
-
noun,
an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.:
- instep
-
noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- infest
-
verb (used with object),
to live in or overrun to an unwanted degree or in a troublesome manner, especially as predatory animals or vermin do:
- ficoes
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- stupes
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- infuse
-
verb (used with object),
to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into):
- insect
-
noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- insets
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- fiasco
-
noun,
a complete and ignominious failure.
- opacus
-
adjective,
(of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
- fiance
-
noun,
a man engaged to be married. Synonyms: future groom, future husband, future spouse, betrothed.
- outsat
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of outsit.
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- outset
-
noun,
the beginning or start:
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- outsit
-
verb (used with object),
to sit longer than; outwait:
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- onuses
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- 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.
- stanes
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- suints
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- feists
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- feints
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- f-stop
-
noun,
the setting of an adjustable lens aperture, as indicated by an f number.
- notate
-
verb (used with object),
to note, mark, or set down in a system of notation:
- tissue
-
noun,
Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Scopas
-
noun,
flourished 4th century b.c, Greek sculptor and architect.
- 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.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- 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.
- scones
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- anises
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- pounce
-
noun,
the claw or talon of a bird of prey.
- toasts
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Tissot
-
noun,
James Joseph Jacques [zham zhaw-zef zhahk,, zheymz] /ʒam ʒɔˈzɛf ʒɑk,, ʒeɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1836–1902, French painter.
- scapes
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- 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.
- aniso-
-
- scions
-
noun,
a descendant.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- cestus
-
noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- 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.
- toe-in
-
noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- ascots
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- Assiut
-
noun,
Asyut.
- unstep
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- Saseno
-
noun,
an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- sauces
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- conies
-
noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- confit
-
noun,
duck or goose cooked in its own fat and preserved.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- touses
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- upsets
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- coitus
-
noun,
sexual intercourse, especially between a man and a woman.
- upcast
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- stoics
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- tipcat
-
noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- coasts
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Scopes
-
noun,
John Thomas, 1901–70, U.S. high-school teacher whose teaching of the Darwinian theory of evolution became a cause célèbre (Scopes Trial or Monkey Trial) in 1925.
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- C-note
-
noun,
See C (def 11).
- tiptoe
-
noun,
the tip or end of a toe.
- unstop
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the stopper from:
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- ponces
-
noun,
a pimp.
- usance
-
noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- tossup
-
noun,
the tossing of a coin to decide something by its fall.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- casein
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- scaups
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- satins
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- sautes
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- pointe
-
noun,
the tip of the toe.
- ascent
-
noun,
an act of ascending; upward movement; a rising movement:
- scatts
-
noun,
scat5 .
- Canute
-
noun,
a.d. 994?–1035, Danish king of England 1017–35; of Denmark 1018–35; and of Norway 1028–35.
- cantus
-
noun,
cantus firmus.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- Piutes
-
noun,
Paiute.
- uncase
-
verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- cansos
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- scato-
-
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- poises
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- ptosis
-
noun,
a drooping of the upper eyelid.
- Pisces
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- UNICEF
-
noun,
United Nations Children's Fund: an agency, created by the United Nations General Assembly in 1946, concerned with improving the health and nutrition of children and mothers throughout the world; Nobel Peace Prize 1965.
- centos
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Uniate
-
noun,
a member of an Eastern church that is in union with the Roman Catholic Church, acknowledges the Roman pope as supreme in matters of faith, but maintains its own liturgy, discipline, and rite.
- centi-
-
- centas
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of Lithuania, the 100th part of a litas.
- scents
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- census
-
noun,
an official enumeration of the population, with details as to age, sex, occupation, etc.
- anuses
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- toucan
-
noun,
any of several usually brightly colored, fruit-eating birds of the family Ramphastidae, of tropical America, having a very large bill.
- unfits
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- causes
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- piscos
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- scenas
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- catsup
-
noun,
ketchup.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- unfact
-
noun,
a fabrication that is disseminated as fact.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- UNESCO
-
noun,
an agency of the United Nations charged with instituting and administering programs for cooperative, coordinated action by member states in education, science, and the arts.
- ponies
-
noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- uncaps
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- Tessin
-
noun,
French and German name of Ticino.
- aspics
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- pecans
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- acinus
-
noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- acious
-
- usneas
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- Tunica
-
noun,
a tunic.
