Anagrams of supremacists
Word supremacists has
1916 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of supremacists.
- supremacist
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noun,
a person who believes in or advocates the supremacy of a particular group, especially a racial group:
- spacesuits
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noun,
a sealed and pressurized suit designed to allow the wearer to leave a pressurized cabin in outer space or at extremely high altitudes within the atmosphere.
- spermatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling sperm; seminal; generative.
- impacters
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noun,
a person or thing that impacts.
- trismuses
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noun,
a spasm of the jaw muscles that makes it difficult to open the mouth.
- escapisms
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noun,
the avoidance of reality by absorption of the mind in entertainment or in an imaginative situation, activity, etc.
- practises
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- septarium
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noun,
a concretionary nodule or mass, usually of calcium carbonate or of argillaceous carbonate of iron, traversed within by a network of cracks filled with calcite and other minerals.
- cuirasses
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noun,
Also called corselet. defensive armor for the torso comprising a breastplate and backplate, originally made of leather.
- piecrusts
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noun,
the crust or shell of a pie.
- suricates
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- spacesuit
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noun,
a sealed and pressurized suit designed to allow the wearer to leave a pressurized cabin in outer space or at extremely high altitudes within the atmosphere.
- assumpsit
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noun,
a legal action for a breach of contract or promise not under seal.
- pertussis
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noun,
whooping cough.
- asterisms
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noun,
Astronomy.
a group of stars.
a constellation.
- spectrums
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noun,
Physics.
an array of entities, as light waves or particles, ordered in accordance with the magnitudes of a common physical property, as wavelength or mass: often the band of colors produced when sunlight is passed through a prism, comprising red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
this band or series of colors together with extensions at the ends that are not visible to the eye, but that can be studied by means of photography, heat effects, etc., and that are produced by the dispersion of radiant energy other than ordinary light rays. Compare band spectrum, electromagnetic spectrum, mass spectrum.
- prussiate
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noun,
a ferricyanide or ferrocyanide.
- Cerastium
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noun,
any of various low-growing plants of the genus Cerastium, having leaves covered with whitish or grayish down and small white flowers, and including mouse-ear chickweed and snow-in-summer.
- autecisms
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noun,
autoecism.
- ceramists
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- campsites
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noun,
a place used or suitable for camping.
- campsite
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noun,
a place used or suitable for camping.
- stumpers
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noun,
a person or thing that stumps.
- scissure
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noun,
a longitudinal cleft or opening.
- scaupers
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noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- campuses
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noun,
the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- escapism
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noun,
the avoidance of reality by absorption of the mind in entertainment or in an imaginative situation, activity, etc.
- caesiums
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noun,
cesium.
- scampers
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noun,
a scampering; a quick run.
- impastes
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- suspires
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verb (used with object),
to sigh; utter with long, sighing breaths.
- Arcesius
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noun,
a son of Zeus and Euryodia, father of Laertes, and grandfather of Odysseus.
- tempuras
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- impresas
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- apterium
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- imprests
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- rictuses
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noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- masseurs
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noun,
a man who provides massage as a profession or occupation.
- traipses
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- matrices
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noun,
something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops:
- curtsies
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noun,
a respectful bow made by women and girls, consisting of bending the knees and lowering the body.
- cuprites
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noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- suspects
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noun,
a person who is suspected, especially one suspected of a crime, offense, or the like.
- spastics
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noun,
Pathology. a person exhibiting spasms.
- cesspits
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noun,
a pit for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.
- citruses
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noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- sumpters
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noun,
a packhorse or mule.
- ceramist
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noun,
a person who makes ceramics.
- spectrum
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noun,
Physics.
an array of entities, as light waves or particles, ordered in accordance with the magnitudes of a common physical property, as wavelength or mass: often the band of colors produced when sunlight is passed through a prism, comprising red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
this band or series of colors together with extensions at the ends that are not visible to the eye, but that can be studied by means of photography, heat effects, etc., and that are produced by the dispersion of radiant energy other than ordinary light rays. Compare band spectrum, electromagnetic spectrum, mass spectrum.
- casuists
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noun,
an oversubtle or disingenuous reasoner, especially in questions of morality.
- sucrases
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noun,
invertase.
- asterism
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noun,
Astronomy.
a group of stars.
a constellation.
- Castries
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noun,
a port in and the capital of the state of St. Lucia, on the NW coast.
- crispate
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adjective,
(of a leaf) having curly or wavy edges.
- suitcase
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noun,
a usually rectangular piece of luggage especially for carrying clothes while traveling.
- stampers
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- trespass
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noun,
Law.
an unlawful act causing injury to the person, property, or rights of another, committed with force or violence, actual or implied.
a wrongful entry upon the lands of another.
the action to recover damages for such an injury.
