Anagrams of vectorcardiography
Word vectorcardiography has
2935 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of vectorcardiography.
- arteriography
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noun,
x-ray examination of an artery or arteries following injection of a radiopaque substance.
- radiotherapy
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noun,
treatment of disease by means of x-rays or of radioactive substances.
- prevaricator
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noun,
a person who speaks falsely; liar.
- cartographer
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noun,
a person engaged in cartography, or the production of maps.
- overcapacity
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noun,
capacity beyond what is normal, allowed, or desirable.
- chiropractor
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noun,
one whose occupation is the practice of chiropractic.
- radiography
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noun,
the production of radiographs.
- hyperovaria
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noun,
precocious sexuality in girls due to abnormally heavy ovarian secretion.
- hydrotropic
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adjective,
Biology. turning or tending in a particular direction with reference to moisture.
- corporative
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adjective,
of or relating to a corporation.
- cartography
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noun,
the production of maps, including construction of projections, design, compilation, drafting, and reproduction.
- radiotracer
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noun,
a radioactive isotope used as a tracer.
- aortography
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noun,
x-ray examination of the aorta following injection of radiopaque dye.
- parathyroid
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noun,
parathyroid gland.
- cardiopathy
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noun,
any disease or disorder of the heart.
- predicatory
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adjective,
of or relating to preaching.
- cardiograph
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noun,
electrocardiograph.
- dacryorrhea
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noun,
excessive flow of tears.
- derogatory
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adjective,
tending to lessen the merit or reputation of a person or thing; disparaging; depreciatory:
- dirt-cheap
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adverb,
cheaply:
- trierarchy
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noun,
the office of a trierarch.
- advocatory
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adjective,
of or relating to an advocate or his or her functions.
- pyrethroid
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noun,
any of several synthetic compounds that are similar to but more persistent than natural pyrethrins.
- cacography
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noun,
bad handwriting; poor penmanship.
- Corregidor
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noun,
the chief magistrate of a town in Spain.
- dogcatcher
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noun,
a person employed by a municipal pound, humane society, or the like, to find and impound stray or homeless dogs, cats, etc.
- aerography
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noun,
the study of the air or atmosphere.
- ideography
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noun,
the use of ideograms.
- retrochoir
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noun,
that part of a church behind the choir or the main altar.
- Arthropoda
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noun,
the phylum comprising the arthropods.
- hierocracy
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noun,
rule or government by priests or ecclesiastics.
- arthrodire
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noun,
any of numerous fishes of the extinct order Arthrodira, widely distributed during the Devonian Period, having the anterior part of the body covered by a shield of bony plates.
- Verrocchio
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noun,
Andrea del [ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), 1435–88, Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and painter.
- evaporator
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noun,
a device in which evaporation takes place, as for thickening syrup.
- architrave
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noun,
the lowermost member of a classical entablature, resting originally upon columns.
- radiophare
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noun,
a radiotelegraphic station used by vessels to determine their positions; radio beacon.
- radiograph
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noun,
Also called shadowgraph. a photographic image produced by the action of x-rays or nuclear radiation.
- predicator
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noun,
the verbal element of a clause or sentence.
- predictory
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adjective,
predictive.
- hagiocracy
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noun,
government by a body of persons esteemed as holy.
- apothecary
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noun,
a druggist; a pharmacist.
- vagotropic
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adjective,
affecting the vagus nerve.
- procercoid
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noun,
an elongate larval stage of some tapeworms that usually develops in the body of a freshwater copepod.
- procaryote
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noun,
prokaryote.
- corporeity
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noun,
material or physical nature or quality; materiality.
- Dictograph
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- charactery
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noun,
the use of characters or symbols for the expression of meaning.
- patriarchy
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noun,
a form of social organization in which the father is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe and descent is reckoned in the male line, with the children belonging to the father's clan or tribe.
- cerography
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noun,
the process of writing or engraving on wax.
- paradoctor
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noun,
a doctor who parachutes to patients in remote areas.
- orthopedic
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adjective,
of or relating to orthopedics.
- carry-over
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noun,
that which is carried over, postponed, or extended to a later time, account, etc.
- porticoed
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adjective,
provided with a portico or porticoes.
- Partridge
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noun,
any of several Old World gallinaceous game birds of the subfamily Perdicinae, especially Perdix perdix.
- arthropod
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noun,
any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods.
- depravity
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noun,
the state of being depraved.
- adipocyte
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noun,
fat cell.
- operatory
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noun,
a room or other area with special equipment and facilities, as for dental surgery, scientific experiments, or the like.
- chiropody
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noun,
podiatry.
- ideograph
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noun,
an ideogram.
- coat-card
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noun,
face card.
- decorator
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noun,
interior designer.
- hardcover
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noun,
a book bound in cloth, leather, or the like, over stiff material:
- cerograph
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noun,
a drawing, design, or text incised into a wax surface.
- practiced
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noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- Aphrodite
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noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty, identified by the Romans with Venus.
- atrophied
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noun,
Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- VariTyper
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- aerograph
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noun,
any automatic recording instrument for atmospheric measurement that is carried aloft by aircraft.
- precocity
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noun,
the state of being or tendency to be precocious.
- archicarp
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noun,
the female sex organ in various ascomycete fungi.
- dog-cheap
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adverb,
very inexpensively.
- podotheca
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noun,
the horny integument covering unfeathered portions of the legs and toes of most birds.
- Podgorica
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noun,
the capital of Montenegro.
- patriarch
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noun,
the male head of a family or tribal line.
- chiropter
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noun,
any mammal of the order Chiroptera, comprising the bats.
- chaetopod
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noun,
any annelid of the class or group Chaetopoda, having the body composed of more or less similar segments with muscular processes bearing setae.
- predatory
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adjective,
Zoology. preying upon other organisms for food.
- trierarch
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noun,
the commander of a trireme.
- orography
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noun,
the branch of physical geography dealing with mountains.
- Directory
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noun,
a book containing an alphabetical index of the names and addresses of persons in a city, district, organization, etc., or of a particular category of people.
- hypocrite
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noun,
a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
- predictor
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noun,
a person or thing that predicts.
- hard-core
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noun,
the permanent, dedicated, and completely faithful nucleus of a group or movement, as of a political party.
- precatory
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, characterized by, or expressing entreaty or supplication:
- graveyard
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noun,
a burial ground, often associated with smaller rural churches, as distinct from a larger urban or public cemetery.
- paregoric
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noun,
a camphorated tincture of opium, containing benzoic acid, anise oil, etc., used chiefly to stop diarrhea in children.
- copyright
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noun,
the exclusive right to make copies, license, and otherwise exploit a literary, musical, or artistic work, whether printed, audio, video, etc.: works granted such right by law on or after January 1, 1978, are protected for the lifetime of the author or creator and for a period of 70 years after his or her death.
- Theodoric
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noun,
a.d. 454?–526, king of the Ostrogoths and founder of the Ostrogothic monarchy in Italy: ruler of Italy 493–526.
- proactive
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adjective,
serving to prepare for, intervene in, or control an expected occurrence or situation, especially a negative or difficult one; anticipatory:
- top-heavy
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adjective,
having the top disproportionately heavy; liable to fall from too great weight above.
- octachord
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noun,
any musical instrument with eight strings.
- Apartheid
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noun,
(in the Republic of South Africa) a rigid former policy of segregating and economically and politically oppressing the nonwhite population.
- apothecia
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noun,
the fruit of certain lichens and fungi: usually an open, saucer-shaped or cup-shaped body, the inner surface of which is covered with a layer that bears asci.
- capacitor
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noun,
a device for accumulating and holding a charge of electricity, consisting of two equally charged conducting surfaces having opposite signs and separated by a dielectric.
- cartridge
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noun,
Also called cartouche. a cylindrical case of pasteboard, metal, or the like, for holding a complete charge of powder, and often also the bullet or the shot for a rifle, machine gun, or other small arm.
- progravid
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adjective,
progestational (def 1).
- theocracy
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noun,
a form of government in which God or a deity is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, the God's or deity's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
- character
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noun,
the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
- acropathy
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noun,
any disease of the extremities.
- corporate
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noun,
a bond issued by a corporation.
- Petrograd
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noun,
former name (1914–24) of St. Petersburg (def 2).
- pothecary
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noun,
apothecary.
- phagocyte
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noun,
any cell, as a macrophage, that ingests and destroys foreign particles, bacteria, and cell debris.
- earth-god
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noun,
a god of fertility and vegetation.
- Actoridae
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plural noun,
Moliones.
- phytocide
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noun,
a substance or preparation for killing plants.
- arcograph
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noun,
an instrument for drawing arcs, having a flexible arc-shaped part adjusted by an extensible straight bar connecting its sides.
- covariate
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noun,
a continuous control variable that is observed rather than manipulated but can affect the outcome of an experiment or study:
- arthrodia
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noun,
a joint, as in the carpal articulations, in which the surfaces glide over each other in movement.
- geotropic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or exhibiting geotropism.
- evocator
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noun,
a person who evokes, especially one who calls up spirits.
- ravigote
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noun,
a highly seasoned velouté with white wine and vinegar, butter, cream, and mushrooms cooked in liquor, usually served hot with variety meats and poultry.
- erythro-
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- caveator
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noun,
a person who files or enters a caveat.
- coeditor
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noun,
a person who cooperates or collaborates as editor with another.
- catch-22
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noun,
a frustrating situation in which one is trapped by contradictory regulations or conditions.
- protero-
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- toreador
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noun,
a bullfighter; torero.
- progeria
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noun,
a rare congenital abnormality characterized by premature and rapid aging, the affected individual appearing in childhood as an aged person and having a shortened life span.
- pro-rata
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adverb,
in proportion; according to a certain rate.
- Goodrich
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noun,
Samuel Griswold [griz-wuh ld,, -wohld,, -wawld] /ˈgrɪz wəld,, -woʊld,, -wɔld/ (Show IPA), ("Peter Parley") 1793–1860, U.S. author and publisher.
- cathodic
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adjective,
pertaining to a cathode or phenomena in its vicinity.
- ceratoid
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adjective,
hornlike; horny.
- cercaria
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noun,
the disk-shaped larva of flukes of the class Trematoda, having a taillike appendage.
- Goodyear
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noun,
Charles, 1800–60, U.S. inventor: developer of the process of vulcanizing rubber.
- provider
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noun,
a person or thing that provides.
- category
-
noun,
any general or comprehensive division; a class.
- cathedra
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noun,
the seat or throne of a bishop in the principal church of a diocese.
- trophied
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adjective,
adorned with trophies.
- Godavari
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noun,
a river flowing SE from W India to the Bay of Bengal. 900 miles (1450 km) long.
- ego-trip
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noun,
an act or course of action undertaken primarily to satisfy one's vanity or for self-gratification:
- goatherd
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noun,
a person who tends goats.
- go-ahead
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noun,
permission or a signal to proceed:
- pterido-
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- pterygia
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noun,
an abnormal triangular mass of thickened conjunctiva extending over the cornea and interfering with vision.
- radiator
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noun,
a person or thing that radiates.
- archaeo-
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- Trochaic
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noun,
a trochee.
- Egyptiac
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adjective,
of or relating to ancient Egypt.
- thoracic
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adjective,
of or relating to the thorax.
- tapadero
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noun,
tapadera.
- trapdoor
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noun,
a door flush with the surface of a floor, ceiling, or roof.
- teardrop
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noun,
a tear or something suggesting a tear:
- crocoite
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noun,
a yellow, orange, or red mineral, lead chromate, PbCrO 4 , formed by replacement.
- cachepot
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noun,
an ornamental container, usually of china or tole, for holding and concealing a flowerpot.
- thoraco-
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- terraria
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noun,
a vivarium for land animals (distinguished from aquarium).
- creditor
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noun,
a person or firm to whom money is due (opposed to debtor).
- cortico-
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- corridor
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noun,
a gallery or passage connecting parts of a building; hallway.
- codirect
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verb (used with object),
to direct (a movie or other performance) with another or others.
- triarchy
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noun,
government by three persons.
- tracheo-
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- tracheid
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noun,
an elongated, tapering xylem cell having lignified, pitted, intact walls, adapted for conduction and support.
Compare vessel (def 5).
- capacity
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noun,
the ability to receive or contain:
- capeador
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noun,
a person who assists a matador by harassing or distracting the bull with a red cape, or capa.
- theodicy
-
noun,
a vindication of the divine attributes, particularly holiness and justice, in establishing or allowing the existence of physical and moral evil.
- coracoid
-
noun,
a coracoid bone or process.
- Theodora
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noun,
a.d. 508–548, Byzantine empress: consort of Justinian I.
- copyread
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verb (used with object),
to work on (copy) as a copyreader.
- copyedit
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verb (used with object),
to edit (a manuscript, document, text, etc.) for publication, especially for punctuation, spelling, grammatical structure, style, etc.
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- caproate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of caproic acid.
- coactive
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adjective,
compulsory; coercive.
- diagraph
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noun,
a device for drawing, used in reproducing outlines, plans, etc., mechanically on any desired scale.
- reproach
-
noun,
blame or censure conveyed in disapproval:
- ricochet
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noun,
the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow.
- trochoid
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noun,
Geometry. a curve traced by a point on a radius or an extension of the radius of a circle that rolls, without slipping, on a curve, another circle, or a straight line. Equation: x = aθ − b sin θ, y = a − b cos θ.
- Carthage
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noun,
an ancient city-state in N Africa, near modern Tunis: founded by the Phoenicians in the middle of the 9th century b.c.; destroyed in 146 b.c. in the last of the Punic Wars.
- arrogate
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verb (used with object),
to claim unwarrantably or presumptuously; assume or appropriate to oneself without right:
- rhetoric
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noun,
(in writing or speech) the undue use of exaggeration or display; bombast.
- arterio-
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- carritch
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noun,
a catechism.
- carrycot
-
noun,
a portable bassinet.
- carriage
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noun,
a wheeled vehicle for conveying persons, as one drawn by horses and designed for comfort and elegance.
- theropod
-
noun,
any member of the suborder Theropoda, comprising carnivorous dinosaurs that had short forelimbs and walked or ran on their hind legs.
- ricercar
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noun,
Music. a chiefly polyphonic instrumental form of the 16th and 17th centuries closely resembling the vocal motet in structure and style.
- dragrope
-
noun,
a rope for dragging something, as a piece of artillery.
- Avogadro
-
noun,
Count Amadeo [ah-mah-de-aw] /ˌɑ mɑˈdɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA), 1776–1856, Italian physicist and chemist.
- Rig-Veda
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noun,
one of the Vedas, a collection of 1028 hymns, dating from not later than the second millennium b.c.
- trigraph
-
noun,
a group of three letters representing a single speech sound, as eau in beau.
- Dorothea
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift of God.”.
- Dogpatch
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noun,
a poor rural community in the U.S., especially in the South, whose inhabitants are unsophisticated and have little education:
- Chordata
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noun,
the phylum comprising the chordates.
- chordate
-
noun,
a chordate animal.
- rogatory
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adjective,
pertaining to asking or requesting:
- divagate
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verb (used without object),
to wander; stray.
- caryatid
-
noun,
a sculptured female figure used as a column.
Compare atlas (def 5).
- director
-
noun,
a person or thing that directs.
- diarrhea
-
noun,
an intestinal disorder characterized by abnormal frequency and fluidity of fecal evacuations.
- apyretic
-
adjective,
free from fever.
- pair-oar
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noun,
a racing shell propelled by two persons, each with one oar.
- graphite
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noun,
a very common mineral, soft native carbon, occurring in black to dark-gray foliated masses, with metallic luster and greasy feel: used for pencil leads, as a lubricant, and for making crucibles and other refractories; plumbago; black lead.
- advocate
-
noun,
a person who speaks or writes in support or defense of a person, cause, etc. (usually followed by of):
- adaptive
-
adjective,
serving or able to adapt; showing or contributing to adaptation:
- pyorrhea
-
noun,
Pathology. a discharge of pus.
- vicarate
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noun,
vicariate.
- adoptive
-
adjective,
of or involving adoption.
- vicarage
-
noun,
the residence of a vicar.
- advocacy
-
noun,
the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal:
- podiatry
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noun,
the care of the human foot, especially the diagnosis and treatment of foot disorders.
- irrorate
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adjective,
marked with small spots of color; speckled.