- posset
-
noun,
a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
- pectin
-
noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- sansei
-
noun,
a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
- tensas
-
noun,
a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
- custos
-
noun,
(italics) Latin. a custodian.
- scutes
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- aceto-
-
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- 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.
- tenuto
-
adjective,
Music. (of a note, chord, or rest) held to the full time value.
- cuisse
-
noun,
a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- contes
-
plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- posits
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- penta-
-
- cut-in
-
noun,
Movies. a still, as of a scene or an object, inserted in a film and interrupting the action or continuity:
- potent
-
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.
- Patten
-
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.
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- tauten
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become taut.
- Utopia
-
noun,
an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- tauto-
-
- potass
-
noun,
potash.
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- teacup
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- teapot
-
noun,
a container with a lid, spout, and handle, in which tea is made and from which it is poured.
- secant
-
noun,
Geometry. an intersecting line, especially one intersecting a curve at two or more points.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- taunts
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- assoc.
-
- assent
-
noun,
agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
- pauses
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- enacts
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- possie
-
noun,
a job; position.
- Easton
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
- astute
-
adjective,
of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
- 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.
- aceous
-
- sanies
-
noun,
a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
- peanut
-
noun,
the pod or the enclosed edible seed of the plant, Arachis hypogaea, of the legume family: the pod is forced underground in growing, where it ripens.
- acetin
-
noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- actin-
-
- testis
-
noun,
the male gonad or reproductive gland, either of two oval glands located in the scrotum.
- 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.
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- tinct.
-
- cossie
-
noun,
a bathing suit; bathers.
- cosset
-
noun,
a lamb brought up without its dam; pet lamb.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- COSINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- cosies
-
noun,
a padded covering for a teapot, chocolate pot, etc., to retain the heat.
- Attius
-
noun,
Lucius, Accius, Lucius.
- cosets
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Tucson
-
noun,
a city in S Arizona: health resort.
- Scouse
-
noun,
a baked dish or stew made usually with meat and hardtack.
- Pontus
-
noun,
an ancient country in NE Asia Minor, bordering on the Black Sea: later a Roman province.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- saints
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- enosis
-
noun,
a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- copses
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- copies
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Scotus
-
noun,
John Duns, Duns Scotus, John.
- copens
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Scotts
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- attune
-
verb (used with object),
to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust:
- Petofi
-
noun,
Sándor [shahn-dawr] /ˈʃɑn dɔr/ (Show IPA), (Sándor Petrovics) 1823–49, Hungarian poet and patriot.
- Sanusi
-
noun,
a member of an Islamic brotherhood established among the anticolonial Bedouins of North Africa.
- cteno-
-
- coupes
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- Tatius
-
noun,
a Sabine king who, following the rape of the Sabine women, attacked Rome and eventually ruled with Romulus.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- puttie
-
noun,
puttee.
- Tetuan
-
noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the Mediterranean: former capital of the Spanish zone of Morocco.
- posies
-
noun,
a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
- Tuscan
-
noun,
the standard literary form of the Italian language.
- Teuton
-
noun,
a member of a Germanic people or tribe first mentioned in the 4th century b.c. and supposed to have dwelt in Jutland.
- Cousin
-
noun,
Also called first cousin, full cousin. the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt.
See also second cousin, removed (def 2).
- Tustin
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- atones
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- Tifton
-
noun,
a town in central Georgia.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Petain
-
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.
- counts
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Santos
-
noun,
a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
- put-on
-
noun,
an act or instance of putting someone on.
- scouts
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- scants
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Sinus
-
noun,
a curve; bend.
- scans
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- 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.
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- poufs
-
noun,
a high headdress with the hair rolled in puffs, worn by women in the late 18th century.
- Sino-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- secos
-
noun,
sekos.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- putto
-
noun,
a representation of a cherubic infant, often shown winged.
- Saone
-
noun,
a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- oases
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- 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.
- snips
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snits
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snots
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- snout
-
noun,
the part of an animal's head projecting forward and containing the nose and jaws; muzzle.
- Soane
-
noun,
Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
- 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.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- nuci-
-
- putts
-
noun,
an act of putting.
- oasts
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- SOFIA
-
noun,
Also, Sofiya [Bulgarian saw-fee-yuh] /Bulgarian ˈsɔ fi yə/ (Show IPA). a city in and the capital of Bulgaria, in the W part.
- softa
-
noun,
a Turkish Muslim theological student.
- Sans.
