Anagrams of supergiant
Word supergiant has
1438 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of supergiant.
- gauntries
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noun,
gantry.
- signature
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noun,
a person's name, or a mark representing it, as signed personally or by deputy, as in subscribing a letter or other document.
- Neustria
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noun,
the W part of the Frankish kingdom, corresponding roughly to N and NW France.
- Rasputin
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noun,
Grigori Efimovich [gri-gawr-ee i-fee-muh-vich;; Russian gryi-gaw-ryee yi-fyee-muh-vyich] /grɪˈgɔr i ɪˈfi mə vɪtʃ;; Russian gryɪˈgɔ ryi yɪˈfyi mə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1916, Siberian peasant monk who was very influential at the court of Czar Nicholas II and Czarina Alexandra.
- ingrates
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- ruinates
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adjective,
ruined.
- puritans
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noun,
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- uranites
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noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- unitages
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noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- painters
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Spearing
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noun,
an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty.
- 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.
- pantries
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noun,
a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
- partings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- astringe
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verb (used with object),
to compress; bind together; constrict.
- pertains
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- 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.
- pinaster
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noun,
a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
- urinates
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- trepangs
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noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- granites
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- repaints
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- gantries
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noun,
a framework spanning a railroad track or tracks for displaying signals.
- taurines
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- ganister
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noun,
a highly refractory, siliceous rock used to line furnaces.
- pastern
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noun,
the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- augites
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noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- panties
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noun,
underpants or undershorts for women and children.
- tearing
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noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Panurge
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noun,
(in Rabelais' Pantagruel) a rascal, the companion of Pantagruel.
- parings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- parting
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that parts.
- Genista
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Genista, of the legume family, having showy flowers and including many species of broom.
- sinuate
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adjective,
bent in and out; winding; sinuous.
- gainers
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noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Pasteur
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Pasture
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noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- patines
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noun,
patina.
- gastrin
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noun,
a hormone that stimulates the secretion of gastric juice.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- taurine
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noun,
a neutral crystalline substance, C 2 H 7 NO 3 S, obtained from bile.
- arpents
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noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- Perugia
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noun,
a city in central Umbria, in central Italy.
- seringa
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noun,
any of several Brazilian trees of the genus Hevea, yielding rubber.
- 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.
- Gautier
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noun,
Théophile [tey-aw-feel] /teɪ ɔˈfil/ (Show IPA), 1811–72, French poet, novelist, and critic.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- argents
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noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Geraint
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noun,
one of the knights of the Round Table, husband of Enid.
- sparing
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- nutrias
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noun,
the coypu.
- transp.
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- gratins
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noun,
au gratin.
- guineas
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noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- Iapetus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- strange
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adverb,
in a strange manner.
- gratine
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verb (used with object),
to bake or broil (food) in au gratin style.
- stinger
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noun,
a person or thing that stings.
- ingates
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- ingesta
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plural noun,
substances ingested.
- ingrate
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noun,
an ungrateful person.
- gaiters
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noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- stearin
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noun,
Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
- granite
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noun,
a coarse-grained igneous rock composed chiefly of orthoclase and albite feldspars and of quartz, usually with lesser amounts of one or more other minerals, as mica, hornblende, or augite.
- triunes
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noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- entraps
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verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- springe
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noun,
a snare for catching small game.
- trepang
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noun,
any of various holothurians or sea cucumbers, as Holothuria edulis, used as food in China.
- trepans
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- eatings
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noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- easting
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noun,
Navigation. the distance due east made good on any course tending eastward; easterly departure.
- triages
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noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- Sprague
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noun,
Frank Julian, 1857–1934, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor.
- Tangier
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noun,
a seaport in N Morocco, on the W Strait of Gibraltar: capital of the former Tangier Zone.
- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- earings
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noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- garnets
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noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Sungari
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noun,
Songhua.
- unitage
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noun,
specification of the amount making up a unit in a system of measurement.
- pargets
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noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- ruinate
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adjective,
ruined.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- punster
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noun,
a person who makes puns frequently.
- resting
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noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- reagins
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- sapient
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adjective,
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
- upstage
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noun,
the rear half of the stage.
- unstrap
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verb (used with object),
to take off or slacken the strap of.
- ratings
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noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Anterus
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noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 235–236.