- horopter
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noun,
a projection of the points in the visual field corresponding to the aggregate of points registering on the two retinas.
- porridge
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noun,
a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.
- hydropic
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adjective,
dropsical.
- hydropac
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noun,
an urgent warning of navigational dangers in the Pacific Ocean, issued by the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office.
- hydrator
-
noun,
something that hydrates.
- veracity
-
noun,
habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness:
- Potidaea
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noun,
a city on the Chalcidice Peninsula, whose revolt against Athens in 432 b.c. was one of the causes of the Peloponnesian War.
- phreatic
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adjective,
noting or pertaining to ground water.
- Petrarch
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noun,
(Francesco Petrarca) 1304–74, Italian poet and scholar.
- Hepatica
-
noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Hepatica, of the buttercup family, having heart-shaped leaves and delicate purplish, pink, or white flowers.
- acceptor
-
noun,
accepter.
- voracity
-
noun,
the condition or quality of being voracious.
- overcrop
-
noun,
a mark of identification on cattle, which is made by cutting a piece from the upper margin of the ear.
- overcoat
-
noun,
a coat worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as in cold weather.
- overarch
-
verb (used with object),
to span with or like an arch:
- parotoid
-
noun,
Also called parotoid gland. any of certain cutaneous glands forming warty masses near the ear in certain toads.
- otorrhea
-
noun,
a mucopurulent discharge from the ear.
- orthoepy
-
noun,
the study of correct pronunciation.
- orchido-
-
- Perigord
-
noun,
a division of the former province of Guienne, in SW France.
- accredit
-
verb (used with object),
to ascribe or attribute to (usually followed by with):
- operator
-
noun,
a person who operates a machine, apparatus, or the like:
- operatic
-
noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- Odovacar
-
noun,
Odoacer.
- achroite
-
noun,
the colorless or white variety of tourmaline, often used as a gem.
- odograph
-
noun,
a recording odometer.
- octarchy
-
noun,
a government by eight persons.
- practice
-
noun,
habitual or customary performance; operation:
- cavitary
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characterized by a cavity or cavities.
- priorate
-
noun,
the office, rank, or term of office of a prior.
- Varitype
-
verb (used with object),
to set (type) on a Varityper.
- Pretoria
-
noun,
a city in and the administrative capital of the Republic of South Africa, in the NE part: also the capital of Transvaal.
- air-core
-
adjective,
having a nonmagnetic core, as one of fiber or plastic, encircled by a coil (air-core coil) or containing one or more such coils:
- varactor
-
noun,
a semiconductor diode whose capacitance changes to match applied voltage, used to tune circuits by varying the reactance.
- predator
-
noun,
Zoology. any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms.
- Prichard
-
noun,
a city in S Alabama.
- oophyte
-
noun,
the gametophyte of a moss, fern, or liverwort, resulting from the development of a fertilized egg.
- Pechora
-
noun,
a river in the NE Russian Federation in Europe, flowing from the Ural Mountains to the Arctic Ocean. 1110 miles (1785 km) long.
- peccavi
-
noun,
a confession of guilt or sin.
- therapy
-
noun,
the treatment of disease or disorders, as by some remedial, rehabilitating, or curative process:
- theriac
-
noun,
molasses; treacle.
- coopery
-
noun,
the work of a cooper.
- peccary
-
noun,
any of several piglike hoofed mammals of the genus Tayassu, of North and South America, as T. tajacu (collared peccary, or javelina) having a dark gray coat with a white collar.
- peacoat
-
noun,
pea jacket.
- thyroid
-
noun,
thyroid gland.
- opacity
-
noun,
the state or quality of being opaque.
- ootheca
-
noun,
a case or capsule containing eggs, as that of certain gastropods and insects.
- grooved
-
noun,
a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- cochair
-
noun,
a cochairperson.
- prodigy
-
noun,
a person, especially a child or young person, having extraordinary talent or ability:
- Proctor
-
noun,
a person appointed to keep watch over students at examinations.
- Oratory
-
noun,
skill or eloquence in public speaking:
- grocery
-
noun,
Also called grocery store. a grocer's store.
- coacher
-
noun,
a person who coaches; a coach.
- thready
-
adjective,
consisting of or resembling a thread or threads; fibrous; filamentous.
- Cythera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the Mediterranean, S of Peloponnesus: site of former ancient temple of Aphrodite. 108 sq. mi. (280 sq. km).
- cithara
-
noun,
kithara.
- cirrate
-
adjective,
having cirri.
- copycat
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies, imitates, mimics, or follows the lead of another, as a child who says or does exactly the same as another child.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- privacy
-
noun,
the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion:
- Cordova
-
noun,
Córdoba (def 1).
- corrode
-
verb (used with object),
to eat or wear away gradually as if by gnawing, especially by chemical action.
- phorate
-
noun,
a systemic insecticide, C 7 H 17 O 2 PS 3 , used especially as a soil treatment for the control of numerous crop-damaging insects.
- corrido
-
noun,
a Mexican ballad or folksong about struggle against oppression and injustice.
- corrida
-
noun,
a bullfight.
- Phocaea
-
noun,
an ancient seaport in Asia Minor: northernmost of the Ionian cities; later an important maritime state.
- corrade
-
verb (used with object),
to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
- Phaedra
-
noun,
the wife of Theseus who fell in love with Hippolytus, her stepson, and eventually hanged herself after causing his death.
- petrog.
-
- corpora
-
noun,
a plural of corpus.
- Coryate
-
noun,
Thomas, 1577–1617, English traveler and author.
- hagride
-
verb (used with object),
to afflict with worry, dread, need, or the like; torment.
- Peridot
-
noun,
a green transparent variety of olivine, used as a gem.
- Cypriot
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Cyprus.
- cordite
-
noun,
a smokeless, slow-burning powder composed of 30 to 58 percent nitroglycerin, 37 to 65 percent cellulose nitrate, and 5 to 6 percent mineral jelly.
- percoid
-
adjective,
belonging to the Percoidea, a group of acanthopterygian fishes comprising the true perches and related families, and constituting one of the largest natural groups of fishes.
- Perchta
-
noun,
the goddess of death and of fertility: sometimes identified with Holle.
- cordate
-
adjective,
heart-shaped:
- ochroid
-
adjective,
yellow as ocher.
- cordage
-
noun,
fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel.
- peracid
-
noun,
an oxyacid, the primary element of which is in its highest possible oxidation state, as perchloric acid, HClO 4 , and permanganic acid, HMnO 4 .
- Corcyra
-
noun,
ancient name of Corfu.
- prorate
-
verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- Octavia
-
noun,
died 11 b.c, sister of Roman emperor Augustus and wife of Marc Anthony.
- Odoacer
-
noun,
a.d. 434?–493, first barbarian ruler of Italy 476–493.
- orchard
-
noun,
an area of land devoted to the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
- cyathia
-
noun,
an inflorescence consisting of a cup-shaped involucre enclosing an apetalous, pistillate flower surrounded by several staminate flowers.
- typhoid
-
noun,
Also called typhoid fever. an infectious, often fatal, febrile disease, usually of the summer months, characterized by intestinal inflammation and ulceration, caused by the typhoid bacillus, which is usually introduced with food or drink.
- toheroa
-
noun,
a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
- charade
-
noun,
charades, (used with a singular verb) a game in which the players are typically divided into two teams, members of which take turns at acting out in pantomime a word, phrase, title, etc., which the members of their own team must guess.
- Gratiae
-
plural noun,
grace (def 12).
- Graeco-
-
- chapter
-
noun,
a main division of a book, treatise, or the like, usually bearing a number or title.
- chapati
-
noun,
a flat pancakelike bread, usually of whole-wheat flour, baked on a griddle.
- grapery
-
noun,
a building where grapes are grown.
- chaotic
-
adjective,
completely confused or disordered:
- chaitya
-
noun,
a Buddhist shrine in India; stupa.
- chayote
-
noun,
a tropical American vine, Sechium edule, of the gourd family, having triangular leaves and small, white flowers.
- overhit
-
verb (used without object),
to hit too hard or too far, as in tennis.
- overpay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay more than (an amount due):
- cerotic
-
adjective,
of or derived from cerotic acid.
- Charcot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Étienne Auguste [zhahn ba-teest ey-tyen oh-gyst] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist eɪˈtyɛn oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1867–1936, French explorer.
- overtop
-
noun,
a top, sometimes sleeveless, designed to be worn over another garment, as a shirt or dress.
- parotid
-
noun,
Also called parotid gland. a salivary gland situated at the base of each ear.
- parotic
-
adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- ovipara
-
plural noun,
egg-laying animals.
- parodic
-
adjective,
having or of the nature of a parody.
- cerato-
-
- top-dog
-
noun,
a person, group, or nation that has acquired a position of highest authority.
- graphic
-
noun,
a product of the graphic arts, as a drawing or print.
- pareira
-
noun,
the root of a South American vine, Chondodendron tomentosum, used as a source of curare, a diuretic, etc.
- topiary
-
noun,
topiary work; the topiary art.
- correct
-
adjective,
conforming to fact or truth; free from error; accurate:
- parador
-
noun,
a government-sponsored inn in Spain, usually in a scenic or historic area, that offers lodging and meals at reasonable prices.
- overact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to act in an exaggerated manner.
- gradate
-
verb (used with object),
to cause to gradate.
- phratry
-
noun,
a grouping of clans or other social units within a tribe.
- Gravity
-
noun,
the force of attraction by which terrestrial bodies tend to fall toward the center of the earth.
- choroid
-
noun,
choroid coat.
- chorogi
-
noun,
Chinese artichoke.
- private
-
noun,
a soldier of one of the three lowest enlisted ranks.
- procto-
-
- chytrid
-
noun,
any of the simple, algaelike fungi constituting the class Chytridiomycetes, order Chytridiales, of aquatic and soil environments, having flagellated zoospores and little or no mycelium.
- orectic
-
adjective,
of or relating to desire; appetitive.
- orphrey
-
noun,
an ornamental band or border, especially on an ecclesiastical vestment.
- Parvati
-
noun,
the wife of Shiva and the benevolent form of the Mother Goddess.
- chicory
-
noun,
a composite plant, Cichorium intybus, having bright-blue flower heads and toothed oblong leaves, cultivated as a salad plant and for its root, which is used roasted and ground as a substitute for or additive to coffee.
Compare endive (def 2).
- Chicago
-
noun,
Judy (Judy Cohen) born 1939, U.S. artist, author, and educator.
- Cheviot
-
noun,
a city in SW Ohio.
- partyer
-
noun,
a person who parties, especially regularly or habitually:
- gravida
-
noun,
a woman's status regarding pregnancy; usually followed by a roman numeral designating the number of times the woman has been pregnant.
- cheroot
-
noun,
a cigar having open, untapered ends.
- cheiro-
-
- Orvieto
-
noun,
a white wine, from dry to sweet, from Umbria, Italy.
- partier
-
noun,
partyer.
- charvet
-
noun,
a soft, lusterless silk or rayon tie fabric, often made with a faint stripe effect.
- charter
-
noun,
a document, issued by a sovereign or state, outlining the conditions under which a corporation, colony, city, or other corporate body is organized, and defining its rights and privileges.
- charpoy
-
noun,
a light bedstead used in India, consisting of a web of rope or tape netting.
- Charity
-
noun,
generous actions or donations to aid the poor, ill, or helpless:
- Chariot
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled vehicle for one person, usually drawn by two horses and driven from a standing position, used in ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, etc., in warfare, racing, hunting, etc.
- charger
-
noun,
a person or thing that charges.
- Parthia
-
noun,
an ancient country in W Asia, SE of the Caspian Sea: conquered by the Persians a.d. 226; now a part of NE Iran.
- charged
-
noun,
expense or cost:
- corrody
-
noun,
Old English Law. corody.
- Creator
-
noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- provide
-
verb (used with object),
to make available; furnish:
- Hypatia
-
noun,
a.d. c370–415, Greek philosopher renowned for her beauty.
- ectopic
-
adjective,
occurring in an abnormal position or place; displaced.
- potiche
-
noun,
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- ectopia
-
noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- pothead
-
noun,
a person who habitually smokes marijuana.
- Earhart
-
noun,
Amelia (Mary) 1897–1937, U.S. aviator: vanished in flight over Pacific Ocean.
- hydrate
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds containing chemically combined water. In the case of some hydrates, as washing soda, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O, the water is loosely held and is easily lost on heating; in others, as sulfuric acid, SO 3 ⋅H 2 O, or H 2 SO 4 , it is strongly held as water of constitution.
- havarti
-
noun,
a semisoft Danish cheese made of cow's milk.
- eardrop
-
noun,
an earring with a pendant.
- Rhodope
-
noun,
a mountain range in SW Bulgaria. Highest peak, Mus Allah, 9595 feet (2925 meters).
- Harvard
-
noun,
John, 1607–38, English clergyman in the U.S.: principal benefactor of Harvard College, now Harvard University.
- portray
-
verb (used with object),
to make a likeness of by drawing, painting, carving, or the like.
- portico
-
noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- edacity
-
noun,
the state of being edacious; voraciousness; appetite.
- Rhodora
-
noun,
a low North American shrub, Rhododendron canadense, of the heath family, having rose-colored flowers that appear before the leaves.
- Ricardo
-
noun,
David, 1772–1823, English economist.
- Portage
-
noun,
the act of carrying; carriage.
- Richard
-
noun,
Maurice [maw-rees;; French moh-rees] /mɔˈris;; French moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), ("Rocket") 1921–2000, Canadian hockey player.
- Richter
-
noun,
Burton, born 1931, U.S. physicist: Nobel prize 1976.
- drogher
-
noun,
a freight barge of the West Indies, rigged as a cutter or schooner.
- drivage
-
noun,
a horizontal or inclined heading or roadway in the process of construction.
- dry-rot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a decay of seasoned timber, resulting in its becoming brittle and crumbling to a dry powder, caused by various fungi.
any of various diseases of plants in which the rotted tissues are dry.
- radiate
-
adjective,
radiating from a center.
- dravite
-
noun,
a brown variety of magnesium tourmaline.
- drapery
-
noun,
coverings, hangings, clothing, etc., of fabric, especially as arranged in loose, graceful folds.
- Rhaetia
-
noun,
an ancient Roman province in central Europe, comprising what is now E Switzerland and a part of the Tyrol: later extended to the Danube.
- edaphic
-
adjective,
related to or caused by particular soil conditions, as of texture or drainage, rather than by physiographic or climatic factors.
- porrect
-
adjective,
extending horizontally; projecting.
- red-hot
-
noun,
a person who has great fervor or intensity, as for a goal or cause.
- headrig
-
noun,
(in a sawmill) the carriage and saw used in cutting a log into slabs.
- raphide
-
plural noun,
acicular crystals, usually composed of calcium oxalate, that occur in bundles in the cells of many plants.
- garrote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- hepato-
-
- gayatri
-
noun,
a Vedic mantra expressing hope for enlightenment: recited daily by the faithful and repeated in all religious rites and ceremonies.
- reactor
-
noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- praetor
-
noun,
(in the ancient Roman republic) one of a number of elected magistrates charged chiefly with the administration of civil justice and ranking next below a consul.
- heritor
-
noun,
inheritor.
- rectory
-
noun,
a rector's house; parsonage.
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- red-hat
-
noun,
the broad-brimmed official hat of a Roman Catholic cardinal, symbolic of the office or rank of a cardinal.
- erratic
-
noun,
an erratic or eccentric person.
- precava
-
noun,
See under vena cava.
- redroot
-
noun,
a North American plant, Lachnanthes caroliniana (or L. tinctoria), having sword-shaped leaves, woolly, yellowish flowers, and a root that is red in color.
- erotica
-
noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- Herriot
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1872–1957, French statesman, political leader, and author.
- Erhardt
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ergodic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the condition that, in an interval of sufficient duration, a system will return to states that are closely similar to previous ones: the assumption of such a condition underlies statistical methods used in modern dynamics and atomic theory.
- Ephrata
-
noun,
a town in SE Pennsylvania.
- eparchy
-
noun,
(in modern Greece) one of the administrative subdivisions of a province.
- hetaira
-
noun,
hetaera.
- preachy
-
adjective,
tediously or pretentiously didactic.
- practic
-
adjective,
practical.