-
- sanit
-
- Notus
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the south wind.
- sanes
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- safes
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- notes
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- softs
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- oasis
-
noun,
a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
- puses
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- sasin
-
noun,
blackbuck.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- sito-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- often
-
adverb,
many times; frequently:
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- octet
-
noun,
a company of eight singers or musicians.
- 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.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- snaps
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- octa-
-
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- Punic
-
noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- SNAFU
-
noun,
a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation:
Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up.
Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- 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.
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- peta-
-
- seifs
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- Petit
-
adjective,
small; petty; minor.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- sensa
-
noun,
plural of sensum.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pant-
-
- sents
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- petti
-
noun,
petticoat (def 1).
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- SCOTS
-
noun,
Also called Scottish. the English language as spoken in Scotland.
Compare Scots Gaelic.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Sept.
-
- Scot.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- scops
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- pesos
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- 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.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- sect.
-
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- 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.
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- 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.
- scups
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- 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.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- scuts
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- pass.
-
- pases
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- peons
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- pico-
-
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- Sinas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- scat-
-
- poet.
-
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- poise
-
noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- opsis
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- pones
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- Posen
-
noun,
German name of Poznań.
- poses
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- poss.
-
- posse
-
noun,
posse comitatus.
- sifts
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- post-
-
- 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.
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- 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.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Scone
-
noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- 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.
- outen
-
verb (used with object),
to turn off (a light) or extinguish (a fire).
- 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.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- ousts
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- seti-
-
- pious
-
adjective,
having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- scent
-
noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- ounce
-
noun,
a unit of weight equal to 437.5 grains or 1/16 pound (28.35 grams) avoirdupois.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- sains
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- setts
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- oste-
-
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- ossia
-
conjunction,
(indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
- Osset
-
noun,
a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- coifs
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- toti-
-
- 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.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- 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.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- tecta
-
noun,
a rooflike structure.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- teats
-
noun,
the protuberance on the breast or udder in female mammals, except the monotremes, through which the milk ducts discharge; nipple or mammilla.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- teno-
-
- econ.
-
- ecto-
-
- Ecua.
-
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- taunt
-
noun,
an insulting gibe or sarcasm; scornful reproach or challenge.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- Ascus
-
noun,
the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- tests
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- tunic
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a coat worn as part of a military or other uniform.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Teut.
-
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- asst.
-
- Teton
-
noun,
the westernmost branch of the Dakota Indians.
- assn.
-
- testa
-
noun,
the outer, usually hard, integument or coat of a seed.
- cutin
-
noun,
a transparent, waxy substance constituting, together with cellulose, the cuticle of plants.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- cunts
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- 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.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- ento-
-
- Count
-
noun,
the act of counting; enumeration; reckoning; calculation:
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- 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.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- UNCIO
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Apoc.
-
- tacet
-
verb (imperative),
be silent (directing an instrument or voice not to play or sing).
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- uncos
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- totes
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- facet
-
noun,
one of the small, polished plane surfaces of a cut gem.
- Susan
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- unfit
-
adjective,
not fit; not adapted or suited; unsuitable:
- faint
-
noun,
a temporary loss of consciousness resulting from a decreased flow of blood to the brain; a swoon:
- 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.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- taste
-
noun,
the act of tasting food or drink.
- Epist
-
- Tasso
-
noun,
Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
- 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.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- asco-
-
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- uncap
-
verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- uncia
-
noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- fanes
-
noun,
a temple.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- caps.
-
- Capt.
-
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- tonus
-
noun,
a normal state of continuous slight tension in muscle tissue that facilitates its response to stimulation.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- tonia
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- capos
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- caus.
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- touts
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- toise
-
noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- atto-
-
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- auto.
-
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- Aust.
-
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- conf.
-
- Cons.
-
- Const
-
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- CONUS
-
noun,
the most anterior part of the simple tubular heart of lower vertebrates and embryos of higher vertebrates, leading into the artery that leaves the heart; in mammals it forms a part of the upper wall of the right ventricle, in which the pulmonary artery originates.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tunas
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- costs
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- tious
-
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- tofts
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cetin
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- Titus
-
noun,
a disciple and companion of the apostle Paul, to whom Paul is supposed to have addressed an Epistle.
- tufas
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ation
-
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Supt.
-
- faces
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- fanos
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- Upton
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- Ipsus
-
noun,
an ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia: the scene of a battle (301 b.c.) between the successors of Alexander the Great.