- cassites
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noun,
Kassite.
- crumpets
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noun,
a round soft unsweetened bread resembling a muffin, cooked on a griddle or the like, and often toasted.
- suricate
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noun,
a small, burrowing South African carnivore, Suricata suricatta, of a grayish color with dark bands across the back, related to the mongooses and having social behavior similar to that of prairie dogs.
- autecism
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noun,
autoecism.
- smarties
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noun,
a smart aleck.
- surmises
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noun,
a matter of conjecture.
- captures
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noun,
the act of capturing.
- sistrums
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noun,
an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken.
- impacter
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noun,
a person or thing that impacts.
- upraises
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- practise
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- piasters
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- miscasts
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verb (used with object),
to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
- Americus
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noun,
a city in SW central Georgia.
- muricate
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adjective,
covered with short, sharp points.
- pastries
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- precasts
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- picrates
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- muriates
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- missteps
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noun,
a wrong step.
- persists
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verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- pictures
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noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- piecrust
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noun,
the crust or shell of a pie.
- Primates
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noun,
the order comprising the primates.
- Mistress
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noun,
a woman who has authority, control, or power, especially the female head of a household, institution, or other establishment.
- upstairs
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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:
- misusers
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noun,
abuse of a right; unlawful use of an office, franchise, benefit, etc.
- tsarisms
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noun,
czarism.
- upstream
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adverb,
toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
- primuses
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noun,
Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- Messapic
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noun,
an Indo-European language that was spoken in what is now SE Italy and written with an alphabet derived from that of Greek.
- persist
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verb (used without object),
to continue steadfastly or firmly in some state, purpose, course of action, or the like, especially in spite of opposition, remonstrance, etc.:
- spectra
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noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- spermic
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adjective,
spermatic.
- Persius
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noun,
(Aulus Persius Flaccus) a.d. 34–62, Roman satirist.
- petasus
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noun,
a broad-brimmed hat worn by ancient Greek travelers and hunters, often represented in art as a winged hat worn by Hermes or Mercury.
- Prussia
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noun,
a former state in N Europe: became a military power in the 18th century and in 1871 led the formation of the German empire; formally abolished as an administrative unit in 1947.
- Crassus
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noun,
Marcus Licinius [li-sin-ee-uh s] /lɪˈsɪn i əs/ (Show IPA), c115–53 b.c, Roman general: member of the first triumvirate.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- spastic
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noun,
Pathology. a person exhibiting spasms.
- percuss
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verb (used with object),
Medicine/Medical. to strike or tap for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
- 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.
- crissum
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noun,
the region surrounding the cloacal opening beneath the tail of a bird.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- cruises
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- crumpet
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noun,
a round soft unsweetened bread resembling a muffin, cooked on a griddle or the like, and often toasted.
- picture
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noun,
a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.:
- Piraeus
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noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- situses
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noun,
position; situation.
- sistrum
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noun,
an ancient Egyptian percussion instrument consisting of a looped metal frame set in a handle and fitted with loose crossbars that rattle when shaken.
- pissers
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noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- cuestas
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noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- spicate
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adjective,
having spikes, as a plant.
- muriate
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- spireas
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- Strauss
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noun,
David Friedrich [dah-veet free-drikh] /ˈdɑ vit ˈfri drɪx/ (Show IPA), 1808–74, German theologian, philosopher, and author.
- pasties
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noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- Cassite
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noun,
Kassite.
- stearic
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adjective,
of or relating to suet or fat.
- carpets
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- Pasteur
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- capture
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noun,
the act of capturing.
- streams
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noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Cassius
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noun,
a male given name.
- pasters
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- passers
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noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- Paestum
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noun,
an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater.
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- parsecs
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noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- campers
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noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- pastime
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noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- 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.
- spriest
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adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- Muscari
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- sprites
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- cesuras
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noun,
caesura.
- cesspit
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noun,
a pit for receiving wastes, as sewage, or other refuse.
- spruces
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noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- cesiums
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noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- ceriums
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noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- muscats
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noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- casters
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noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- catsups
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noun,
ketchup.
- stamper
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- patsies
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noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- musters
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noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- casuist
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noun,
an oversubtle or disingenuous reasoner, especially in questions of morality.
- musties
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noun,
(formerly) a kind of snuff having a musty flavor.
- Sisters
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noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- simpers
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noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- cuirass
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noun,
Also called corselet. defensive armor for the torso comprising a breastplate and backplate, originally made of leather.
- resists
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noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- impaste
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- precast
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adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- impers.