- poverty
-
noun,
the state or condition of having little or no money, goods, or means of support; condition of being poor. Synonyms: privation, neediness, destitution, indigence, pauperism, penury.
Antonyms: riches, wealth, plenty.
- retiary
-
adjective,
using a net or any entangling device.
- drayage
-
noun,
conveyance by dray.
- righter
-
noun,
a person who rights or redresses:
- Craiova
-
noun,
a city in SW Romania.
- picrate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- rrhagia
-
- hardtop
-
noun,
a style of car having a rigid metal top and no center posts between windows.
- Pyrrhic
-
noun,
Also called dibrach. a pyrrhic foot.
- pyretic
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, affected by, or producing fever.
- grapho-
-
- Pierrot
-
noun,
a male character in certain French pantomime, having a whitened face and wearing a loose, white, fancy costume.
- Taphiae
-
noun,
(in ancient geography) a group of islands in the Ionian Sea.
- tapioca
-
noun,
a food substance prepared from cassava in granular, flake, pellet (pearl tapioca) or flour form, used in puddings, as a thickener, etc.
- tardive
-
adjective,
appearing or tending to appear late, as in human development or in the treatment of a disease.
- pye-dog
-
noun,
an ownerless half-wild dog of uncertain breeding, common in the villages and towns of India and other countries in east and south Asia.
- dacoity
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) gang robbery; robbery by dacoits.
- Tarpeia
-
noun,
a vestal virgin who betrayed Rome to the Sabines and was crushed under their shields when she claimed a reward.
- predict
-
verb (used with object),
to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell:
- piccata
-
adjective,
cooked, served, or sauced with lemon and parsley:
- Piccard
-
noun,
Auguste [French oh-gyst] /French oʊˈgüst/ (Show IPA), 1884–1962, Swiss physicist, aeronaut, inventor, and deep-sea explorer: designer of bathyscaphes.
- crochet
-
noun,
needlework done with a needle having a small hook at one end for drawing the thread or yarn through intertwined loops.
- Picardy
-
noun,
a region in N France: formerly a province.
- Croatia
-
noun,
a republic in SE Europe: includes the historical regions of Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia; formerly a part of Yugoslavia. 21,835 sq. mi. (56,555 sq. km) Capital: Zagreb.
- crypto-
-
- cryptic
-
noun,
a cryptogram, especially one designed as a puzzle.
- hayride
-
noun,
a pleasure ride or outing, usually at night, by a group in an open wagon or truck partly filled with hay.
- picador
-
noun,
one of the mounted assistants to a matador, who opens the bullfight by enraging the bull and weakening its shoulder muscles with a lance.
- Phrygia
-
noun,
an ancient country in central and NW Asia Minor.
- hepatic
-
noun,
a medicine acting on the liver.
- yardage
-
noun,
measurement, or the amount measured in yards; length or extent in yards.
- diarchy
-
noun,
government in which power is vested in two rulers or authorities.
- hoptoad
-
noun,
a toad.
- podagra
-
noun,
gouty inflammation of the great toe.
- Dorothy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Dorothea.
- Horatio
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Harriet
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Harry.
- hot-air
-
noun,
empty, exaggerated, or pretentious talk or writing:
- dog-ear
-
noun,
(in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
- hot-dog
-
noun,
a frankfurter.
- harrier
-
noun,
a person who or thing that harries.
- podetia
-
noun,
(in certain lichens) a stalk bearing an apothecium.
- dogcart
-
noun,
a light, two-wheeled, horse-drawn vehicle for ordinary driving, with two transverse seats back to back, and originally having a box under the rear seat for carrying a dog.
- haricot
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Phaseolus, especially P. vulgaris, the kidney bean.
- Roerich
-
noun,
Nicholas Konstantinovich [nik-uh-luh s kon-stuh n-tee-nuh-vich;; Russian kuh n-stuhn-tyee-nuh-vyich] /ˈnɪk ə ləs ˌkɒn stənˈti nə vɪtʃ;; Russian kən stʌnˈtyi nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1874–1947, Russian painter, archaeologist, and author; in the U.S. after 1920.
- pochard
-
noun,
an Old World diving duck, Aythya ferina, having a chestnut-red head.
- Pitcher
-
noun,
a container, usually with a handle and spout or lip, for holding and pouring liquids.
- ditcher
-
noun,
a person who digs ditches.
- poacher
-
noun,
a person who trespasses on private property, especially to catch fish or game illegally.
- go-cart
-
noun,
a small carriage for young children to ride in; stroller.
- Pythiad
-
noun,
the four-year period between two celebrations of the Pythian Games.
- rootage
-
noun,
the act of taking root.
- rootcap
-
noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- diptych
-
noun,
a hinged two-leaved tablet used in ancient times for writing on with a stylus.
- Diptera
-
noun,
the order comprising the dipterous insects.
- diopter
-
noun,
Optics. a unit of measure of the refractive power of a lens, having the dimension of the reciprocal of length and a unit equal to the reciprocal of one meter. Abbreviation: D.
- digraph
-
noun,
a pair of letters representing a single speech sound, as ea in meat or th in path.
- dietary
-
noun,
a regulated allowance of food.
- pithead
-
noun,
a mine entrance and the surrounding area.
- decrypt
-
verb (used with object),
to decode or decipher.
- divorce
-
noun,
a judicial declaration dissolving a marriage in whole or in part, especially one that releases the marriage partners from all matrimonial obligations.
Compare judicial separation.
- Carrier
-
noun,
a person or thing that carries.
- adipate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of adipic acid.
- catcher
-
noun,
a person or thing that catches.
- cacoepy
-
noun,
incorrect pronunciation or an instance of this; mispronunciation (opposed to orthoepy).
- torpedo
-
noun,
a self-propelled, cigar-shaped missile containing explosives and often equipped with a homing device, launched from a submarine or other warship, for destroying surface vessels or other submarines.
- achiote
-
noun,
annatto.
- carreta
-
noun,
a simple two-wheeled oxcart.
- variety
-
noun,
the state of being varied or diversified:
- Archaic
-
adjective,
marked by the characteristics of an earlier period; antiquated:
- cardio-
-
- catarrh
-
noun,
Pathology. inflammation of a mucous membrane, especially of the respiratory tract, accompanied by excessive secretions.
- varico-
-
- variate
-
noun,
Statistics. random variable.
- Carioca
-
noun,
a modification of the samba.
- verdict
-
noun,
Law. the finding or answer of a jury given to the court concerning a matter submitted to their judgment.
- cardiac
-
noun,
Medicine/Medical. a cardiac remedy.
- airdate
-
noun,
the date of a broadcast or scheduled broadcast.
- air-dry
-
adjective,
dry beyond further evaporation.
- viceroy
-
noun,
a person appointed to rule a country or province as the deputy of the sovereign:
- aerator
-
noun,
an apparatus for aerating water or other fluids.
- trachea
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the tube in humans and other air-breathing vertebrates extending from the larynx to the bronchi, serving as the principal passage for conveying air to and from the lungs; the windpipe.
- arteri-
-
- V-eight
-
noun,
such an engine.
- agravic
-
adjective,
pertaining to a state or region in which the effect of gravity is zero.
- carroty
-
adjective,
like a carrot, as in color, flavor, or shape.
- tragedy
-
noun,
a lamentable, dreadful, or fatal event or affair; calamity; disaster:
- trophic
-
adjective,
of or relating to nutrition; concerned in nutritive processes.
- Agriope
-
noun,
Eurydice.
- Victory
-
noun,
a success or triumph over an enemy in battle or war.
- cartage
-
noun,
the act or cost of carting.
- archery
-
noun,
the art, practice, or skill of an archer.
- adapter
-
noun,
a person or thing that adapts.
- arthro-
-
- Cartier
-
noun,
Sir George Étienne [zhawrzh ey-tyen] /ʒɔrʒ eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1814–73, Canadian political leader: prime minister 1857–62, defense minister 1867–73.
- archive
-
noun,
Usually, archives. documents or records relating to the activities, business dealings, etc., of a person, family, corporation, association, community, or nation.
- archit.
-
- tripody
-
noun,
a measure of three feet.
- trachy-
-
- airdrop
-
noun,
the act or process of airdropping.
- vertigo
-
noun,
a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings.
- airhead
-
noun,
an area in enemy territory or in threatened friendly territory, seized by airborne troops for bringing in supplies and additional troops by airdrop or landing.
- Argovie
-
noun,
French name of Aargau.
- aviator
-
noun,
a pilot of an airplane or other heavier-than-air aircraft.
- carotid
-
noun,
Also called carotid artery. either of the two large arteries, one on each side of the head, that carry blood to the head and that divide into an external branch supplying the neck, face, and other external parts, and an internal branch supplying the brain, eye, and other internal parts.
- voyager
-
noun,
one of a series of U.S. space probes that obtained scientific information while flying by the planets Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus.
- apteria
-
noun,
one of the featherless portions of the skin of a bird.
- atrophy
-
noun,
Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /əˈtroʊ fi ə/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- apricot
-
noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- avocado
-
noun,
Also called alligator pear. a large, usually pear-shaped fruit having green to blackish skin, a single large seed, and soft, light-green pulp, borne by the tropical American tree Persea americana and its variety P. adrymifolia, often eaten raw, especially in salads.
- vocoder
-
noun,
an electronic device that synthesizes speech.
- trooper
-
noun,
a horse-cavalry soldier.
- avodire
-
noun,
the hard, light-colored wood of a West African tree, Turraeanthus africana, of the mahogany family, used for making furniture.
- Caprice
-
noun,
a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather.
- aphotic
-
adjective,
lightless; dark.
- captive
-
noun,
a prisoner.
- aphetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or due to aphesis.
- caroche
-
noun,
(in the 17th century) a luxurious or stately coach or carriage.
- cadaver
-
noun,
a dead body, especially a human body to be dissected; corpse.
- acaroid
-
adjective,
resembling a mite or tick.
- virgate
-
noun,
an early English measure of land of varying extent, usually considered equivalent to a quarter of a hide, or about 30 acres (12 hectares).
- tropho-
-
- avarice
-
noun,
insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth.
- airport
-
noun,
a tract of land or water with facilities for the landing, takeoff, shelter, supply, and repair of aircraft, especially one used for receiving or discharging passengers and cargo at regularly scheduled times.
- tracery
-
noun,
ornamental work consisting of ramified ribs, bars, or the like, as in the upper part of a Gothic window, in panels, screens, etc.
- cathode
-
noun,
the electrode or terminal by which current leaves an electrolytic cell, voltaic cell, battery, etc.
- carport
-
noun,
a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
- tricho-
-
- cathead
-
noun,
a projecting timber or metal beam to which an anchor is hoisted and secured.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- rapido
-
noun,
an express train.
- trophi
-
plural noun,
the mouthparts of an insect, including the labrum, mandibles, maxillae, labium, and hypopharynx.
- gaiety
-
noun,
the state of being joyous, vivacious, or cheerful.
- Arctic
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the region lying north of the Arctic Circle or of the northernmost limit of tree growth; the polar area north of the timber line.
- gaited
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- gaiter
-
noun,
a covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep and sometimes also the lower leg, worn over the shoe or boot.
Compare upper1 (def 7).
- ravage
-
noun,
havoc; ruinous damage:
- Garret
-
noun,
an attic, usually a small, wretched one.
- Garcia
-
noun,
Jerome John ("Jerry") 1942–95, U.S. rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
- rapier
-
noun,
a small sword, especially of the 18th century, having a narrow blade and used for thrusting.
- Garvey
-
noun,
a scowlike open boat, variously propelled, used by oyster and clam fishermen in Delaware Bay and off the coasts of Delaware and New Jersey.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- Gareth
-
noun,
Arthurian Romance. nephew of King Arthur and a knight of the Round Table.
- garote
-
noun,
a method of capital punishment of Spanish origin in which an iron collar is tightened around a condemned person's neck until death occurs by strangulation or by injury to the spinal column at the base of the brain.
- rarity
-
noun,
something rare, unusual, or uncommon:
- Gathic
-
noun,
an ancient Iranian language of the Indo-European family; the language in which the Gathas were written.
Compare Avestan.
- gather
-
noun,
a drawing together; contraction.
- trophy
-
noun,
anything taken in war, hunting, competition, etc., especially when preserved as a memento; spoil, prize, or award.
- Garter
-
noun,
Also called, British, sock suspender, suspender. an article of clothing for holding up a stocking or sock, usually an elastic band around the leg or an elastic strap hanging from a girdle or other undergarment.
- Rather
-
Idioms,
had / would rather, to prefer that or to:
Compare soon (def 8).
- caveat
-
noun,
a warning or caution; admonition.
- Girard
-
noun,
Stephen, 1750–1831, U.S. merchant, banker, and philanthropist, born in France.
- Raphia
-
noun,
raffia.
- trover
-
noun,
an action for the recovery of the value of personal property wrongfully converted by another to his or her own use.
- goodie
-
noun,
Usually, goodies. something especially attractive or pleasing, especially cake, cookies, or candy.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- gopher
-
noun,
any of several ground squirrels of the genus Citellus, of the prairie regions of North America.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- tropo-
-
- Gothic
-
noun,
(usually initial capital letter) the arts and crafts of the Gothic period.
- aporia
-
noun,
Rhetoric. the expression of a simulated or real doubt, as about where to begin or what to do or say.
- proto-
-
- grader
-
noun,
a person or thing that grades.
- apiary
-
noun,
a place in which a colony or colonies of bees are kept, as a stand or shed for beehives or a bee house containing a number of beehives.
- Graiae
-
plural noun,
Graeae.
- grapey
-
adjective,
grapy.
- graphy
-
- vacate
-
verb (used with object),
to give up possession or occupancy of:
- grater
-
noun,
a person or thing that grates.
- arcade
-
noun,
Architecture.
a series of arches supported on piers or columns.
an arched, roofed-in gallery. Compare colonnade.
- goiter
-
noun,
an enlargement of the thyroid gland on the front and sides of the neck, usually symptomatic of abnormal thyroid secretion, especially hypothyroidism due to a lack of iodine in the diet.
- raider
-
noun,
a person or thing that raids.
- archi-
-
- Gerard
-
noun,
Also, Gé·rard·. a male given name, form of Gerald.
- ragtop
-
noun,
an automobile having a folding canvas top; convertible.
- Raetic
-
noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- archt.
-
- gharry
-
noun,
a horse-drawn cab or carriage used in India and Egypt.
- Archie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- radio-
-
- Arcady
-
noun,
Arcadia.
- gyrate
-
adjective,
Zoology. having convolutions.
- girder
-
noun,
a large beam, as of steel, reinforced concrete, or timber, for supporting masonry, joists, purlins, etc.
- ptero-
-
- Archer
-
noun,
a person who shoots with a bow and arrow; bowman.
- arched
-
noun,
Architecture.
a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening, consisting of a number of wedgelike stones, bricks, or the like, set with the narrower side toward the opening in such a way that forces on the arch are transmitted as vertical or oblique stresses on either side of the opening.
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch.
a doorway, gateway, etc., having a curved head; an archway.
the curved head of an opening, as a doorway.
- Godiva
-
noun,
("Lady Godiva") died 1057, wife of Leofric. According to legend, she rode naked through the streets of Coventry, England, to win relief for the people from a burdensome tax.
- Arcaro
-
noun,
Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.
- troph-
-
- regard
-
noun,
reference; relation:
- record
-
noun,
an act of recording.
- dorper
-
noun,
one of a breed of sheep having a black face and white body, developed in South Africa from the Dorset Horn and black-headed Persian breeds and raised for meat.
- Rodger
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Roger.
- rochet
-
noun,
a vestment of linen or lawn, resembling a surplice, worn especially by bishops and abbots.
- roadie
-
noun,
a member of a crew for a traveling group of musicians or other entertainers, whose work usually includes the setting up of equipment.
- roadeo
-
noun,
a competition, usually held annually, for professional truck drivers testing driving skill.
- doover
-
noun,
thingumbob; thingumajig.
- Rivera
-
noun,
Diego [dye-gaw] /ˈdyɛ gɔ/ (Show IPA), 1886–1957, Mexican painter.
- rivage
-
noun,
a bank, shore, or coast.
- Dorati
-
noun,
Antal [ahn-tahl;; Hungarian on-tol] /ˈɑn tɑl;; Hungarian ˈɒn tɒl/ (Show IPA), 1906–1988, Hungarian conductor, in the U.S.