- 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.
- spues
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- actos
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spins
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- Fanti
-
noun,
a Kwa language spoken in Ghana that is mutually intelligible with Twi.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- icons
-
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- stats
-
noun,
Also, 'stat. thermostat.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- incus
-
noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- infos
-
noun,
information.
- Stans
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- insep
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- insp.
-
- inst.
-
- State
-
noun,
the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes:
- stat.
-
- spies
-
- naifs
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- Stent
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a small, expandable tube used for inserting in a blocked vessel or other part.
- nisus
-
noun,
an effort or striving toward a particular goal or attainment; impulse.
- USSCt
-
- Neuss
-
noun,
a city W Germany, near Düsseldorf.
- neut.
-
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- souse
-
noun,
an act of sousing.
- 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.
- Sousa
-
noun,
John Philip, 1854–1932, U.S. band conductor and composer.
- noct-
-
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- 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.
- noise
-
noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- 30-30
-
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- span-
-
- acet-
-
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- naut.
-
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- naso-
-
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- acpt.
-
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- speos
-
noun,
a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- Nepos
-
noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- spec.
-
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- acnes
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- IATSE
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- step-
-
- stunt
-
noun,
a stop or hindrance in growth or development.
- feti-
-
- fetus
-
noun,
(used chiefly of viviparous mammals) the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.
- fiats
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- Ficus
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical trees, shrubs, and vines belonging to the genus Ficus, of the mulberry family, having milky sap and large, thick or stiff leaves, including the edible fig, the banyan, and many species grown as ornamentals.
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- finca
-
noun,
a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.
- fines
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- stuns
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- finos
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- ante-
-
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- fiscs
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- fists
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Stout
-
noun,
a dark, sweet brew made of roasted malt and having a higher percentage of hops than porter.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- fetas
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- anti-
-
- Unit.
-
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- fasts
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- supes
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Fates
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- 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.
- fatso
-
noun,
a fat person (used as a term of address).
- fauns
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- Faust
-
noun,
Johann [yoh-hahn] /ˈyoʊ hɑn/ (Show IPA), c1480–c1538, German magician, alchemist, and astrologer.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- Festa
-
noun,
a feast, festival, or holiday.
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Feast
-
noun,
any rich or abundant meal:
- fecit
-
verb,
he made (it); she made (it): formerly used on works of art after the name of the artist. Abbreviation: fe., fec.
- feint
-
noun,
a movement made in order to deceive an adversary; an attack aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack:
- feist
-
noun,
Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a small mongrel dog, especially one that is ill-tempered; cur; mutt.
- suint
-
noun,
the natural grease of the wool of sheep, consisting of a mixture of fatty matter and potassium salts, used as a source of potash and in the preparation of ointments.
- Sufis
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- focus
-
noun,
a central point, as of attraction, attention, or activity:
- Fiona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- fossa
-
noun,
a pit, cavity, or depression, as in a bone.
- fosse
-
noun,
a moat or defensive ditch in a fortification, usually filled with water.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- Fount
-
noun,
a spring of water; fountain.
- stoas
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
-
- stops
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Fusan
-
noun,
Pusan.
- 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.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- foins
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Foist
-
verb (used with object),
to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon):
- 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.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- 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.
- futon
-
noun,
a thin mattress, usually filled with layers of cotton batting and encased in cotton fabric, placed on a floor for sleeping, especially in traditional Japanese interiors, and folded and stored during the day.
- upon
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- 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.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- USTC
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- uni-
-
- UNEF
-
- unto
-
preposition,
to (in its various uses, except as the accompaniment of the infinitive).
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- unco
-
noun,
something extraordinary or unusual; a novelty.
- tout
-
noun,
a person who solicits business, employment, support, or the like, importunately.
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- tufa
-
noun,
Also called calcareous tufa, calc-tufa, calc-tuff. a porous limestone formed from calcium carbonate deposited by springs or the like.
Compare travertine.
- tuft
-
noun,
a bunch or cluster of small, usually soft and flexible parts, as feathers or hairs, attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends.
- USIA
-
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USIS
-
- USCA
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- USNA
-
- tuis
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- SASE
-
- USAF
-
noun,
the permanent or regular military air force of the United States, established in 1947 as a separate service under the authority of the Department of Defense: a branch of the U.S. Army before 1947. Abbreviation: USAF.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- tuna
-
noun,
any of several large food and game fishes of the family Scombridae, inhabiting temperate and tropical seas.