- uptears
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- ratines
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noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- retsina
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noun,
a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
- rasping
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noun,
a tiny piece of material removed by rasping or scraping:
- Puritan
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noun,
a member of a group of Protestants that arose in the 16th century within the Church of England, demanding the simplification of doctrine and worship, and greater strictness in religious discipline: during part of the 17th century the Puritans became a powerful political party.
- Sargent
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noun,
Sir (Harold) Malcolm (Watts) 1895–1967, English conductor.
- upraise
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- urinate
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verb (used without object),
to pass or discharge urine.
- retains
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- prisage
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noun,
the right of the king to take a certain quantity of every cargo of wine imported.
- regains
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- upstair
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noun,
(usually used with a singular verb) an upper story or stories; the part of a building or house that is above the ground floor:
- Anguier
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noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1604–69, and his brother Michel [mee-shel] /miˈʃɛl/ (Show IPA) 1614–86, French sculptors.
- pignuts
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noun,
the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra, of North America.
- uranite
-
noun,
any of the uranium phosphates, as autunite or torbernite.
- re-sign
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verb (used with or without object),
to sign again.
- reginas
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noun,
queen.
- seating
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noun,
an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.
- Piraeus
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noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- repugns
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verb (used with object),
to oppose or refute.
- Seagirt
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noun,
surrounded by the sea.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- saunter
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noun,
a leisurely walk or ramble; stroll.
- punties
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noun,
an iron rod used in glassmaking for handling the hot glass.
- purines
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noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- Sprung
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noun,
a leap, jump, or bound.
- rugate
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adjective,
wrinkle; rugose.
- spurge
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noun,
any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia, having a milky juice and flowers with no petals or sepals.
- stager
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noun,
a person of experience in some profession, way of life, etc.
- Strega
-
- Strine
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noun,
Australian English.
- string
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noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- Strain
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noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- ingate
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noun,
gate1 (def 15).
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- ranges
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noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- inters
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verb (used with object),
to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
- raptus
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noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- INGRES
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noun,
Jean Auguste Dominique [zhahn oh-gyst daw-mee-neek] /ʒɑ̃ oʊˈgüst dɔ miˈnik/ (Show IPA), 1780–1867, French painter.
- insert
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noun,
something inserted or to be inserted.
- instar
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noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- instr.
-
- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- intra-
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- ingest
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verb (used with object),
to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
- pignut
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noun,
the nut of the brown hickory, Carya glabra, of North America.
- gutser
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noun,
a person who eats too much and greedily.
- tapirs
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noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Regain
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noun,
(in a moisture-free fabric) the percentage of the weight that represents the amount of moisture the material is expected to absorb under normal conditions.
- grani-
-
- grains
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noun,
an iron instrument with barbed prongs, for spearing or harpooning fish.
- gisant
-
noun,
a sculptured representation of a dead person in a recumbent position, usually as part of a sepulchral monument.
- Regina
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noun,
queen.
- get-up
-
noun,
getup.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- regius
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adjective,
of or belonging to a king.
- reagin
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noun,
Also called Wassermann antibody. an antibody formed in response to syphilis and reactive with cardiolipin in various blood tests for the disease.
- targes
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noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- genius
-
noun,
an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.:
Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- reigns
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noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- genit.
-
- resign
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verb (used with object),
to give up (an office, position, etc.), often formally.
- genips
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noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- repugn
-
verb (used with object),
to oppose or refute.
- Grants
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noun,
a town in W New Mexico.
- supra-
-
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- super-
-
- strung
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noun,
a slender cord or thick thread used for binding or tying; line.
- Gunter
-
noun,
a jib-headed sail fastened to a vertical spar that is attached to a short mast, usually by two rings, in such a way that the spar can slide up the mast to spread the sail.
- Gunite
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noun,
a mixture of cement, sand or crushed slag, and water, sprayed over reinforcement as a lightweight concrete construction.
- guitar
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noun,
a stringed musical instrument with a long, fretted neck, a flat, somewhat violinlike body, and typically six strings, which are plucked with the fingers or with a plectrum.
- Guinea
-
noun,
a coastal region in W Africa, extending from the Gambia River to the Gabon estuary.
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- grunts
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- gripes
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- grates
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- Gretna
-
noun,
a city in SE Louisiana, near New Orleans.
- 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.”.
- Greats
-
- gratis
-
adverb,
without charge or payment; free:
- rating
-
noun,
classification according to grade or rank.
- retain
-
verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- gratin
-
noun,
au gratin.