- Dorpat
-
noun,
German name of Tartu.
- dorter
-
noun,
a dormitory, especially in a monastery.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- dotage
-
noun,
a decline of mental faculties, especially as associated with old age; senility.
- Riyadh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Saudi Arabia.
- righto
-
interjection,
(used to express understanding or assent).
- righty
-
noun,
a right-handed person; right-hander:
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- triode
-
noun,
a vacuum tube containing three elements, usually anode, cathode, and control grid.
- Draper
-
noun,
a dealer in cloth; a retail merchant or clerk who sells piece goods.
- dreary
-
adjective,
causing sadness or gloom.
- dreigh
-
adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- Doctor
-
noun,
a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
- divert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect.
- driech
-
adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- avocet
-
noun,
any of several long-legged, web-footed shorebirds constituting the genus Recurvirostra, having a long, slender, upward-curving bill.
- depict
-
verb (used with object),
to represent by or as if by painting; portray; delineate.
- deport
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- rrhoea
-
- deriv.
-
- triage
-
noun,
the process of sorting victims, as of a battle or disaster, to determine medical priority in order to increase the number of survivors.
- avoir.
-
- detach
-
verb (used with object),
to unfasten and separate; disengage; disunite.
- devoir
-
noun,
an act of civility or respect.
- diaper
-
noun,
a piece of cloth or other absorbent material folded and worn as underpants by a baby not yet toilet-trained.
- Rotary
-
noun,
a rotary device or machine.
- dither
-
noun,
a trembling; vibration.
- dicho-
-
- ropery
-
noun,
a place where ropes are made.
- avidya
-
noun,
ignorance of the identity of oneself with Brahman, resulting in imprisonment within the cycle of birth and death.
- trich-
-
- rooter
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that roots, as with the snout.
- rooted
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- aviate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to fly or fly in an aircraft.
- aviary
-
noun,
a large cage or a house or enclosure in which birds are kept.
- direct
-
adverb,
in a direct manner; directly; straight:
- ricrac
-
noun,
rickrack.
- driegh
-
adjective, verb (used with object),
dree.
- recti-
-
- graver
-
noun,
any of various tools for chasing, engraving, etc., as a burin.
- retro-
-
- editor
-
noun,
a person having managerial and sometimes policy-making responsibility related to the writing, compilation, and revision of content for a publishing firm or for a newspaper, magazine, or other publication:
- retard
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- eighty
-
noun,
a cardinal number, ten times eight.
- repair
-
noun,
an act, process, or work of repairing:
- eparch
-
noun,
the prefect or governor of an eparchy.
- aright
-
adverb,
rightly; correctly; properly:
- Erhard
-
noun,
Ludwig, 1897–1977, West German economist and government official: chancellor 1963–66.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- arride
-
verb (used with object),
to be agreeable or pleasing to.
- eroto-
-
- redtop
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- errata
-
noun,
plural of erratum.
- Argive
-
noun,
a native of Argos.
- redcap
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- Ethiop
-
adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- ethrog
-
noun,
etrog.
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- arrear
-
Idioms,
in arrears, behind or late, especially in payment:
Also, Chiefly Law, in arrear.
- arrive
-
noun,
a person who has swiftly gained wealth, status, success, or fame.
- atavic
-
adjective,
atavistic.
- arthr-
-
- driver
-
noun,
a person or thing that drives.
- tripod
-
noun,
a stool, table, pedestal, etc., with three legs.
- droopy
-
adjective,
hanging down; sagging.
- drover
-
noun,
a person who drives cattle or sheep to market.
- Richet
-
noun,
Charles Robert [sharl raw-ber] /ʃarl rɔˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1850–1935, French physician: Nobel prize 1913.
- dvaita
-
noun,
any of the pluralistic schools of philosophy.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- rhotic
-
noun,
a rhotic sound.
- rhodo-
-
- rhodic
-
adjective,
of or containing rhodium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- arroyo
-
noun,
(chiefly in southwest U.S.) a small steep-sided watercourse or gulch with a nearly flat floor: usually dry except after heavy rains.
- Eartha
-
noun,
a female given name.
- artery
-
noun,
Anatomy. a blood vessel that conveys blood from the heart to any part of the body.
- earthy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or consisting of earth or soil.
- troche
-
noun,
a small tablet or lozenge, usually a circular one, made of medicinal substance worked into a paste with sugar and mucilage or the like, and dried.
- rhetor
-
noun,
a master or teacher of rhetoric.
- echard
-
noun,
the water in soil that is not available for absorption by plants.
- Rheita
-
noun,
a crater in the fourth quadrant of the face of the moon: about 42 miles (68 km) in diameter.
- echoic
-
adjective,
resembling an echo.
- Rheydt
-
noun,
a city in W Germany, adjacent to Mönchen-Gladbach. 96,000 (1963).
- vagary
-
noun,
an unpredictable or erratic action, occurrence, course, or instance:
- vapory
-
adjective,
vaporous.
- gravid
-
adjective,
pregnant1 (def 1).
- Perovo
-
noun,
a former city in the W Russian Federation, incorporated into Moscow.
- irreg.
-
- active
-
noun,
Grammar.
the active voice.
a form or construction in the active voice.
- phago-
-
- phagia
-
- Ithaca
-
noun,
one of the Ionian Islands, off the W coast of Greece: legendary home of Ulysses. 37 sq. mi. (96 sq. km).
Greek Itháki.
- Phaedo
-
noun,
a philosophical dialogue (4th century b.c.) by Plato, purporting to describe the death of Socrates, dealing with the immortality of the soul, and setting forth the theory of Ideas.
- petro-
-
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- period
-
noun,
a rather large interval of time that is meaningful in the life of a person, in history, etc., because of its particular characteristics:
- phyco-
-
- ochrea
-
noun,
ocrea.
- Octave
-
noun,
Music.
a tone on the eighth degree from a given tone.
the interval encompassed by such tones.
the harmonic combination of such tones.
a series of tones, or of keys of an instrument, extending through this interval.
- octavo
-
noun,
a book size of about 6 × 9 inches (16 × 23 cm), determined by printing on sheets folded to form 8 leaves or 16 pages. Symbol: 8vo, 8°.
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- Peoria
-
noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- pectic
-
adjective,
pertaining to pectin.
- peachy
-
adjective,
resembling a peach, as in color or appearance.
- Pavior
-
noun,
a person that paves; paver.
- oocyte
-
noun,
an immature egg cell of the animal ovary; in humans, one oocyte matures during the menstrual cycle, becoming an ootid and then an ovum, while several others partially mature and then disintegrate.
- phatic
-
adjective,
denoting speech used to express or create an atmosphere of shared feelings, goodwill, or sociability rather than to impart information:
- phyto-
-
- aceto-
-
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- piracy
-
noun,
practice of a pirate; robbery or illegal violence at sea.
- ideata
-
noun,
(in epistemology) the object of knowledge as known by the mind.
Compare datum (def 3).
- Adighe
-
noun,
Adygei.
- Adygei
-
noun,
Official name Adygei Autonomous Region. an autonomous region in the Russian Federation, part of the Krasnodar territory, in the NW Caucasus Mountains. 1505 sq. mi. (3903 sq. km). Capital: Maikop.
- Piercy
-
noun,
Marge, born 1936, U.S. poet and novelist.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- picro-
-
- Igorot
-
noun,
a member of a people of the Malay stock in northern Luzon in the Philippines, comprising various tribes, some noted as headhunters.
- Picard
-
noun,
Charles Émile [sharl ey-meel] /ʃarl eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1856–1941, French mathematician.
- Victor
-
noun,
a person who has overcome or defeated an adversary; conqueror.
- picara
-
noun,
a woman who is a rogue or vagabond.
- Piaget
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1896–1980, Swiss psychologist: studied cognitive development of children.
- iodate
-
noun,
Chemistry. a salt of iodic acid, as sodium iodate, NaIO 3 .
- adagio
-
noun,
Music. an adagio movement or piece.
- photog
-
noun,
a photographer.
- photo-
-
- photic
-
adjective,
of or relating to light.
- ipecac
-
noun,
the dried root of a shrubby South American plant, Cephaelis ipecacuanha, of the madder family.
- phooey
-
interjection,
(an exclamation indicating rejection, contempt, or disgust):
- vihara
-
noun,
a meeting place of Buddhist monks.
- acetic
-
adjective,
pertaining to, derived from, or producing vinegar or acetic acid.
- pyrite
-
noun,
a very common brass-yellow mineral, iron disulfide, FeS 2 , with a metallic luster, burned to sulfur dioxide in the manufacture of sulfuric acid: chemically similar to marcasite, but crystallizing in the isometric system.
- parget
-
noun,
any of various plasters or roughcasts for covering walls or other surfaces, especially a mortar of lime, hair, and cow dung for lining chimney flues.
- voyage
-
noun,
a course of travel or passage, especially a long journey by water to a distant place.
- voiced
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- Oviedo
-
noun,
a city in NW Spain.
- voider
-
noun,
a person or thing that voids.
- parody
-
noun,
a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing:
- parity
-
noun,
equality, as in amount, status, or character.
- parica
-
noun,
a snuff used by certain Indians of South America containing dimethyltryptamine and other hallucinogenic agents, obtained from the seeds of the tree Piptadenia peregrina.
- pariah
-
noun,
an outcast.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- vocoid
-
noun,
a vocoid sound.
- votary
-
noun,
a person who is bound by solemn religious vows, as a monk or a nun.
- pardah
-
noun,
purdah.
- paccha
-
noun,
an Incan wooden container for holding liquids.
- Parcae
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- Padova
-
noun,
Italian name of Padua.
- paedo-
-
- pagoda
-
noun,
(in India, Burma, China, etc.) a temple or sacred building, usually a pyramidlike tower and typically having upward-curving roofs over the individual stories.
- Pahari
-
noun,
one of several hill peoples inhabiting the area in India SW of the Ganges River.
- parade
-
noun,
a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
- overdo
-
verb (used with object),
to do to excess; overindulge in:
- ovaria
-
noun,
ovary.
- acedia
-
noun,
sloth (def 1).
Compare deadly sins.
- orchid
-
noun,
any terrestrial or epiphytic plant of the family Orchidaceae, of temperate and tropical regions, having usually showy flowers.
Compare orchid family.
- patri-
-
- virago
-
noun,
a loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; shrew.
- Ophite
-
noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- opiate
-
noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- patho-
-
- pathic
-
- Oradea
-
noun,
a city in NW Romania.
- orator
-
noun,
a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:
- accord
-
noun,
proper relationship or proportion; harmony.
- parrot
-
noun,
any of numerous hook-billed, often brilliantly colored birds of the order Psittaciformes, as the cockatoo, lory, macaw, or parakeet, having the ability to mimic speech and often kept as pets.
- accept
-
verb (used with object),
to take or receive (something offered); receive with approval or favor:
- orgeat
-
noun,
a syrup or drink made originally from barley but later from almonds, prepared with sugar and an extract of orange flowers.
- patchy
-
adjective,
characterized by or made up of patches.
- oroide
-
noun,
an alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold.
- Orphic
-
adjective,
of or relating to Orpheus.
- orrery
-
noun,
an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system.
- acarid
-
noun,
an acarine, especially a mite of the family Acaridae.
- ortho-
-
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- pirate
-
noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- icecap
-
noun,
a thick cover of ice over an area, sloping in all directions from the center.
- Greco-
-
- preach
-
verb (used with object),
to proclaim or make known by sermon (the gospel, good tidings, etc.).
- Vardar
-
noun,
a river in S Europe, flowing from NW Macedonia through N Greece into the Gulf of Salonika. 200 miles (322 km) long.
- Harper
-
noun,
a person who plays the harp.
- Harrar
-
noun,
Harar.
- Harvey
-
noun,
William, 1578–1657, English physician: discoverer of the circulation of the blood.
- varied
-
adjective,
characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified:
- varier
-
noun,
a person or thing that varies.
- hatred
-
noun,
the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- vario-
-
- Pravda
-
noun,
(formerly) the official newspaper of the Communist Party in the U.S.S.R.
- haptic
-
noun,
Usually, haptics. Digital Technology.
a vibration or other tactile sensation received from a computer or electronic device:
an input or output device that senses the body's movements by means of physical contact with the user:
- hearty
-
noun,
a brave or good fellow, especially with reference to a shipmate.
- hectic
-
adjective,
characterized by intense agitation, excitement, confused and rapid movement, etc.:
- hecto-
-
- Hector
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. the eldest son of Priam and husband of Andromache: the greatest Trojan hero in the Trojan War, killed by Achilles.
- hegari
-
noun,
a grain sorghum having chalky white seeds.
- Hegira
-
noun,
Islam. Hijra.
- prayer
-
noun,
a devout petition to God or an object of worship.
- hepat-
-
- Veadar
-
noun,
an intercalary month of the Jewish calendar.
- Harare
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Zimbabwe, in the NE part.
- haired
-
adjective,
having hair of a specified kind (usually used in combination):
- hepcat
-
noun,
a performer or admirer of jazz, especially swing.
- Aparri
-
noun,
a seaport on N Luzon, in the N Philippines.
- Gretry
-
noun,
André Ernest Modeste [ahn-drey er-nest maw-dest] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ ɛrˈnɛst mɔˈdɛst/ (Show IPA), 1741–1813, French operatic composer.
- gripey
-
adjective,
gripy.
- privet
-
noun,
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Ligustrum, especially L. vulgare, having clusters of small white flowers and commonly grown as a hedge.
- grivet
-
noun,
a small Abyssinian monkey, Cercopithecus aethiops, with a grayish back, gray tail, black face, and dark extremities.
- apathy
-
noun,
absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement.
- grocer
-
noun,
the owner or operator of a store that sells general food supplies and certain nonedible articles of household use, as soaps and paper products.
- Groote
-
noun,
Gerhard [Dutch khey-rahrt;; English gair-hahrt] /Dutch ˈxeɪ rɑrt;; English ˈgɛər hɑrt/ (Show IPA), (Gerardus Magnus) 1340–84, Dutch religious reformer, educator, and author: founder of the order of Brethren of the Common Life.
- groove
-
noun,
a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- groovy
-
adjective,
Slang. highly stimulating or attractive; excellent:
- hairdo
-
noun,
the style in which a person's hair is cut, arranged, and worn; coiffure.
- groper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gropes.
- Apache
-
noun,
a Parisian gangster, rowdy, or ruffian.
- Grover
-
noun,
a male given name.
- priory
-
noun,
a religious house governed by a prior or prioress, often dependent upon an abbey.
- pricer
-
noun,
(especially in retail stores) an employee who establishes prices at which articles will be sold, or one who affixes price tags to merchandise.
- pricey
-
adjective,
expensive or unduly expensive:
- hagio-
-
- dehort
-
verb (used with object),
to try to dissuade.
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- vector
-
noun,
Mathematics.
a quantity possessing both magnitude and direction, represented by an arrow the direction of which indicates the direction of the quantity and the length of which is proportional to the magnitude. Compare scalar (def 4).
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities obey the parallelogram law of addition.
such a quantity with the additional requirement that such quantities are to transform in a particular way under changes of the coordinate system.
any generalization of the above quantities.
- hepta-
-
- Aditya
-
noun,
one of the Vedic gods, the sons of Aditi.
- viator
-
noun,
a wayfarer; traveler.
- Hoover
-
noun,
Herbert (Clark) 1874–1964, 31st president of the U.S. 1929–33.
- poetry
-
noun,
the art of rhythmical composition, written or spoken, for exciting pleasure by beautiful, imaginative, or elevated thoughts.
- poetic
-
noun,
poetics.
- Horace
-
noun,
(Quintus Horatius Flaccus) 65–8 b.c, Roman poet and satirist.
- horary
-
adjective,
pertaining to an hour; indicating the hours:
- Horite
-
noun,
an ancient people of Edom living in the region of the Dead Sea, possibly identical with the Hurrians.
- horrid
-
adjective,
such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable.
- horror
-
noun,
an overwhelming and painful feeling caused by something frightfully shocking, terrifying, or revolting; a shuddering fear:
- podite
-
noun,
an arthropod limb.
- hooray
-
interjection, verb (used without object), noun,
hurrah.
- advice
-
noun,
an opinion or recommendation offered as a guide to action, conduct, etc.:
- advert
-
noun,
advertisement.
- poachy
-
adjective,
(of land) slushy; swampy.
- advect
-
verb (used with object),
to move by the process of advection.
- adroit
-
adjective,
expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body.
- Pythia
-
noun,
the priestess of Apollo at Delphi who delivered the oracles.
- pitchy
-
adjective,
full of or abounding in pitch.
- iatro-
-
- Pyrrho
-
noun,
c365–c275 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- hooter
-
noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- Hooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- heptad
-
noun,
the number seven.
- hydroa
-
noun,
any skin condition characterized by red vesicular areas.
- herdic
-
noun,
a low-hung carriage with two or four wheels, having the entrance at the back and the seats at the sides.
- heriot
-
noun,
a feudal service or tribute, originally of borrowed military equipment and later of a chattel, due to the lord on the death of a tenant.
- heroic
-
noun,
Usually, heroics. heroic verse.
- agric.
-
- pother
-
noun,
commotion; uproar.
- potage
-
noun,
soup, especially any thick soup made with cream.
- Verity
-
noun,
the state or quality of being true; accordance with fact or reality:
- hydric
-
adjective,
pertaining to or containing hydrogen.
- hydro-
-
- hiero-
-
- hoodie
-
noun,
Also, hoody. Informal. a hooded sweatshirt, sweater, or jacket.
- agaric
-
noun,
any fungus of the family Agaricaceae, including several common edible mushrooms.
- hyeto-
-
- hygric
-
adjective,
of or relating to moisture.
- hygro-
-
- Agadir
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Morocco: destroyed by earthquake in 1960; new town rebuilt S of original site.
- hyper-
-
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- Porter
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- hogtie
-
verb (used with object),
to tie (an animal) with all four feet together.
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- topog.
-
- tachy-
-
- dacoit
-
noun,
(in India and Burma) a member of a class of criminals who engage in organized robbery and murder.
- trader
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- carhop
-
noun,
a person who serves customers in their cars. at a drive-in restaurant.
- thrice
-
adverb,
three times, as in succession; on three occasions or in three ways.
- thrive
-
verb (used without object),
to prosper; be fortunate or successful.
- cirro-
-
- Corrie
-
noun,
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain.
- throve
-
verb,
a simple past tense of thrive.
- torpid
-
noun,
an eight-oared, clinker-built boat used for races at Oxford University during the Lenten term.
- Gadite
-
noun,
a member of the tribe of Gad.
- Carver
-
noun,
George Washington, 1864?–1943, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- thecia
-
noun,
hymenium.
- cypher
-
noun,
zero.
- cipher
-
noun,
zero.
- charco
-
noun,
a water hole, pool, or puddle.
- Tarvia
-
- cotype
-
noun,
a syntype.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- threap
-
noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- cahier
-
noun,
Bookbinding. a number of sheets of paper or leaves of a book placed together, as for binding.
- charge
-
noun,
expense or cost:
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- datcha
-
noun,
dacha.
- cardia
-
noun,
an opening that connects the esophagus and the upper part of the stomach.
- cervid
-
noun,
any member of the deer family, Cervidae, comprising deer, caribou, elk, and moose, characterized by the bearing of antlers in the male or in both sexes.
- datary
-
noun,
the office of the Curia Romana that investigates candidates for papal benefices.
- thoria
-
noun,
a white, heavy, water-insoluble powder, ThO 2 , used chiefly in incandescent mantles, as the Welsbach gas mantle.
- trepid
-
adjective,
fearful or apprehensive, especially trembling from fear.
- Thorpe
-
noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- darter
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- Thrace
-
noun,
an ancient region of varying extent in the E part of the Balkan Peninsula: later a Roman province; now in Bulgaria, Turkey, and Greece.
- cahoot
-
Idioms,
go cahoots, to share equally; become partners:
Also, go in cahoot with, go in cahoots.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- Torrey
-
noun,
John, 1796–1873, U.S. botanist and chemist.
- Chadic
-
noun,
a branch of the Afroasiatic family of languages, of which Hausa is the most widely spoken representative.
- chador
-
noun,
the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.
- chaeta
-
noun,
a bristle or seta, especially of a chaetopod.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- corody
-
noun,
a right to receive maintenance in the form of housing, food, or clothing, especially the right enjoyed by the sovereign or a private benefactor to receive such maintenance from a religious house.
- thread
-
noun,
a fine cord of flax, cotton, or other fibrous material spun out to considerable length, especially when composed of two or more filaments twisted together.
- teapoy
-
noun,
a small three-legged table or stand.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- dative
-
noun,
the dative case.
- carpic
-
- chigoe
-
noun,
a flea, Tunga penetrans, of tropical America and Africa, the impregnated female of which embeds itself in the skin, especially of the feet, of humans and animals and becomes greatly distended with eggs.
- chorea
-
noun,
any of several diseases of the nervous system characterized by jerky, involuntary movements, chiefly of the face and extremities.
- crypt-
-
- Chirac
-
noun,
Jacques (René) born 1932, prime minister of France 1974–76, 1986–88; president 1995–2007.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- chiro-
-
- carpo-
-
- tragic
-
noun,
the tragic, the element or quality of tragedy in literature, art, drama, etc.:
- choric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or written for a chorus.
- terror
-
noun,
intense, sharp, overmastering fear:
- choora
-
noun,
an Indian dagger having a sharply pointed, single-edged blade.
- cratch
-
noun,
a crib for fodder; manger.
- chirpy
-
adjective,
chirping or tending to chirp:
- choice
-
noun,
an act or instance of choosing; selection:
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- cravat
-
noun,
necktie (defs 1, 2).
- Choate
-
noun,
Joseph Hodges, 1832–1917, U.S. lawyer and diplomat.
- chori-
-
- chorio
-
- covert
-
noun,
a covering; cover.
- caryo-
-
- torpor
-
noun,
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- tephra
-
noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- Cicero
-
noun,
a Continental unit of measurement for type, equal to 12 Didot points, or 0.178 inches (4.5 mm), roughly comparable to a pica.
- cicada
-
noun,
any large homopterous insect of the family Cicadidae, the male of which produces a shrill sound by means of vibrating membranes on the underside of the abdomen.
- Charry
-
adjective,
of, like, or covered with charcoal.
- charro
-
noun,
a Mexican horseman or cowboy, typically one wearing an elaborate outfit, often with silver decorations, of tight trousers, ruffled shirt, short jacket, and sombrero.
- Charta
-
noun,
a strip of paper that is impregnated with a medicinal substance, for external application.
- crotch
-
noun,
a forking or place of forking, as of the human body between the legs.
- carrot
-
noun,
a plant, Daucus carota, of the parsley family, having pinnately decompound leaves and umbels of small white or yellow flowers, in its wild form a widespread, familiar weed, and in cultivation valued for its edible root.
- crayer
-
noun,
a small sailing vessel formerly used in trade along the coasts of western Europe.
- cheapo
-
noun,
Slang. cheapo.
- tirade
-
noun,
a prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation:
- Thayer
-
noun,
Sylvanus, 1785–1872, U.S. army officer and educator.
- tirage
-
noun,
the withdrawing of wine from a barrel, as for testing or tasting.
- Carrie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- cachet
-
noun,
an official seal, as on a letter or document.
- Cherry
-
noun,
the fruit of any of various trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, consisting of a pulpy, globular drupe enclosing a one-seeded smooth stone.
- tocher
-
noun,
a dowry; marriage settlement given to the groom by the bride or her family.
- cardi-
-
- catchy
-
adjective,
pleasing and easily remembered:
- credit
-
noun,
commendation or honor given for some action, quality, etc.:
- coheir
-
noun,
a joint heir.
- deathy
-
adjective, adverb,
deathly.
- cecity
-
noun,
blindness.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- dearth
-
noun,
an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack:
- Corday
-
noun,
Charlotte (Maria Anne Charlotte Corday d'Armont) 1768–93, French Revolutionary heroine: assassinated Jean-Paul Marat.
- Cedric
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Tagore
-
noun,
Sir Rabindranath [ruh-been-druh-naht] /rəˈbin drəˌnɑt/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, Indian poet: Nobel prize 1913.
- cohort
-
noun,
a group or company:
- copro-
-
- cerat-
-
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- torrid
-
adjective,
subject to parching or burning heat, especially of the sun, as a geographical area:
- Cathie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Cather
-
noun,
Willa (Sibert) [wil-uh see-bert] /ˈwɪl ə ˈsi bərt/ (Show IPA), 1876–1947, U.S. novelist.
- copier
-
noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- theory
-
noun,
a coherent group of tested general propositions, commonly regarded as correct, that can be used as principles of explanation and prediction for a class of phenomena:
Synonyms: principle, law, doctrine.
- coedit
-
verb (used with object),
to edit jointly with another.
- cavate
-
adjective,
hollowed out, as a space excavated from rock:
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- cootch
-
noun,
cooch.
- torero
-
noun,
a bullfighter, especially a matador.
- Cooper
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs casks, barrels, etc.
- caviar
-
noun,
the roe of sturgeon, especially the beluga, or other fish, usually served as an hors d'oeuvre or appetizer.
- Cooter
-
noun,
Chiefly Southern U.S. any of several large aquatic turtles of the southern U.S. and northern Mexico.
- decoct
-
verb (used with object),
to extract the flavor or essence of by boiling.
- coydog
-
noun,
the offspring of a coyote and a dog.
- Cavite
-
noun,
a seaport on W central Luzon, in the N Philippines, on Manila Bay: naval base.
- tacho-
-
- cavity
-
noun,
any hollow place; hollow.
- cootie
-
noun,
a louse, especially one affecting humans, as the body louse, head louse, or pubic louse.
- cavort
-
verb (used without object),
to prance or caper about.
- torchy
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a torch song or a torch singer.
- coyote
-
noun,
Also called prairie wolf. a buffy-gray, wolflike canid, Canis latrans, of North America, distinguished from the wolf by its relatively small size and its slender build, large ears, and narrow muzzle.
- Coptic
-
noun,
an Afroasiatic language of Egypt descended from ancient Egyptian, largely extinct as a spoken language since the 16th century but surviving as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church.
- toroid
-
noun,
a surface generated by the revolution of any closed plane curve or contour about an axis lying in its plane.
- Cathay
-
noun,
China.
- ceriph
-
noun,
serif.
- capita
-
noun,
plural of caput.
- Cathar
-
noun,
(in medieval Europe) a member of any of several rigorously ascetic Christian sects maintaining a dualistic theology.
- Trevor
-
noun,
William (William Trevor Cox) born 1928, Irish short-story writer and novelist.
- codger
-
noun,
an eccentric man, especially one who is old.
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- thyro-
-
- Varro
-
noun,
Marcus Terentius [tuh-ren-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /təˈrɛn ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), c116–27? b.c, Roman scholar and author.
- hoard
-
noun,
a supply or accumulation that is hidden or carefully guarded for preservation, future use, etc.:
- aeri-
-
- Tovey
-
noun,
Sir Donald Francis, 1875–1940, English music scholar.
- hoagy
-
noun,
a hero sandwich.
- porgy
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Pagrus pagrus, found in the Mediterranean and off the Atlantic coasts of Europe and America.
- Hoare
-
noun,
Sir Samuel John Gurney [gur-nee] /ˈgɜr ni/ (Show IPA), 1st Viscount Templewood [tem-puh l-woo d] /ˈtɛm pəlˌwʊd/ (Show IPA), 1880–1959, British statesman.
- hoary
-
adjective,
gray or white with age:
- cooch
-
noun,
a sinuous, quasi-Oriental dance performed by a woman and characterized chiefly by suggestive gyrating and shaking of the body.
- porch
-
noun,
an exterior appendage to a building, forming a covered approach or vestibule to a doorway.
- poove
-
noun,
poof2 .
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Aeria
-
noun,
an area in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
- aero-
-
- thio-
-
- Grove
-
noun,
a small wood or forested area, usually with no undergrowth:
- apace
-
adverb,
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- Agape
-
noun,
the love of God or Christ for humankind.
- priv.
-
- Harte
-
noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Agade
-
noun,
Akkad (def 2).
- Hypo-
-
- GROPE
-
noun,
an act or instance of groping.
- typo-
-
- Grote
-
noun,
George, 1794–1871, English historian.
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- varia
-
noun,
a variant reading.
- Harry
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Harold or Henry.
- Port.
-
- targe
-
noun,
a small, round shield; a target or buckler.
- hooey
-
noun,
silly or worthless talk, writing, ideas, etc.; nonsense; bunk:
- hyoid
-
noun,
the hyoid bone.
- grith
-
noun,
protection or asylum for a limited period of time, as under church or crown.
- horde
-
noun,
a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd:
- vari-
-
- Harar
-
noun,
a city in E Ethiopia.
- choir
-
noun,
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
- Hardy
-
noun,
a chisel or fuller with a square shank for insertion into a square hole (hardy hole) in a blacksmith's anvil.
- hort.
-
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- poet.
-
- Aegir
-
noun,
a sea god, husband of Ran, and host at feast of the gods spoiled by Loki.
- aecia
-
noun,
the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores.
- gript
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Hovey
-
noun,
Richard, 1864–1900, U.S. poet.
- hover
-
noun,
the act or state of hovering.
- chopa
-
noun,
any of several fishes, especially of the sea chub family, Kyphosidae, and the nibbler family, Girellidae.
- Card.
-
- cooey
-
noun,
cooee.
- pogey
-
noun,
Slang.. Also, pogy.
a package of food, candy, or other treats sent to a child at boarding school, a person in an institution, etc.
candy or a treat.
- Harpy
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a ravenous, filthy monster having a woman's head and a bird's body.
- pooch
-
noun,
a dog.
- Thorp
-
noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Groot
-
noun,
Huig [Dutch hoikh] /Dutch hɔɪx/ (Show IPA), de [duh] /də/ (Show IPA), or van [vahn] /vɑn/ (Show IPA), Hugo Grotius.
- pret.
-
- chore
-
noun,
a small or odd job; routine task.
- vetch
-
noun,
any of several mostly climbing plants belonging to the genus Vicia, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves ending in tendrils and bearing pealike flowers, especially V. sativa (spring vetch) cultivated for forage and soil improvement.
- Horae
-
plural noun,
goddesses of the seasons, of cyclical death and rebirth, and sometimes of social order, usually given as three in number, with the names Dike (Justice), Eunomia (Order), and Irene (Peace).
- carp-
-
- haori
-
noun,
a loose, knee-length, Japanese garment resembling a coat.
- apart
-
Idioms,
apart from, aside from; in addition to; besides:
- cocoa
-
noun,
a powder made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao, Theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
- coop.
-
- groat
-
noun,
a silver coin of England, equal to four pennies, issued from 1279 to 1662.
- chord
-
noun,
a feeling or emotion:
- Hayti
-
noun,
former name of Haiti (def 1).
- Prior
-
noun,
Informal. a prior conviction.
- cycad
-
noun,
any gymnospermous plant of the order Cycadales, intermediate in appearance between ferns and the palms, many species having a thick, unbranched, columnar trunk bearing a crown of large, leathery, pinnate leaves.
- V-Day
-
noun,
a day of final military victory.
- Carey
-
noun,
male given name, form of Carew.
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- vapor
-
noun,
a visible exhalation, as fog, mist, steam, smoke, or noxious gas, diffused through or suspended in the air:
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- third
-
noun,
a third part, especially of one (1/3).
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- hagia
-
plural noun,
the Eucharistic elements before or after the consecration.
- cargo
-
noun,
the lading or freight of a ship, airplane, etc.
- Hagar
-
noun,
the mother of Ishmael. Gen. 16.
- Caria
-
noun,
an ancient district in SW Asia Minor.
- aorta
-
noun,
the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- Circe
-
noun,
Also, Kirke. Also called Aeaea. Classical Mythology. the enchantress represented by Homer as turning the companions of Odysseus into swine by means of a magic drink.
- CIRCA
-
preposition, adverb,
about: (used especially in) approximate dates:
Abbreviation: ca, ca., c., c, cir., circ.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- ahead
-
Idioms,
ahead of,
in front of; before:
superior to; beyond:
in advance of; at an earlier time than:
- pred.
-
- tiara
-
noun,
a jeweled, ornamental coronet worn by women.
- heart
-
noun,
Anatomy. a hollow, pumplike organ of blood circulation, composed mainly of rhythmically contractile smooth muscle, located in the chest between the lungs and slightly to the left and consisting of four chambers: a right atrium that receives blood returning from the body via the superior and inferior vena cavae, a right ventricle that pumps the blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs for oxygenation, a left atrium that receives the oxygenated blood via the pulmonary veins and passes it through the mitral valve, and a left ventricle that pumps the oxygenated blood, via the aorta, throughout the body.
- coach
-
noun,
a large, horse-drawn, four-wheeled carriage, usually enclosed.
- Heady
-
adjective,
intoxicating:
- Havre
-
noun,
a city in N Montana.
- vatic
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet.
- havoc
-
noun,
great destruction or devastation; ruinous damage.
- civet
-
noun,
a yellowish, unctuous substance with a strong musklike odor, obtained from a pouch in the genital region of civets and used in perfumery.
- Haida
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people inhabiting the Queen Charlotte Islands in British Columbia and Prince of Wales Island in Alaska.
- cyto-
-
- aitch
-
noun,
the letter H, h.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- heavy
-
noun,
a somber or ennobled theatrical role or character: Othello.
- podo-
-
- hect-
-
- haver
-
noun,
friend; comrade; companion.
- agro-
-
- coact
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do or act together.
- Harve
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Harvey.
- tiger
-
noun,
a large, carnivorous, tawny-colored and black-striped feline, Panthera tigris, of Asia, ranging in several subspecies from India and the Malay Peninsula to Siberia: the entire species is endangered, with some subspecies thought to be extinct.
- Hydra
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a water or marsh serpent with nine heads, each of which, if cut off, grew back as two; Hercules killed this serpent by cauterizing the necks as he cut off the heads.
- hairy
-
adjective,
covered with hair; having much hair.
- cyder
-
noun,
cider.
- Pride
-
noun,
a high or inordinate opinion of one's own dignity, importance, merit, or superiority, whether as cherished in the mind or as displayed in bearing, conduct, etc.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- cider
-
noun,
the juice pressed from apples (or formerly from some other fruit) used for drinking, either before fermentation (sweet cider) or after fermentation (hard cider) or for making applejack, vinegar, etc.
- agcy.
-
- cigar
-
noun,
a more or less cylindrical roll of tobacco cured for smoking, of any of various lengths, thicknesses, degrees of straightness, etc., usually wrapped in a tobacco leaf.
- Agave
-
noun,
any of numerous American plants belonging to the genus Agave, of the agave family, species of which are cultivated for economic or ornamental purposes: A. arizonica, of central Arizona, is an endangered species.
- Agate
-
noun,
a variegated chalcedony showing curved, colored bands or other markings.
- hier-
-
- prier
-
noun,
a person who pries; a curious or inquisitive person.
- pryer
-
noun,
prier.
- Tigre
-
noun,
a Semitic language spoken in northern Ethiopia.
- Ahira
-
noun,
a Naphtalite who assisted Moses with the census in the wilderness. Num. 1:15; 2:29.
- hydr-
-
- carat
-
noun,
a unit of weight in gemstones, 200 milligrams (about 3 grains of troy or avoirdupois weight). Abbreviation: c., ct.
- Tyche
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of fortune.
- herry
-
verb (used with or without object),
harry.
- Cypro
-
- prae-
-
- Herod
-
noun,
("the Great") 73?–4 b.c, king of Judea 37–4.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- herp.
-
- hater
-
noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- pricy
-
adjective,
pricey.
- Hadar
-
noun,
a first magnitude star in the constellation Centaurus.
- Vedic
-
noun,
Also called Vedic Sanskrit. the language of the Veda, closely related to classical Sanskrit.
- agora
-
noun,
a popular political assembly.
- Tycho
-
noun,
a prominent crater in the third quadrant of the face of the moon, about 56 miles (90 km) in diameter.
- Thira
-
noun,
Thera.
- Verdi
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1813–1901, Italian composer.
- tache
-
noun,
a buckle; clasp.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- vice-
-
- chive
-
noun,
a small bulbous plant, Allium schoenoprasum, related to the leek and onion, having long, slender leaves that are used as a seasoning.
- path-
-
- Ophir
-
noun,
a country of uncertain location, possibly southern Arabia or the eastern coast of Africa, from which gold and precious stones and trees were brought for Solomon. I Kings 10:11.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- opto-
-
- orach
-
noun,
any plant of the genus Atriplex, especially A. hortensis, of the amaranth family, cultivated for use like spinach.
- oracy
-
noun,
the ability to express oneself in and understand spoken language.
- Cath.
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- acct.
-
- pathy
-
- orch.
-
- Viper
-
noun,
any of several venomous Old World snakes of the genus Vipera, especially V. berus, a small snake common in northern Eurasia.
- ACCRA
-
noun,
the wood of a sapele.
- cert.
-
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- order
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- pated
-
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Oreg.
-
- cero-
-
- patch
-
noun,
a small piece of material used to mend a tear or break, to cover a hole, or to strengthen a weak place:
- vireo
-
noun,
any of several small, insectivorous American birds of the family Vireonidae, having the plumage usually olive-green or gray above and white or yellow below.
- 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.
- Oriya
-
noun,
an Indic language spoken in Odisha, in eastern India.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- pedo-
-
- PEDir
-
- pedi-
-
- achoo
-
interjection,
ahchoo.
- chair
-
noun,
a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms.
- to-do
-
noun,
bustle; fuss:
- ogive
-
noun,
Architecture.
a diagonal vaulting rib.
a pointed arch.
- Vigor
-
noun,
active strength or force.
- peavy
-
noun,
peavey.
- peaty
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing the substance peat.
- Peary
-
noun,
Robert Edwin, 1856–1920, U.S. admiral and arctic explorer.
- patr-
-
- oidea
-
- Achad
-
noun,
Akkad.
- peach
-
noun,
the subacid, juicy, drupaceous fruit of a tree, Prunus persica, of the rose family.
- Chaga
-
noun,
a member of a Bantu people of northern Tanzania.
- pavid
-
adjective,
timid; afraid; fearful; frightened.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- Pavia
-
noun,
a city in N Italy, S of Milan: Charles V captured Francis I here.
- Paver
-
noun,
a person or thing that paves.
- ootid
-
noun,
the cell that results from the meiotic divisions of an oocyte and matures into an ovum.
- acet-
-
- Chaco
-
noun,
a part of the Gran Chaco region in central South America, in Bolivia, Paraguay, and Argentina. About 100,000 sq. mi. (259,000 sq. km).
- orig.
-
- Accad
-
noun,
Akkad.
- chap.
-
- pacha
-
noun,
pasha.
- topo-
-
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Torah
-
noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- pari-
-
- torch
-
noun,
a light to be carried in the hand, consisting of some combustible substance, as resinous wood, or of twisted flax or the like soaked with tallow or other flammable substance, ignited at the upper end.
- pardy
-
adverb, interjection,
pardi.
- pardi
-
adverb, interjection,
verily; indeed.
- parch
-
verb (used with object),
to make extremely, excessively, or completely dry, as heat, sun, and wind do.
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Parca
-
noun,
an ancient Roman goddess of childbirth and destiny.
Compare Parcae.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- 30-30
-
- voter
-
noun,
a person who votes.
- pager
-
noun,
something, as a book or brochure, having a specified number of pages (usually used in combination):
- Paget
-
noun,
Sir James, 1814–99, English surgeon and pathologist.
- 2,4-d
-
noun,
a white to yellow, crystalline powder, C 8 H 6 O 3 Cl 2 , slightly soluble in water: used for killing weeds.
- caver
-
noun,
a person who studies or explores caves.
- para-
-
- payer
-
noun,
a person who pays.
- Paige
-
noun,
Leroy Robert ("Satchel") 1906–82, U.S. baseball player.
- ovoid
-
noun,
an ovoid body.
- Ceara
-
noun,
Fortaleza.
- ceric
-
adjective,
containing cerium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- part.
-
- parve
-
adjective,
pareve.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- Cathy
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Catherine.
- Orth.
-
- acari
-
noun,
plural of acarus.
- virga
-
noun,
streaks of water drops or ice particles falling out of a cloud and evaporating before reaching the ground (distinguished from praecipitatio).
- AC/DC
-
adjective,
sexually responsive to both men and women; bisexual.
- Virgo
-
noun,
Astronomy. the Virgin, a zodiacal constellation between Leo and Libra, containing the bright star Spica.
- party
-
noun,
a social gathering, as of invited guests at a private home, for conversation, refreshments, entertainment, etc.:
- Other
-
noun,
the other one:
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- voice
-
noun,
the sound or sounds uttered through the mouth of living creatures, especially of human beings in speaking, shouting, singing, etc.
- Parry
-
noun,
an act or instance of parrying, as in fencing.
- ovary
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. the female gonad or reproductive gland, in which the ova and the hormones that regulate female secondary sex characteristics develop.
- ovate
-
adjective,
egg-shaped.
- over-
-
- Vitry
-
noun,
Philippe de [fee-leep duh] /fiˈlip də/ (Show IPA), 1290?–1361, French music theorist, composer, and poet.
- vocat
-
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- vogie
-
adjective,
conceited; proud.
- overt
-
adjective,
open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret:
- Cechy
-
noun,
Czech name of Bohemia.
- Oveta
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- octo-
-
- podia
-
noun,
a small platform for the conductor of an orchestra, a public speaker, the recipient of a sports medal, etc.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- ideo-
-
- Chico
-
noun,
greasewood (def 1).
- chiao
-
noun,
jiao.
- pyoid
-
adjective,
pertaining to pus; puslike.
- piety
-
noun,
reverence for God or devout fulfillment of religious obligations:
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Adige
-
noun,
a river in N Italy, flowing SE to the Adriatic Sea. 220 miles (354 km) long.
- toady
-
noun,
an obsequious flatterer; sycophant.
- Carry
-
noun,
range, as of a gun.
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- Chevy
-
noun,
a hunting cry.
- Idaho
-
noun,
a state in the NW United States. 83,557 sq. mi. (216,415 sq. km). Capital: Boise.
Abbreviation: ID (for use with zip code), Id., Ida.
- pico-
-
- Vichy
-
noun,
a city in central France: provisional capital of unoccupied France 1940–1942; hot springs.
- Vycor
-
- chert
-
noun,
a compact rock consisting essentially of microcrystalline quartz.
- Piave
-
noun,
a river in NE Italy, flowing S and SE into the Adriatic. 137 miles (220 km) long.
- today
-
noun,
this present day:
- cheat
-
noun,
a person who acts dishonestly, deceives, or defrauds:
- iodo-
-
- adapt
-
verb (used with object),
to make suitable to requirements or conditions; adjust or modify fittingly:
- yo-ho
-
interjection,
(used as a call or shout to attract attention, accompany effort, etc.)
- chide
-
verb (used with object),
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach:
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- phot.
-
- chirr
-
noun,
the sound of chirring.
- vicar
-
noun,
Church of England.
a person acting as priest of a parish in place of the rector, or as representative of a religious community to which tithes belong.
the priest of a parish the tithes of which are impropriated and who receives only the smaller tithes or a salary.
- podgy
-
adjective,
pudgy.
- advt.
-
- tired
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- poche
-
noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- Chita
-
noun,
a city in the SE Russian Federation in Asia.
- poach
-
verb (used with object),
to trespass on (private property), especially in order to hunt or fish.
- pivot
-
noun,
a pin, point, or short shaft on the end of which something rests and turns, or upon and about which something rotates or oscillates.
- yacht
-
noun,
a vessel used for private cruising, racing, or other noncommercial purposes.
- Yager
-
noun,
jaeger (defs 2, 3).
- adyta
-
noun,
(in ancient worship) a sacred place that the public was forbidden to enter; an inner shrine.
- pithy
-
adjective,
brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible:
- Yahoo
-
noun,
(in Swift's Gulliver's Travels) one of a race of brutes, having the form and all the vices of humans, who are subject to the Houyhnhnms.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- chirp
-
noun,
a chirping sound.
- Adore
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- adopt
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- pitch
-
noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- iatry
-
- pyro-
-
- pyric
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or resulting from burning.
- ichor
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. an ethereal fluid flowing in the veins of the gods.
- cheap
-
Idioms,
cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:
- phore
-
- chape
-
noun,
the lowermost terminal mount of a scabbard.
- ocher
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- Perry
-
noun,
a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- acro-
-
- oared
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- acrid
-
adjective,
sharp or biting to the taste or smell; bitterly pungent; irritating to the eyes, nose, etc.:
- peri-
-
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- Percy
-
noun,
Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader.
- video
-
noun,
a program, movie, or other visual media product featuring moving images, with or without audio, that is recorded and saved digitally or on videocassette:
- perch
-
noun,
a pole or rod, usually horizontal, serving as a roost for birds.
- Ochoa
-
noun,
Severo [suh-vair-oh;; Spanish se-ve-raw] /səˈvɛər oʊ;; Spanish sɛˈvɛ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1905–93, U.S. biochemist, born in Spain: Nobel Prize in medicine 1959.
- Perth
-
noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- ochre
-
noun,
any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- char-
-
- vidya
-
noun,
transcendental knowledge leading toward Brahman.
- acpt.
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- octa-
-
- Vidor
-
noun,
King (Wallis) 1895–1982, U.S. motion-picture director and producer.
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- acity
-
- cata-
-
- acidy
-
adjective,
of the nature of or resembling acid; sharp; sour:
- pert.
-
- peta-
-
- adage
-
noun,
a traditional saying expressing a common experience or observation; proverb.
- PharD
-
- chart
-
noun,
a sheet exhibiting information in tabular form.
- charr
-
noun,
char2 .
- phyte
-
- irade
-
noun,
a decree of a Muslim ruler.
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- phyre
-
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- chary
-
adjective,
cautious or careful; wary:
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Pharr
-
noun,
a city in S Texas.
- Chari
-
noun,
Shari.
- carve
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (a solid material) so as to form something:
- itchy
-
adjective,
having or causing an itching sensation.
- phagy
-
- phage
-
noun,
bacteriophage.
- Chard
-
noun,
a variety of beet, Beta vulgaris cicla, having leaves and leafstalks that are used as a vegetable.
- ither
-
adjective, pronoun, adverb,
other.
- actg.
-
- Vidar
-
noun,
a son of Odin, who will survive Ragnarok after killing Fenrir.
- petri
-
- Ivory
-
noun,
the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- petr-
-
- gripy
-
adjective,
resembling or causing gripes.
- vapid
-
adjective,
lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid; flat:
- gripe
-
noun,
the act of gripping, grasping, or clutching.
- crier
-
noun,
a person who cries.
- Roger
-
noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “fame” and “spear.”.
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- cryo-
-
- avdp.
-
- eyrir
-
noun,
an aluminum bronze coin of Iceland, the 100th part of a króna.
- repay
-
verb (used with object),
to pay back or refund, as money.
- Roget
-
noun,
Peter Mark, 1779–1869, English physician and author of a thesaurus.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- Royce
-
noun,
Josiah, 1855–1916, U.S. philosopher and educator.
- eight
-
noun,
a cardinal number, seven plus one.
- cried
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- ephod
-
noun,
a richly embroidered, apronlike vestment having two shoulder straps and ornamental attachments for securing the breastplate, worn with a waistband by the high priest. Ex. 28:6, 7, 25–28.
- ephor
-
noun,
one of a body of magistrates in various ancient Dorian states, especially at Sparta, where a body of five was elected annually by the people.
- Davao
-
noun,
a seaport on SE Mindanao, in the S Philippines.
- tried
-
noun,
an attempt or effort:
- Reich
-
noun,
(with reference to Germany) empire; realm; nation.
- Regt.
-
- epoch
-
noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- cacti
-
noun,
any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.
- Diver
-
noun,
a person or thing that dives.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- rept.
-
- crit.
-
- retd.
-
- triga
-
noun,
a two-wheeled chariot drawn by a team of three horses.
- retch
-
noun,
the act or an instance of retching.
- trig.
-
- rodeo
-
noun,
a public exhibition of cowboy skills, as bronco riding and calf roping.
- caco-
-
- doeth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- privy
-
noun,
outhouse (def 1).
- payt.
-
- Egadi
-
noun,
a group of islands in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of W Sicily. 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km).
- Egypt
-
noun,
Arab Republic of. a republic in NE Africa. 386,198 sq. mi. (1,000,252 sq. km). Capital: Cairo.
Formerly (1958–71) United Arab Republic.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- aroid
-
noun,
any plant of the arum family.
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- Trier
-
noun,
a person or thing that tries or tests; tester.
- arith
-
- divot
-
noun,
Golf. a piece of turf gouged out with a club in making a stroke.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- ditch
-
noun,
a long, narrow excavation made in the ground by digging, as for draining or irrigating land; trench.
- ergo-
-
- Edith
-
noun,
a female given name: from Old English words meaning “rich, happy” and “war.”.
- evict
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (a person, especially a tenant) from land, a building, etc., by legal process, as for nonpayment of rent. Synonyms: eject, remove, dispossess, dislodge.
- 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.
- etrog
-
noun,
Judaism. a citron for use with the lulav during the Sukkoth festival service.
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- recpt
-
- areo-
-
- Dirac
-
noun,
Paul Adrien Maurice, 1902–84, British physicist, in the U.S. after 1971: Nobel Prize 1933.
- Davie
-
noun,
a town in SE Florida.
- Evita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Eva.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Areca
-
noun,
any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
- Evora
-
noun,
a city in central Portugal: Roman ruins; cathedral.
- Recit
-
- davit
-
noun,
any of various cranelike devices used singly or in pairs for supporting, raising, and lowering especially boats, anchors, and cargo over a hatchway or side of a ship.
- recip
-
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Taira
-
noun,
a member of a powerful family in Japan that ruled the country 1160–85.
- reata
-
noun,
riata.
- taiga
-
noun,
the coniferous evergreen forests of subarctic lands, covering vast areas of northern North America and Eurasia.
- Dirae
-
plural noun,
the Furies. See fury (def 3).
- Terry
-
noun,
the loop formed by the pile of a fabric when left uncut.
- dirty
-
Idioms,
do (someone) dirty, Slang. to treat unfairly or reprehensibly, as by cheating or slandering.
- avert
-
verb (used with object),
to turn away or aside:
- Arica
-
noun,
a seaport in N Chile.
- ergot
-
noun,
Plant Pathology.
a disease of rye and other cereal grasses, caused by a fungus of the genus Claviceps, especially C. purpurea, which replaces the affected grain with a long, hard, blackish sclerotial body.
the sclerotial body itself.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- Avery
-
noun,
Milton, 1893–1965, U.S. painter.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- dirge
-
noun,
a funeral song or tune, or one expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead.
- ERICA
-
noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- Arhat
-
noun,
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.
Compare Bodhisattva.
- tayra
-
noun,
a small animal, Eira barbara, of the weasel family, ranging from Mexico to tropical South America.
- Crecy
-
noun,
Also, Cressy. a village in N France, NNW of Reims: English victory over the French 1346.
- Terri
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Theresa.
- crave
-
verb (used with object),
to long for; want greatly; desire eagerly:
- argot
-
noun,
a specialized idiomatic vocabulary peculiar to a particular class or group of people, especially that of an underworld group, devised for private communication and identification:
- error
-
noun,
a deviation from accuracy or correctness; a mistake, as in action or speech:
- redia
-
noun,
a cylindrical larval stage of some trematodes, produced by a sporocyst and giving rise to daughter rediae or to cercariae.
- trop-
-
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- Edyth
-
noun,
a female given name.
- edit.
-
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- drier
-
noun,
a person or thing that dries.
- Drave
-
noun,
the act of driving.
- Rider
-
noun,
a person who rides a horse or other animal, a bicycle, etc.
- drear
-
adjective,
dreary.
- 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.
- Dacia
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom and later a Roman province in S Europe between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, corresponding generally to modern Romania and adjacent regions.
- athar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Dache
-
noun,
Lilly, 1914?–1989, U.S. hat designer, born in France.
- dacha
-
noun,
a Russian country house or villa.
- dryer
-
noun,
Also, drier. a machine, appliance, or apparatus for removing moisture, as by forced ventilation or heat:
- Ryder
-
noun,
Albert Pinkham [ping-kuh m] /ˈpɪŋ kəm/ (Show IPA), 1847–1917, U.S. painter.
- dript
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- 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.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- dopey
-
adjective,
stupid; inane:
- River
-
noun,
a natural stream of water of fairly large size flowing in a definite course or channel or series of diverging and converging channels.
- Dacca
-
noun,
Dhaka.
- daric
-
noun,
a gold coin and monetary unit of ancient Persia.
- rivet
-
noun,
a metal pin for passing through holes in two or more plates or pieces to hold them together, usually made with a head at one end, the other end being hammered into a head after insertion.
- droit
-
noun,
a legal right or claim.
- Drava
-
noun,
a river in S central Europe, flowing E and SE from the Alps in S Austria, through NE Slovenia, along a part of the border between Hungary and Croatia into the Danube in Croatia. 450 miles (725 km) long.
- ative
-
- Dario
-
noun,
Rubén [roo-ven] /ruˈvɛn/ (Show IPA), (Félix Rubén García Sarmiento) 1867–1916, Nicaraguan poet and diplomat.
- Dover
-
noun,
a seaport in E Kent, in SE England: point nearest the coast of France.
- dorty
-
adjective,
sullen; sulky.
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- dairy
-
noun,
an establishment, as a room, building, or buildings, where milk and cream are kept and butter and cheese are made.
- Tarai
-
noun,
Terai.
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- atory
-
- DOVAP
-
noun,
Electronics. a system for plotting the trajectory of a missile or other rapidly moving long-range object by means of the Doppler effect exhibited by radio waves bounced off the object.
- rigor
-
noun,
strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- trave
-
noun,
a crossbeam.
- right
-
noun,
a just claim or title, whether legal, prescriptive, or moral:
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- ridgy
-
adjective,
rising in a ridge or ridges.
- Drago
-
noun,
Luis María [loo-is muh-ree-uh;; Spanish loo-ees mah-ree-ah] /ˈlu ɪs məˈri ə;; Spanish luˈis mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1921, Argentine jurist and statesman.
- atopy
-
noun,
an allergy, involving an inherited immunoglobulin of the IgE type, that predisposes a person to certain allergic responses, as atopic dermatitis.
- ridge
-
noun,
a long, narrow elevation of land; a chain of hills or mountains.
- trigo
-
noun,
wheat; field of wheat.
- Doric
-
noun,
a dialect of ancient Greek spoken on Rhodes and other islands of the Dodecanese, in Crete, in Syracuse, and in all of the Peloponnesus except Arcadia.
- Drape
-
noun,
a curtain or hanging of heavy fabric and usually considerable length, especially either of a pair for covering a window and drawn open and shut horizontally.
- droop
-
noun,
a sagging, sinking, bending, or hanging down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- tarry
-
noun,
a stay; sojourn.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- cache
-
noun,
a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.:
- rhet.
-
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- terr.
-
- cacao
-
noun,
a small tropical American evergreen tree, Theobroma cacao, cultivated for its seeds, the source of cocoa, chocolate, etc.
- rheda
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a four-wheeled traveling carriage.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- atria
-
noun,
Architecture.
Also called cavaedium. the main or central room of an ancient Roman house, open to the sky at the center and usually having a pool for the collection of rain water.
a courtyard, flanked or surrounded by porticoes, in front of an early or medieval Christian church.
a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house.
- ecto-
-
- Croce
-
noun,
Benedetto [be-ne-det-taw] /ˌbɛ nɛˈdɛt tɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1952, Italian statesman, philosopher, and historian.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- dogie
-
noun,
a motherless calf in a cattle herd.
- arrgt
-
- array
-
noun,
order or arrangement, as of troops drawn up for battle.
- EDGAR
-
noun,
an award given annually in various categories of mystery writing.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- arrah
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise or excitement.)
- dogey
-
noun,
dogie.
- edict
-
noun,
a decree issued by a sovereign or other authority. Synonyms: dictum, pronouncement.
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- rhod-
-
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- riata
-
noun,
a lariat.
- drove
-
noun,
a number of oxen, sheep, or swine driven in a group; herd; flock.
- Tchad
-
noun,
Chad.
- Roach
-
noun,
a cockroach.
- Teach
-
noun,
Informal. teacher.
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- ricer
-
noun,
an implement for ricing potatoes, squash, etc., by pressing them through small holes.
- ricey
-
adjective,
pertaining to, resembling, or containing rice.
- troch
-
- ca-ca
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- Rhoda
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rhoea
-
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- teary
-
adjective,
of or like tears.
- tech.
-
- techy
-
noun,
techie.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Earth
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite.
- tepid
-
adjective,
moderately warm; lukewarm:
- tera-
-
- Ready
-
noun,
the state or condition of being ready.
- Craig
-
noun,
Edward Gordon, 1872–1966, English stage designer, producer, and author.
- tardy
-
adjective,
late; behind time; not on time:
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- grade
-
noun,
a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity:
- RADAR
-
noun,
Electronics. a device for determining the presence and location of an object by measuring the time for the echo of a radio wave to return from it and the direction from which it returns.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Rover
-
noun,
a person who roves; wanderer.
- gyro-
-
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- girth
-
noun,
the measure around anything; circumference.
- deci-
-
- rotor
-
noun,
Electricity. a rotating member of a machine.
Compare stator (def 1).
- Apoc.
-
- Derry
-
noun,
a meaningless refrain or chorus in old songs.
- Cayce
-
noun,
a town in central South Carolina.
- givey
-
adjective,
(especially of soil) moist, soft, or spongy.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- theo-
-
- arche
-
- Decca
-
noun,
a British radio navigational aid by which a fix is obtained by determining phase difference between continuous-wave signals from two synchronized fixed signals.
- Radha
-
noun,
the milkmaid who became the consort of Krishna.
- Grace
-
noun,
elegance or beauty of form, manner, motion, or action:
Synonyms: attractiveness, charm, gracefulness, comeliness, ease, lissomeness, fluidity.
Antonyms: stiffness, ugliness, awkwardness, clumsiness; klutziness.
- cagey
-
adjective,
cautious, wary, or shrewd:
- gotra
-
noun,
a Hindu clan tracing its paternal lineage from a common ancestor, usually a saint or sage.
- grape
-
noun,
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- decry
-
verb (used with object),
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of:
- Gerry
-
noun,
Elbridge [el-brij] /ˈɛl brɪdʒ/ (Show IPA), 1744–1814, U.S. politician: vice president 1813–14.
Compare gerrymander.
- Capra
-
noun,
Frank, 1897–1991, U.S. film director and producer, born in Italy.
- proc.
-
- cager
-
noun,
Informal. a basketball player.
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- hedgy
-
adjective,
abounding in hedges.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- corr.
-
- Tracy
-
noun,
Spencer, 1900–67, U.S. film actor.
- archy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Archibald.
- copr-
-
- corp.
-
- rrhea
-
- Archd
-
- rayah
-
noun,
a Christian subject of an Ottoman ruler.
- Triad
-
noun,
a group of three, especially of three closely related persons or things.
- depth
-
noun,
a dimension taken through an object or body of material, usually downward from an upper surface, horizontally inward from an outer surface, or from top to bottom of something regarded as one of several layers.
- dept.
-
- theor
-
- tropy
-
- gooey
-
adjective,
like or covered with goo; sticky; viscid.
- Govt.
-
- goopy
-
adjective,
characteristic of goop; sticky, viscous.
- Prot.
-
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Prog.
-
- Gordy
-
noun,
Berry, Jr, born 1929, U.S. music and record producer: founder of Motown records.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- Gorey
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- trove
-
noun,
a collection of objects.
- Goth.
-
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- Caird
-
noun,
a traveling tinker, especially a gypsy.
- Provo
-
noun,
a Dutch or German political agitator, especially in the 1960s and 1970s.
- decoy
-
noun,
a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like.
- Arch.
-
- Godey
-
noun,
Louis Antoine [an-twahn] /ˈæn twɑn/ (Show IPA), 1804–78, U.S. publisher: founded the first women's magazine in the U.S. 1830.
- godet
-
noun,
a triangular piece of fabric, often rounded at the top, inserted in a garment to give fullness.
Compare gore3 (def 1), gusset (def 1).
- corgi
-
noun,
Welsh corgi.
- Corey
-
noun,
Elias James, born 1928, U.S. chemist and educator: Nobel Prize 1990.
- Goody
-
noun,
Usually, goodies. something especially attractive or pleasing, especially cake, cookies, or candy.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- prove
-
verb (used with object),
to establish the truth or genuineness of, as by evidence or argument:
- Prov.
-
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Gooch
-
noun,
George Peabody, 1873–1968, English historian.
- prod.
-
- gerah
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew weight and coin, equal to 1/20 (0.05) of a shekel.
- Gerar
-
noun,
an ancient city in Palestine, near the Mediterranean: now an archaeological site in Israel.
- dhoti
-
noun,
a long loincloth worn by many Hindu men in India.
- Garth
-
noun,
Also called cloister garth. an open courtyard enclosed by a cloister.
- dicta
-
noun,
a plural of dictum.
- covet
-
verb (used with object),
to desire wrongfully, inordinately, or without due regard for the rights of others:
- cover
-
noun,
something that covers, as the lid of a container or the binding of a book.
- Apgar
-
noun,
Virginia, 1909–74, U.S. physician: developed test to evaluate health of newborns.
- covey
-
noun,
a brood or small flock of partridges or similar birds.
- cooty
-
noun,
cootie1 .
- dict.
-
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- dicot
-
noun,
a dicotyledon.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Death
-
noun,
the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
Compare brain death.
- dich-
-
- geoid
-
noun,
an imaginary surface that coincides with mean sea level in the ocean and its extension through the continents.
- gater
-
noun,
gator.
- apery
-
noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- Deity
-
noun,
a god or goddess.
- Gatha
-
noun,
one of several groups of hymns (the Gathas) forming the oldest part of the Avesta.
- rcpt.
-
- griot
-
noun,
a member of a hereditary caste among the peoples of western Africa whose function is to keep an oral history of the tribe or village and to entertain with stories, poems, songs, dances, etc.
- gride
-
noun,
a griding or grating sound.
- Tahoe
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in E California and W Nevada, in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: resort. About 200 sq. mi. (520 sq. km); 6225 feet (1897 meters) above sea level.
- reach
-
noun,
an act or instance of reaching:
- rooty
-
noun,
bread.
- Gaeta
-
noun,
a seaport in W central Italy, on the Gulf of Gaeta off the Tyrrhenian Sea.
- cracy
-
- grice
-
noun,
a pig, especially a young or suckling pig.
- Garda
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N Italy: the largest lake in Italy. 35 miles (56 km) long; 143 sq. mi. (370 sq. km).
- dight
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to dress; adorn.
- Deary
-
noun,
darling.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- ardor
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- Greta
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Margaret.
- gaper
-
noun,
a person or thing that gapes.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- dicey
-
adjective,
unpredictable; risky; uncertain.
- GATED
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gravy
-
noun,
the fat and juices that drip from cooking meat, often thickened, seasoned, flavored, etc., and used as a sauce for meat, potatoes, rice, etc.
- their
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- diag.
-
- Corvo
-
noun,
a dry red or white wine of Sicily.
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- cadge
-
noun,
a frame on which hawks are carried to the field.
- rapid
-
noun,
Usually, rapids. a part of a river where the current runs very swiftly.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- raphe
-
noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- aphid
-
noun,
any of numerous tiny soft-bodied insects of the family Aphididae of worldwide distribution, that suck the sap from the stems and leaves of various plants, some developing wings when overcrowding occurs: an important pest of many fruit trees and vegetable crops.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- graph
-
noun,
a diagram representing a system of connections or interrelations among two or more things by a number of distinctive dots, lines, bars, etc.
- rayed
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- cadgy
-
adjective,
cheerful; merry.
- geod.
-
- avoid
-
verb (used with object),
to keep away from; keep clear of; shun:
- Gotha
-
noun,
a city in S Thuringia, in central Germany.
- Decay
-
noun,
decomposition; rot:
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- theca
-
noun,
a case or receptacle.
- Capt.
-
- grave
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth in which to bury a dead body.
- gator
-
noun,
Southern U.S. Informal. alligator.
- deca-
-
- rathe
-
adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- grate
-
noun,
a frame of metal bars for holding fuel when burning, as in a fireplace, furnace, or stove.
- ratch
-
noun,
a ratchet.