Compare albacore, bluefin tuna, yellowfin tuna.
- Tues
-
- ufos
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- tuts
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- USPO
-
- USPS
-
- Soni
-
- sec.
-
- tote
-
noun,
the act or course of toting.
- sett
-
noun,
Also called pitcher. a small, rectangular paving stone.
- 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.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sift
-
verb (used with object),
to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- Sufi
-
noun,
a member of an ascetic, mystical Muslim sect.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- 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.
- sepn
-
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- sops
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- sots
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- soft
-
noun,
something that is soft or yielding; the soft part.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- sofa
-
noun,
a long, upholstered couch with a back and two arms or raised ends.
- 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.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SPCA
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tion
-
- Tit.
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- Toft
-
noun,
the site of a house and outbuildings.
- tofu
-
noun,
a soft, bland, white cheeselike food, high in protein content, made from curdled soybean milk: used in Asian and vegetarian cookery.
- sci.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- top-
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- toss
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- tets
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- Test
-
noun,
the means by which the presence, quality, or genuineness of anything is determined; a means of trial.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Seif
-
noun,
a long narrow sand dune parallel to the prevailing wind direction.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- Taft
-
noun,
Helen Herron [her-uh n] /ˈhɛr ən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1943, U.S. First Lady 1909–13 (wife of William Howard Taft).
- Taif
-
noun,
a city in W Saudi Arabia.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ten.
-
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- 1080
-
- 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.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- fico
-
noun,
fig1 (def 4).
- Faun
-
noun,
one of a class of rural deities represented as men with the ears, horns, tail, and later also the hind legs of a goat.
- feat
-
noun,
a noteworthy or extraordinary act or achievement, usually displaying boldness, skill, etc.:
- fec.
-
- Fens
-
noun,
Also called Fenland. a marshy lowland region in E England, S of the Wash: partly drained and channeled since the 17th century.
- FEPC
-
- fess
-
noun,
an ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal band across the middle of an escutcheon.
- fest
-
noun,
an assembly of people engaged in a common activity (often used in combination):
- feta
-
noun,
a soft, white, brine-cured Greek cheese made from sheep's milk or goat's milk.
- fiat
-
noun,
an authoritative decree, sanction, or order:
Synonyms: authorization, directive, ruling, mandate, diktat, ukase.
- FICA
-
- fict
-
- fate
-
noun,
something that unavoidably befalls a person; fortune; lot:
- Fin.
-
- FINE
-
noun,
fines.
Mining. crushed ore sufficiently fine to pass through a given screen. Compare short (def 29e).
Agriculture. the fine bits of corn kernel knocked off during handling of the grain.
- Fino
-
noun,
a pale, very dry sherry of Spain.
- fisc
-
noun,
a royal or state treasury; exchequer.
- Safi
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Morocco, on the Atlantic Ocean coast.
- FITS
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- foci
-
noun,
a plural of focus.
- FOIA
-
- foin
-
noun,
a thrust with a weapon.
- Fons
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- fats
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) cattle fattened and ready for market.
- FAST
-
noun,
a fastening for a door, window, or the like.
- fops
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- etc.
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epit
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- ESIS
-
- eso-
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- esp.
-
- est.
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- Fano
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, on the Adriatic Sea: cathedral; Roman ruins.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Etta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Henrietta.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- fac.
-
- face
-
noun,
the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
- FACS
-
- fact
-
noun,
something that actually exists; reality; truth:
- fain
-
adverb,
gladly; willingly:
- fane
-
noun,
a temple.
- font
-
noun,
a receptacle, usually of stone, as in a baptistery or church, containing the water used in baptism.
- Foss
-
noun,
Lukas [loo-kuh s] /ˈlu kəs/ (Show IPA), 1922–2009, U.S. pianist, conductor, and composer; born in Germany.
- eous
-
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCTE
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- NEFS
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- neo-
-
- 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.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- nos-
-
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- funs
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- info
-
noun,
information.
- FUSE
-
noun,
a tube, cord, or the like, filled or saturated with combustible matter, for igniting an explosive.
- fuss
-
noun,
an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle:
- fut.
-
- ICAO
-
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- inae
-
- Inc.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inf.
-
- ins.
-
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- int.
-
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ious
-
- iso-
-
- ISSN
-
- 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.