- G-suit
-
noun,
anti-G suit.
- purine
-
noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- Nagpur
-
noun,
a city in NE Maharashtra, in central India: former capital of the Central Provinces and Berar.
- Saturn
-
noun,
an ancient Roman god of agriculture, the consort of Ops, believed to have ruled the earth during an age of happiness and virtue, identified with the Greek god Cronus.
- signer
-
noun,
a person who signs.
- signet
-
noun,
a small seal, as on a finger ring.
- patri-
-
- Piutes
-
noun,
Paiute.
- patine
-
noun,
patina.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- patens
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- peanut
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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.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- Singer
-
noun,
a person who sings, especially a trained or professional vocalist.
- sinter
-
noun,
siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
- Prague
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the Czech Republic, in the W central part, on the Vltava: formerly capital of Czechoslovakia.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- sauger
-
noun,
a freshwater, North American pikeperch, Stizostedion canadense.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- paring
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that pares.
- 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.
- pignus
-
noun,
property held as security for a debt.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Segura
-
noun,
Francisco [frahn-sees-kaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ/ (Show IPA), (Pancho Segura"Segoo") born 1921, Ecuadorian tennis player.
- Seguin
-
noun,
a city in SE Texas.
- septi-
-
- Piaget
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- pineta
-
noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- Serang
-
noun,
Ceram.
- 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.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- 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.
- Pinter
-
noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Persia
-
noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- set-in
-
adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- penta-
-
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- spruit
-
noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- sprang
-
noun,
a technique of weaving in which the warp is interwoven and there is no weft.
- niters
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- Nistru
-
noun,
Romanian name of Dniester.
- spinet
-
noun,
a small upright piano.
- Rustin
-
noun,
Bayard [bey-erd] /ˈbeɪ ərd/ (Show IPA), 1910–1987, U.S. civil rights leader.
- puisne
-
noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- spirea
-
noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- sprent
-
adjective,
sprinkled.
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Nautes
-
noun,
(in the Aeneid) an aged Trojan and advisor to Aeneas.
- purges
-
noun,
the act or process of purging.
- Nature
-
noun,
the material world, especially as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities.
- nasute
-
noun,
a soldier termite characterized by a beaklike snout through which a sticky secretion repellent to other insects is emitted.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- Napier
-
noun,
neper.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- nitres
-
noun,
niter.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Sirena
-
noun,
a female given name.
- parget
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- Parent
-
noun,
a father or a mother.
- parens
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- pantie
-
noun,
panties.
- prunes
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- panier
-
noun,
pannier.
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- rutins
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- 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.
- pagnes
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- pagers
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- 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.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- nutria
-
noun,
the coypu.
- Sanger
-
noun,
Frederick, 1918–2013, English biochemist: Nobel Prize in chemistry 1958.
- sparge
-
noun,
a sprinkling.
- prangs
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- inter.
-
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- Angers
-
noun,
a city in and capital of Maine-et-Loire, in W France.
- Ugarit
-
noun,
an ancient city in Syria, N of Latakia, on the site of modern Ras Shamra: destroyed by an earthquake early in the 13th century b.c.; excavations have yielded tablets written in cuneiform and hieroglyphic script that reveal important information on Canaanite mythology.
- Turpin
-
noun,
Ben, 1874–1940, U.S. silent-film comedian.
- trans.
-
- transe
-
noun,
a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- turnip
-
noun,
the thick, fleshy, edible root of either of two plants of the mustard family, the white-fleshed Brassica rapa rapifera or the yellow-fleshed rutabaga.
- enrapt
-
adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- Turing
-
noun,
Alan Mathison [math-uh-suh n] /ˈmæθ ə sən/ (Show IPA), 1912–54, English mathematician, logician, and pioneer in computer theory.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- tenuis
-
noun,
an unaspirated, voiceless plosive.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- Argent
-
noun,
Heraldry. the tincture or metal silver.
- Gainer
-
noun,
a person or thing that gains.
- Gaines
-
noun,
Edmund Pendleton, 1777–1849, U.S. general.
- gainst
-
preposition,
against.
- tenias
-
noun,
taenia.
- eating
-
noun,
the act of a person or thing that eats.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- aspire
-
verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- triens
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
- Ugrian
-
noun,
a member of any of the Ugrian peoples.
- arsine
-
noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- unripe
-
adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- unites
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- tinges
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- unpegs
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the pegs from.