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- impetus
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noun,
a moving force; impulse; stimulus:
- impresa
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- precuts
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adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- impress
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noun,
the act of impressing.
- imprest
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- mess-up
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noun,
a blunder; state of confusion; mix-up.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- imputes
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verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- rustics
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noun,
a country person.
- russets
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noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- priests
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- recasts
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noun,
a recasting.
- imparts
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- Matisse
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- prussic
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adjective,
of or derived from prussic acid.
- Maurist
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noun,
a member of the Benedictine “Congregation of St. Maur,” founded in France in 1618, distinguished for its scholarship and literary works: suppressed during the French Revolution.
- Maurice
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noun,
German Moritz. 1521–53, German general: elector of Saxony 1547–53.
- pumices
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noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- matures
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- Mercast
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noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- purisms
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noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- Marcuse
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noun,
Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
- mastics
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noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- masseur
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noun,
a man who provides massage as a profession or occupation.
- pussies
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noun,
Informal. a cat, especially a kitten.
- racisms
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noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racists
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noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- impasse
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noun,
a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- impacts
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- cuprite
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noun,
a mineral, cuprous oxide, Cu 2 O, occurring in red crystals and brown to black granular masses: an ore of copper.
- Serapis
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noun,
Also, Sarapis. a Greco-Egyptian deity combining the attributes of Osiris and Apis, identified in Egypt with the Ptolemies: later worshiped throughout the Greek and Roman empires.
- Erasmus
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noun,
Desiderius [des-i-deer-ee-uh s] /ˌdɛs ɪˈdɪər i əs/ (Show IPA), 1466?–1536, Dutch humanist, scholar, theologian, and writer.
- screams
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noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- scrimps
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verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- Script.
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- Scutari
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noun,
Lake, a lake between NW Albania and Montenegro. About 135 sq. mi. (350 sq. km).
- sematic
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adjective,
serving as a sign or warning of danger, as the conspicuous colors or markings of certain poisonous animals.
- siestas
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- misters
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noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- Curtiss
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noun,
Glenn Hammond, 1878–1930, U.S. inventor: pioneer in the field of aviation.
- curites
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noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- prisses
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noun,
a prissy person.
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- misuser
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noun,
abuse of a right; unlawful use of an office, franchise, benefit, etc.
- Erastus
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noun,
Thomas [tom-uh s;; German toh-mahs] /ˈtɒm əs;; German ˈtoʊ mɑs/ (Show IPA), 1524–83, Swiss-German theologian.
- scrapes
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- praises
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- stripes
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- ictuses
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noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- icterus
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noun,
jaundice (def 1).
- Iapetus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- saucers
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- sauries
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noun,
a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- misstep
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noun,
a wrong step.
- scamper
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noun,
a scampering; a quick run.
- miscast
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verb (used with object),
to assign an unsuitable role to (an actor):
- esprits
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- escarps
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- miscues
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noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- scauper
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noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- camises
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noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- auspice
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noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- surpass
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verb (used with object),
to go beyond in amount, extent, or degree; be greater than; exceed.
- trasses
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noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- ARTEMIS
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noun,
Also called Cynthia. an ancient Greek goddess, the daughter of Leto and the sister of Apollo, characterized as a virgin huntress and associated with the moon.
Compare Diana.
- uptears
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- 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:
- autisms
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noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- actress
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noun,
a woman who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc., especially professionally.
- aspires
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- uprises
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noun,
an act of rising up.
- suspect
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noun,
a person who is suspected, especially one suspected of a crime, offense, or the like.
- upraise
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- upcasts
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noun,
an act of casting upward.
- surmise
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noun,
a matter of conjecture.
- assures
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verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- triceps
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noun,
a muscle having three heads or points of origin, especially the muscle on the back of the arm, the action of which straightens the elbow.
- assumes
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verb (used with object),
to take for granted or without proof:
Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- atriums
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noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- sucrase
-
noun,
invertase.
- aurists
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- asserts
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- tempura
-
noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- tsarism
-
noun,
czarism.
- trusses
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- suimate
-
noun,
self-mate.
- teacups
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- uptimes
-
noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- trismus
-
noun,
a spasm of the jaw muscles that makes it difficult to open the mouth.
- ascesis
-
noun,
askesis.
- Sumpter
-
noun,
a packhorse or mule.
- asepsis
-
noun,
absence of the microorganisms that produce sepsis or septic disease.
- caesium
-
noun,
cesium.
- uremias
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- tampers
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- stumper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stumps.
- aseptic
-
noun,
a product, as milk or fruit juice, that is marketed in an aseptic package or container.
- traipse
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- strumas
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
- suspire
-
verb (used with object),
to sigh; utter with long, sighing breaths.
- ascites
-
noun,
accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity; dropsy of the peritoneum.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- raptus
-
noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- sacrum
-
noun,
a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- maists
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- teacup
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- saices
-
noun,
syce.
- impute
-
verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- Ramses
-
noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- imper.
-
- impure
-
adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- Marcie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- Marist
-
noun,
a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
- Marcus
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rustic
-
noun,
a country person.
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- remits
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- repass
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- rectum
-
noun,
the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
- resist
-
noun,
a substance that prevents or inhibits some effect from taking place, as a coating on a surface of a metallic printing plate that prevents or inhibits corrosion of the metal by acid.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- rictus
-
noun,
the gape of the mouth of a bird.
- recti-
-
- Russia
-
noun,
Also called Russian Empire. Russian Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Capital: St. Petersburg (1703–1917).
- Russes
-
noun,
a Russian.
- russet
-
noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- issues
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- Struma
-
noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- scaups
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- scrams
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- ericas
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- tampur
-
noun,
tambura.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- scries
-
verb (used without object),
to use divination to discover hidden knowledge or future events, especially by means of a crystal ball.
- scrimp
-
verb (used with object),
to be sparing or restrictive of or in; limit severely:
- scrims
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- scrips
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- scrums
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- scutes
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- seisms
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- sepias
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- sepsis
-
noun,
local or generalized invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins:
- septi-
-
- septic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- septum
-
noun,
a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- IMPACT
-
noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- tasses
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Icarus
-
noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- satire
-
noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- sauces
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- Tarsus
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the bones of the proximal segment of the foot; the bones between the tibia and the metatarsus, contributing to the construction of the ankle joint.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- sautes
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- scampi
-
noun,
a large shrimp or prawn.
- scamps
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- scapes
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- estrus
-
noun,
Also, estrum [es-truh m] /ˈɛs trəm/ (Show IPA), oestrus. the period of heat or rut; the period of maximum sexual receptivity of the female.
- scares
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scarps
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- scarts
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- Marius
-
noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- pauses
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- uptime
-
noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- acmite
-
noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- Murcia
-
noun,
a city in SE Spain.
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- permit
-
noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- 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.
- upsets
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- Actium
-
noun,
a promontory in NW ancient Greece: Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by Octavian and Agrippa in a naval battle near here in 31 b.c.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- acetum
-
noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- aecium
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- upcast
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- umpire
-
noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- tussis
-
noun,
a cough.
- Pietas
-
noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Pisces
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Fishes, a zodiacal constellation between Aries and Aquarius.
- miters
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- pisser
-
noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- pisses
-
noun,
urine.
- Muscat
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- patri-
-
- misuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- passus
-
noun,
a section or division of a story, poem, etc.; canto.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- Uticas
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- Pamirs
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- parses
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- passes
-
verb (used with object),
to move past; go by:
- passim
-
adverb,
here and there: used in bibliographic references to indicate that the writer has drawn upon material scattered throughout the source cited.
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- musics
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- uretic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or occurring in the urine.
- pastes
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- uremic
-
adjective,
pertaining to uremia.
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- pastis
-
noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- muster
-
noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- Musset
-
noun,
(Louis Charles) Alfred de [lwee sharl al-fred duh] /lwi ʃarl alˈfrɛd də/ (Show IPA), 1810–57, French poet, dramatist, and novelist.
- musses
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- tsuris
-
noun,
trouble; woe.
- pistes
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- apices
-
noun,
a plural of apex.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- prises
-
noun,
leverage.
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- pumice
-
noun,
Also called pumice stone. a porous or spongy form of volcanic glass, used as an abrasive.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- matri-
-
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- purism
-
noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- purses
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- amicus
-
noun,
a philanthropist.
- Mastic
-
noun,
Also called mastic tree, lentisk. a small Mediterranean tree, Pistacia lentiscus, of the cashew family, that is the source of an aromatic resin used in making varnish and adhesives.
- serais
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- apercu
-
noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- masses
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- pusses
-
noun,
a cat.
- tissue
-
noun,
Biology. an aggregate of similar cells and cell products forming a definite kind of structural material with a specific function, in a multicellular organism.
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- masers
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- racism
-
noun,
a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human racial groups determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to dominate others or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Primus
-
noun,
Scottish Episcopal Church. a bishop who is elected to represent the church body and to summon and preside at synods but who possesses no metropolitan power.
- Mister
-
noun,
(initial capital letter) a conventional title of respect for a man, prefixed to the name and to certain official designations (usually written as the abbreviation Mr.).
- prases
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- missus
-
noun,
missis.
- trumps
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- misses
-
noun,
a failure to hit something.
- Piutes
-
noun,
Paiute.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- truism
-
noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- miscue
-
noun,
Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
- praise
-
noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- 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.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- precis
-
noun,
a concise summary.
- precut
-
adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- AmerSp
-
- prests
-
noun,
a loan.
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- prices
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Priest
-
noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- trices
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- amices
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- primes
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- seracs
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- curite
-
noun,
a radioactive uranium mineral, Pb 2 U 5 O 17 ·4H 2 O, with adamantine luster, occurring as reddish-brown to deep-yellow needle-shaped crystals, formed by alteration of uraninite.
- autism
-
noun,
Psychiatry. a pervasive developmental disorder of children, characterized by impaired communication, excessive rigidity, and emotional detachment: now considered one of the autism spectrum disorders.
- stasis
-
noun,
the state of equilibrium or inactivity caused by opposing equal forces.
- crumps
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- assist
-
noun,
Sports.
Baseball. a play that helps to put out a batter or base runner.
Basketball, Ice Hockey. a play that helps a teammate in gaining a goal.
the official credit scored for such plays.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- Suisse
-
noun,
French name of Switzerland.
- Assiut
-
noun,
Asyut.
- cruise
-
noun,
the act of cruising.
- steams
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stares
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- supers
-
noun,
Informal.
a superintendent, especially of an apartment house.
supermarket.
supernumerary.
supervisor.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- stapes
-
noun,
the innermost, stirrup-shaped bone of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals, involved in the conduction of sound vibrations to the inner ear.
Also called stirrup.
Compare incus (def 1), malleus.
- Cassie
-
noun,
huisache.
- smites
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Superi
-
plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- CASSIS
-
noun,
crème de cassis.
- Sumter
-
noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- spicas
-
noun,
spike2 .
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- sperms
-
noun,
semen.
- Spears
-
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.
- 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.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- speiss
-
noun,
a product obtained in smelting certain ores, consisting of one or more metallic arsenides, as of iron or nickel.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- carpus
-
noun,
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- smarts
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- super-
-
- sperm-
-
- smears
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- carses
-
noun,
bottom land.
- spaces
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- crasis
-
noun,
composition; constitution; makeup.
- atrium
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- spasms
-
noun,
Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- crimps
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- catsup
-
noun,
ketchup.
- cerat-
-
- Crimea
-
noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- spruit
-
noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- sprues
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- assure
-
verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- causes
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- crests
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- spurts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- sucres
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- spumes
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- stupes
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- assume
-
verb (used with object),
to take for granted or without proof:
Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- austr-
-
- supra-
-
- Stamps
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- crisps
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- castes
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- cerium
-
noun,
a steel-gray, ductile metallic element of the rare-earth group found only in combination. Symbol: Ce; atomic weight: 140.12; atomic number: 58.
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- cerias
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- cripes
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- cesium
-
noun,
a rare, highly reactive, soft, metallic element of the alkali metal group, used chiefly in photoelectric cells. Symbol: Cs; atomic weight: 132.905; atomic number: 55; specific gravity: 1.9 at 20°C; melts at 28.5°C.
- steric
-
adjective,
of or relating to the spatial relationships of atoms in a molecule.
- cueist
-
noun,
a billiard player.
- sutras
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- simper
-
noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- Cissus
-
noun,
any of numerous tropical and subtropical vines of the genus Cissus, including the grape ivy and the kangaroo vine.
- strass
-
noun,
a flint glass with a high lead content, used to imitate gemstones.
- sprits
-
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.
- curses
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- sumacs
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- simars
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- Curtis
-
noun,
Benjamin Robbins, 1809–74, U.S. jurist: associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court 1851–57; resigned in dissent over Dred Scott case.
- Straus
-
noun,
Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- 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.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- sprite
-
noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- siesta
-
noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- stumps
-
noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- spirts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- cestus
-
noun,
a girdle or belt, especially as worn by women of ancient Greece.
- cusses
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- stress
-
noun,
importance attached to a thing:
Synonyms: significance, meaning, emphasis, consequence; weight, value, worth.
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- suites
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- campus
-
noun,
the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- sprats
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- spites
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- paries
-
noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- cestas
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- 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.
- strums
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- spices
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- caries
-
noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- cuisse
-
noun,
a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh.
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- camise
-
noun,
a lightweight, loose-fitting shirt or smock with long sleeves.
- sirups
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- 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):
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Citrus
-
noun,
any small tree or spiny shrub of the genus Citrus, of the rue family, including the lemon, lime, orange, tangerine, grapefruit, citron, kumquat, and shaddock, widely cultivated for fruit or grown as an ornamental.
- stumer
-
noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- caress
-
noun,
an act or gesture expressing affection, as an embrace or kiss, especially a light stroking or touching.
- camper
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- stupas
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- spruce
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- aspics
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- stripe
-
noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Spiers
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- stipes
-
noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- 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.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- spues
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- priss
-
noun,
a prissy person.
- PRISM
-
noun,
Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
- 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.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- prim.
-
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- Pres.
-
- prem.
-
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- 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.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- prae-
-
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- 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.
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- patr-
-
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- 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.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- stums
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- part.
-
- Utica
-
noun,
an ancient city on the N coast of Africa, NW of Carthage.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- USSCt
-
- pases
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- pass.
-
- stump
-
noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- 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.
- 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.
- peri-
-
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- 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.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- truss
-
noun,
Civil Engineering, Building Trades.
any of various structural frames based on the geometric rigidity of the triangle and composed of straight members subject only to longitudinal compression, tension, or both: functions as a beam or cantilever to support bridges, roofs, etc. Compare complete (def 8), incomplete (def 3), redundant (def 5c).
any of various structural frames constructed on principles other than the geometric rigidity of the triangle or deriving stability from other factors, as the rigidity of joints, the abutment of masonry, or the stiffness of beams.
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Srta.
-
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- trump
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- tumps
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- 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.
- peta-
-
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- ster.
-
- step-
-
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- pert.
-
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- petr-
-
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petri
-
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- 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.
- Prus.
-
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- treas
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- scams
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- scat-
-
- scats
-
noun,
scat singing.
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- Smuts
-
noun,
Jan Christiaan [Dutch yahn kris-tee-ahn] /Dutch yɑn ˈkrɪs tiˌɑn/ (Show IPA), 1870–1950, South African statesman and general: prime minister 1919–24, 1939–48.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- temp.
-
- tears
-
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- samps
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- sarc-
-
- saris
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- sates
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- seats
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- sect.
-
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- Sices
-
noun,
syce.
- Seuss
-
noun,
Dr, Geisel, Theodor Seuss.
- semi-
-
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- Sept.
-
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- seti-
-
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- Seric
-
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- scuts
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- simas
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- 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.
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- simps
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- scrim
-
noun,
a cotton or linen fabric of open weave used for bunting, curtains, etc.
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- scums
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- scups
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- 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.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- times
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- sumps
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- 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.
- supes
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rcpt.
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spics
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Purim
-
noun,
a Jewish festival celebrated on the 14th day of the month of Adar in commemoration of the deliverance of the Jews in Persia from destruction by Haman.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- puses
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- spies
-
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Reaum
-
- tera-
-
- Supt.
-
- spasm
-
noun,
Pathology. a sudden, abnormal, involuntary muscular contraction, consisting of a continued muscular contraction (tonic spasm) or of a series of alternating muscular contractions and relaxations (clonic spasm)
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rimes
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- 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.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- rusts
-
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.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- term.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- rices
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- specs
-
noun,
Usually, specs. specification (def 2).
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- spec.
-
- recip
-
- Recit
-
- recpt
-
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- 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.
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- resp.
-
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- rept.
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- pari-
-
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- caps.
-
- Capt.
-
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- masc.
-
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- camis
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- cases
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carp-
-
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- mast-
-
- masts
-
noun,
Nautical.
a spar or structure rising above the hull and upper portions of a ship or boat to hold sails, spars, rigging, booms, signals, etc., at some point on the fore-and-aft line, as a foremast or mainmast.
any of a number of individual spars composing such a structure, as a topmast supported on trestletrees at the head of a lower mast.
any of various portions of a single spar that are beside particular sails, as a top-gallant mast and royal mast formed as a single spar.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- mesas
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- mesic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or adapted to an environment having a balanced supply of moisture.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- meta-
-
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- metr-
-
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- micas
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- Ascus
-
noun,
the sac in ascomycetes in which the sexual spores are formed.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Asser
-
noun,
Tobias [toh-bahy-uh s;; Dutch taw-bee-ahs] /toʊˈbaɪ əs;; Dutch tɔˈbi ɑs/ (Show IPA), 1838–1913, Dutch jurist and statesman: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- matr-
-
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- Aust.
-
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- astr.
-
- asses
-
noun,
plural of ass1 .
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- asst.
-
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- Ipsus
-
noun,
an ancient village in central Asia Minor, in Phrygia: the scene of a battle (301 b.c.) between the successors of Alexander the Great.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cutie
-
noun,
Informal. a charmingly attractive or cute person, especially a girl or a young woman (often used as a form of address):
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- crump
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- cutis
-
noun,
the true skin, consisting of the dermis and the epidermis.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- Epist
-
- Episc
-
- Epis.
-
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- IATSE
-
- Ecua.
-
- ictus
-
noun,
Prosody. rhythmical or metrical stress.
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- crit.
-
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Cesti
-
noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- cert.
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- caus.
-
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- cists
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cites
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- crim.
-
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- cress
-
noun,
any of various plants of the mustard family, especially the watercress, having pungent-tasting leaves often used for salad and as a garnish.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Issus
-
noun,
an ancient town in Asia Minor, in Cilicia: victory of Alexander the Great over Darius III 333 b.c.
- crass
-
adjective,
without refinement, delicacy, or sensitivity; gross; obtuse; stupid:
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- apses
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- Amer.
-
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- apsis
-
noun,
Astronomy. either of two points in an eccentric orbit, one (higher apsis) farthest from the center of attraction, the other (lower apsis) nearest to the center of attraction.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- MPers
-
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- mites
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- 30-30
-
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- acet-
-
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- acpt.
-
- musts
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- music
-
noun,
an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony, and color.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- aeri-
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Miss.
-
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- arium
-
- Mists
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- misce
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) mix.
- misc.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- 1080
-
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- cur.
-
- cts.
-
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- ctr.
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- uret
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Sims
-
noun,
William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
- uria
-
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- USAR
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- ASSR
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- 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.
- asis
-
- aer-
-
- Cres
-
- SPCA
-
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- acr-
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- SMTP
-
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- SMSA
-
- USCA
-
- cuss
-
noun,
curse word; oath.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- asc-
-
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- USSR
-
noun,
a former federal union of 15 constituent republics, in E Europe and W and N Asia, comprising the larger part of the former Russian Empire: dissolved in December 1991. 8,650,069 sq. mi. (22,402,200 sq. km). Capital: Moscow.
Abbreviation: U.S.S.R., USSR.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Emp.
-
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- SCSI
-
noun,
a standard for computer interface ports featuring faster data transmission and greater flexibility than normal ports.
- USSS
-
- epi-
-
- 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.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- USTC
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- epit
-
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- art.
-
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- scr.
-
- sci.
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- USRC
-
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- Sima
-
noun,
an assemblage of rocks, rich in silica and magnesium, that constitutes the lower layer of the earth's crust and is found beneath the ocean floors and the sial of continents.
- 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.
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- sics
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- USIA
-
- USIS
-
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sers
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sec.
-
- 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.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- USMA
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- seps
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ect-
-
- USMC
-
- USPS
-
- Sem.
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- emia
-
- Secs
-
noun,
second2 (def 2).
- crat
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- ter.
-
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- Arm.
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Susa
-
noun,
a ruined city in W Iran: the capital of ancient Elam; palaces of Darius and Artaxerxes I; stele containing the Code of Hammurabi discovered here.
- cap.
-
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- 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.
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- 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.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- str.
-
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- Apr.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- amus
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- amt.
-
- atm.
-
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- sur-
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- supr
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- taur
-
- ASTM
-
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- sumi
-
noun,
black ink made from a mixture of plant soot and glue solidified into sticks or cakes the ends of which are scraped or ground into water on an ink slab, much used by calligraphers and painters.
- ates
-
- atic
-
- 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.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- aut-
-
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- AIME
-
- aet.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tues
-
- 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.
- cet-
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- cir.
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- cis-
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- cit.
-
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- ARIS
-
- ASME
-
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Aire
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- Cass
-
noun,
Lewis, 1782–1866, U.S. statesman.
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amp.
-
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- tri-
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Ste.
-
- suss
-
verb (used with object),
Chiefly British Slang. to investigate or figure out (usually followed by out).
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- cat.
-
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tasm
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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.
- cess
-
noun,
British. a tax, assessment, or lien.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- MSCE
-
- Rep.
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- MSAE
-
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Mac-
-
- MSCP
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- 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.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- muc-
-
- rpt.
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- MSTS
-
- 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.
- Pet.
-
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- MSSc
-
- 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.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- MSIE
-
- msec
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Mar.
-
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- met.
-
- prec
-
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- Mic.
-
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- mes-
-
- psia
-
- psec
-
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- PSAT
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- MEPA
-
- 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.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- meas
-
- prs.
-
- pre-
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- 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.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- mist
-
noun,
a cloudlike aggregation of minute globules of water suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface, reducing visibility to a lesser degree than fog.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mis-
-
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- RCMP
-
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- MIPS
-
- purs
-
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- Pers
-
- MSPE
-
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- mus.
-
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- saur
-
- Eur.
-
- SASE
-
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- 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.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- 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.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- pct.
-
- Sam.
-
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- etc.
-
- Sat.
-
- 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.
- Sass
-
noun,
stewed fruit; fruit sauce.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- pat.
-
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Imp.
-
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- 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.
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- Ice.
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- Ire.
-
- Sacs
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- pam.
-
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- est.
-
- per.
-
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- par.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Rus.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- ESIS
-
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- esp.
-
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- TCA
-
- 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.
- pc.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- Pa.
-
- UTC
-
- uti
-
- PRA
-
- ure
-
- ASR
-
- PMT
-
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- TCS
-
- MEP
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- Sus
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- AUC
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- MIT
-
- Ar.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- ARS
-
- USP
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- MIE
-
- ase
-
- USM
-
- ASI
-
- mi.
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- ASM
-
- pt.
-
- PRC
-
- ac-
-
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Am.
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- pm.
-
- ap-
-
- USR
-
- Ps.
-
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- USC
-
- MIP
-
- ARU
-
- Pr.
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- TSI
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- ur-
-
- USA
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- MST
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- MSI
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- UAR
-
- USS
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- MSE
-
- UAE
-
- AMS
-
- UAM
-
- AMU
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- UCR
-
- UIT
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- 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.
- PCS
-
- MTP
-
- AIC
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- MUP
-
- TSP
-
- 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.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- TSS
-
- MTS
-
- 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.
- Mt.
-
- trp
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- Tu.
-
- tue
-
- MTI
-
- Mur
-
noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- AMC
-
- AME
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- ACP
-
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- ae.
-
- TIA
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- MPE
-
- MPA
-
- MRE
-
- TSE
-
- 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.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ACS
-
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- MRA
-
- UPI
-
- APC
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- tra
-
- PCM
-
- tr.
-
- PCI
-
- Tpr
-
- TPM
-
- TPI
-
- 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.
- UMT
-
- 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:
- API
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abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- MSA
-
- up-
-
- UPC
-
- MRP
-
- APS
-
- AEC
-
- Tim
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noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- MRI
-
- ESA
-
- cr.
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- RSS
-
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- cue
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noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- RTS
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cum
-
noun,
come (def 24).
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- CTA
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- IRS
-
- SIR
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noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- IRC
-
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Sp.
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Cut
-
noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- cte
-
- SMA
-
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ISA
-
- ite
-
- ITC
-
- res
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noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ITA
-
- ist
-
- 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.
- ISR
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- CRP
-
- CST
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- CRS
-
- CRT
-
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- SPA
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noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- SMS
-
- RPM
-
- Rs.
-
- CSA
-
- CSR
-
- ipr
-
- SAE
-
- CPS
-
- ETR
-
- ics
-
- EMR
-
- EMS
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noun,
the letter M, m.
- EMT
-
- EMU
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noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- eu-
-
- sc.
-
- SCS
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- ETS
-
- EPS
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ESU
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- ERP
-
- ESR
-
- SCP
-
- SCM
-
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- ERT
-
- Esc
-
- se-
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- IPM
-
- ec-
-
- IPA
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- EAM
-
- 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.
- imu
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noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- 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).
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ECA
-
- ITU
-
- SAR
-
- ECM
-
- ier
-
- 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.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- eir
-
- EIS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- IAS
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Ia.
-
- CPU
-
- ise
-
- CPR
-
- STM
-
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- 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.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- RCP
-
- RCS
-
- Re.
-
- STP
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ct.
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- RMA
-
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- RPS
-
- CPM
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- STI
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CAI
-
- cs.
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- ATC
-
- ast
-
- PSA
-
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- ASU
-
- at.
-
- PSS
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- cp.
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- PUC
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- MCR
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- MCP
-
- MCI
-
- ca.
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- 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.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- Sr.
-
- CEA
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Sta
-
- SPS
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- MSC
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- Me.
-
- SRS
-
- CIA
-
- CIE
-
- SPR
-
- CIM
-
- CIP
-
- Mc-
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- IUS
-
- ium
-
- CMA
-
- CPA
-
- CPI
-
- REA
-
- spt
-
- 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.
- SSS
-
- RCT
-
- SSE
-
- SSR
-
- SSM
-
- SSA
-
- SSC
-
- ss.
-
- St.
-
- RCA
-
- SSI
-
- SST
-
- S.
-
- t.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- PU
-
- UI
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- TM
-
- 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.
- 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.
- UC
-
- SM
-
- SA
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- U.
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- M.
-
- TP
-
- RI
-
- i.
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- CU
-
- RC
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- EI
-
- P.
-
noun,
Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
- IP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- TC
-
- RP
-
- CM
-
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- CE
-
- RU
-
- SU
-
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- MP
-
- ic
-