- naif
-
noun,
a naive or inexperienced person.
- epi-
-
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- NTIA
-
- 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.
- asc-
-
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asis
-
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- att.
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- attn
-
- Attu
-
noun,
the westernmost of the Aleutian Islands: Japanese occupation 1942–43.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- CAFE
-
noun,
a restaurant, often with an enclosed or outdoor section extending onto the sidewalk.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Can.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- cap.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- 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.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aet.
-
- AFSC
-
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ance
-
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ano-
-
- ANSI
-
- ant.
-
- ANTU
-
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apo-
-
- 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.
- CanF
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Ens.
-
- cunt
-
noun,
the vulva or vagina.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- coss
-
noun,
kos.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- cts.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- EFTA
-
- efts
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- enc.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- Con.
-
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- cet-
-
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- cen.
-
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Ceto
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cnut
-
noun,
Canute.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coif
-
noun,
a hood-shaped cap, usually of white cloth and with extended sides, worn beneath a veil, as by nuns.
- nous
-
noun,
Greek Philosophy. mind or intellect.
- fist
-
noun,
the hand closed tightly, with the fingers doubled into the palm.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- pfui
-
interjection,
phooey.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- opia
-
- out-
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- PSAT
-
- Pan.
-
- pnea
-
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- 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.
- 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.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- Ont.
-
- 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.
- pts.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- onus
-
noun,
a difficult or disagreeable obligation, task, burden, etc.
- psia
-
- 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.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- psec
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- Piaf
-
noun,
Edith (Edith Giovanna Gassion) 1914–63, French singer.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- 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.
- Oct.
-
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- pct.
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- OAPC
-
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Pet.
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Pen.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- safe
-
noun,
a steel or iron box or repository for money, jewels, papers, etc.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- oafs
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- pot.
-
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- 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.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- osis
-
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- OSSA
-
noun,
plural of os1 .
- putt
-
noun,
an act of putting.
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- 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.
- pouf
-
noun,
a high headdress with the hair rolled in puffs, worn by women in the late 18th century.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- 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.
- pos.
-
- cfs
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- CFI
-
- TNT
-
- CFP
-
- CFO
-
- CEA
-
- CEF
-
- 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.
- CFA
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- CEO
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- PIO
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SCF
-
- uts
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- CIA
-
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- CTA
-
- cte
-
- ctf
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- SCP
-
- SCS
-
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- CST
-
- eo-
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- ean
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ec-
-
- ECA
-
- tet
-
noun,
the Vietnamese New Year celebration, occurring during the first seven days of the first month of the lunar calendar.
- CSO
-
- CIE
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CIF
-
- CIP
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- CNO
-
- CNS
-
- 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:
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- CSF
-
- pfc
-
- pf.
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- CPA
-
- CPI
-
- CPO
-
- CPS
-
- CPU
-
- CSA
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- ca.
-
- POA
-
- ANF
-
- UPI
-
- So.
-
- AFT
-
adverb,
at, close to, or toward the stern or tail:
- UPC
-
- AIC
-
- up-
-
- 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.
- ANC
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- uns
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- unp
-
- UNO
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- AOU
-
- APC
-
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- AFS
-
- AFP
-
- APS
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- ap-
-
- ac-
-
- Af.
-
- uti
-
- an.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- UTC
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- AUC
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- USP
-
- USO
-
- ACP
-
- AFC
-
- ACS
-
- USN
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- SAE
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ae.
-
- USC
-
- AEC
-
- AEF
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Sp.
-
- Une
-
- PUC
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- PSA
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- tue
-
- PSC
-
- Tu.
-
- TTS
-
- TSS
-
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- TSE
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- sc.
-
- tui
-
noun,
a black New Zealand honey eater, Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae, having a patch of white feathers on each side of the throat, sometimes tamed as a pet.
- CAF
-
- cf.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- cp.
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- CAI
-
- 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.
- POC
-
- PSE
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- PTT
-
- Tut
-
noun,
an exclamation of “tut.”.
- unc
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UIT
-
- ase
-
- UFO
-
noun,
any unexplained moving object observed in the sky, especially one assumed by some observers to be of extraterrestrial origin.
- UFC
-
- Ufa
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Bashkir Autonomous Republic, in the Russian Federation in Europe.
- UAE
-
- USS
-
- USA
-
- ASI
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- PSS
-
- ast
-
- ASU
-
- at.
