Anagrams of Suprematism
Word Suprematism has
1278 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of Suprematism.
- spermatium
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noun,
Botany. the nonmotile male gamete of a red alga.
- summaries
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noun,
a comprehensive and usually brief abstract, recapitulation, or compendium of previously stated facts or statements.
- 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.
- psammites
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noun,
any sandstone.
- prussiate
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noun,
a ferricyanide or ferrocyanide.
- smarties
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noun,
a smart aleck.
- tempuras
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- stumpers
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noun,
a person or thing that stumps.
- upstream
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adverb,
toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
- 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:
- marmites
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noun,
a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
- piasters
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- mismates
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verb (used with or without object),
to mate unsuitably or wrongly.
- stampers
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- apterium
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noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- immature
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adjective,
not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- stammers
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noun,
a stammering mode of utterance.
- traipses
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- pastries
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noun,
a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
- muriates
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- asterism
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noun,
Astronomy.
a group of stars.
a constellation.
- summates
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verb (used with object),
to add together; total; sum up.
- upraises
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- impastes
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- imprests
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- 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.
- impresas
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- Primates
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noun,
the order comprising the primates.
- sumpters
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noun,
a packhorse or mule.
- psammite
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noun,
any sandstone.
- 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.).
- misstep
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noun,
a wrong step.
- impetus
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noun,
a moving force; impulse; stimulus:
- misuser
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noun,
abuse of a right; unlawful use of an office, franchise, benefit, etc.
- stammer
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noun,
a stammering mode of utterance.
- 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.
- mismate
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verb (used with or without object),
to mate unsuitably or wrongly.
- sauries
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noun,
a sharp-snouted fish, Scomberesox saurus, inhabiting temperate regions of the Atlantic Ocean.
- aurists
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noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- stamper
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noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- sprites
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- 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.
- samites
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noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- spriest
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adjective,
a superlative of spry.
- 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.
- impresa
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noun,
a device or emblem.
- impress
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noun,
the act of impressing.
- muriate
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noun,
(not in scientific use) any chloride, especially potassium chloride, KCl, used as a fertilizer.
- imprest
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noun,
an advance of money; loan.
- musters
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noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- musties
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noun,
(formerly) a kind of snuff having a musty flavor.
- mutisms
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noun,
an inability to speak, due to a physical defect, conscious refusal, or psychogenic inhibition.
- 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.
- paresis
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noun,
partial motor paralysis.
- 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):
- impers.
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- summits
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noun,
the highest point or part, as of a hill, a line of travel, or any object; top; apex.
- imarets
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- esprits
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noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- immures
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verb (used with object),
to enclose within walls.
- surmise
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noun,
a matter of conjecture.
- summate
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verb (used with object),
to add together; total; sum up.
- Iapetus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea.
- Sumpter
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noun,
a packhorse or mule.
- suspire
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verb (used with object),
to sigh; utter with long, sighing breaths.
- suimate
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noun,
self-mate.
- tammies
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noun,
a fabric of mixed fibers, constructed in plain weave and often heavily glazed, used in the manufacture of linings and undergarments.
- stumper
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noun,
a person or thing that stumps.
- tampers
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- imparts
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- impasse
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noun,
a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
- strumas
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noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing SE through SW Bulgaria and NE Greece into the Aegean. 225 miles (362 km) long.
- tempura
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- Marmite
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noun,
a metal or earthenware cooking pot with a cover, usually large and often having legs.
- 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:
- parties
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noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- masseur
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noun,
a man who provides massage as a profession or occupation.
- Matisse
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noun,
Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
- 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.
- 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.
- matures
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- maumets
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noun,
British Dialect.
a doll, puppet, scarecrow, or other figure built to resemble a human being.
an empty-headed or mindless person.
- 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.
- 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.
- impaste
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verb (used with object),
to cover with or enclose in a paste.
- mess-up
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noun,
a blunder; state of confusion; mix-up.
- imputes
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verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- traipse
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- Piraeus
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noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- 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.
- pastime
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noun,
something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
- uremias
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noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- tsimmes
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noun,
tzimmes.
- premium
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noun,
a prize, bonus, or award given as an inducement, as to purchase products, enter competitions initiated by business interests, etc.
- simmers
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noun,
the state or process of simmering.
- 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.
- uprises
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noun,
an act of rising up.
- praises
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- pasties
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noun,
pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
- patsies
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noun,
a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
- 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:
- uptimes
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noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- 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.
- tummies
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noun,
stomach:
- Persius
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noun,
(Aulus Persius Flaccus) a.d. 34–62, Roman satirist.
- uptears
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verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- priests
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- tsarism
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noun,
czarism.
- 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.
- 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.
- purisms
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noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- trismus
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noun,
a spasm of the jaw muscles that makes it difficult to open the mouth.
- simpers
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noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- rummies
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noun,
any of various card games for two, three, or four players, each usually being dealt seven, nine, or ten cards, in which the object is to match cards into sets and sequences.
- 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.
- 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.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- 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.
- 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.:
- upraise
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- piaster
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noun,
a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
- Pasteur
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noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- Mamers
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noun,
Mars.
- simper
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noun,
a silly, self-conscious smile.
- mature
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adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- satire
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noun,
the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
- strums
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noun,
the act of strumming.
- matri-
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- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Maseru
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noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- stripe
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noun,
a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
- pistes
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- stumer
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noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- Struma
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noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- masers
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noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- Master
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noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- Marius
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noun,
Gaius, c155–86 b.c, Roman general and consul: opponent of Lucius Cornelius Sulla.
- pisser
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noun,
something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
- maters
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noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Marist
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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.
- passim
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adverb,
here and there: used in bibliographic references to indicate that the writer has drawn upon material scattered throughout the source cited.
- simmer
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noun,
the state or process of simmering.
- Seurat
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noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- raptus
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noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- supers
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noun,
Informal.
a superintendent, especially of an apartment house.
supermarket.
supernumerary.
supervisor.
- Superi
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plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- septi-
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- serais
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noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- prises
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noun,
leverage.
- super-
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- Primus
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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.
- primes
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noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- Sumter
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noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- Priest
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noun,
a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
- prests
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noun,
a loan.
- set-up
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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.
- Summit
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noun,
the highest point or part, as of a hill, a line of travel, or any object; top; apex.
- maists
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adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- Summer
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noun,
the season between spring and autumn, in the Northern Hemisphere from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox, and in the Southern Hemisphere from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox.
- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- prases
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- siesta
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noun,
a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
- summas
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noun,
a comprehensive work or series of works covering, synthesizing, or summarizing a particular field or subject.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- maumet
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noun,
British Dialect.
a doll, puppet, scarecrow, or other figure built to resemble a human being.
an empty-headed or mindless person.
- sepias
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noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Ramses
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noun,
the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
- stupes
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noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- stupas
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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.
- stumps
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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.
- Piutes
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noun,
Paiute.
- simars
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noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- suites
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noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- stipes
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noun,
Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
- purism
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noun,
strict observance of or insistence on purity in language, style, etc.
- Spears
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noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- sit-up
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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.
- sprite
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noun,
an elf, fairy, or goblin.
- patri-
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- sprats
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- spites
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spirts
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noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- smarms
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noun,
behavior or speech that is smarmy.
- supra-
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- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- Spiers
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- sperms
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noun,
semen.
- sperm-
-
- pastis
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noun,
a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
- Musset
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noun,
(Louis Charles) Alfred de [lwee sharl al-fred duh] /lwi ʃarl alˈfrɛd də/ (Show IPA), 1810–57, French poet, dramatist, and novelist.
- pauses
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noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- smites
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Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- smarts
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noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- partis
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noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- parses
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- smears
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noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- Pamirs
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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).
- muster
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noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- Paiute
-
noun,
a member of a group of North American Indians of the Uto-Aztecan family dwelling in California, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona.
- pastes
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- spares
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- sparse
-
adjective,
thinly scattered or distributed:
- Sparti
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- mutism
-
noun,
an inability to speak, due to a physical defect, conscious refusal, or psychogenic inhibition.
- sprits
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noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- sprues
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noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- Pietas
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noun,
the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
- Stamps
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- Straus
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noun,
Isidor, 1845–1912, U.S. retail merchant and politician, born in Bavaria: congressman 1894–95 (brother of Nathan and Oscar Solomon Straus).
- meatus
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noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- stirps
-
noun,
a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
- merits
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Passer
-
noun,
a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
- stimes
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- stemma
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noun,
ocellus (def 1).
- ramets
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noun,
an individual of a clone.
- 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:
- raises
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- 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.
- sirups
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noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- spruit
-
noun,
(in southern Africa) a small stream.
- miters
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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.
- sautes
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- spumes
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- spurts
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- sitars
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- mitres
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- 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.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- misuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misapplication.
- 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.).
- purses
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- Sister
-
noun,
a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
- misers
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- Sisera
-
noun,
the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
- septum
-
noun,
a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
- streps
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- samite
-
noun,
a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- 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.
- austr-
-
- 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.
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- uptime
-
noun,
the time during which a machine or piece of equipment, as a computer, is operating or can be operated.
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- arises
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- Aussie
-
noun,
an Australian.
- upsets
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- timers
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- urases
-
noun,
urease.
- esprit
-
noun,
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
- tampur
-
noun,
tambura.
- aurist
-
noun,
a physician specializing in the treatment of ear diseases; otologist.
- 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.
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- truism
-
noun,
a self-evident, obvious truth.
- uprise
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- 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.
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- 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.
- Emmaus
-
noun,
a city in E Pennsylvania.
- Sammie
-
noun,
a sandwich.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- terais
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- armies
-
noun,
the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
- Tassie
-
noun,
tass.
- remiss
-
adjective,
negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
- 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.
- Epirus
-
noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- tsuris
-
noun,
trouble; woe.
- 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.
- tie-up
-
noun,
a temporary stoppage or slowing of business, traffic, telephone service, etc., as due to a strike, storm, or accident.
- Timaru
-
noun,
a seaport on the E coast of South Island, in S New Zealand.
- umpire
-
noun,
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
- 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.
- 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.
- Aspers
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- AmerSp
-
- tmesis
-
noun,
the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
- russet
-
noun,
yellowish brown, light brown, or reddish brown.
- assure
-
verb (used with object),
to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to:
- assume
-
verb (used with object),
to take for granted or without proof:
Synonyms: suppose, presuppose; postulate, posit.
- impute
-
verb (used with object),
to attribute or ascribe:
- impure
-
adjective,
not pure; mixed with extraneous matter, especially of an inferior or contaminating nature:
- Assiut
-
noun,
Asyut.
- imper.
-
- impart
-
verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- immure
-
verb (used with object),
to enclose within walls.
- assert
-
Idioms,
assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- repass
-
verb (used with or without object),
to pass back or again.
- imaret
-
noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- 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).
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- uremia
-
noun,
a condition resulting from the retention in the blood of constituents normally excreted in the urine.
- 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.
- 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):
- sutras
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- asst.
-
- patr-
-
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- treas
-
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- SPARS
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- asset
-
noun,
a useful and desirable thing or quality:
- smarm
-
noun,
behavior or speech that is smarmy.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- situs
-
noun,
position; situation.
- pari-
-
- Arius
-
noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- semi-
-
- 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.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- sites
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- 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.
- part.
-
- semis
-
noun,
a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
- peri-
-
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- tsars
-
noun,
czar.
- trims
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- tries
-
noun,
plural of try.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- 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.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- smite
-
Idioms,
smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
- pass.
-
- Passe
-
noun,
the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
- 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.
- tress
-
noun,
Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
- 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).
- seism
-
noun,
an earthquake.
- 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.
- 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.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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.
- 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.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- rept.
-
- arsis
-
noun,
Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat.
Compare thesis (def 4).
- arses
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- 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.
- spaes
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- 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.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- arium
-
- 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.
- prim.
-
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- 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.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- pret.
-
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Press
-
noun,
an act of pressing; pressure.
- Pres.
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- prem.
-
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- Amer.
-
- Russ.
-
abbreviation,
Russia.
- Urmia
-
noun,
Lake, a salt lake in NW Iran. About 2000 sq. mi. (5180 sq. km).
- prae-
-
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- 30-30
-
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- rises
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Sept.
-
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- 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).
- prims
-
noun,
privet.
- aeri-
-
- Prus.
-
- seti-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- prise
-
noun,
leverage.
- Aesir
-
noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- Rimas
-
noun,
a female given name.
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- simar
-
noun,
Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- petr-
-
- rests
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- 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.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- 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.
- petri
-
- Tupis
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Sears
-
noun,
Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
- peta-
-
- sires
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- resp.
-
- pests
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- tumps
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- resit
-
noun,
a test or examination that is retaken.
- pert.
-
- Aries
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- arise
-
verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- Siret
-
noun,
a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
- 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.
- amirs
-
noun,
emir.
- 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.
- Piute
-
noun,
Paiute.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- 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.
- amiss
-
Idioms,
take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
- piste
-
noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- Simms
-
noun,
William Gilmore [gil-mawr,, -mohr] /ˈgɪl mɔr,, -moʊr/ (Show IPA), 1806–70, U.S. author.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- 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.
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- simps
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- puris
-
noun,
poori.
- Pimas
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- sipes
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Saite
-
noun,
a native or citizen of Saïs.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- mast-
-
- 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)
- masse
-
noun,
a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- septs
-
noun,
(in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- 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.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- 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)
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- matr-
-
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- 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.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- 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.
- reist
-
verb (used without object),
reest2 .
- musts
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- satis
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- stirs
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Reims
-
noun,
a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
- Reaum
-
- Epis.
-
- Epist
-
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- stime
-
noun,
the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
- sumps
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- 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.
- iters
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- summa
-
noun,
a comprehensive work or series of works covering, synthesizing, or summarizing a particular field or subject.
- rasps
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- IATSE
-
- imams
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- issue
-
noun,
the act of sending out or putting forth; promulgation; distribution:
- 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.
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- suite
-
noun,
a number of things forming a series or set.
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- 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.
- suras
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- supes
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- 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.
- rases
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- 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.
- Susie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Susanna or Susannah.
- Satie
-
noun,
Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
- Maris
-
noun,
Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
- maims
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Mamie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- 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.
- maist
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
most.
- mairs
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Tamis
-
noun,
a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- stums
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- 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.
- etuis
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- 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.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- suets
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- 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.
- samps
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- sties
-
noun,
a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- spite
-
noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- spits
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- 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.
- tires
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- Aust.
-
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- spues
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- meta-
-
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- MPers
-
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Srta.
-
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- spire
-
noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- Supt.
-
- Assur
-
noun,
the god of war and supreme national god of Assyria.
- trass
-
noun,
a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- spats
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- 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.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- 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.
- seams
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- astr.
-
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- spier
-
noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- MUMPS
-
noun,
an infectious disease characterized by inflammatory swelling of the parotid and usually other salivary glands, and sometimes by inflammation of the testes or ovaries, caused by a paramyxovirus.
- spies
-
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- 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.
- 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.
- metr-
-
- ster.
-
- easts
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- mires
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- temp.
-
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- emirs
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- mimes
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Mimas
-
noun,
Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
- step-
-
- tears
-
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- Miass
-
noun,
a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
- emits
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- miser
-
noun,
a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
- tera-
-
- sruti
-
noun,
the Vedas and some of the Upanishads, regarded as divinely revealed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- term.
-
- Metis
-
noun,
any person of mixed ancestry.
- Missa
-
noun,
Mass.
- Miss.
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- mises
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- Rumi
-
noun,
Jalal ud-din [Persian jah-lahl ood-deen,, oo d-,, ja-] /Persian dʒɑˈlɑl udˈdin,, ʊd-,, dʒæ-/ (Show IPA), Jalal ud-din Rumi.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Rus.
-
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- SEAS
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- 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.
- Sam.
-
- Sem.
-
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Sat.
-
- seis
-
noun,
sei whale.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- SASE
-
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- Sais
-
noun,
an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Sams
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Samuel.
- 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.
- Sami
-
noun,
Lapp.
- 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.
- 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.
- saur
-
- 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.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- ter.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- tri-
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tess
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- 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.
- Tues
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- taur
-
- TASS
-
noun,
a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
- Tasm
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- 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.
- 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.
- USAR
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- 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.
- USPS
-
- USMA
-
- USIS
-
- USIA
-
- USES
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- uria
-
- uret
-
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- 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.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- Tupi
-
noun,
a member of any of several related Indian peoples living in the valleys of various Brazilian rivers, especially the Amazon.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- 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.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- SMTP
-
- SMSA
-
- situ
-
noun,
in situ.
- sits
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sirs
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- SIPS
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- 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.
- simp
-
noun,
a fool; simpleton.
- 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.
- SIAM
-
noun,
former name of Thailand (def 1).
- 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).
- spas
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- SPIM
-
noun,
a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- sues
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sur-
-
- sups
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- supr
-
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- 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.
- suit
-
noun,
a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- str.
-
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- 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.
- Ste.
-
- rpt.
-
- sris
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SRAM
-
- Sra.
-
- 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.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- 1080
-
- Eur.
-
- muss
-
noun,
a state of disorder or untidiness.
- 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.
- 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.
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- maim
-
noun,
a physical injury, especially a loss of a limb.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- art.
-
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- Mame
-
noun,
a female given name.
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- MusM
-
- pam.
-
- 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.
- mus.
-
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- Emp.
-
- mums
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- mump
-
verb (used with object),
to mumble; mutter.
- Emma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- Muir
-
noun,
Edwin, 1887–1959, English poet.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asis
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- ASME
-
- per.
-
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- met.
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- 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.
- Pers
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- 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.
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- ARIS
-
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- Arm.
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- Mar.
-
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- mis-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- aur-
-
- Aus.
-
- aut-
-
- mem.
-
- mems
-
noun,
the thirteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- 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.
- mise
-
noun,
a settlement or agreement.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- 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.
- MEPA
-
- MIPS
-
- 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.
- Mims
-
noun,
Fort. Fort Mims.
- MIME
-
noun,
the art or technique of portraying a character, mood, idea, or narration by gestures and bodily movements; pantomime.
- mes-
-
- 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.
- mias
-
plural,
missing in action.
- 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.
- 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.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- 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.
- meas
-
- MSTS
-
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- asps
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- MSPE
-
- 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.
- MSME
-
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- MSIE
-
- asse
-
noun,
Cape fox.
- MSEM
-
- ASSR
-
- MSAM
-
- MSAE
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- ASTM
-
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- mrem
-
- Mass
-
noun,
a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
- atm.
-
- ates
-
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Maui
-
noun,
an island in central Hawaii. 728 sq. mi. (1886 sq. km).
- emia
-
- MMus
-
- epi-
-
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- 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)
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- esp.
-
- Rep.
-
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- ESIS
-
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- amp.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- amt.
-
- 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).
- imam
-
noun,
the officiating priest of a mosque.
- Imp.
-
- imps
-
noun,
a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
- etui
-
noun,
a small, often decorative case, especially one for needles, toilet articles, or the like.
- aer-
-
- 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.
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- 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.
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Aire
-
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- 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.
- aet.
-
- est.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- AIME
-
- AIMS
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Ire.
-
- 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.
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Amis
-
noun,
Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
- isms
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- psia
-
- Apr.
-
- PSAT
-
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- 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.
- prs.
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- pre-
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- piss
-
noun,
urine.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- epit
-
- 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.
- 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.
- PIMS
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- psis
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- mess
-
noun,
a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
- psst
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- purs
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- 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.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- Puss
-
noun,
a cat.
- pts.
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- 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.
- ETS
-
- ERT
-
- ETR
-
- eu-
-
- EPA
-
- 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.
- EPS
-
- eir
-
- Ep.
-
- ESA
-
- ess
-
noun,
the letter S, s.
- EMT
-
- ESR
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- EMU
-
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.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- EPT
-
- 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.
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- EIS
-
- EMR
-
- ESU
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
-
- RPM
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- UMT
-
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- AMS
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- AMU
-
- 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.
- UPI
-
- up-
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- AME
-
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- UIT
-
- UAM
-
- UAE
-
- USS
-
- USA
-
- ur-
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- APS
-
- Ar.
-
- uti
-
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- Am.
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- ap-
-
- USR
-
- USP
-
- USM
-
- ure
-
- ae.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- 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.
- UAR
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- at.
-
- ATP
-
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPM
-
- TPI
-
- Tiu
-
noun,
an English god of the sky and of war, the equivalent of Tyr in Scandinavian mythology.
- ast
-
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- ea.
-
- TIA
-
- EAM
-
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- 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.
- ASU
-
- ASS
-
noun,
a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
- 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.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- tue
-
- Tu.
-
- TSS
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- ASR
-
- TSE
-
- ARS
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ase
-
- ASI
-
- trp
-
- ASM
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ARU
-
- 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.
- ITU
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SMA
-
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- sis
-
noun,
sister.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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:
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- SMM
-
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PMT
-
- PRA
-
- SES
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- SMS
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- MTS
-
- MSA
-
- MSE
-
- MSI
-
- MSM
-
- SPR
-
- MST
-
- Mt.
-
- MTP
-
- mum
-
noun,
chrysanthemum.
- pt.
-
- MUP
-
- 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.
- mut
-
noun,
mutt.
- Pa.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pm.
-
- Pr.
-
- Ps.
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- PSA
-
- PSS
-
- spt
-
- RUM
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- 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.
- SAE
-
- Sp.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- SAR
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSS
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- REA
-
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- 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).
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- 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.
- 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.
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- Re.
-
- RMA
-
- 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.
- RMS
-
plural,
ream.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- RPS
-
- 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.
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- SPS
-
- MTI
-
- MRP
-
- MS.
-
plural,
manuscript.
- 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:
- IUS
-
- Me.
-
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- MM.
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- 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.
- ite
-
- MRI
-
- Mam
-
noun,
British Informal. mother.
- 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:
- Stu
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- STP
-
- ium
-
- ITA
-
- MEP
-
- ipr
-
- Ia.
-
- Sus
-
- IAS
-
- ier
-
- imu
-
noun,
a usually large, covered cooking pit in which food is cooked by means of heated stones.
- IPA
-
- IPM
-
- IPS
-
- ist
-
- Ir.
-
- IRS
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- ISA
-
- ise
-
- ism
-
noun,
a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
- ISR
-
- STM
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- STI
-
- MMT
-
- SSM
-
- SSI
-
- SSE
-
- mi.
-
- ss.
-
- MME
-
- SRS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- SST
-
- MPA
-
- Sr.
-
- PSE
-
- MPE
-
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MRA
-
- MRE
-
- SSR
-
- SSA
-
- 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.
- St.
-
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MIE
-
- MIM
-
noun,
the twenty-fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- MIT
-
- Sta
-
- MIP
-
- M.
-
- 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.
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- IP
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RP
-
- RU
-
- EI
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- i.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- T1
-
- t.
-
- 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.
- U.
-
- UI
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- PU
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- SU
-
- 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.
- TM
-
- S.
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- TP
-
- MU
-
noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- MP
-
- RI
-
- SM
-
- SA
-
- R.
-