- tisane
-
noun,
(italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
- unrest
-
noun,
lack of rest; a restless, troubled, or uneasy state; disquiet:
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- tragus
-
noun,
a fleshy prominence at the front of the external opening of the ear.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- unrigs
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- argues
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- tineas
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- arsen-
-
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- unrips
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- unseat
-
verb (used with object),
to dislodge from a seat, especially to throw from a saddle, as a rider; unhorse.
- Estrin
-
noun,
estrone.
- 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.
- unstep
-
verb (used with object),
to lift from its step, as a mast.
- antres
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- ungirt
-
adjective,
having a girdle loosened or removed.
- astern
-
adverb,
in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
- trepan
-
noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- augite
-
noun,
a silicate mineral, chiefly of calcium, magnesium, iron, and aluminum: a dark-green to black variety of monoclinic pyroxene, characteristic of basic rocks.
- auntie
-
noun,
Informal. aunt.
- austr-
-
- gastr-
-
- Gasper
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- gapers
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Garnet
-
noun,
any of a group of hard, vitreous minerals, silicates of calcium, magnesium, iron, or manganese with aluminum or iron, varying in color: a deep-red transparent variety is used as a gem and as an abrasive.
- Agrius
-
noun,
one of the Gigantes.
- urgent
-
adjective,
compelling or requiring immediate action or attention; imperative; pressing:
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- trines
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- Triune
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) the Trinity.
- tripes
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Augier
-
noun,
Guillaume Victor Émile [gee-yohm veek-tawr ey-meel] /giˈyoʊm vikˈtɔr eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1820–89, French dramatist.
- ursine
-
adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Tuareg
-
noun,
a Berber or Hamitic-speaking member of the Muslim nomads of the Sahara.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- urines
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Austin
-
noun,
Alfred, 1835–1913, English poet: poet laureate 1896–1913.
- Austen
-
noun,
Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.
- earing
-
noun,
a rope attached to a cringle and used for bending a corner of a sail to a yard, boom, or gaff or for reefing a sail.
- tuners
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- peta-
-
- pagus
-
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- pagne
-
noun,
a garment worn by some African peoples, consisting of a rectangular strip of cloth fashioned into a loincloth or wrapped on the body so as to form a short skirt.
- senti
-
noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- unapt
-
adjective,
not appropriate; unfit; unsuitable:
- pert.
-
- Gatun
-
noun,
a town in the N Canal Zone of Panama.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- petri
-
- trugs
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- Aust.
-
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- argue
-
verb (used with object),
to state the reasons for or against:
- Sept.
-
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Argus
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant with 100 eyes, set to guard the heifer Io: his eyes were transferred after his death to the peacock's tail.
- 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.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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.
- pant-
-
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- patr-
-
- 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.
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- 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.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- part.
-
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- tuner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tunes.
- tunes
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- Turin
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Po: capital of the Kingdom of Italy 1860–65.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- TUNIS
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Tunisia, in the NE part.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- sing.
-
- singe
-
noun,
a superficial burn.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- astr.
-
- pari-
-
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- seti-
-
- 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.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peri-
-
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- auger
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a bit, as for a brace.
a boring tool, similar to but larger than a gimlet, consisting of a bit rotated by a transverse handle.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- signa
-
verb,
(used imperatively, in prescriptions) mark; write; label.
- peags
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Unit.
-
- Rugen
-
noun,
an island in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany, off the NE coast, in the Baltic Sea. 358 sq. mi. (926 sq. km).
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Range
-
noun,
the extent to which or the limits between which variation is possible:
- rings
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- ragis
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Urena
-
noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- rages
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- agues
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- uran-
-
- purge
-
noun,
the act or process of purging.
- punts
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- Aisne
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- punas
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- REGIS
-
noun,
a male given name.
- 30-30
-
- rents
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- reni-
-
- renga
-
noun,
linked verse.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- resin
-
noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- reins
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- reign
-
noun,
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
- Regt.
-
- resp.
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- urges
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Regin
-
noun,
a smith, the brother of Fafnir, who raises Sigurd and encourages him to kill Fafnir in the hope of gaining the gold he guards.
- Regan
-
noun,
(in Shakespeare's King Lear) the younger of Lear's two faithless daughters.
Compare Cordelia (def 1), Goneril.
- AEGIS
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the shield or breastplate of Zeus or Athena, bearing at its center the head of the Gorgon.