-
- ATC
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PSF
-
- ECF
-
- en-
-
- 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.
- SSC
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- IOU
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- Sta
-
- St.
-
- SST
-
- SSN
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- SSA
-
- 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.
- ss.
-
- IPS
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- spt
-
- SPS
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ite
-
- IOT
-
- ONF
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- FTP
-
noun,
File Transfer Protocol: a software protocol for exchanging information between computers over a network.
- fun
-
noun,
something that provides mirth or amusement:
- ose
-
- STI
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ics
-
- IFS
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- ITU
-
- io-
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- ONI
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- IFC
-
- Ife
-
noun,
a town in SW Nigeria.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- ons
-
- IOC
-
- IOF
-
- 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 = .
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- IUS
-
- ft.
-
- OTC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- OAS
-
- NOC
-
- Sou
-
noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- SOS
-
noun,
any call for help:
- NOP
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- OAP
-
- oaf
-
noun,
a clumsy, stupid person; lout.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- OSF
-
- OSA
-
- SNU
-
- Npt
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- op.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SOF
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NCO
-
- ne-
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- NSF
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- OIt
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- oic
-
- oft
-
adverb,
often.
- of-
-
- NEA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- NEC
-
- nef
-
noun,
a silver or gold table furnishing in the form of a ship, either for holding various utensils or for ornament.
- OCS
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NES
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OAU
-
- 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:
- NFC
-
- NFS
-
- NIA
-
- FTC
-
- Ia.
-
- FSA
-
- Ps.
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- FPO
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- PTO
-
- 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.
- Sus
-
- Fan
-
noun,
any device for producing a current of air by the movement of a broad surface or a number of such surfaces.
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- pt.
-
- EOF
-
- EPA
-
- FAO
-
- FAT
-
noun,
any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals and also occurring in plants, that when pure are colorless, odorless, and tasteless and are either solid or liquid esters of glycerol with fatty acids; fats are insoluble in water or cold alcohol but soluble in ether, chloroform, or benzene: used in the manufacture of soap, paints, and other protective coatings and in cooking.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- FCA
-
- fcp
-
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Ep.
-
- PCS
-
- se-
-
- ETS
-
- ESU
-
- Esc
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- ESA
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ETO
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- eu-
-
- EPT
-
- FAS
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- EPS
-
- PCF
-
- fo.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- PCI
-
- FPS
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- FCS
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- FON
-
noun,
a member of a people living mainly in Benin.
- STP
-
- OTA
-
- pc.
-
- FIT
-
noun,
the manner in which a thing fits:
- ef-
-
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- FOE
-
noun,
a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy:
- Sfc
-
- OSS
-
- FIO
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- TCA
-
- fop
-
noun,
a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners.
- TCS
-
- OSP
-
- FOS
-
- FOT
-
- fou
-
adjective,
drunk.
- FPC
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Pa.
-
- Oc.
-
- Fen
-
noun,
low land covered wholly or partially with water; boggy land; a marsh.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- EIS
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- suf
-
- FET
-
- fie
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disapprobation, annoyance, etc.)
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- OTS
-
- eft
-
noun,
a newt, especially the eastern newt, Notophthalmus viridescens (red eft) in its immature terrestrial stage.
- Fia
-
- oui
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- fic
-
- CU
-
- EI
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- AO
-
- UT
-
noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- O.
-
- OA
-
- SN
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- TC
-
- 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.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- IF
-
noun,
a supposition; uncertain possibility:
- U.
-
- FE
-
- TN
-
- 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.
- IP
-
- SU
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- fn
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SF
-
- TT
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TP
-
- ic
-
- i.
-
- CE
-
- UC
-
- UI
-
- SA
-
- t.
-
- S.
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- f.
-
noun,
(Paul) Felix (Edler von Münzberg) [poul fey-liks eyd-luh r fuh n mynts-berk] /paʊl ˈfeɪ lɪks ˈeɪd lər fən ˈmüntsˌbɛrk/ (Show IPA), 1863–1942, Austrian composer, conductor, and writer.
- FC
-
- FI
-
noun,
the solmization syllable used for the semitone between the fourth and fifth degrees of a scale.
- FP
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- NP
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- NI
-
- NF
-
- FA
-
noun,
the syllable used for the fourth tone of a diatonic scale.
- NC
-
- N.
-
- PU
-
- 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.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .