Anagrams of treponemiasis

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impersonates
verb (used with object), to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be:
impersonate
verb (used with object), to assume the character or appearance of; pretend to be:
parsimonies
noun, extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness.
monasteries
noun, a house or place of residence occupied by a community of persons, especially monks, living in seclusion under religious vows.
patrimonies
noun, an estate inherited from one's father or ancestors.
permission
noun, authorization granted to do something; formal consent:
epinasties
noun, (especially of leaves) increased growth on the upper surface of an organ or part, causing it to bend downward.
spearmints
noun, an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
Peronistas
noun, Peronist.
treponemas
noun, any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
asperities
noun, harshness or sharpness of tone, temper, or manner; severity; acrimony:
isometries
noun, equality of measure.
sarmentose
adjective, having runners.
impression
noun, a strong effect produced on the intellect, feelings, conscience, etc.
Meissonier
noun, Jean Louis Ernest [zhahn lwee er-nest] /ʒɑ̃ lwi ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1815–91, French painter.
patisserie
noun, a shop where pastry, especially French pastry, is made and sold.
enormities
noun, outrageous or heinous character; atrociousness:
interposes
verb (used with object), to place between; cause to intervene:
seminaries
noun, a special school providing education in theology, religious history, etc., primarily to prepare students for the priesthood, ministry, or rabbinate.
semainiers
noun, a chest of the 18th century having seven long drawers: originally meant to hold a week's supply of clothing.
proteinase
noun, any of a group of enzymes that are capable of hydrolyzing proteins.
masteries
noun, command or grasp, as of a subject:
protamine
noun, any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
Simeonite
noun, a member of the Israelite tribe of Simeon.
near-miss
noun, a strike by a missile that is not a direct hit but is close enough to damage the target.
Neisseria
noun, any of several spherical bacteria of the genus Neisseria, certain species of which, as N. gonorrhoeae, are pathogenic for humans.
nepotisms
noun, patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
neoterism
noun, an innovation in language, as a new word, term, or expression.
arsenites
noun, a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
Masterson
noun, William Barclay ("Bat") 1853–1921, U.S. frontier law officer.
amnesties
noun, a general pardon for offenses, especially political offenses, against a government, often granted before any trial or conviction.
sinistro-
personate
adjective, Botany. (of a bilabiate corolla) masklike. having the lower lip pushed upward so as to close the gap between the lips, as in the snapdragon.
esoterism
noun, esotericism.
Peronista
noun, Peronist.
proteases
noun, any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
Esperanto
noun, an artificial language invented in 1887 by L. L. Zamenhof (1859–1917), a Polish physician and philologist, and intended for international use. It is based on word roots common to the major European languages.
Romanists
noun, Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
Mertensia
noun, any of various plants belonging to the genus Mertensia, of the borage family, including the lungworts and the Virginia cowslip.
prosimian
noun, a prosimian animal.
emersions
noun, Also called egress. Astronomy. the emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit. Compare immersion (def 5).
seriation
noun, the arrangement of a collection of artifacts into a chronological sequence.
semitones
noun, a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
monitress
noun, a female student who helps keep order or assists a teacher in school.
semainier
noun, a chest of the 18th century having seven long drawers: originally meant to hold a week's supply of clothing.
patroness
noun, a woman who protects, supports, or sponsors someone or something.
senoritas
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
aperients
noun, a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
entropies
noun, Thermodynamics. (on a macroscopic scale) a function of thermodynamic variables, as temperature, pressure, or composition, that is a measure of the energy that is not available for work during a thermodynamic process. A closed system evolves toward a state of maximum entropy. (in statistical mechanics) a measure of the randomness of the microscopic constituents of a thermodynamic system. Symbol: S.
passerine
adjective, of, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching.
passement
noun, a garment trimming of gold, silver, linen, or silk thread.
antimeres
noun, a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
saponites
noun, a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
topiaries
noun, topiary work; the topiary art.
misprints
noun, a mistake in printing, as an instance of printing a letter or word other than that intended.
assertion
noun, a positive statement or declaration, often without support or reason:
Parseeism
noun, the religion and customs of the Parsees.
misorient
verb (used with object), to orient wrongly or improperly.
transpose
noun, Mathematics. a matrix formed from a given matrix by transposing.
peristome
noun, Botany. the one or two circles of small, pointed, toothlike appendages around the orifice of a capsule or urn of mosses, appearing when the lid is removed.
serotines
noun, a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
Serpentis
noun, genitive of Serpens.
Massorete
noun, Masorete.
promisees
noun, a person to whom a promise is made.
spermato-
spearmint
noun, an aromatic herb, Mentha spicata, having lance-shaped leaves used for flavoring.
isentrope
noun, a line on a map or chart joining points having equal entropy.
imprisons
verb (used with object), to confine in or as if in a prison.
osmeteria
noun, a glandular process on the first thoracic segment of many caterpillars that emits a noxious odor to ward off predators.
Treponema
noun, any of several anaerobic spirochetes of the genus Treponema, certain species of which are parasitic in and pathogenic for humans and warm-blooded animals.
sparteine
noun, a bitter, poisonous, liquid alkaloid obtained from certain species of broom, especially Cytisus scoparius, used in medicine to stimulate the heart and also the uterine muscles in childbirth.
resonates
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
aspersion
noun, a damaging or derogatory remark or criticism; slander:
impassion
verb (used with object), to fill, or affect strongly, with intense feeling or passion; inflame; excite.
Impatiens
noun, any of numerous plants belonging to the genus Impatiens, of the balsam family, having irregular flowers in which the calyx and corolla are not clearly distinguishable and bearing fruit that bursts open to scatter the seeds.
impsonite
noun, a black variety of asphaltite with a jagged fracture.
Trasimeno
noun, a lake in central Italy, in Umbria near Perugia: Romans defeated by Hannibal 217 b.c. About 50 sq. mi. (130 sq. km).
orpiments
noun, a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
spermines
noun, a polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 NH(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from spermidine and occurring in all cells, especially prevalent in semen, sputum, pancreatic tissue, and certain yeasts.
resinates
noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
pimientos
noun, the ripe, red, mild-flavored fruit of the sweet or bell pepper, Capsicum annuum, used as a vegetable, relish, to stuff olives, etc.
isoprenes
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
pinasters
noun, a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
trisomies
noun, an abnormality characterized by the presence of an additional chromosome to the normal diploid number.
amenities
noun, an agreeable way or manner; courtesy; civility:
pistareen
noun, peseta (def 2).
atropines
noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
on-stream
adverb, in or into regular operation, especially as part of a system, assembly line, or the like:
Petrinism
noun, the body of theological doctrine taught by, or attributed to, the apostle Peter.
ptomaines
noun, any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
masonries
noun, the craft or occupation of a mason.
interpose
verb (used with object), to place between; cause to intervene:
sportsmen
noun, a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
sportsman
noun, a man who engages in sports, especially in some open-air sport, as hunting, fishing, racing, etc.
remission
noun, the act of remitting.
steersman
noun, a person who steers a ship; helmsman.
Teiresias
noun, Tiresias.
atropisms
noun, poisoning resulting from atropine or belladonna.
ostiaries
noun, Also called doorkeeper, porter. Roman Catholic Church. a member of the lowest-ranking of the four minor orders. the order itself. Compare acolyte (def 2), exorcist (def 2), lector (def 2).
isomerase
noun, any of a class of enzymes that catalyze reactions involving intramolecular rearrangements.
teniasis
noun, taeniasis.
tampions
noun, a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
one-time
adjective, having been as specified at one time; former:
mortises
noun, a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
M-series
noun, See under M-line.
asterism
noun, Astronomy. a group of stars. a constellation.
semipros
adjective, noun, semiprofessional.
seamster
noun, a person whose occupation is sewing; tailor.
repaints
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
one-step
noun, a round dance performed by couples to ragtime.
reposits
verb (used with object), to put back; replace.
emprises
noun, an adventurous enterprise.
temperas
noun, a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
open-air
noun, the outdoors.
sarsenet
noun, sarcenet.
tea-rose
noun, any of several cultivated varieties of roses having a scent resembling that of tea.
emission
noun, an act or instance of emitting:
Romanite
noun, a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
rimstone
noun, a calcareous deposit forming a dam at the edge or outlet of an overflowing pool of water, as in a cavern.
ripienos
noun, tutti (defs 3, 4).
moraines
noun, a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
earnests
noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
romaines
noun, Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
Romanies
noun, Gypsy (def 2).
Romanist
noun, Disparaging. a member of the Roman Catholic Church.
retsinas
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
notaries
noun, notary public.
niteries
noun, a nightclub.
atropism
noun, poisoning resulting from atropine or belladonna.
emirates
noun, the office or rank of an emir.
atropine
noun, a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
nepotism
noun, patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
response
noun, an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.
Responsa
noun, the branch of rabbinical literature comprised of authoritative replies in letter form made by noted rabbis or Jewish scholars to questions sent to them concerning Jewish law.
sanities
noun, the state of being sane; soundness of mind.
respites
noun, a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
emersion
noun, Also called egress. Astronomy. the emergence of a heavenly body from an eclipse, an occultation, or a transit. Compare immersion (def 5).
saponite
noun, a clay mineral, hydrous magnesium aluminum silicate, belonging to the montmorillonite group: found as a soft filling in rock cavities.
resonate
verb (used with object), to cause to resound.
naperies
noun, table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
resinate
noun, Chemistry. any of the salts of the acids found in rosin.
ripostes
noun, a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
epitomes
noun, a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
enmities
noun, a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism.
stearins
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
stasimon
noun, (in ancient Greek drama) a choral ode, especially in tragedy, divided into strophe and antistrophe: usually alternating with the epeisodion and, in the final ode, preceding the exodos.
manropes
noun, a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
Somerset
noun, a city in SE Massachusetts.
steamers
noun, something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
steapsin
noun, the lipase present in pancreatic juice.
Maronite
noun, a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
martinis
noun, a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
maintops
noun, a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
Masonite
Masorete
noun, one of the writers or compilers of the Masorah.
Massenet
noun, Jules Émile Frédéric [zhyl ey-meel frey-dey-reek] /ʒül eɪˈmil freɪ deɪˈrik/ (Show IPA), 1842–1912, French composer.
masseter
noun, a short, thick, masticatory muscle, the action of which assists in closing the jaws by raising the mandible or lower jaw.
etamines
noun, a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
matinees
noun, an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
estrones
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
maitrise
noun, mastery; skill.
maestros
noun, an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
step-ins
noun, step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
imprison
verb (used with object), to confine in or as if in a prison.
interims
noun, an intervening time; interval; meantime:
spiremes
noun, the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
inertias
noun, inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
spirants
noun, fricative (def 2).
ironists
noun, a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
stampers
noun, a person or thing that stamps.
spinster
noun, Disparaging and Offensive. a woman still unmarried beyond the usual age of marrying.
imprints
noun, a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
spearmen
noun, a person who is armed with or uses a spear.
imprests
noun, an advance of money; loan.
impresas
noun, a device or emblem.
isoprene
noun, a colorless, volatile, water-insoluble liquid, C 5 H 8 , of the terpene class, usually obtained from rubber or from oil of turpentine by pyrolysis: used chiefly in the manufacture of synthetic rubber by polymerization.
importee
noun, an imported person or thing.
isostere
noun, Chemistry. a compound isosteric with one or more other compounds.
spermine
noun, a polyamine, H 2 N(CH 2) 3 NH(CH 2) 4 NH(CH 2) 3 NH 2 , formed from spermidine and occurring in all cells, especially prevalent in semen, sputum, pancreatic tissue, and certain yeasts.
impastes
verb (used with object), to cover with or enclose in a paste.
smarties
noun, a smart aleck.
meionite
noun, a member of the scapolite group, rich in calcium and containing no sodium.
semitone
noun, a pitch interval halfway between two whole tones.
sentries
noun, a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
epitasis
noun, the part of an ancient drama, following the protasis, in which the main action is developed. Compare catastasis, catastrophe (def 4), protasis.
misprise
verb (used with object), misprize.
episomes
misspent
adjective, spent wrongly or unwisely; wasted:
seriatim
adverb, adjective, in a series; one after another.
septimes
noun, the seventh of eight defensive positions.
moieties
noun, a half.
seriemas
noun, either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
sensoria
noun, a part of the brain or the brain itself regarded as the seat of sensation.
moistens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become moist.
senorita
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to miss, used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a girl or unmarried woman. Abbreviation: Srta.
enspirit
verb (used with object), inspirit.
Monstera
noun, any of various tropical American climbing plants belonging to the genus Monstera, of the arum family, especially M. deliciosa, having split or perforated leaves and often grown as a houseplant.
Monteria
noun, a city in N Colombia.
moperies
noun, mopish behavior.
misprint
noun, a mistake in printing, as an instance of printing a letter or word other than that intended.
epsomite
noun, the natural form of Epsom salt, Mg 2 SO 4 ⋅7H 2 O, found as a crust in caves and lake deposits.
smartens
Verb phrases, smarten up, to groom oneself: to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
Messiaen
noun, Olivier Eugène Prosper Charles [aw-lee-vyey œ-zhen praw-sper sharl] /ɔ liˈvyeɪ œˈʒɛn prɔˈspɛr ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1908–92, French composer and organist.
estampie
noun, a medieval dance and instrumental form, in several repeated sections, associated chiefly with the trouvères.
essonite
noun, Mineralogy. a variety of grossularite garnet.
meropias
noun, partial blindness.
poetries
noun, the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
espartos
noun, any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
sinister
adjective, threatening or portending evil, harm, or trouble; ominous:
Messenia
noun, a division of ancient Greece, in the SW Peloponnesus: an important center of Mycenaean culture.
sinapism
noun, mustard plaster.
serotine
noun, a small Eurasian brown bat, Eptesicus serotinus.
simonies
noun, the making of profit out of sacred things.
simitars
noun, scimitar.
minarets
noun, a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
minister
noun, a person authorized to conduct religious worship; member of the clergy; pastor.
Minorite
noun, Friar Minor.
minsters
noun, a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
erasions
noun, the act of erasing.
operants
noun, a person or thing that operates.
inspires
verb (used with object), to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
operates
verb (used with object), to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
posterns
noun, a back door or gate.
ameiosis
noun, aberrant meiosis in which only an equational division occurs, as in parthenogenesis.
aperient
noun, a medicine or food that acts as a mild laxative.
amorists
noun, a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
protasis
noun, the clause expressing the condition in a conditional sentence, in English usually beginning with if. Compare apodosis.
Timorese
noun, a native or inhabitant of Timor.
pantries
noun, a room or closet in which food, groceries, and other provisions, or silverware, dishes, etc., are kept.
primines
noun, the outer integument of an ovule.
pietisms
noun, a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
airtimes
noun, the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
pimentos
noun, pimiento.
Piemonte
noun, Italian name of Piedmont.
airiness
noun, openness to the air:
protease
noun, any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the hydrolytic degradation of proteins or polypeptides to smaller amino acid polymers.
arsenite
noun, a salt or ester of arsenous acid.
pi-meson
noun, pion.
Peterson
noun, Oscar Emmanuel, 1925–2007, Canadian jazz pianist.
pimiento
noun, the ripe, red, mild-flavored fruit of the sweet or bell pepper, Capsicum annuum, used as a vegetable, relish, to stuff olives, etc.
Primates
noun, the order comprising the primates.
pinaster
noun, a species of pyramid-shaped pine, Pinus pinaster, growing in southern Europe and having clustered needles.
pineries
noun, a place in which pineapples are grown.
prenames
noun, given name.
transoms
noun, a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
arsonist
noun, a person who commits arson.
promises
noun, a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
arenites
noun, psammite.
Peterman
noun, a safecracker.
pastries
noun, a sweet baked food made of dough, especially the shortened paste used for pie crust and the like.
pasterns
noun, the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
pianisms
noun, the artistry and technique of a pianist.
promisee
noun, a person to whom a promise is made.
amitosis
noun, the direct method of cell division, characterized by simple cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of chromosomes.
treasons
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
tiresome
adjective, causing or liable to cause a person to tire; wearisome:
premiate
verb (used with object), to grant a prize or an award to.
parities
noun, equality, as in amount, status, or character.
Paterson
noun, a city in NE New Jersey.
pianists
noun, a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
Tiresias
noun, a blind prophet, usually said to have been blinded because he saw Athena bathing, and then to have been awarded the gift of prophecy as a consolation for his blindness.
amniotes
noun, any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
pronates
verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
prosaism
noun, prosaic character or style.
prosaist
noun, a person who writes prose.
pristine
adjective, having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied.
piasters
noun, a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
trisomes
noun, a trisomic individual.
painters
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
Personae
noun, a collection of poems (1926) by Ezra Pound.
orpiment
noun, a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
Teresina
noun, a port in NE Brazil, on the Parnahiba River.
Asnieres
noun, a city in N central France, near Paris.
aspirins
noun, Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
pressmen
noun, a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
pentoses
noun, a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
Poitiers
noun, a city in and the capital of Vienne, in W France: Roman ruins; battles a.d. 507, 732, 1356.
traipses
noun, a tiring walk.
Pressman
noun, a person who operates or has charge of a printing press.
personas
noun, a person.
Oresteia
noun, a trilogy of tragic dramas (458 b.c.) by Aeschylus, consisting of the Agamemnon, the Choëphori, and the Eumenides.
tropisms
noun, an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
Pointers
noun, a person or thing that points.
Ansermet
noun, Ernest [er-nest] /ɛrˈnɛst/ (Show IPA), 1883–1969, Swiss symphony orchestra conductor.
permeant
adjective, permeating; pervading.
tropines
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
Teresian
noun, a member of the reformed order of barefooted Carmelites, founded in Spain in 1562.
Peronism
noun, the principles or policies of Juan Perón.
Piranesi
noun, Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), or Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1720–78, Italian architect and engraver.
ptomaine
noun, any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
11-point
presents
noun, the present time.
pioneers
noun, a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
pertains
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
persians
noun, a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
raiments
noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
Ossetian
noun, an Osset.
antimere
noun, a segment or division of the body having a corresponding segment or division that is opposite to it relative to the longitudinal axis of the body.
pismires
noun, an ant.
Peronist
noun, a supporter of Juan Perón or of his principles and policies.
rampions
noun, a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
anemosis
noun, wind shake (def 1).
peteman
noun, peterman.
persist
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.:
metopes
noun, any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
metisse
noun, a woman of mixed ancestry.
matinee
noun, an entertainment, especially a dramatic or musical performance, held in the daytime, usually in the afternoon.
simpers
noun, a silly, self-conscious smile.
premise
noun, Also, premiss. Logic. a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion.
Matisse
noun, Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1869–1954, French painter.
matrons
noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
metiers
noun, a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
meropia
noun, partial blindness.
Simpson
noun, James Young, 1811–70, Scottish professor of obstetrics and obstetrician: pioneer in use of ether and chloroform as anesthetics.
present
noun, the present time.
merisis
noun, growth, especially growth resulting from cell division.
merinos
noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
pertain
verb (used without object), to have reference or relation; relate:
sinters
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
Sistine
adjective, of or relating to any pope named Sixtus.
smarten
Verb phrases, smarten up, to groom oneself: to become aware of one's mistakes, shortcomings, etc., and make efforts to correct them:
pesetas
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
sinopis
noun, a red ocher, used from antiquity to the Middle Ages.
Meitner
noun, Lise [lee-zuh] /ˈli zə/ (Show IPA), 1878–1968, Austrian nuclear physicist.
pesters
verb (used with object), to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
Smeaton
noun, John, 1724–92, English engineer.
Persson
noun, Göran [yœ-rahn] /ˈyœ rɑn/ (Show IPA), born 1949, prime minister of Sweden 1996–2006.
Meissen
noun, a city in E central Germany, on the Elbe River: famous for fine porcelain.
meiosis
noun, Cell Biology. part of the process of gamete formation, consisting of chromosome conjugation and two cell divisions, in the course of which the diploid chromosome number becomes reduced to the haploid. Compare mitosis.
Meropes
noun, a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
persona
noun, a person.
meinies
noun, Archaic. a group or suite of attendants, followers, dependents, etc.
prename
noun, given name.
Messier
noun, Charles [sharl] /ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1730–1817, French astronomer.
Messina
noun, a seaport in NE Sicily.
Massine
noun, Léonide [ley-aw-need] /leɪ ɔˈnid/ (Show IPA), 1896–1979, U.S. ballet dancer and choreographer, born in Russia.
piaster
noun, a former coin of Turkey, the 100th part of a lira: replaced by the kurus in 1933.
Petrine
adjective, of or relating to the apostle Peter or the Epistles bearing his name.
ironist
noun, a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
spinets
noun, a small upright piano.
Pioneer
noun, a person who is among those who first enter or settle a region, thus opening it for occupation and development by others.
isation
isatins
noun, a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
pismire
noun, an ant.
spinors
noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
pissant
noun, Slang: Vulgar. a person or thing of no value or consequence; a despicable person or thing.
pissoir
noun, a street urinal for public use, especially one enclosed by a low wall, screen, or the like.
spinose
adjective, full of spines; spiniferous; spinous.
Pistoia
noun, a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
poisers
noun, a person or thing that poises.
spirant
noun, fricative (def 2).
pitiers
noun, a person who pities.
ironies
noun, the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning:
isomers
noun, Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
pitmans
noun, a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
spireas
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.
spireme
noun, the threadlike chromatin of a cell nucleus, present during early meiosis or mitosis.
pointes
noun, the tip of the toe.
spirits
noun, the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
sprains
noun, a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
spriest
adjective, a superlative of spry.
sprints
noun, a short race at full speed.
pointer
noun, a person or thing that points.
poesies
noun, the work or the art of poetic composition.
poiesis
Interim
noun, an intervening time; interval; meantime:
insteps
noun, the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
instars
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
pinites
noun, a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
postern
noun, a back door or gate.
Maspero
noun, Sir Gaston Camille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
somites
noun, any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
Petsamo
noun, Finnish name of Pechenga.
pianism
noun, the artistry and technique of a pianist.
pianist
noun, a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
martins
noun, Peter, born 1946, U.S. choreographer and ballet master, born in Denmark.
Martini
noun, a cocktail made with gin or vodka and dry vermouth, usually served with a green olive or a twist of lemon peel.
soapers
noun, soap opera.
Martens
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
Marston
noun, John, c1575–1634, English dramatist and satirical poet.
praises
noun, the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
Piarist
noun, a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
soirees
noun, an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
simians
noun, an ape or monkey.
marines
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
manrope
noun, a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
isospin
noun, isotopic spin.
potsies
noun, hopscotch.
sorites
noun, a form of argument having several premises and one conclusion, capable of being resolved into a chain of syllogisms, the conclusion of each of which is a premise of the next.
Pierian
adjective, of or relating to the Muses.
maintop
noun, a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
poteens
noun, the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
maestro
noun, an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
pieties
noun, reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
Pietism
noun, a movement, originating in the Lutheran Church in Germany in the 17th century, that stressed personal piety over religious formality and orthodoxy.
postmen
noun, a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
Postman
noun, a postal employee who carries and delivers mail; mail carrier.
posters
noun, a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
Spenser
noun, Edmund, c1552–99, English poet.
Pimento
noun, pimiento.
spermo-
simitar
noun, scimitar.
pereion
noun, (in a crustacean) the thorax.
Persian
noun, a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
samisen
noun, a guitarlike Japanese musical instrument having an extremely long neck and three strings, played with a plectrum.
ripieno
noun, tutti (defs 3, 4).
ptisans
noun, a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
inspire
verb (used with object), to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
pteroma
noun, pteron.
Romaine
noun, Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
pterion
noun, the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
Painter
noun, an artist who paints pictures.
Romains
noun, Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Louis Farigoule) 1885–1972, French novelist, poet, and dramatist.
protein
noun, Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
Niteroi
noun, a seaport in and the capital of Rio de Janeiro state, in SE Brazil.
paniers
noun, pannier.
roseate
adjective, tinged with rose; rosy:
Rossini
noun, Gioacchino Antonio [jaw-ahk-kee-naw ahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌdʒɔ ɑkˈki nɔ ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1792–1868, Italian composer.
nestors
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
pansies
noun, a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
Riesman
noun, David, 1909–2002, U.S. sociologist.
santirs
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
paresis
noun, partial motor paralysis.
sapient
adjective, having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
sapiens
adjective, of, relating to, or resembling modern humans (Homo sapiens).
nasties
noun, Informal. a nasty person or thing.
prostas
noun, (in classical architecture) an antechamber or vestibule.
prostie
noun, a prostitute.
santims
noun, a former coin of Latvia, the 100th part of a lat.
protean
adjective, readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
nemato-
Nemesis
noun, something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.:
Sampson
noun, Deborah, 1760–1827, U.S. Revolutionary War soldier who fought disguised as a man.
panties
noun, underpants or undershorts for women and children.
Samoset
noun, died 1653? North American Indian leader: aided Pilgrims during early years in New England.
samites
noun, a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
norites
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
raiment
noun, clothing; apparel; attire.
sapotes
noun, Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
remotes
noun, Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
repents
adjective, creeping.
repeats
noun, the act of repeating.
Orestes
noun, Classical Mythology. the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, and the brother of Electra and Iphigenia: he avenged the murder of Agamemnon by killing Clytemenestra and her lover, Aegisthus, then was pursued by the Furies until saved by Athena.
repaint
noun, a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
reopens
verb (used with or without object), to open again.
ratines
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
rations
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
re-pose
verb (used with or without object), to pose again.
remises
verb (used with object), to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
optimes
noun, (formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos. Compare wrangler (def 2).
remains
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
operant
noun, a person or thing that operates.
reasons
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
operate
verb (used with object), to manage or use (a machine, device, etc.):
repines
verb (used without object), to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
reposit
verb (used with object), to put back; replace.
retsina
noun, a strong, resinated white or red wine of Greece and Cyprus.
respite
noun, a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief:
retains
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
raisins
noun, a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
Rameses
noun, Ramses (def 1).
rampion
noun, a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
Ossetia
noun, a region in Caucasia: divided between North Ossetia of the Russian Federation and the South Ossetian Autonomous Region of the Georgian Republic.
ramsons
noun, a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
ransoms
noun, the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
Oriente
noun, a region in Ecuador, E of the Andes: the border long disputed by Peru.
orpines
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
rapines
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
oarsmen
noun, a person who rows a boat, especially a racing boat; rower.
resents
verb (used with object), to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
orients
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
reseats
verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
parison
noun, a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
parties
noun, a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
minaret
noun, a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
priests
noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
primine
noun, the outer integument of an ovule.
mitosis
noun, the usual method of cell division, characterized typically by the resolving of the chromatin of the nucleus into a threadlike form, which condenses into chromosomes, each of which separates longitudinally into two parts, one part of each chromosome being retained in each of two new cells resulting from the original cell.
serapes
noun, a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
Serapis
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.
sereins
noun, fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
seriate
adjective, arranged or occurring in one or more series.
misters
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
noun, a wrong step.
Penates
plural noun, gods who watched over the home or community to which they belonged: originally, two deities of the storeroom.
primate
noun, Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
mission
noun, a group or committee of persons sent to a foreign country to conduct negotiations, establish relations, provide scientific and technical assistance, or the like.
Peneios
noun, Modern Greek name of Salambria.
penises
noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
seriema
noun, either of two birds of the family Cariamidae, Cariama cristata, of southern Brazil, or Chunga burmeisteri, of Argentina, having long legs, an erectile crest, a short, broad bill, and limited ability to fly.
pentose
noun, a monosaccharide containing five atoms of carbon, as xylose, C 5 H 10 O 5 , or produced from pentosans by hydrolysis.
primsie
adjective, prim1 (def 1).
Permian
noun, Geology. the Permian Period or System.
presets
noun, a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
Siemens
noun, Electricity. the standard unit of electrical conductance in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the reciprocal of the ohm and replacing the equivalent MKS unit (mho) Abbreviation: S.
miniate
verb (used with object), to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
Siamese
noun, a native of Siam.
Minster
noun, a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
sestina
noun, a poem of six six-line stanzas and a three-line envoy, originally without rhyme, in which each stanza repeats the end words of the lines of the first stanza, but in different order, the envoy using the six words again, three in the middle of the lines and three at the end.
Serpent
noun, a snake.
peonies
noun, any of various plants or shrubs of the genus Paeonia, having large, showy flowers, as the widely cultivated species P. lactiflora: the state flower of Indiana.
Serpens
noun, the Serpent, a constellation consisting of two separate parts, the head (Serpens Caput) and the tail (Serpens Cauda) with Ophiuchus in between.
Preston
noun, a seaport in W Lancashire, in NW England.
serines
noun, a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
misease
noun, Archaic. discomfort; distress; suffering.
prestos
noun, Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
opiates
noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
septime
noun, the seventh of eight defensive positions.
Pearson
noun, Drew (Andrew Russell Pearson) 1897–1969, U.S. journalist.
partons
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
Passion
noun, any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.
moreens
noun, a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
semipro
adjective, noun, semiprofessional.
seminar
noun, a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.
mortise
noun, a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
pastern
noun, the part of the foot of a horse, cow, etc., between the fetlock and the hoof.
semaise
noun, cymaise.
seismo-
moraine
noun, a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
seiners
noun, a person who fishes with a seine.
seaters
noun, a person or thing that seats.
seaport
noun, a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
satoris
noun, sudden enlightenment.
pronate
verb (used with object), to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
sateens
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
pasters
noun, a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
semites
noun, a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
Moissan
noun, Henri [ahn-ree] /ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1852–1907, French chemist: Nobel prize 1906.
senoras
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
sensate
adjective, perceiving or perceived through the senses.
moisten
verb (used with or without object), to make or become moist.
prisons
noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
patsies
noun, a person who is easily swindled, deceived, coerced, persuaded, etc.; sucker.
Prissie
noun, a female given name, form of Priscilla.
monesia
noun, a preparation extracted from the bark of a South American tree, Pradosia lactescens, and used chiefly as an astringent and as an expectorant.
Patmore
noun, Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
pasties
noun, pasties, a pair of small, cuplike coverings for the nipples of a stripper, nude model, etc.
monster
noun, a legendary animal combining features of animal and human form or having the forms of various animals in combination, as a centaur, griffin, or sphinx.
patines
noun, patina.
promise
noun, a declaration that something will or will not be done, given, etc., by one:
senator
noun, a member of a senate.
pastose
adjective, having a heavy impasto.
pastime
noun, something that serves to make time pass agreeably; a pleasant means of amusement, recreation, or sport:
riposte
noun, a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke:
poetess
noun, a woman who writes poetry.
sprites
noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
estamin
noun, a worsted fabric constructed in twill weave with a rough surface.
etamine
noun, a lightweight cotton or worsted fabric constructed in plain weave and loosely woven.
step-in
noun, step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
Aretino
noun, Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
estrone
noun, Biochemistry. an estrogenic hormone, C 18 H 22 O 2 , produced by the ovarian follicles and found during pregnancy in urine and placental tissue.
estrins
noun, estrone.
aristo-
aristos
noun, aristocrat.
Estonia
noun, a republic in N Europe, on the Baltic, S of the Gulf of Finland: an independent republic 1918–40; annexed by the Soviet Union 1940; regained independence 1991. 17,413 sq. mi. (45,100 sq. km). Capital: Tallinn.
step-on
adjective, made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
stepson
noun, a son of one's husband or wife by a previous marriage.
stereo-
arenite
noun, psammite.
timpani
noun, a set of kettledrums, especially as used in an orchestra or band.
arpents
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
arseno-
arsines
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
sterno-
esprits
noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
tiepins
noun, a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
ARTEMIS
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.
Esparto
noun, any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
stimies
noun, stymie.
arenose
adjective, sandy; gritty.
tisanes
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
tessera
noun, one of the small pieces used in mosaic work.
steamer
noun, something propelled or operated by steam, as a steamship.
imparts
verb (used with object), to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
Amorite
noun, a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
amosite
noun, an asbestine variety of anthophyllite, rich in iron, formerly used as a heat-resistant material.
impairs
noun, Archaic. impairment.
amperes
noun, the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
traipse
noun, a tiring walk.
trainee
noun, a person being trained, especially in a vocation; apprentice.
anoesis
noun, a state of mind consisting of pure sensation or emotion without cognitive content.
anomite
noun, a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
Torenia
noun, any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
imarets
noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
etesian
adjective, (of certain Mediterranean winds) occurring annually.
antero-
Anteros
noun, Classical Mythology. a brother of Eros, most often regarded as the avenger of unrequited love.
aorists
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
stearin
noun, Chemistry. any of the three glyceryl esters of stearic acid, especially C 3 H 5 (C 18 H 35 O 2) 3 , a soft, white, odorless solid found in many natural fats.
stearo-
aperies
noun, apish behavior; mimicry.
tonemes
noun, a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
to-name
noun, a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
Steiner
noun, Jakob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1796–1863, Swiss mathematician.
stemson
noun, a curved timber in a wooden bow, scarfed at its lower end to the keelson.
Stimson
noun, Henry L(ewis) 1867–1950, U.S. statesman: secretary of war 1911–13, 1940–45; secretary of state 1929–33.
termini
noun, the end or extremity of anything.
transom
noun, a crosspiece separating a door or the like from a window or fanlight above it.
Emerita
noun, a woman with such status.
stripes
noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
tarpons
noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
entires
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
entero-
easiest
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
entasis
noun, a slight convexity given to a column or tower, as to correct an optical illusion.
Eastern
adjective, lying toward or situated in the east:
easters
noun, an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
enamors
verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
tapemen
noun, a person who holds and positions a tape in taking measurements.
Tampere
noun, a city in SW Finland.
entries
noun, an act of entering; entrance.
Emerson
noun, Ralph Waldo [wawl-doh,, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ,, ˈwɒl-/ (Show IPA), 1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.
empties
noun, Informal. something that is empty, as a box, bottle, or can:
emprise
noun, an adventurous enterprise.
tansies
noun, any of several composite plants of the genus Tanacetum, especially a strong-scented, weedy, Old World herb, T. vulgare, having flat-topped clusters of tubular yellow flowers.
EMPRESS
noun, a female ruler of an empire.
emirate
noun, the office or rank of an emir.
tampons
noun, a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
Emporia
noun, a city in E Kansas.
Empirin
tampion
noun, a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
entraps
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
earnest
noun, full seriousness, as of intention or purpose:
asperse
verb (used with object), to attack with false, malicious, and damaging charges or insinuations; slander.
epitome
noun, a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class:
aspires
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):
aspirin
noun, Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
tensors
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
openers
noun, a person or thing that opens.
stoners
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
stopers
noun, a machine for drilling rock from below.
erasion
noun, the act of erasing.
Teniers
noun, David [dey-vid;; Flemish dah-vit;; French dah-veed] /ˈdeɪ vɪd;; Flemish ˈdɑ vɪt;; French dɑˈvid/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder") 1582–1649, Flemish painter and engraver.
Epstein
noun, Sir Jacob, 1880–1959, English sculptor, born in the U.S.
stories
noun, a narrative, either true or fictitious, in prose or verse, designed to interest, amuse, or instruct the hearer or reader; tale.
strains
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
eonisms
noun, the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
episome
noun, bacterial DNA that is extrachromosomal and that may replicate autonomously as a plasmid or become incorporated into the chromosome and replicate with it.
epinaos
noun, a rear vestibule, as of a classical temple.
epimers
noun, either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
tempers
noun, a particular state of mind or feelings.
streams
noun, a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
atomies
noun, an atom; mote.
tempera
noun, a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.
atonies
noun, Pathology. lack of tone or energy; muscular weakness, especially in a contractile organ.
atopies
noun, an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
teasers
noun, a person or thing that teases.
amorist
noun, a person who is devoted to love and lovemaking.
tampers
noun, a person or thing that tamps.
amniote
noun, any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
trompes
noun, Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
impresa
noun, a device or emblem.
trisome
noun, a trisomic individual.
imports
noun, something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
inserts
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
trioses
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
stamper
noun, a person or thing that stamps.
inseams
noun, an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
impones
verb (used with object), to wager; stake.
inertia
noun, inertness, especially with regard to effort, motion, action, and the like; inactivity; sluggishness.
imposes
Verb phrases, impose on/upon, to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude. to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.). to defraud; cheat; deceive:
trienes
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
impress
noun, the act of impressing.
treason
noun, the offense of acting to overthrow one's government or to harm or kill its sovereign.
Imperia
noun, a seaport in NW Italy.
impers.
airtime
noun, the particular time that a program is broadcast or scheduled for broadcast:
imprint
noun, a mark made by pressure; a mark or figure impressed or printed on something.
imprest
noun, an advance of money; loan.
imposts
noun, a tax; tribute; duty.
stamnos
noun, a storage jar having an oval body tapering at the base and two horizontal handles set on the shoulder.
impasse
noun, a position or situation from which there is no escape; deadlock.
amities
noun, friendship; peaceful harmony.
Staines
noun, a town in Surrey, SE England, on the Thames River near Heathrow airport.
impaste
verb (used with object), to cover with or enclose in a paste.
2,4,5-t
noun, a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
tsarism
noun, czarism.
impasto
noun, the laying on of paint thickly.
transp.
tropism
noun, an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement.
stamin-
trepans
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
tropine
noun, a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
retain
verb (used with object), to keep possession of.
pintas
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
pinots
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
repine
verb (used without object), to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
repose
noun, the state of reposing or being at rest; rest; sleep.
Reston
noun, James (Barrett) ("Scotty") 1909–1995, U.S. journalist, born in Scotland.
tempos
noun, Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
Portia
noun, the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
posits
noun, something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
repots
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
resets
noun, an act or instance of setting again.
Pinter
noun, Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
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.
oaters
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Aerope
noun, the wife of Atreus, seduced by her brother-in-law Thyestes.
posies
noun, a flower, nosegay, or bouquet.
pintos
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
reseat
verb (used with object), to provide with a new seat or new seats.
atones
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
posers
noun, a person who poses.
temper
noun, a particular state of mind or feelings.
resent
verb (used with object), to feel or show displeasure or indignation at (a person, act, remark, etc.) from a sense of injury or insult.
repent
adjective, creeping.
pirate
noun, a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
trompe
noun, Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
tenaim
noun, the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
astro-
astron
opiate
noun, a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
remans
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
posset
noun, a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced.
tensor
noun, Anatomy. a muscle that stretches or tightens some part of the body.
assort
verb (used with object), to distribute, place, or arrange according to kind or class; classify; sort.
tripos
noun, (at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
assert
Idioms, assert oneself, to insist on one's rights, declare one's views forcefully, etc.:
remain
noun, Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
opines
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
opener
noun, a person or thing that opens.
reests
verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
assent
noun, agreement, as to a proposal; concurrence.
opsins
noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
reason
noun, a basis or cause, as for some belief, action, fact, event, etc.:
optime
noun, (formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos. Compare wrangler (def 2).
terais
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
Teresa
noun, Mother (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) 1910–97, Albanian nun: Nobel Peace Prize 1979 for work in the slums of Calcutta, India.
peseta
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Spain and Andorra until the euro was adopted, equal to 100 centimos. Abbreviation: P., Pta.
tenses
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
repeat
noun, the act of repeating.
rentes
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
repast
noun, a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
pinite
noun, a micaceous mineral, similar in composition to muscovite, formed by chemical alteration of various other minerals.
omenta
noun, a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
repass
verb (used with or without object), to pass back or again.
retina
noun, the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
tenias
noun, taenia.
reopen
verb (used with or without object), to open again.
Remsen
noun, Ira, 1846–1927, U.S. chemist and educator.
remise
verb (used with object), to give up a claim to; surrender by deed.
pineta
noun, an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
remote
noun, Radio and Television. a broadcast, usually live, from a location outside a studio.
Pinero
noun, Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
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.
astern
adverb, in a position behind a specified vessel or aircraft:
tensas
noun, a river in NE Louisiana, flowing S to the Ouachita River. 250 miles (402 km) long.
remiss
adjective, negligent, careless, or slow in performing one's duty, business, etc.:
retems
noun, a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
ripens
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
teases
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
tapers
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
Santos
noun, a seaport in S Brazil: world's largest coffee-exporting port.
santir
noun, a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
Pitman
noun, a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
Santee
noun, a city in SW California.
Sansom
noun, a male given name, form of Samson.
sansei
noun, a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the U.S. or Canada.
pities
noun, sympathetic or kindly sorrow evoked by the suffering, distress, or misfortune of another, often leading one to give relief or aid or to show mercy:
sanies
noun, a thin, often greenish, serous fluid that is discharged from ulcers, wounds, etc.
pitmen
noun, a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
Neisse
noun, a river in N Europe, flowing N from the NW Czech Republic along part of the boundary between Germany and Poland to the Oder River. 145 miles (233 km) long.
nemat-
Samson
noun, a judge of Israel famous for his great strength. Judges 13–16.
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.
Easton
noun, a city in E Pennsylvania, on the Delaware River.
pitier
noun, a person who pities.
Nereis
noun, clamworm.
tropes
noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
Taoism
noun, the philosophical system evolved by Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu, advocating a life of complete simplicity and naturalness and of noninterference with the course of natural events, in order to attain a happy existence in harmony with the Tao.
poiser
noun, a person or thing that poises.
sarees
noun, sari.
satins
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
sateen
noun, a strong cotton fabric constructed in satin weave and having a lustrous face.
pointe
noun, the tip of the toe.
Saseno
noun, an island off the W coast of Albania, at the entrance to Valona Bay: belongs to Albania. 2 sq. mi. (5 sq. km).
Sarton
noun, May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
tampon
noun, a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
sarsen
noun, any of numerous large sandstone blocks or fragments found in south-central England, probably remnants of eroded Tertiary beds.
sapro-
Nasser
noun, Gamal Abdel [guh-mahl ab-doo l,, juh-] /gəˈmɑl ˈæb dʊl,, dʒə-/ (Show IPA), 1918–70, Egyptian military and political leader: prime minister of Egypt 1954–56; president of Egypt 1956–58; president of the United Arab Republic 1958–70.
Naoise
noun, the husband of Deirdre and a nephew of Conchobar, by whom he was treacherously killed.
sapote
noun, Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
Pitris
noun, the legendary progenitor of any family.
sapors
noun, the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
Napier
noun, neper.
points
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
emesis
noun, vomitus.
pitons
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
samite
noun, a heavy silk fabric, sometimes interwoven with gold, worn in the Middle Ages.
saints
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
ponies
noun, a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
teamer
noun, a teamster.
tromps
verb (used with object), to tramp or trample.
tarso-
Tassie
noun, tass.
aeron.
roasts
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
noesis
noun, (in Greek philosophy) the exercise of reason.
noises
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
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.
pisser
noun, something extremely difficult or unpleasant.
no-par
adjective, without par or face value:
rinses
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
rimose
adjective, full of crevices, chinks, or cracks.
norias
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
norite
noun, a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
teaser
noun, a person or thing that teases.
Pisano
noun, Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
nitro-
nitres
noun, niter.
Nessie
noun, Loch Ness monster.
rosets
noun, resin; rosin.
Nestor
noun, the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War and a king of Pylos.
Easter
noun, an annual Christian festival in commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox, as calculated according to tables based in Western churches on the Gregorian calendar and in Orthodox churches on the Julian calendar.
insist
verb (used with object), to assert or maintain firmly:
Rosita
noun, a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
rosins
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
Rosina
noun, a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
poises
noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
Piston
noun, a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
tronas
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
niseis
noun, a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
Romans
noun, an Epistle of the New Testament, written by Paul to the Christian community in Rome. Abbreviation: Rom.
trones
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
easies
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
easier
noun, a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
tarpon
noun, a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
niters
noun, potassium nitrate.
pistes
noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
ration
noun, a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
rapine
noun, the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
ratine
noun, a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
prison
noun, a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
pro-am
noun, any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
patois
noun, a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
Amiens
noun, a city in and the capital of Somme, in N France: cathedral; battles 1914, 1918, 1944.
patri-
toners
noun, a person or thing that tones.
patron
noun, a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
prases
noun, a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
Petros
noun, Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
toneme
noun, a phoneme consisting of a contrastive feature of tone in a tone language:
prises
noun, leverage.
prints
noun, the state of being printed.
peasen
noun, a plural of pease.
primos
noun, the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
aorist
noun, a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
topees
noun, (in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
primes
noun, the most flourishing stage or state.
Patmos
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
AmerSp
antres
noun, a cavern; cave.
pastor
noun, a minister or priest in charge of a church.
tremie
noun, a funnellike device lowered into water to deposit concrete.
aretes
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
paster
noun, a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
tisane
noun, (italics) French. aromatic or herb-flavored tea.
pastes
noun, a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
aments
noun, catkin.
pastis
noun, a yellowish, anise-based liqueur originally made in Marseilles and similar to absinthe but containing no wormwood.
tmesis
noun, the interpolation of one or more words between the parts of a compound word, as be thou ware for beware.
patios
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
toe-in
noun, the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
patens
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
praise
noun, the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
paters
noun, British Informal. father.
treens
noun, treenware.
proems
noun, an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
patine
noun, patina.
Antrim
noun, a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
topers
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
passim
adverb, here and there: used in bibliographic references to indicate that the writer has drawn upon material scattered throughout the source cited.
tramps
noun, the act of tramping.
torses
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
perses
noun, a son of Perseus and Andromeda and the ancestor of the kings of Persia.
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.
trapes
noun, a tiring walk.
person
noun, a human being, whether an adult or child:
anemo-
trains
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
preset
noun, a knob or button that activates a preset appliance:
Tories
noun, a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
Ampere
noun, the basic unit of electrical current in the International System of Units (SI), equivalent to one coulomb per second, formally defined to be the constant current which if maintained in two straight parallel conductors of infinite length, of negligible circular cross section, and placed one meter apart in vacuum, would produce between these conductors a force equal to 2 × 10 −7 newton per meter of length. Abbreviation: A, amp.
Pesaro
noun, a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
Peters
noun, penis.
trans.
transe
noun, a passageway, as a hallway, alley, or the like.
pester
verb (used with object), to bother persistently with petty annoyances; trouble:
Petain
noun, Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
animes
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
anises
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
Priest
noun, a person whose office it is to perform religious rites, and especially to make sacrificial offerings.
prests
noun, a loan.
penta-
petro-
amines
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
topman
noun, a person stationed for duty in a top.
amino-
Peoria
noun, a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
Petrie
noun, Sir (William Matthew) Flinders [flin-derz] /ˈflɪn dərz/ (Show IPA), 1853–1942, English Egyptologist and archaeologist.
topmen
noun, a person stationed for duty in a top.
pernio
noun, chilblain.
Petras
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
presto
noun, Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
prates
noun, act of prating.
anomie
noun, a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
preens
noun, a pin or brooch.
permit
noun, an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
aniso-
trepan
noun, a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
Passer
noun, a person or thing that passes or causes something to pass.
orates
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
triose
noun, a monosaccharide that has three atoms of carbon.
Tessie
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
ramets
noun, an individual of a clone.
Tessin
noun, French and German name of Ticino.
tie-in
noun, an arrangement or campaign whereby related products are promoted, marketed, or sold together:
raisin
noun, a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
raises
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
Artois
noun, a former province in N France: artesian wells.
tiepin
noun, a straight pin, usually with an ornamented head and a small metal sheath for its point, for holding together the ends of a necktie or to pin them to a shirt front.
Ossian
noun, a legendary hero and poet and son of Finn, who is supposed to have lived during the 3rd century a.d., represented in Gaelic poems and in imitations of them written by James Macpherson in the 18th century.
ptosis
noun, a drooping of the upper eyelid.
airmen
noun, an aviator.
trines
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
arsons
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
ptisan
noun, a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
paeons
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
pteron
noun, (in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
ramose
adjective, having many branches.
ossein
noun, the collagen of bone, remaining after the mineral matter has been removed by treatment with dilute acid.
arsino
adjective, containing the arsino group.
aspens
noun, any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
Orense
noun, a city in N Spain, NW of Madrid.
possie
noun, a job; position.
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):
Orient
noun, the Orient, the countries of Asia, especially East Asia. (formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
poster
noun, a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
Aspers
noun, a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
ornate
adjective, elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
orpine
noun, a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
Ramses
noun, the name of several kings of ancient Egypt.
amnios
Ransom
noun, the redemption of a prisoner, slave, or kidnapped person, of captured goods, etc., for a price.
osiers
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
Osiris
noun, the king and judge of the dead, the husband and brother of Isis, and father (or brother) of Horus, killed by Set but later resurrected (after Horus killed Set): usually depicted as a man, partly wrapped as a mummy, having a beard and wearing the atef-crown.
ranees
noun, the wife of a rajah.
ternes
noun, terne metal.
ramson
noun, a garlic, Allium ursinum, having broad leaves.
ptero-
triens
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, issued during the Republic, a third part of an as.
ariose
adjective, characterized by melody; songlike.
parson
noun, a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
Pietas
noun, the ancient Roman personification of familial affection, patriotism, and piety.
potass
noun, potash.
armets
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
proses
noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
Parsee
noun, an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
parses
verb (used with object), to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
tip-in
noun, tap-in.
partis
noun, the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
triene
noun, any compound containing three double bonds.
parton
noun, a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
poteen
noun, the first distillation of a fermented mash in the making of whiskey.
ameers
noun, emir.
arises
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
paseos
noun, a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
tip-on
noun, tip1 (def 4).
Pieria
noun, a coastal region in NE Greece, W of the Gulf of Salonika.
prosit
interjection, (used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
armies
noun, the military forces of a nation, exclusive of the navy and in some countries the air force.
paints
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
pantie
noun, panties.
arsine
noun, Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
timers
noun, a person or thing that times.
Pamiri
noun, a member of a Caucasian people inhabiting the Pamirs.
Pamirs
noun, the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
protei
noun, plural of proteus (def 3).
arsen-
panier
noun, pannier.
arpent
noun, an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
armpit
noun, the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
panto-
pantos
noun, pantomime (def 2).
aroint
verb (imperative), begone:
parens
plural noun, parentheses:
satire
noun, the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
tineas
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Pareto
noun, Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
paries
noun, Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
Parent
noun, a father or a mother.
stoner
noun, Slang. a person who is habitually high on drugs, especially marijuana, or alcohol; a person who is usually stoned.
emotes
verb (used without object), to show or pretend emotion:
menses
noun, the periodic flow of blood and mucosal tissue from the uterus; menstrual flow.
smarts
noun, a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
estops
verb (used with object), Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
esters
noun, a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
essoin
noun, (in England) an excuse for nonappearance in a court of law at the prescribed time.
sit-in
noun, any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
mensas
noun, Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
sitars
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
steres
Estrin
noun, estrone.
Mentes
noun, (in the Odyssey) a captain of the Taphians. Athena assumed his form when she urged Telemachus to search for Odysseus.
Mentor
noun, a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
Sister
noun, a female offspring having both parents in common with another offspring; female sibling.
Sisera
noun, the commander of the Canaanite army of King Jabin: killed by Jael. Judges 4:17–22.
Merino
noun, (often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
sirens
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
merits
noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
Sirena
noun, a female given name.
smears
noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
smites
Idioms, smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
esprit
noun, sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence.
etapes
noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
masers
noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
snorts
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
steers
noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
steins
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
snores
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
steno-
stenos
noun, a stenographer.
Master
noun, a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
masto-
Smriti
noun, writings containing traditions concerning law, rituals, teachings of the sages, the epics, and the Puranas.
snipes
noun, any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
maters
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
sneers
noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
matins
noun, (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
matri-
matron
noun, a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
snares
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
meanie
noun, Informal. meany.
Merope
noun, a queen of Corinth and the foster mother of Oedipus.
Merops
noun, (in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
steeps
noun, a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
setons
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
simian
noun, an ape or monkey.
Simeon
noun, a son of Jacob and Leah. Gen. 29:33.
simars
noun, Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
stomps
noun, stamp (def 14).
siesta
noun, a midday or afternoon rest or nap, especially as taken in Spain and Latin America.
miners
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
Ermine
noun, an Old World weasel, Mustela erminea, having in its winter color phase a white coat with black at the tip of the tail. Compare stoat.
setose
adjective, covered with setae or bristles; bristly.
Stones
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
stomas
noun, Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
set-in
adjective, made separately and placed within another unit.
stoper
noun, a machine for drilling rock from below.
sesame
noun, a tropical, herbaceous plant, Sesamum indicum, whose small oval seeds are edible and yield an oil.
miosis
noun, excessive constriction of the pupil of the eye, as a result of drugs, disease, or the like.
erases
verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
Stopes
noun, Marie Carmichael, 1880–1958, English scientist and birth control advocate.
serosa
noun, Embryology, Zoology. the chorion. a similar membrane in insects and other lower invertebrates.
sermon
noun, a discourse for the purpose of religious instruction or exhortation, especially one based on a text of Scripture and delivered by a member of the clergy as part of a religious service.
Ernest
noun, a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “vigor, intent.”.
Simons
noun, the original name of the apostle Peter. Compare Peter.
sirees
noun, sirree.
messin
noun, messan.
Mersin
noun, a seaport in S Turkey, on the NW coast of the Mediterranean Sea.
espies
noun, James Pollard [pol-erd] /ˈpɒl ərd/ (Show IPA), 1785–1860, U.S. meteorologist.
Merton
noun, Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
sinter
noun, siliceous or calcareous matter deposited by springs, as that formed around the vent of a geyser.
sterns
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
mesons
noun, Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
messan
noun, a lap dog; small pet dog.
stimes
noun, the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
stipes
noun, Zoology. the second joint in a maxilla of crustaceans and insects.
metros
noun, the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
meteor
noun, Astronomy. a meteoroid that has entered the earth's atmosphere. a transient fiery streak in the sky produced by a meteoroid passing through the earth's atmosphere; a shooting star or bolide.
meters
noun, the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
metier
noun, a field of work; occupation, trade, or profession.
stipos
noun, a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
stirps
noun, a stock; family or branch of a family; line of descent.
Metope
noun, any of the square spaces, either decorated or plain, between triglyphs in the Doric frieze.
simper
noun, a silly, self-conscious smile.
metro-
soaper
noun, soap opera.
Marten
noun, any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
stores
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
stamen
noun, the pollen-bearing organ of a flower, consisting of the filament and the anther.
spites
noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
spirts
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
spiro-
inmate
noun, a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
Spirit
noun, the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
stains
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
irises
noun, Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
spirea
noun, any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
irones
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
inmost
adjective, situated farthest within:
spinto
adjective, having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
Stamps
noun, a postage stamp.
isatin
noun, a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
spinor
noun, a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
spinet
noun, a small upright piano.
spines
noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
Ismene
noun, a daughter of Oedipus and Jocasta who did not join Antigone in her forbidden burial of their brother Polynices.
isomer
noun, Chemistry. a compound displaying isomerism with one or more other compounds.
sports
noun, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
sprain
noun, a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
impose
Verb phrases, impose on/upon, to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude. to take unfair advantage of; misuse (influence, friendship, etc.). to defraud; cheat; deceive:
sproat
noun, a fishhook having a circular bend.
sprite
noun, an elf, fairy, or goblin.
instar
noun, an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
insets
noun, something inserted; insert.
instep
noun, the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
sprits
noun, a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
instr.
inter.
insert
noun, something inserted or to be inserted.
inters
verb (used with object), to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb; bury.
sprats
noun, a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
intima
noun, the innermost membrane or lining of some organ or part, especially that of an artery, vein, or lymphatic.
intime
adjective, intimate; cozy.
inseam
noun, an inside or inner seam of a garment, especially the seam of a trouser leg that runs from the crotch down to the bottom of the leg.
sprint
noun, a short race at full speed.
intra-
intro.
intros
noun, an introduction.
sprent
adjective, sprinkled.
impost
noun, a tax; tribute; duty.
import
noun, something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
Soares
noun, Mário [mah-ryoo] /ˈmɑ ryʊ/ (Show IPA), born 1924, Portuguese statesman: prime minister 1976–78, 1983–85; president 1986–96.
marine
noun, a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
imines
noun, a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
manses
noun, the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
mantis
noun, any of several predaceous insects of the order Mantidae, having a long prothorax and typically holding the forelegs in an upraised position as if in prayer.
sonars
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
Maoris
noun, a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
somni-
somite
noun, any of the longitudinal series of segments or parts into which the body of certain animals is divided; a metamere.
Somers
imaret
noun, (in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
sortie
noun, a rapid movement of troops from a besieged place to attack the besiegers.
Marini
noun, Giambattista [jahm-baht-tees-tah] /ˌdʒɑm bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), Also, Marino [muh-ree-noh;; Italian mah-ree-naw] /məˈri noʊ;; Italian mɑˈri nɔ/ (Show IPA), ("il Cavalier Marino") 1569–1625, Italian poet.
Marino
noun, Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
somat-
Marion
noun, Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
Marist
noun, a member of a religious order founded in Lyons, France, in 1816 for missionary and educational work in the name of the Virgin Mary.
steams
noun, water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
iatro-
soiree
noun, an evening party or social gathering, especially one held for a particular purpose:
stares
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
maists
adjective, noun, adverb, most.
impone
verb (used with object), to wager; stake.
Spears
noun, a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
Spiers
noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
sperms
noun, semen.
stanes
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
Istria
noun, a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
sperm-
imper.
Spener
noun, Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
speers
noun, Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
speans
verb (used with object), to wean.
Maisie
noun, a female given name, Scottish form of Margaret.
Sparti
noun, Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
MAeroE
impart
verb (used with object), to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
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.
sparse
adjective, thinly scattered or distributed:
Mainer
noun, a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
spares
noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
impair
noun, Archaic. impairment.
serins
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
Sterne
noun, Laurence, 1713–68, English clergyman and novelist.
Miseno
noun, a cape in SW Italy, on the N shore of the Bay of Naples: ruins of ancient Misenum, a Roman naval station and resort.
semens
noun, the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
Semite
noun, a member of any of various ancient and modern peoples originating in southwestern Asia, including the Akkadians, Canaanites, Phoenicians, Hebrews, and Arabs.
sepias
noun, a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
morass
noun, a tract of low, soft, wet ground.
Taipei
noun, a city in and the capital of Taiwan, in the N part.
septi-
Strine
noun, Australian English.
mitres
noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
enamor
verb (used with object), to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
Morini
noun, Erika, 1906–1995, U.S. violinist, born in Austria.
serais
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
eonism
noun, the adoption of feminine mannerisms, clothing, etc., by a male.
tamper
noun, a person or thing that tamps.
serape
noun, a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
emptor
noun, (especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
Empson
noun, William, 1906–84, English critic and poet.
seisin
noun, seizin.
streps
noun, streptococcus.
seines
noun, a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
miters
noun, the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
eosins
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
serein
noun, fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
enates
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
Moerae
plural noun, the Fates.
Serena
noun, a female given name.
enrapt
adjective, rapt; transported; enraptured:
Senora
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to Mrs., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a married or older woman. Abbreviation: Sra.
enter-
seniti
noun, a bronze or brass coin and monetary unit of Tonga, the 100th part of a pa'anga.
serine
noun, a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
monies
noun, a plural of money.
Moneta
noun, Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
enters
Verb phrases, enter into, to participate in; engage in. to investigate; consider: to sympathize with; share in. to form a constituent part or ingredient of: to go into a particular state:
strops
noun, any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
Monera
noun, a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
Senior
noun, a person who is older than another.
stroma
noun, Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
Moesia
noun, an ancient country in S Europe, S of the Danube and N of ancient Thrace and Macedonia: later a Roman province.
entire
noun, Archaic. the whole; entirety.
enosis
noun, a movement for securing the political union of Greece and Cyprus.
senors
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
Senate
noun, an assembly or council of citizens having the highest deliberative functions in a government, especially a legislative assembly of a state or nation.
entrap
verb (used with object), to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
sempre
adverb, throughout.
moires
noun, any moiré fabric.
sensor
noun, a mechanical device sensitive to light, temperature, radiation level, or the like, that transmits a signal to a measuring or control instrument.
stripe
noun, a relatively long, narrow band of a different color, appearance, weave, material, or nature from the rest of a surface or thing:
tainos
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
seiner
noun, a person who fishes with a seine.
Moreen
noun, a heavy fabric of wool, or wool and cotton, with a ribbed face and a moiré finish, used for curtains, petticoats, etc.
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.).
Empire
noun, a group of nations or peoples ruled over by an emperor, empress, or other powerful sovereign or government: usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, French Empire, Russian Empire, Byzantine Empire, or Roman Empire.
misers
noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
Season
noun, one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.
epimer
noun, either of a pair of isomeric aldose compounds, especially of certain sugars, that differ from each other in the positions of the H and OH at the second atom from the end of the carbon chain, as d-glucose and d-mannose.
Strain
noun, any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
satori
noun, sudden enlightenment.
stream
noun, a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
seater
noun, a person or thing that seats.
storms
noun, a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
seamen
noun, a person skilled in seamanship.
series
noun, a group or a number of related or similar things, events, etc., arranged or occurring in temporal, spatial, or other order or succession; sequence.
sotie
noun, a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
train
noun, Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
torsi
noun, a plural of torso.
Taino
noun, a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
Soter
noun, Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
sorts
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
stare
noun, a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
Press
noun, an act of pressing; pressure.
torse
noun, a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
Taine
noun, Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
torii
noun, (in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
Sarto
noun, Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
sores
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
spaes
verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
tains
noun, a thin tin plate.
trop-
SPARS
noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
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)
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.
tapis
noun, Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
samps
noun, coarsely ground corn.
Sampo
noun, a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
Pres.
presa
noun, a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
tares
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
Tarim
noun, a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
Spain
noun, a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
Saros
noun, the period of 223 synodic months, equaling 6585.32 days or 18 years, 11.32 days (or 10.32 days if 5 leap years occur in the interval), after which eclipses repeat but are shifted 120° west.
SEATO
noun, an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
SAMOS
noun, a Greek island in the E Aegean. 194 sq. mi. (502 sq. km).
trams
noun, British. a streetcar.
Tarne
noun, (in the Iliad) Sardis.
spare
noun, a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
span-
tramp
noun, the act of tramping.
trope
noun, Rhetoric. any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense. an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
Posen
noun, German name of Poznań.
soras
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
prim.
rotas
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
satin
noun, a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
tarns
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
Point
noun, a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
Rosse
noun, William Parsons, Third Earl of, William Parsons.
topis
noun, topee.
topes
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
tsars
noun, czar.
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.
senor
noun, a Spanish term of address equivalent to sir or Mr., used alone or capitalized and prefixed to the name of a man. Abbreviation: Sr.
somas
noun, the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
toper
noun, a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
prime
noun, the most flourishing stage or state.
strop
noun, any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
rosin
noun, Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
Rosie
noun, a female given name, form of Rose.
Primo
noun, the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
Satie
noun, Erik Alfred Leslie [e-reek al-fred les-lee] /ɛˈrik alˈfrɛd lɛsˈli/ (Show IPA), 1866–1925, French composer.
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.
steam
noun, water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
sasin
noun, blackbuck.
Sears
noun, Richard Warren, 1863–1914, U.S. mail-order retailer.
spats
noun, a petty quarrel.
Sonia
noun, a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
TORES
noun, a torus.
Saite
noun, a native or citizen of Saïs.
prest
noun, a loan.
sones
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
Saint
noun, any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
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.
toran
noun, (in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
SONAR
noun, a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
poise
noun, a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
sains
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
seams
noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
pret.
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.
preta
noun, a wandering or disturbed ghost.
spate
noun, a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
spean
verb (used with object), to wean.
prem.
trios
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
stair
noun, one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
Sapir
noun, Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
spire
noun, a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
seism
noun, an earthquake.
post-
seeps
noun, moisture that seeps out; seepage.
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.
stamp
noun, a postage stamp.
semen
noun, the viscid, whitish fluid produced in the male reproductive organs, containing spermatozoa.
seise
verb (used with or without object), Chiefly Law. seize.
spins
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
trine
noun, a set or group of three; triad.
stane
noun, adjective, adverb, verb (used with object), stone.
trims
noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
tries
noun, plural of try.
Saone
noun, a river flowing S from NE France to the Rhone. 270 miles (435 km) long.
stain
noun, a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
pones
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
pores
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
posse
noun, posse comitatus.
sprat
noun, a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
ports
noun, a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
spore
noun, Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
Tromp
noun, Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
spor-
poses
noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
spits
noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
sport
noun, an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
spite
noun, a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
Seine
noun, a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
seers
noun, a person who sees; observer.
Tanis
noun, an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
Port.
posit
noun, something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
porns
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
spirt
noun, a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
sapor
noun, the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
poss.
trois
noun, the number 3.
tamps
verb (used with object), to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
Santo
noun, a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
posts
noun, a strong piece of timber, metal, or the like, set upright as a support, a point of attachment, a place for displaying notices, etc.
poser
noun, a person who poses.
Srta.
Trona
noun, a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
Stans
noun, a town in and the capital of Nidwalden, in central Switzerland.
sanes
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
speos
noun, a cavelike temple, tomb, or the like, cut in rock.
spent
verb, simple past tense and past participle of spend.
semis
noun, a copper coin of ancient Rome, the half part of an as.
prate
noun, act of prating.
Tapes
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
Prato
noun, a city in central Italy, near Florence.
trass
noun, a light-colored type of volcanic tuff used in making water-resistant cement and mortar.
prats
noun, the buttocks.
preen
noun, a pin or brooch.
trone
noun, a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
Speer
noun, Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
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.
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.
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.
prees
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
seems
verb (used without object), to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
prase
noun, a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
spine
noun, the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
taper
noun, gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
semi-
tress
noun, Usually, tresses. long locks or curls of hair.
spina
noun, a spine or spinelike projection.
spies
Tamis
noun, a worsted cloth mesh constructed in open weave and having a corded face, used as a sieve or strainer.
tames
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
prae-
Saree
noun, sari.
pomes
noun, the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
praos
noun, proa.
Spree
noun, a lively frolic or outing.
Sans.
spier
noun, a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
prams
noun, perambulator.
treen
noun, treenware.
soars
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
sanit
treas
prims
noun, privet.
Soane
noun, Sir John, 1753–1837, English architect.
roset
noun, resin; rosin.
stria
noun, a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
Ranee
noun, the wife of a rajah.
Temne
noun, a member of a people living mainly in Sierra Leone.
stipo
noun, a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
temp.
ranis
noun, ranee.
simps
noun, a fool; simpleton.
terna
noun, a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
rants
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
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.
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.
Sinai
noun, Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
resp.
stirp
noun, a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
Tempe
noun, Vale of, a valley in E Greece, in Thessaly, between Mounts Olympus and Ossa.
term.
rases
verb (used with object), raze.
rason
noun, a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
stirs
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
resit
noun, a test or examination that is retaken.
stoas
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
terne
noun, terne metal.
temin
noun, Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
rates
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
teens
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
serai
noun, (in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
sipes
verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
Teena
noun, a female given name, form of Albertina, Bettina, or Christina.
Rains
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
raise
noun, an increase in amount, as of wages:
retem
noun, a shrub, Retama raetam, of Syria and Arabia, having white flowers: said to be the juniper of the Old Testament.
Sino-
sties
noun, a pen or enclosure for swine; pigpen.
Ramee
noun, Louise de la ("Ouida") 1839–1908, English novelist.
ramet
noun, an individual of a clone.
Sinas
noun, a female given name.
stime
noun, the smallest bit; a drop, taste, or glimpse.
ramie
noun, an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
Ramon
noun, any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
Ramos
noun, Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
rests
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
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.
terse
adjective, neatly or effectively concise; brief and pithy, as language.
terns
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
Terni
noun, a city in central Italy.
sines
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
rasps
noun, an act of rasping.
Simon
noun, the original name of the apostle Peter. Compare Peter.
siree
noun, sirree.
teno-
Seton
noun, a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
tempi
noun, a plural of tempo.
tense
noun, a category of verbal inflection that serves chiefly to specify the time of the action or state expressed by the verb.
seti-
stope
noun, any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
TEMPO
noun, Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
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.
Storm
noun, a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
tenor
noun, the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
repos
noun, a repurchase agreement.
strap
noun, a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
temps
noun, part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
reni-
rente
noun, revenue or income, or the instrument evidencing a right to such periodic receipts.
stops
noun, the act of stopping.
rents
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
store
noun, an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
tenia
noun, taenia.
sero-
serin
noun, a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
repot
verb (used with object), to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
reman
verb (used with object), to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
stoma
noun, Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
Seres
noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
Strep
noun, streptococcus.
ratio
noun, the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
resin
noun, any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
ratos
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
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)
stome
reset
noun, an act or instance of setting again.
reaps
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
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.
stomp
noun, stamp (def 14).
Stone
noun, the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
reest
verb (used with object), to cure, smoke, or dry (meat or fish).
simar
noun, Also, cymar. a loose, lightweight jacket or robe for women, fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Reims
noun, a city in NE France: cathedral; unconditional surrender of Germany May 7, 1945.
Terai
noun, a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
reins
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
reist
verb (used without object), reest2 .
Siepi
noun, Cesare [che-zah-re] /ˈtʃɛ zɑ rɛ/ (Show IPA), 1923–2010, Italian basso.
tera-
Siena
noun, a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
rept.
teems
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
septs
noun, (in Scotland) a branch of a clan.
print
noun, the state of being printed.
TIROS
noun, one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
toise
noun, an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
snore
noun, the act, instance, or sound of snoring.
tarps
noun, tarpaulin.
T-man
noun, a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
step-
sensa
noun, plural of sensum.
snits
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
snips
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
snipe
noun, any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
Roman
noun, a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
Prome
noun, a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
proms
noun, a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
sneer
noun, a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
tires
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
strip
noun, a striptease.
pron.
Tiran
noun, Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
roast
noun, roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
snare
noun, a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
prone
noun, a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
toman
noun, a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
prom.
roans
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
tones
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
soaps
noun, a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
topee
noun, (in India) a lightweight helmet or sun hat made from the pith of the sola plant.
prion
noun, any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
prise
noun, leverage.
PRISM
noun, Optics. a transparent solid body, often having triangular bases, used for dispersing light into a spectrum or for reflecting rays of light.
Steen
noun, Jan [yahn] /yɑn/ (Show IPA), 1626–79, Dutch painter.
Steep
noun, a steep place; declivity, as of a hill.
tonia
priss
noun, a prissy person.
ropes
noun, a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
tomes
noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
steer
noun, Informal. a suggestion about a course of action; tip:
romps
noun, a lively or boisterous frolic.
toner
noun, a person or thing that tones.
snots
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
proas
noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
Stein
noun, a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
proem
noun, an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
tomia
noun, the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
snort
noun, the act or sound of snorting.
taros
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
pros.
snaps
riant
adjective, laughing; smiling; cheerful.
Sept.
sepia
noun, a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
rinse
noun, an act or instance of rinsing.
tease
noun, a person who teases or annoys.
Timon
noun, c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
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.
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).
siris
noun, lebbek (def 1).
Siret
noun, a river in SE Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine, through E Romania to the Danube. 270 miles (435 km) long.
sires
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Stern
noun, the after part of a vessel (often opposed to stem).
Timor
noun, an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
satis
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
septa
noun, plural of septum.
psoas
noun, either of two muscles, one on each side of the loin, extending internally from the sides of the spinal column to the upper end of the femur, which assist in flexing and rotating the thigh and flexing the trunk on the pelvis.
psora
noun, psoriasis.
Rimas
noun, a female given name.
Siren
noun, Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
timer
noun, a person or thing that times.
Rieti
noun, Vittorio [veet-taw-ryaw] /vitˈtɔ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1898–1994, U.S. composer, born in Italy.
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.
sitar
noun, a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
sents
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
roams
noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
teams
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
smote
verb, a simple past tense of smite.
senti
noun, a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
rotes
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
prose
noun, the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
smite
Idioms, smite hip and thigh. hip1 (def 9).
rises
noun, an act or instance of rising.
Tasso
noun, Torquato [tawr-kwah-taw] /tɔrˈkwɑ tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1544–95, Italian poet.
Tinia
noun, the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
smear
noun, an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
ster.
riots
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
tears
pross
noun, prostitute.
Smart
noun, a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
prost
interjection, prosit.
sito-
tines
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
sites
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
ripen
verb (used with or without object), to make or become ripe.
tinea
noun, any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
Prot.
tipis
noun, tepee.
sense
noun, any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body:
eosin
noun, Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
Marti
noun, José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
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.
mast-
masse
noun, a stroke made by hitting the cue ball with the cue held almost or quite perpendicular to the table.
Mason
noun, a person whose trade is building with units of various natural or artificial mineral products, as stones, bricks, cinder blocks, or tiles, usually with the use of mortar or cement as a bonding agent.
noria
noun, a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
MASER
noun, a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
anti-
marts
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
Norma
noun, the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
Norse
noun, (used with a plural verb) the Norwegians, especially the ancient Norwegians.
antes
noun, Poker. a fixed but arbitrary stake put into the pot by each player before the deal.
antis
noun, a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
noses
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
marse
noun, (used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
Maros
noun, Hungarian name of Mures.
Marne
noun, a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
notes
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
Maris
noun, Roger (Eugene) 1934–85, U.S. baseball player.
ante-
Mario
noun, a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
Marin
noun, John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
Marie
noun, (Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
atone
verb (used with object), to make amends for; expiate:
atmo-
nomes
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
anise
noun, a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
Meier
noun, Richard, born 1934, U.S. architect.
mense
noun, propriety; discretion.
Nisei
noun, a person of Japanese descent, born and educated in the U.S. or Canada.
Mensa
noun, Also called altar slab, altar stone. the flat stone forming the top of the altar in a Roman Catholic church.
meno-
Menes
noun, flourished c3200 b.c, traditionally the unifier and 1st king of Egypt: founder of the 1st dynasty.
aport
adverb, on or toward the port side.
Niter
noun, potassium nitrate.
nitr-
nitre
noun, niter.
menat
noun, an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
meets
noun, an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
mater
noun, British Informal. mother1 .
Noemi
noun, Naomi (def 1).
Mears
noun, mere3 .
meant
verb, simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
A-one
adjective, noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
antre
noun, a cavern; cave.
MEANS
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
ation
matr-
noise
noun, sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
matin
noun, (often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical. the first of the seven canonical hours. the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak. Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
nomas
noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
Maori
noun, a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
anis-
astr.
orate
verb (used with or without object), to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
iters
noun, a canal or passage.
opine
verb (used with or without object), to hold or express an opinion.
amort
adjective, spiritless; lifeless.
opsin
noun, any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
opsis
Issei
noun, a Japanese person who immigrated to the U.S. or Canada after 1907 and was not eligible until 1952 for citizenship.
amiss
Idioms, take amiss, to be offended at or resentful of (something not meant to cause offense or resentment); misunderstand:
orans
noun, orant.
orant
noun, a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
earns
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
Isere
noun, a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
OPers
ornes
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
amirs
noun, emir.
ornis
noun, an avifauna.
Irons
noun, Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
irone
noun, a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
amine
noun, any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
amin-
osier
noun, any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
Irina
noun, a female given name.
Osman
noun, 1259–1326, Turkish emir 1299–1326: founder of the Ottoman dynasty.
Irene
noun, Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
ition
opera
noun, an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet. Compare comic opera, grand opera.
anime
noun, a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
manit
noun, man-minute.
oases
noun, a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
oasis
noun, a small fertile or green area in a desert region, usually having a spring or well.
oasts
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
anim.
oaten
adjective, of, relating to, or made of oats.
manse
noun, the house and land occupied by a minister or parson.
oater
noun, a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
Oates
noun, Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
manos
noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
manor
noun, (in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
atrip
adjective, aweigh.
opens
noun, an open or clear space.
Omani
noun, a native or inhabitant of Oman.
Manet
noun, Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
omers
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
Monte
noun, Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
omni-
maist
adjective, noun, adverb, most.
Aneto
noun, Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
mairs
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
mains
noun, the main or home farm of a manor, as where the ownerlives; manse.
Maine
noun, a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta. Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
onset
noun, a beginning or start:
menta
noun, Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
nipas
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
Osset
noun, a member of an Aryan people of Ossetia whose religion combines features of Islam and Christianity.
MSEnt
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.
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.
Misti
noun, El Misti.
Missa
noun, Mass.
Miss.
Artie
noun, a male given name, form of Arthur.
misos
noun, a fermented seasoning paste of soybeans, often with rice or barley added, used to flavor soups and sauces.
miso-
mises
noun, a settlement or agreement.
miser
noun, a person who lives in wretched circumstances in order to save and hoard money.
arson
noun, Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
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.
mires
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
assn.
arsis
noun, Music. the upward stroke in conducting; upbeat. Compare thesis (def 4).
arses
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
mints
noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
asst.
arose
verb, simple past tense of arise.
Minto
noun, Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
Minot
noun, George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
Minos
noun, a king of Crete: he ordered Daedalus to build the Labyrinth.
Minor
noun, a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
Asine
noun, an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
Mitra
noun, the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
Names
noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
Moira
noun, Classical Mythology. the personification of fate. Moirai, the Fates.
Monet
noun, Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
mopes
noun, a person who mopes or is given to moping.
monas
noun, monad.
moist
adjective, moderately or slightly wet; damp.
moras
noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
Morea
noun, Peloponnesus.
mores
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
moire
noun, any moiré fabric.
morns
noun, morning.
Morse
noun, an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
morts
noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
Mitre
noun, Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
ASPEN
noun, any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
Moser
noun, Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
Moses
noun, the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of Egypt and delivered the Law during their years of wandering in the wilderness.
asper
noun, a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
Mossi
noun, an agricultural people of Africa living mainly in Burkina Faso.
mosts
noun, the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
moans
noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
motes
noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
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.
asset
noun, a useful and desirable thing or quality:
MPers
minis
noun, miniskirt.
Naomi
noun, the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
Niort
noun, a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
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.
Arion
noun, flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
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.
meta-
Aries
noun, Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
Arete
noun, the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
areo-
meson
noun, Physics. any hadron, or strongly interacting particle, other than a baryon. Mesons are bosons, having spins of 0, 1, 2, …, and, unlike baryons, do not obey a conservation law.
meso-
mesne
adjective, intermediate or intervening.
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.
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.
meter
noun, the fundamental unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 39.37 U.S. inches, originally intended to be, and being very nearly, equal to one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the pole measured on a meridian: defined from 1889 to 1960 as the distance between two lines on a platinum-iridium bar (the “International Prototype Meter”) preserved at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures near Paris; from 1960 to 1983 defined as 1,650,763.73 wavelengths of the orange-red radiation of krypton 86 under specified conditions; and now defined as 1/299,792,458 of the distance light travels in a vacuum in one second. Abbreviation: m.
Aston
noun, Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
Astor
noun, John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
nests
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
apron
noun, a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
meros
noun, (in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
Meroe
noun, a ruined city in Sudan, on the Nile, NE of Khartoum: a capital of ancient Ethiopia that was destroyed a.d. c350.
mero-
merit
noun, claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
meres
noun, Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
apres
preposition, after; following (used in combination):
Nimes
noun, a city in and the capital of Gard, in S France: Roman ruins.
nerts
interjection, nuts (def 1).
metes
noun, a limiting mark.
armet
noun, a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
miens
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
mini-
napes
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
nares
plural noun, the nostrils or the nasal passages.
Mines
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
naso-
Miner
noun, Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
poet.
nates
noun, buttocks; rump.
minas
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
Armen
neaps
noun, neap tide.
Metis
noun, any person of mixed ancestry.
nears
arise
verb (used without object), to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
aster
noun, any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
Miass
noun, a city in the S Russian Federation in Asia, near the Ural Mountains, W of Chelyabinsk.
neeps
noun, a turnip.
Nemea
noun, a valley in SE Greece, in ancient Argolis.
nemos
noun, remote (def 10).
astir
adjective, moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
metr-
Neper
noun, the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
Nepos
noun, Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
irate
adjective, angry; enraged:
omits
verb (used with object), to leave out; fail to include or mention:
ossia
conjunction, (indicating an alternative, usually easier, version of a passage in a musical score) or; or else.
Imena
noun, a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
patr-
imit.
Peano
noun, Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
peans
noun, paean.
Iran.
Pears
noun, Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
peart
adjective, lively; brisk; cheerful.
Pease
noun, a pea.
imine
noun, a compound containing the =NH group united with a nonacid group.
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.
aeri-
peens
noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
impar
adjective, unpaired; azygous.
Peers
noun, a person of the same legal status:
Ieper
noun, Ypres.
IATSE
pene-
penis
noun, the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
iasis
noun, Romanian name of Jassy.
emirs
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
peons
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
emits
verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
emote
verb (used without object), to show or pretend emotion:
peres
noun, Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
Paton
noun, Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
impis
noun, (in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
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.
part.
inept
adjective, without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
pant-
pants
noun, trousers (def 1).
Inari
noun, Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
paren
plural noun, parentheses:
pares
noun, (of a female) first among equals.
pari-
Paris
noun, Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
Paros
noun, a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
inapt
adjective, not apt or fitting.
parse
verb (used with object), to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
parts
noun, a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
Patmo
noun, one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
aerie
noun, the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
paseo
noun, a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
pases
noun, (in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
pass.
Passe
noun, the numbers 19 through 36 in roulette.
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.
Pasto
noun, a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
Paten
noun, a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
Pater
noun, British Informal. father.
pates
noun, the crown or top of the head.
patio
noun, an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
peri-
perms
noun, permanent (def 4).
init.
erase
verb (used with object), to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
Pinot
noun, any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
erose
adjective, uneven, as if gnawed away.
Pinta
noun, a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
Pinto
noun, Western U.S. a pinto horse.
pions
noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
Ernst
noun, Max [maks;; German mahks] /mæks;; German mɑks/ (Show IPA), 1891–1976, German painter, in the U.S. 1941–49, in France 1949–76.
Ernie
noun, a male given name, form of Ernest.
ernes
noun, sea eagle.
pirns
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
ERISA
noun, Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
Erato
noun, the Muse of love poetry.
Ensor
noun, James, 1860–1949, Belgian painter.
pinas
noun, pineapple.
Epsom
noun, a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
entia
noun, plural of ens.
EPROM
noun, a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
30-30
piste
noun, a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
ento-
pitas
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
piton
noun, a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
Pitri
noun, the legendary progenitor of any family.
Epist
Epis.
Pines
noun, Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
Pimas
noun, a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
Peron
noun, Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
Ester
noun, a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water, as ethyl acetate, C 4 H 8 O 2 , or dimethyl sulfate, C 2 H 6 SO 4 .
Perse
noun, (Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
pert.
pesos
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
etnas
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
pesto
noun, a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
pests
noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
peta-
Peter
noun, penis.
etape
noun, a place where troops camp after a day's march.
estop
verb (used with object), Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
Estes
noun, a male given name.
petos
noun, wahoo3 .
Piman
noun, any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
petr-
Petra
noun, an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
petri
aeons
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
Essen
noun, a city in W Germany: the chief city of the Ruhr River valley.
piano
noun, a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
pians
noun, yaws.
enate
noun, a person related on one's mother's side. Compare agnate, cognate.
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.
enema
noun, the injection of a fluid into the rectum to cause a bowel movement.
Pieta
noun, a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
enorm
adjective, enormous; huge; vast.
inert
adjective, having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
imino
adjective, containing the imino group.
Mont.
Amer.
Aisne
noun, a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
paint
noun, a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
inset
noun, something inserted; insert.
amens
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
inst.
pains
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
ameer
noun, emir.
Paine
noun, Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
insep
iotas
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
Aesop
noun, c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
ament
noun, catkin.
eases
noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
eaten
noun, eats, Informal. food.
pairs
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
Aesir
noun, the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
Eaton
noun, Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
Paeon
noun, Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
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).
oste-
easts
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
Aimee
noun, a female given name.
intr.
aero-
airts
noun, a direction.
Ionia
noun, an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
Ostia
noun, a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
insp.
ISIS
noun, a goddess of fertility, the sister and wife of Osiris and mother of Horus, and usually represented as a woman with a cow's horns with the solar disk between them: later worshiped in the Greek and Roman empires.
Sert
noun, José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
MIPS
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).
Stir
noun, the act of stirring or moving.
ASSR
erst
adverb, before the present time; formerly.
mint
noun, any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint. Compare mint family.
Seta
noun, a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
mins
noun, a group of Chinese languages spoken in southeastern China, including Foochow and Fukienese.
IOTA
noun, a very small quantity; jot; whit.
SPOT
noun, a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
Enos
noun, the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
Mino
noun, Minho.
Erse
noun, Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
ESOP
noun, a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
SIAM
noun, former name of Thailand (def 1).
Mina
noun, an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
tens
noun, a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
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.
Miao
noun, Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
mias
plural, missing in action.
team
noun, a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
ions
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
Tare
noun, any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
mien
noun, air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
ISSN
Este
noun, a city in NE Italy: medieval fortress; ancient Roman ruins.
min.
est.
EARN
verb (used with object), to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
ESIS
iso-
esse
noun, being; existence.
MiNE
noun, an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
SPIM
noun, a type of spam that is sent by means of instant messaging.
Tame
adjective, changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
Tarn
noun, a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
esp.
spin
noun, the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
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.
eso-
Sian
noun, Older Spelling. Xian.
isms
noun, a distinctive doctrine, theory, system, or practice:
esne
noun, (in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
Isin
noun, an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
Isai
noun, Jesse.
mire
noun, a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
ease
noun, freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
Erie
noun, Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
sepn
moas
noun, any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
tarp
noun, tarpaulin.
asps
noun, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
Ens.
moat
noun, a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
iron
noun, Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
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.
Irma
noun, a female given name, form of Erma.
sent
noun, a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
Iris
noun, Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
moan
noun, a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
EPOS
noun, an epic.
spit
noun, saliva, especially when ejected.
Ire.
1080
str.
epit
moit
noun, a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
Mon.
Mona
noun, a female given name.
IRAS
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
epi-
Mons
noun, an area of the body that is higher than neighboring areas.
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.
asse
noun, Cape fox.
tain
noun, a thin tin plate.
Seri
noun, a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
Miro
noun, Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
mis-
mise
noun, a settlement or agreement.
TASS
noun, a cup or small goblet, especially an ornamental one.
Isar
noun, a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
East
noun, a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
stoa
noun, Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
Eros
noun, the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
Tasm
Taro
noun, a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
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.
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.
tepe
noun, (in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq) tell 2 .
MNAS
Mita
noun, a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
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.
Sere
noun, the series of stages in an ecological succession.
Erne
noun, sea eagle.
Erna
noun, a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
tars
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
Erma
noun, a female given name.
Eris
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
ter.
Sera
noun, a plural of serum.
Erin
noun, Literary. Ireland.
stop
noun, the act of stopping.
Asti
noun, a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
Mar.
item
noun, a separate article or particular:
SMTP
MatE
noun, a partner in marriage; spouse.
sore
noun, a sore spot or place on the body.
Stan
noun, a male given name, form of Stanley.
imps
noun, a little devil or demon; an evil spirit.
snip
noun, the act of snipping, as with scissors.
Eire
noun, the Irish name of Ireland.
sori
noun, plural of sorus.
Mano
noun, the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
sort
noun, a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
mean
noun, Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
sris
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
ates
Mani
noun, Manes.
Tams
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
impi
noun, (in South African history) a unit of Zulu warriors; regiment.
SMSA
Aten
noun, Aton.
mear
noun, mere3 .
meas
meat
noun, the flesh of animals as used for food.
Meer
noun, Jan van der [yahn vahn der] /yɑn vɑn dɛr/ (Show IPA), Vermeer, Jan.
meet
noun, an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races:
Star
noun, any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
Imp.
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.
men-
ins.
snit
noun, an agitated or irritated state.
atm.
SOAR
noun, an act or instance of soaring.
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.
Aton
noun, a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
some
adverb, (used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
INRI
inro
noun, a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
Tane
noun, a Polynesian god of fertility.
Soma
noun, the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
sone
noun, a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
atop
preposition, on the top of:
MARS
noun, the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
emia
tans
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
Mart
noun, market; trading center; trade center.
sora
noun, a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
Soni
EMet
emes
noun, friend.
SOAP
noun, a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
Taos
noun, a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
atom
noun, Physics. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element. an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
snot
noun, Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
inae
ator
Mass
noun, a body of coherent matter, usually of indefinite shape and often of considerable size:
Tape
noun, a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
sops
noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
mane
noun, the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
sits
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
simp
noun, a fool; simpleton.
into
adjective, Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
Sion
noun, a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
spat
noun, a petty quarrel.
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.
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.
teen
noun, Archaic. suffering; grief.
Emp.
teem
verb (used with object), Obsolete. to produce (offspring).
mess
noun, a dirty, untidy, or disordered condition:
int.
met.
SINE
noun, Trigonometry. (in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse. (of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
tamp
verb (used with object), to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
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.
sipe
verb (used without object), (of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
Eton
noun, a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
mete
noun, a limiting mark.
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.
Sina
noun, a female given name.
Spee
noun, Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
ASTM
Mare
noun, a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
itis
Iona
noun, an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
Etna
noun, Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
iter
noun, a canal or passage.
ETAS
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
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.
mes-
sots
noun, a drunkard.
SPAR
noun, Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
SRAM
spae
verb (used with object), to prophesy; foretell; predict.
Man.
Sra.
Ste.
eats
noun, eats, Informal. food.
site
noun, the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
Spam
noun, (lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
ment
SITA
noun, (in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
ten.
Tena
noun, Koyukon.
sirs
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
SIPS
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
MEPA
emir
noun, a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
mere
noun, Chiefly British Dialect. a lake or pond.
Mair
adjective, noun, adverb, more.
Main
noun, a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
maes
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
Tees
noun, a river in N England, flowing E along the boundary between Durham and Yorkshire to the North Sea. 70 miles (113 km) long.
Iasi
noun, Romanian name of Jassy.
spas
noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
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.
emit
verb (used with object), to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
sire
noun, the male parent of a quadruped.
Sims
noun, William Sowden [soud-n] /ˈsaʊd n/ (Show IPA), 1858–1936, U.S. admiral, born in Canada.
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.
Omer
noun, a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
pot.
opia
Reis
plural noun, a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
opes
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
pies
noun, plural of pi2 .
reit
noun, real-estate investment trust.
Piet
noun, Scot. a magpie.
AMPS
noun, ampere.
Pima
noun, a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
amp.
OPer
open
noun, an open or clear space.
Amri
noun, Omri.
tram
noun, British. a streetcar.
Ont.
PIMS
plural, personal information manager.
amt.
rems
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
Rein
noun, Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
Amos
noun, a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
Rena
noun, a female given name, form of Marina.
oras
noun, plural of os2 .
rapt
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
rase
verb (used with object), raze.
Orne
noun, a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
rasp
noun, an act of rasping.
Orem
noun, a city in N Utah.
trap
noun, a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
rate
noun, the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
Amis
noun, Kingsley, 1922–95, English novelist.
Oran
noun, a seaport in NW Algeria.
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.
RATO
noun, rocket-assisted takeoff.
Amon
noun, Amen.
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)
opts
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
reap
verb (used with object), to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
Amor
noun, Cupid.
aeon
noun, (in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
Rees
noun, reeve3 .
anes
adverb, once.
Onas
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
orts
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
pirn
noun, a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
torn
noun, a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
Tori
noun, plural of torus.
ano-
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.
NTIA
Tore
noun, a torus.
ANSI
rest
noun, the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
oast
noun, a kiln for drying hops or malt.
TOPS
noun, the tops, top1 (def 22).
ant.
nots
noun, a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
rete
noun, a pierced plate on an astrolabe, having projections whose points correspond to the fixed stars.
note
noun, a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
nota
noun, a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
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.
nose
noun, the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
tors
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
pos.
Reno
noun, Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
Omar
noun, a male given name.
rent
noun, a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
pina
noun, pineapple.
Omri
noun, a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
Rep.
omit
verb (used with object), to leave out; fail to include or mention:
PINE
noun, any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Compare pine family.
sene
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
omen
noun, anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
Oman
noun, Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
reps
noun, a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
pint
noun, a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
Oita
noun, a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
repo
noun, a repurchase agreement.
pion
noun, the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
Oise
noun, a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
pose
noun, a bodily attitude or posture:
toss
noun, an act or instance of tossing.
OATS
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
Amir
noun, emir.
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.
RIAS
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
pams
noun, the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
Pers
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.
pane
noun, one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
Pan.
pam.
pat.
prs.
PSAT
aer-
psia
psis
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
pair
noun, two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
peso
noun, a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
psst
interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
Past
noun, the time gone by:
Pate
noun, the crown or top of the head.
Pet.
Peer
noun, a person of the same legal status:
pere
noun, father.
per.
peon
noun, (in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
prie
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
Pent
noun, penthouse (def 4).
pens
noun, any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
Pen.
pees
noun, the letter p.
peen
noun, a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
pato
noun, an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
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.
prin
pear
noun, the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
pean
noun, paean.
tron
pats
noun, a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
pro-
proa
noun, any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
Pest
noun, an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
PetE
noun, Billy, 1899–1966, U.S. theatrical producer.
osar
noun, plural of os3 .
Ames
noun, a city in central Iowa.
prao
noun, proa.
Rais
noun, Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
tri-
aits
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
pram
noun, perambulator.
Amen
noun, an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
Otis
noun, Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
rami
noun, plural of ramus.
RAMP
noun, a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
AISI
OSSA
noun, plural of os1 .
Tree
noun, a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground.
pias
noun, a female given name.
Amie
noun, a female friend.
osis
Rani
noun, ranee.
Osee
noun, Hosea.
rant
noun, ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
rain
noun, water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter. Compare drizzle (def 6).
pian
noun, yaws.
tRNA
pree
noun, a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
Ptas
plural, peseta.
PETN
noun, a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
Pain
noun, physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
aet.
peto
noun, wahoo3 .
AIME
pts.
AIMS
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
Trip
noun, a journey or voyage:
pets
noun, any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
ains
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
pre-
Aire
prat
noun, the buttocks.
Trio
noun, a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
airs
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
airt
noun, a direction.
trim
noun, the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
nos-
not-
RIIA
eons
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
name
noun, a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
pone
noun, Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
Arne
noun, Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
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.
Nair
noun, a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
Arno
noun, Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
Tine
noun, a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
TINA
noun, a female given name.
Aron
noun, a male given name.
Naos
noun, a temple.
SASE
poms
noun, pommy.
piss
noun, urine.
Sat.
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.
arse
noun, ass2 (defs 1, 2).
MSTS
sati
noun, a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
arms
noun, the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
nape
noun, the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
MSPE
neep
noun, a turnip.
Neri
noun, Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
tire
noun, British Dialect. fatigue.
Riis
noun, Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
neo-
Nemo
noun, remote (def 10).
Sams
noun, a male given name, form of Samuel.
ARIS
sane
noun, a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
neem
Nasi
noun, the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
neat
noun, an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
neap
noun, neap tide.
Arm.
NATS
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
NATO
noun, an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
tipi
noun, tepee.
tion
Nast
noun, Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
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.
pome
noun, the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
Sami
noun, Lapp.
Sem.
sees
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
poem
noun, a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
mots
noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
mote
noun, a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
ASME
seis
noun, sei whale.
most
noun, the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
Moss
noun, any tiny, leafy-stemmed, flowerless plant of the class Musci, reproducing by spores and growing in tufts, sods, or mats on moist ground, tree trunks, rocks, etc.
seme
adjective, covered with many small, identical figures.
seer
noun, a person who sees; observer.
Mort
noun, Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
morn
noun, morning.
more
noun, an additional quantity, amount, or number:
Mora
noun, the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
MOpt
mops
noun, a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
tern
noun, any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
mope
noun, a person who mopes or is given to moping.
asis
Asir
noun, a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
MSIE
sear
noun, a mark or scar made by searing.
Sato
noun, Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
MSEE
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.
art.
seam
noun, the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
MSAE
Sean
noun, a male given name, form of John.
Mrs.
plural, a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
pita
noun, a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
seep
noun, moisture that seeps out; seepage.
SEAS
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
mRNA
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.
Aser
noun, Asher (def 1).
Tess
noun, a female given name, form of Theresa.
pnea
Seem
verb (used without object), to appear to be, feel, do, etc.:
Seen
verb, past participle of see1 .
Nero
noun, (Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
Samp
noun, coarsely ground corn.
same
Idioms, all the same, notwithstanding; nevertheless: of no difference; immaterial:
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.
Piro
noun, piroplasmosis.
porn
noun, Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
roam
noun, an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
noes
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
roan
noun, a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
tope
noun, a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
top-
Toni
noun, a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
rite
noun, a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
Rom.
Roma
noun, Rome.
Pori
noun, a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
Apis
noun, a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
apo-
Sam.
nisi
adjective, not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
Rome
noun, Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
RNAS
RITA
noun, the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
roms
noun, a Gypsy man or boy.
Nor.
Rima
noun, a female given name.
Norm
noun, a standard, model, or pattern.
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).
nori
noun, a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
Nora
noun, a female given name, form of Honora.
topi
noun, topee.
Rina
noun, a female given name.
nope
adverb, no1 (def 1).
rit.
riot
noun, a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
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.
Nome
noun, one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
Noma
noun, a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
nom.
RIPS
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
Rise
noun, an act or instance of rising.
noir
adjective, black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
romp
noun, a lively or boisterous frolic.
nits
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
RONA
pons
noun, Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
rote
noun, routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
Apr.
ROTS
noun, the process of rotting.
tsar
noun, czar.
tome
noun, a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
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.
rpt.
toea
noun, a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
Pisa
noun, a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
TOMS
noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
apt.
plural, apartment.
apts
plural, apartment.
pise
noun, rammed earth.
Ares
noun, the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
Tiro
noun, tyro.
sain
verb (used with object), to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
nest
noun, a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
ness
noun, a headland; promontory; cape.
Sais
noun, an ancient city in N Egypt, on the Nile delta: an ancient capital of Lower Egypt.
Rota
noun, Chiefly British. a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others. an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
Roti
noun, roast.
Perm
noun, permanent (def 4).
Ross
noun, the rough exterior of bark.
nips
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
NIMS
noun, a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
ROSE
noun, any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa. Compare rose family.
Rosa
noun, Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
nipa
noun, a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
tone
noun, any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
Nier
noun, Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
NIRA
pore
noun, a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
rope
noun, a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
EMS
noun, the letter M, m.
en-
an.
trp
EOE
eon
noun, an indefinitely long period of time; age.
ene
TSE
TSI
TAE
preposition, to.
Tai
noun, any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
ap-
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
TAM
noun, tam-o'-shanter.
EMT
Ar.
Am.
ae.
ASP
noun, any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
EMR
toe
noun, one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
TPN
TPM
TPI
ANI
noun, any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
ans
noun, the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
Tor
noun, a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
aor
APE
noun, any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
API
abbreviation, Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
at.
ton
noun, a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
APS
Tom
noun, the male of various animals, as the turkey.
TMO
tr.
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.
ast
ARP
noun, Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
ARS
Tim
noun, a male given name, form of Timothy.
ase
TIA
ASI
TES
noun, ti1 .
ASS
noun, a long-eared, slow, patient, sure-footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden.
ASR
ASM
ASN
Aso
noun, Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
Tpr
ATP
Tan
noun, the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
ait
noun, a small island, especially in a river.
AES
noun, any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome. Compare as2 (def 1).
TAO
noun, (in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
TAP
noun, a light but audible blow:
eme
noun, friend.
EIS
Tro
eir
EEO
AIM
noun, the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
Ain
noun, a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
AIR
noun, a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
TAR
noun, any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
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.
eat
noun, eats, Informal. food.
AME
ATS
noun, a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
EAS
noun, the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
AMI
noun, a friend, especially a male friend.
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.
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.
ean
EAM
ea.
ETA
noun, the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
EOM
eo-
tee
noun, the letter T or t.
AMS
ane
adjective, noun, pronoun, one.
tra
tin
noun, Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
NSA
EOS
noun, the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
RIM
noun, the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
NIM
noun, a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
Nip
noun, an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
ROP
nit
noun, the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
NMI
NMR
ROI
ROE
noun, the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
Noe
noun, Noah (def 1).
ROA
RNA
rm.
plural, ream.
NOP
rin
noun, a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
Ria
noun, a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
ROT
noun, the process of rotting.
OAP
OES
noun, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
OEM
res
noun, an object or thing; matter.
OAT
noun, a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
OAS
oar
noun, a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
OSA
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.
op.
poi
noun, a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
NRA
nr.
Npt
NPR
NIA
NET
noun, a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
OIt
Ep.
Nat
noun, a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
SAP
noun, the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
Nap
noun, a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
SAR
NAM
noun, Vietnam.
nae
adverb, no1 ; not.
MTS
NEA
MTP
MTO
mtn
MTI
Mt.
MST
ne-
Nee
adjective, born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
RPM
rte
RPO
Rs.
RSA
RSE
RSS
rt.
RTS
San
noun, a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
So.
Sp.
SRO
SAE
NES
NEP
noun, New Economic Policy.
OIr
Om.
MSI
PTO
PSA
PSE
PSI
noun, the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
PSS
PST
interjection, (used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
PTA
plural, peseta.
pt.
pea
noun, the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
Ps.
prn
RAM
noun, a male sheep.
Re.
RIP
noun, a rent made by ripping; tear.
RMA
PAS
noun, a step or series of steps in ballet.
pee
noun, the letter p.
RPS
pis
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
POE
noun, Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
POA
PMT
PIT
noun, a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
POM
noun, pommy.
POR
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.
pes
noun, a foot or footlike part.
PIO
PIN
noun, a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
pim
plural, personal information manager.
PRA
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:
PIA
noun, a female given name.
RMS
plural, ream.
Rae
noun, John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
oma
plural, a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
ope
adjective, verb (used with or without object), open.
REA
opt
Verb phrases, opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
Ree
noun, reeve3 .
OPS
noun, the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
OPM
REM
noun, the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
OPA
Ore
noun, a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
ons
ONR
ONI
one
noun, the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
ONA
noun, a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
OMS
noun, a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
Ora
noun, plural of os2 .
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.
Rai
noun, a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
OTA
Pr.
pm.
PEI
noun, I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
Pa.
OTS
ote
ot-
RAS
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
OSS
OSP
RAN
noun, a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
ose
Rap
noun, a quick, smart, or light blow:
ORT
noun, Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
MSN
TSS
se-
Me.
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
io-
ist
IRA
noun, a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
ITA
ite
ITO
noun, Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
sea
noun, the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
ETS
ETR
IRO
MIA
plural, missing in action.
Mo.
ETO
MS.
plural, manuscript.
ess
noun, the letter S, s.
ESR
STI
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.
ese
ESA
MAE
noun, a female given name, form of Mary.
SPA
noun, a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
sot
noun, a drunkard.
IRS
Ir.
SOP
noun, a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
ss.
ine
Sta
ier
St.
SST
SSR
SSN
SSM
SSI
IAS
SSE
ian
noun, a male given name, Scottish form of John.
SSA
SRS
IPS
SRI
noun, a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
Sr.
spt
SPS
ion
noun, an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
ior
Ios
noun, a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
IOT
SPR
Ia.
IPA
IPM
IPO
ipr
in.
SOS
noun, any call for help:
Mao
SEI
noun, sei whale.
SER
noun, a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
MNA
MNE
MNS
MOA
noun, any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
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.
Moe
noun, a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
MOI
MOP
noun, a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
SEN
noun, a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
MOR
MOS
noun, moment (def 1).
MOT
noun, a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
MPA
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:
MPE
See
noun, the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
EPT
EPS
STP
Mr.
plural, mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
MRA
MRE
MRI
EPA
MRP
MSA
MSE
ERA
noun, a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
ina
noun, a female given name.
sis
noun, sister.
Sin
noun, transgression of divine law:
ERS
noun, ervil.
SMA
SIT
verb, (in prescriptions) may it be.
MEA
noun, an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
ERP
Meo
noun, Miao (def 1).
MEP
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.
SIR
noun, a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
SIP
noun, an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
ERT
mi.
STM
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
mas
noun, mother1 .
SES
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
MIP
MIR
noun, a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
ERE
preposition, conjunction, before.
Son
noun, a male child or person in relation to his parents.
MIT
SMS
AO
TA
noun, the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
RA
noun, the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
R.
et
verb, a simple past tense of eat.
T1
i.
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.
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.
t.
M.
RI
S.
SN
NM
RP
SI
noun, the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
TN
MN
TM
RO
SA
SM
NI
NA
adverb, no1 .
N.
TI
noun, the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
No
noun, an utterance of the word “no.”.
E.
noun, Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
RN
IT
noun, (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
PO
noun, a chamber pot.
PI
noun, the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
PE
noun, the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
P.
noun, Paul (Johann von) [poul yoh-hahn fuh n] /paʊl ˈyoʊ hɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1830–1914, German playwright, novelist, poet, and short-story writer: Nobel Prize 1910.
IP
TE
noun, ti1 .
TP
ee
MA
noun, mother1 .
er
interjection, (used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
MP
OA
EI
OE
noun, oy2 .
O.
NP
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