- usage
-
noun,
a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice:
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- aeri-
-
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- agent
-
noun,
a person or business authorized to act on another's behalf:
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- agers
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- agist
-
verb (used with object),
to feed or pasture (livestock) for a fee.
- Agnes
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 292?–304? Roman Catholic child martyr.
- pungs
-
noun,
a sleigh with a boxlike body.
- runts
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- unite
-
noun,
a former gold coin of England, equal to 20 shillings, issued under James I and Charles I.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- antes
-
noun,
Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
- prang
-
verb (used with object),
to collide with; bump into.
- anti-
-
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- 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.
- prae-
-
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- unset
-
adjective,
not set; not solidified or made firm, as concrete or asphalt.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- ante-
-
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- unrip
-
verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- unrig
-
verb (used with object),
to strip of rigging, as a ship.
- 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.
- segar
-
noun,
cigar.
- pings
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- Segni
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1891–1972, Italian teacher, lawyer, and statesman: president 1962–64.
- Pines
-
noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- unpeg
-
verb (used with object),
to remove the pegs from.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- sengi
-
noun,
a monetary unit of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, equal to 1/10,000 (.0001) of a zaire.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- Prus.
-
- Pugin
-
noun,
Augustus Charles, 1762–1832, French architectural draftsman and archaeologist in England.
- anger
-
noun,
a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- rutin
-
noun,
a bright yellow or greenish-yellow substance, C 27 H 30 O 16 , obtained chiefly from buckwheat, and used in the treatment of capillary fragility.
- angi-
-
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- Angie
-
noun,
a male or female given name, form of Angel.
- sanit
-
- angst
-
noun,
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
- Angus
-
noun,
Formerly Forfar. a historic county in E Scotland.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- prunt
-
noun,
a small mass of glass fused to the body of a glass piece.
- Pres.
-
- prune
-
noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- Sarge
-
noun,
sergeant.
- prius
-
noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- anis-
-
- anise
-
noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- prigs
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- untie
-
verb (used with object),
to loose or unfasten (anything tied); let or set loose by undoing a knot.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- Gates
-
noun,
Horatio, 1728–1806, American Revolutionary general, born in England.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- Sugar
-
noun,
a sweet, crystalline substance, C 12 H 22 O 11 , obtained chiefly from the juice of the sugarcane and the sugar beet, and present in sorghum, maple sap, etc.: used extensively as an ingredient and flavoring of certain foods and as a fermenting agent in the manufacture of certain alcoholic beverages; sucrose.
Compare beet sugar, cane sugar.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- stung
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- 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.
- Gupta
-
noun,
a dynasty of N India (a.d. 320–540) whose court was the center of classical Indian art and literature.
- etnas
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- Gunas
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- tiers
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Guise
-
noun,
general external appearance; aspect; semblance:
- terns
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Guin.
-
- Guest
-
noun,
a person who spends some time at another person's home in some social activity, as a visit, dinner, or party.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- Guat.
-
- guars
-
noun,
a plant, Cyamopsis tetragonolobus, of the legume family, grown as a forage crop and for its seeds, which produce a gum (guar gum) used as a thickening agent and stabilizer in foods and pharmaceuticals and as sizing for paper and cloth.
- guar.
-
- guans
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- 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.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- grunt
-
noun,
a sound of grunting.
- Grues
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- grist
-
noun,
grain to be ground.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- input
-
noun,
something that is put in.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- intr.
-
- rept.
-
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- inst.
-
- insp.
-
- inset
-
noun,
something inserted; insert.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- insep
-
- stge.
-
- Ernst
-
noun,
Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- tings
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- tinge
-
noun,
a slight degree of coloration.
- sting
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- 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.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- tines
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- IATSE
-
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- GRIPS
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Stern
-
noun,
the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
- genus
-
noun,
Biology. the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- giant
-
noun,
(in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc.
- gapes
-
noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a parasitic disease of poultry and other birds, characterized by frequent gaping due to infestation of the trachea and bronchi with gapeworms.
- getup
-
noun,
costume; outfit:
- getas
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- garni
-
adjective,
garnished.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- ginep
-
noun,
genip.
- gents
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- tears
-
- Gaspe
-
noun,
a town in SE Quebec, in E Canada on the NE end of the Gaspé Peninsula.
- genip
-
noun,
Also, ginep. a genipap.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- gears
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- gaurs
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- Gaunt
-
noun,
John of, John of Gaunt.
- tangs
-
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- Gaius
-
noun,
a.d. c110–c180, Roman jurist and writer, especially on civil law.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- grins
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- tera-
-
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- gains
-
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- grasp
-
noun,
the act of grasping or gripping, as with the hands or arms:
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- gaits
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- Grant
-
noun,
something granted, as a privilege or right, a sum of money, or a tract of land:
- grans
-
noun,
grandmother.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- girns
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- Supt.
-
- grain
-
noun,
a small, hard seed, especially the seed of a food plant such as wheat, corn, rye, oats, rice, or millet.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- surg.
-
- gnars
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- surge
-
noun,
a strong, wavelike, forward movement, rush, or sweep:
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- Taegu
-
noun,
a city in SE South Korea: commercial center.
- Tagus
-
noun,
a river in SW Europe, flowing W through central Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic at Lisbon. 566 miles (910 km) long.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- girts
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- trig.
-
- treas
-
- neaps
-
noun,
neap tide.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- naut.
-
- sprig
-
noun,
a small spray of some plant with its leaves, flowers, etc.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- nates
-
noun,
buttocks; rump.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- nears
-
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- nares
-
plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- napes
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- nugae
-
plural noun,
trifles.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- spang
-
adverb,
directly, exactly:
- spent
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Niger
-
noun,
a republic in NW Africa: formerly part of French West Africa. 458,976 sq. mi. (1,188,748 sq. km). Capital: Niamey.
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- trigs
-
noun,
trigonometry.
- neut.
-
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- neur-
-
- Negus
-
noun,
a title of Ethiopian royalty.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- ster.
-
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- nitr-
-
- nerts
-
interjection,
nuts (def 1).
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- sprag
-
noun,
a pole or bar hinged to the rear axle of a cart or the like in such a way that it can brace the vehicle against a road to prevent it from rolling downhill.
- Nurse
-
noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- engr.
-
- 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.
- stane
-
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object),
stone.
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Epis.
-
- Iran.
-
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Stein
-
noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- Srta.
-
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- step-
-
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- stang
-
noun,
an act or an instance of stinging.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Irgun
-
noun,
a militant Zionist underground group, active chiefly during the period (1917–48) of British control by mandate of Palestine.
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- Epist
-
- STAGE
-
noun,
a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
- span-
-
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- tugs
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- 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.
- Ring
-
noun,
a typically circular band of metal or other durable material, especially one of gold or other precious metal, often set with gems, for wearing on the finger as an ornament, a token of betrothal or marriage, etc.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- snag
-
noun,
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
- 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.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rit.
-
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RNAS
-
- rpt.
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- ruga
-
noun,
Usually, rugae. Biology, Anatomy. a wrinkle, fold, or ridge.
- uret
-
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- snug
-
noun,
British. a small, secluded room in a tavern, as for private parties.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- USAR
-
- trug
-
noun,
a shallow basket for carrying flowers, vegetables, etc., made from strips of wood.
- tegs
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- uria
-
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- USNA
-
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- USIA
-
- taur
-
- tRNA
-
- Tues
-
- USGA
-
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- Urga
-
noun,
former name of Ulan Bator.
- urge
-
noun,
an act of urging; impelling action, influence, or force; impulse.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- saur
-
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- stun
-
noun,
the act of stunning.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- Sig.
-
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- sign
-
noun,
a token; indication.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sra.
-
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ungt
-
- stg.
-
- sepn
-
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Ste.
-
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- uni-
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- 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.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Ting
-
noun,
a tinging sound.
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Stag
-
noun,
an adult male deer.
- str.
-
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- Sat.
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- Rus.
-
- tuns
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- runt
-
noun,
an animal that is small or stunted as compared with others of its kind.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- rung
-
noun,
one of the crosspieces, usually rounded, forming the steps of a ladder.
- Gris
-
noun,
Juan [hwahn] /ʰwɑn/ (Show IPA), (José Vittoriano Gonzáles) 1887–1927, Spanish painter in France.
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- ten.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- sur-
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- tune
-
noun,
a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
- supr
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- 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.
- tri-
-
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sugi
-
noun,
Japan cedar.
- 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.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Sung
-
noun,
a dynasty in China, a.d. 960–1279, characterized by a high level of achievement in painting, ceramics, and philosophy: overthrown by the Mongols.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- ter.
-
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- Sang
-
noun,
the act or performance of singing.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Sage
-
noun,
a profoundly wise person; a person famed for wisdom.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- 1080
-
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- aunt
-
noun,
the sister of one's father or mother.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Aug.
-
- 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).
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Auge
-
noun,
a daughter of King Aleus who became a priestess of Athena. After being raped by Hercules she bore a son, Telephus.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- 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.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- aur-
-
- ates
-
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Aus.
-
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- aut-
-
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- NTIA
-
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- Eng.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- per.
-
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Pen.
-
- Pegu
-
noun,
a city in central Burma: pagodas.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- 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.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- art.
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- Pang
-
noun,
a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing:
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- Gean
-
noun,
heart cherry.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- egis
-
noun,
aegis.
- engs
-
noun,
the symbol, ŋ, that, in the International Phonetic Alphabet and in the pronunciation alphabets of some dictionaries, represents the voiced velar nasal consonant indicated in English spelling by (ng), as in the pronunciations of cling [kling] /klɪŋ/ (Show IPA) and clink [klingk] /klɪŋk/ (Show IPA).
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gnat
-
noun,
any of certain small flies, especially the biting gnats or punkies of the family Ceratopogonidae, the midges of the family Chironomidae, and the black flies of the family Simuliidae.
- gnar
-
verb (used without object),
to snarl; growl.
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- gars
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- gist
-
noun,
the main or essential part of a matter:
- gasp
-
noun,
a sudden, short intake of breath, as in shock or surprise.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- girn
-
noun, verb (used with object),
grin2 .
- gips
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- gast
-
verb (used with object),
to terrify or frighten.
- Gina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- gats
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- Gran
-
noun,
grandmother.
- gets
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- gaup
-
verb (used without object),
gawp.
- gest
-
noun,
a story or tale.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- Gers
-
noun,
a department in SW France. 2429 sq. mi. (6290 sq. km). Capital: Auch.
- gaur
-
noun,
a massive wild ox, Bibos gaurus, of southeastern Asia and the Malay Archipelago, growing to a height of 6 feet (1.8 meters) at the shoulder: now reduced in numbers.
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Ger.
-
- genu
-
noun,
the knee.
- Gent
-
noun,
Informal. gentleman (defs 1, 2).
- gens
-
noun,
a group of families in ancient Rome claiming descent from a common ancestor and united by a common name and common ancestral religious rites.
- Gena
-
noun,
the cheek or side region of the head.
- Gen.
-
- Eur.
-
- gras
-
- Ens.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- epi-
-
- Ire.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- epit
-
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- Inge
-
noun,
William (Motter) [mot-er] /ˈmɒt ər/ (Show IPA), 1913–73, U.S. playwright.
- inae
-
- ign.
-
- ergs
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- guts
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- gres
-
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- grin
-
noun,
a broad smile.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- grue
-
verb (used without object),
to shudder.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- Grus
-
noun,
the Crane, a southern constellation between Indus and Piscis Austrinus.
- guan
-
noun,
a large game bird of the curassow family, common in dense woodlands of Central and South America, somewhat resembling a turkey.
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- guna
-
noun,
(in Sankhya and Vedantic philosophy) one of the three qualities of prakriti, or nature, which are passion (rajas) dullness or inertia (tamas) and goodness or purity (sattva)
- Rep.
-
- esp.
-
- gust
-
noun,
a sudden, strong blast of wind.
- Pers
-
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- aer-
-
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- psig
-
- ANSI
-
- psia
-
- ant.
-
- ANTU
-
- PSAT
-
- aet.
-
- rang
-
noun,
a boomerang.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- prs.
-
- prin
-
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- ague
-
noun,
Pathology. a malarial fever characterized by regularly returning paroxysms, marked by successive cold, hot, and sweating fits.
- Aire
-
- agst
-
- purs
-
- agr.
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- Agni
-
noun,
Hindu Mythology. the god of fire, one of the three chief divinities of the Vedas.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- agit
-
- ptg.
-
- Punt
-
noun,
Football. a kick in which the ball is dropped and then kicked before it touches the ground.
Compare drop kick, place kick.
- pung
-
noun,
a sleigh with a boxlike body.
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- agin
-
preposition,
against; opposed to.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- pugs
-
noun,
one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
- ages
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- pts.
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- 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.
- PING
-
noun,
a pinging sound.
- Reg.
-
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- regs
-
noun,
Usually, regs. Informal. regulations.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Arg.
-
- ARIS
-
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- 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.
- Pet.
-
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Apr.
-
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- pnea
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- 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.
- ae.
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- USR
-
- ESU
-
- 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.
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- ESR
-
- uti
-
- USP
-
- AGS
-
adjective, noun,
agriculture:
- ag-
-
- Agt
-
- GAS
-
noun,
Physics. a substance possessing perfect molecular mobility and the property of indefinite expansion, as opposed to a solid or liquid.
- an.
-
- USN
-
- ESA
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- Ar.
-
- ETR
-
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- gi.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- Ga.
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- eu-
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- 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.
- GPU
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- ap-
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- GAN
-
noun,
cotton gin.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- TGN
-
- TIA
-
- ETS
-
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- ERT
-
- EIS
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- 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.
- ASU
-
- at.
-
- uns
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- tun
-
noun,
a large cask for holding liquids, especially wine, ale, or beer.
- tug
-
noun,
an act or instance of tugging; pull; haul.
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- 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.
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- 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.
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSP
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- ast
-
- TSE
-
- unp
-
- ARS
-
- ung
-
- Une
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- UIT
-
- ARU
-
- ASR
-
- UAE
-
- USA
-
- APS
-
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- TSI
-
- up-
-
- ERP
-
- tr.
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- EPS
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- tra
-
- Tpr
-
- en-
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- Tng
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ure
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- UPI
-
- ea.
-
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- trp
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- Eg.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ean
-
- eir
-
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- ANG
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ur-
-
- UAR
-
- Gur
-
noun,
a branch of the Niger-Congo subfamily of languages, including Mossi and other languages spoken in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Ivory Coast, and Mali.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- Sgt
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PGA
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- 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:
- 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.
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- PaG
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Ges
-
- 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:
- NIA
-
- NIG
-
verb (used with object),
nidge.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- NSU
-
- pt.
-
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- Pa.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- SNU
-
- Pg.
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- Ps.
-
- se-
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- SPR
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- RPG
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RNA
-
- RPS
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rte
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- REA
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- rt.
-
- RTS
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PRA
-
- SAR
-
- PSA
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- PSE
-
- PSG
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- SAG
-
noun,
an act or instance of sagging.
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- pug
-
noun,
one of a breed of small, short-haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings.
- 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.
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- 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.
- put
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- rug
-
noun,
a thick fabric for covering part of a floor, often woven of wool and often having an oblong shape with a border design.
Compare carpet.
- Re.
-
- NES
-
- NSA
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NEG
-
noun,
a photographic negative.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- GUI
-
noun,
graphical user interface.
- SUG
-
- Gun
-
noun,
a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- GUS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Augustus or Gustave.
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- Gut
-
noun,
the alimentary canal, especially between the pylorus and the anus, or some portion of it.
Compare foregut, midgut, hindgut.
- ITU
-
- gt.
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IAS
-
- ier
-
- in.
-
- STP
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ine
-
- GTS
-
- GSR
-
- STI
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- GIN
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- GIs
-
noun,
a lightweight, two-piece, usually white garment worn by barefooted martial-arts participants, consisting of loose-fitting pants and a wraparound jacket with cloth belt.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- 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.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- GNP
-
- GNU
-
noun,
either of two stocky, oxlike antelopes of the genus Connochaetes, the silver-gray, white-bearded C. taurinus of the eastern African plain and the black, white-tailed C. gnou of central South Africa: recently near extinction, the South African gnu is now protected.
- GPS
-
- Gr.
-
- gre
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- GSA
-
- ing
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- 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.
- ist
-
- IPA
-
- NUT
-
noun,
a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.
- Sr.
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- IUS
-
- spt
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- ite
-
- ITA
-
- NAG
-
noun,
Also, nagger. a person who nags, especially habitually.
- Sta
-
- ISR
-
- IPS
-
- NEA
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- ipr
-
- ne-
-
- IRS
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- Ir.
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- TG
-
- t.
-
- RP
-
- GU
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- RN
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- 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.
- EI
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- 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.
- GP
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- rg
-
- 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.
- GN
-
- IP
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SA
-
- TP
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TN
-
- IG
-
- UI
-
- i.
-
- 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.
- SU
-
- U.
-
- SN
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- SG
-
- S.
-
- NP
-
- PU
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NG
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- NI
-
- RU
-
- G.
-
- 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.
- R.
-