- diary
-
noun,
a daily record, usually private, especially of the writer's own experiences, observations, feelings, attitudes, etc.
- grapy
-
adjective,
of, like, or composed of grapes.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tri-
-
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- pct.
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- par.
-
- peag
-
noun,
wampum (def 1).
- rive
-
verb (used with object),
to tear or rend apart:
- riv.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Tara
-
noun,
a village in the NE Republic of Ireland, NW of Dublin: home of the ancient Irish kings (Hill of Tara)
- Pavo
-
noun,
the Peacock, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Indus.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- pave
-
noun,
Southern Louisiana. a paved road.
- thi-
-
- tach
-
noun,
tachometer.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- 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.
- 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.
- rood
-
noun,
a crucifix, especially a large one at the entrance to the choir or chancel of a medieval church, often supported on a rood beam or rood screen.
- pat.
-
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- Virg
-
- trid
-
- Tapa
-
noun,
(especially in Spain) a snack or appetizer, typically served with wine or beer.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- voc.
-
- Rory
-
noun,
a male given name.
- ropy
-
adjective,
resembling a rope or ropes:
- rit.
-
- Vito
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Vite
-
adverb,
briskly; lively.
- 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.
- tahr
-
noun,
any of several Old World wild goats of the genus Hemitragus, as H. jemlahicus (Himalayan tahr) introduced into New Zealand, having a long mane and short, stout, recurving horns: most are endangered or threatened in their native regions.
- VITA
-
noun,
curriculum vitae (def 1).
- void
-
noun,
an empty space; emptiness:
- patd
-
- road
-
noun,
a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
- top-
-
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Trey
-
noun,
a playing card or a die having three pips.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- toey
-
adjective,
touchy or restive; apprehensive; fractious.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- toga
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
- paty
-
adjective,
(of a cross) having arms of equal length, each expanding outward from the center; formée:
- Togo
-
noun,
Heihachiro [hey-hah-chee-raw] /ˈheɪ hɑˈtʃi rɔ/ (Show IPA), Marquis, 1847–1934, Japanese admiral.
- rpt.
-
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Rodi
-
noun,
Italian name of Rhodes.
- Tory
-
noun,
a member of the Conservative Party in Great Britain or Canada.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- Vote
-
noun,
a formal expression of opinion or choice, either positive or negative, made by an individual or body of individuals.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- rove
-
noun,
an act or instance of roving.
- pyo-
-
- 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.
- 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.
- rave
-
noun,
an act of raving.
- the-
-
- typ.
-
- pot.
-
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- very
-
adverb,
in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly:
- Ravi
-
noun,
a river in NW India and NE Pakistan, flowing from the Himlayas SW to the Chenab River: a headwater of the Indus River and one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab. 475 miles (764 km) long.
- tidy
-
noun,
any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
- tide
-
noun,
the periodic rise and fall of the waters of the ocean and its inlets, produced by the attraction of the moon and sun, and occurring about every 12 hours.
- Vera
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Russian word meaning “faith.”.
- Vega
-
noun,
Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.
- Veda
-
noun,
Sometimes, Vedas. the entire body of Hindu sacred writings, chief among which are four books, the Rig-Veda, the Sama-Veda, the Atharva-Veda, and the Yajur-Veda.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- vert
-
noun,
English Forest Law.
vegetation bearing green leaves in a forest and capable of serving as a cover for deer.
the right to cut such vegetation.
- type
-
noun,
a number of things or persons sharing a particular characteristic, or set of characteristics, that causes them to be regarded as a group, more or less precisely defined or designated; class; category:
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- pood
-
noun,
a Russian weight equal to about 36 pounds avoirdupois (16 kg).
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- RCCh
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- RdAc
-
- RCVR
-
- Thai
-
noun,
Also called Thailander [tahy-lan-der, -luh n-] /ˈtaɪˌlæn dər, -lən-/ (Show IPA). a native or descendant of a native of Thailand.
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- vet.
-
- rcd.
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- they
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- pogy
-
noun,
a porgy.
- Tver
-
noun,
a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, NW of Moscow, on the Volga.
Formerly (1934–90) Kalinin.
- Vary
-
verb (used with object),
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance:
- THOR
-
noun,
Scandinavian Mythology. the god of thunder, rain, and farming, represented as riding a chariot drawn by goats and wielding the hammer Mjolnir: the defender of the Aesir, destined to kill and be killed by the Midgard Serpent.
- vara
-
noun,
a unit of length in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking countries, varying from about 32 inches (81 cm) to about 43 inches (109 cm).
- prey
-
noun,
an animal hunted or seized for food, especially by a carnivorous animal.
- var.
-
- prev
-
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- ptg.
-
- prig
-
noun,
a person who displays or demands of others pointlessly precise conformity, fussiness about trivialities, or exaggerated propriety, especially in a self-righteous or irritating manner.
- vaad
-
noun,
a Jewish council offering advice on or having authority over certain community affairs.
- thir
-
pronoun,
these.
- vair
-
noun,
a fur much used for lining and trimming garments in the 13th and 14th centuries, generally assumed to have been that of a variety of squirrel with a gray back and white belly.
Compare miniver (def 1).
- 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.
- pro-
-
- Ptah
-
noun,
an ancient Egyptian deity, believed to be a universal creator and sometimes identified with other gods: worshiped especially at Memphis when it was the royal residence.
- Pvt.
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Raia
-
noun,
rayah.
- 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.
- Prag
-
noun,
German name of Prague.
- pray
-
verb (used with object),
to offer devout petition, praise, thanks, etc., to (God or an object of worship).
- RAID
-
noun,
a sudden assault or attack, as upon something to be seized or suppressed:
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- ragi
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- rage
-
noun,
angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination):
- raga
-
noun,
one of the melodic formulas of Hindu music having the melodic shape, rhythm, and ornamentation prescribed by tradition.
- pre-
-
- Vat.
-
- prec
-
- rad.
-
- racy
-
adjective,
slightly improper or indelicate; suggestive; risqué.
- POGO
-
noun,
Polar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory.
- Tyre
-
noun,
an ancient seaport of Phoenicia: one of the great cities of antiquity, famous for its navigators and traders; site of modern Sur.
- 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.
- Rich
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) rich persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- vide
-
verb,
see (used especially to refer a reader to parts of a text).
- tchr
-
- Vida
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- perv
-
noun,
a sexual pervert.
- Phar
-
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- ter.
-
- tody
-
noun,
any of several small West Indian birds of the family Todidae, related to the motmots and kingfishers, having brightly colored green and red plumage.
- phr.
-
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Pet.
-
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rev.
-
- Viet
-
noun,
South Vietnam, North Vietnam, or both.
- Vigo
-
noun,
Jean [zhahn] /ʒɑ̃/ (Show IPA), (Jean Almereyda) 1905–34, French film director.
- ryot
-
noun,
a peasant.
- 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.
- ped.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- viga
-
noun,
a rough-hewn beam, usually of fir, used to support the roof in adobe construction.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Rida
-
- Riga
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Latvia, on the Gulf of Riga.
- 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.
- per.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- ride
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- trav
-
- perh
-
- Vict
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- veto
-
noun,
the power or right vested in one branch of a government to cancel or postpone the decisions, enactments, etc., of another branch, especially the right of a president, governor, or other chief executive to reject bills passed by the legislature.
- regd
-
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- trog
-
noun,
Chiefly British Slang. a hooligan; lout.
- Reid
-
noun,
Sir George Huston, 1845–1918, Australian statesman, born in Scotland: prime minister 1904–05.
- regr
-
- pity
-
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:
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- Rep.
-
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- poda
-
- Troy
-
noun,
Latin Ilium. Greek Ilion. an ancient ruined city in NW Asia Minor: the seventh of nine settlements on the site is commonly identified as the Troy of the Iliad.
- Reg.
-
- Vic.
-
- Tray
-
noun,
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- Vico
-
noun,
Giovanni Battista [jaw-vahn-nee baht-tees-tah] /dʒɔˈvɑn ni bɑtˈtis tɑ/ (Show IPA), 1668–1744, Italian philosopher and jurist.
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- 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.
- toad
-
noun,
any of various tailless amphibians that are close relatives of the frogs in the order Anura and that typically have dry, warty skin and are terrestrial or semiterrestrial in habit.
Compare frog1 (def 1).
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Tyro
-
noun,
a beginner in learning anything; novice.
- pyr-
-
- Tyrr
-
noun,
Tyr.
- Torr
-
noun,
a unit of pressure, being the pressure necessary to support a column of mercury one millimeter high at 0°C and standard gravity, equal to 1333.2 microbars.
- repr
-
- 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.
- pyre
-
noun,
a pile or heap of wood or other combustible material.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- 1080
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Gide
-
noun,
André (Paul Guillaume) [ahn-drey pawl gee-yohm] /ɑ̃ˈdreɪ pɔl giˈyoʊm/ (Show IPA), 1869–1951, French novelist, essayist, poet, and critic: Nobel Prize 1947.
- Gyor
-
noun,
a city in NW Hungary.
- chai
-
noun,
a shed or other aboveground building where a winemaker stores wine in casks.
- Chad
-
noun,
a small paper disk or square formed when a hole is punched in a punch card or paper tape.
- gyr-
-
- gird
-
noun,
a gibe.
- gyre
-
noun,
a ring or circle.
- gyri
-
noun,
plural of gyrus.
- giro
-
noun,
autogiro.
- girt
-
noun,
Carpentry.
a timber or plate connecting the corner posts of an exterior wooden frame, as a braced frame, at a floor above the ground floor.
a heavy beam, as for supporting the ends of rafters.
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- gite
-
noun,
a furnished vacation home in France that is available for rental, especially in a rural setting.
- chay
-
noun,
chaise; shay.
- cedi
-
noun,
a paper money and monetary unit of Ghana, equal to 100 pesewas.
- give
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- gyve
-
noun,
Usually, gyves. a shackle, especially for the leg; fetter.
- goad
-
noun,
a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
- Goat
-
noun,
any of numerous agile, hollow-horned ruminants of the genus Capra, of the family Bovidae, closely related to the sheep, found native in rocky and mountainous regions of the Old World, and widely distributed in domesticated varieties.
- Goer
-
noun,
a person or thing that goes:
- Cdr.
-
- Goya
-
noun,
Francisco de [fran-sis-koh duh;; Spanish frahn-thees-kaw de,, -sees-] /frænˈsɪs koʊ də;; Spanish frɑnˈθis kɔ dɛ,, -ˈsis-/ (Show IPA), (Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes) 1746–1828, Spanish painter.
- Good
-
noun,
profit or advantage; worth; benefit:
- Goop
-
noun,
a bad-mannered or inconsiderate person; clod; boor.
- Gore
-
noun,
blood that is shed, especially when clotted.
- gory
-
adjective,
covered or stained with gore; bloody.
- gorp
-
noun,
a mixture of nuts, raisins, dried fruits, seeds, or the like eaten as a high-energy snack, as by hikers and climbers.
- ghat
-
noun,
a wide set of steps descending to a river, especially a river used for bathing.
- chat
-
noun,
informal conversation:
- Gov.
-
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- circ
-
noun,
circular (def 9).
- gait
-
noun,
a manner of walking, stepping, or running.
- cir.
-
- gape
-
noun,
a wide opening; gap; breach.
- Gard
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2271 sq. mi. (5882 sq. km). Capital: Nîmes.
- Gare
-
noun,
low-grade wool fibers from the legs of sheep.
- Gary
-
noun,
Elbert Henry, 1846–1927, U.S. financier and lawyer.
- gata
-
noun,
the nurse shark, Ginglymostoma cirratum.
- gate
-
noun,
a movable barrier, usually on hinges, closing an opening in a fence, wall, or other enclosure.
- gave
-
noun,
the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- cide
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Chr.
-
- gear
-
noun,
Machinery.
a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion.
an assembly of such parts.
one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction:
a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine:
- Cher
-
noun,
a river in central France, flowing NW to the Loire River. 220 miles (355 km) long.
- chiv
-
noun,
shiv.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- geo-
-
- Ger.
-
- Gera
-
noun,
a city in E central Germany.
- Gerd
-
noun,
the daughter of a giant and the consort of Frey, who wooed her through his servant Skirnir.
- Chic
-
noun,
style and elegance, especially in dress:
- chia
-
noun,
a plant, Salvia columbariae, of the mint family, native to the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having mostly basal, oblong leaves and small blue flowers: the seeds are used as food and as the source of a beverage.
- Gert
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Gertrude.
- geta
-
noun,
a traditional Japanese wooden clog that is worn outdoors, with a thong that passes between the first two toes and with two transverse supports on the bottom of the sole.
- chg.
-
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- CCTV
-
- gpad
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- have
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HDTV
-
- head
-
noun,
the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.
- HEAO
-
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- Hedy
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “pleasing.”.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- heir
-
noun,
a person who inherits or has a right of inheritance in the property of another following the latter's death.
- Caph
-
noun,
kaph.
- her.
-
- herd
-
noun,
a number of animals kept, feeding, or traveling together; drove; flock:
- Harp
-
noun,
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Herr
-
noun,
the conventional German title of respect and term of address for a man, corresponding to Mr. or in direct address to sir.
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- capa
-
noun,
the red cloak of a bullfighter, used chiefly in attracting the attention of the bull and guiding the course of its attack.
- cap.
-
- hgt.
-
- caid
-
noun,
(in North Africa) a Muslim tribal chief, judge, or senior official.
- cagy
-
adjective,
cagey.
- Cage
-
noun,
a boxlike enclosure having wires, bars, or the like, for confining and displaying birds or animals.
- hide
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- Hyde
-
noun,
Douglas, 1860–1949, Irish author and statesman: president of Ireland. 1938–45.
- cadi
-
noun,
qadi.
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- Hare
-
noun,
any rodentlike mammal of the genus Lepus, of the family Leporidae, having long ears, a divided upper lip, and long hind limbs adapted for leaping.
- gpcd
-
- CATV
-
- grad
-
noun,
a graduate.
- Gray
-
noun,
any achromatic color; any color with zero chroma, intermediate between white and black.
- Grey
-
noun,
Charles, 2nd Earl, 1764–1845, British statesman: prime minister 1830–34.
- grid
-
noun,
a grating of crossed bars; gridiron.
- grip
-
noun,
the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.
- Grit
-
noun,
abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- gro.
-
- grot
-
noun,
a grotto.
- cavy
-
noun,
any of several short-tailed or tailless South American rodents of the family Caviidae, as the guinea pig, capybara, or agouti.
- Cave
-
noun,
a hollow in the earth, especially one opening more or less horizontally into a hill, mountain, etc.
- gtd.
-
- cava
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a dry, sparkling white table wine produced in northeastern Spain.
- Cav.
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- hard
-
noun,
Nautical. a firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- Haag
-
noun,
Den [den] /dɛn/ (Show IPA) a Dutch name of The Hague.
- haar
-
noun,
a thick, wet fog along the seacoast.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- hade
-
noun,
Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- depr
-
- Hag.
-
- Cara
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Italian word meaning “dear one.”.
- Haig
-
noun,
Douglas, 1st Earl, 1861–1928, British field marshal: commander in chief of the British forces in France 1915–18.
- hair
-
noun,
any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- Hapi
-
noun,
Apis.
- Gaya
-
noun,
a city in central Bihar, in NE India: Hindu center of pilgrimage.
- cit.
-
- hyp.
-
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- dat.
-
- Doge
-
noun,
the chief magistrate in the former republics of Venice and Genoa.
- Dari
-
noun,
a form of Persian, spoken in Afghanistan.
- dogy
-
noun,
dogie.
- darg
-
noun,
Scot. and North England. a day's work.
- Doha
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of the state of Qatar, on the Persian Gulf.
- DOHC
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- doit
-
noun,
Also, duit. an old small copper coin of the Netherlands and Dutch colonies, first issued in the 17th century.
- door
-
noun,
a movable, usually solid, barrier for opening and closing an entranceway, cupboard, cabinet, or the like, commonly turning on hinges or sliding in grooves.
- dopa
-
noun,
an amino acid, C 9 H 11 NO 4 , formed from tyrosine in the liver during melanin and epinephrine biosynthesis: the L-dopa isomer is converted in the brain to dopamine.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- Dory
-
noun,
a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides.
- DATA
-
noun,
a plural of datum.
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- Dorr
-
noun,
dor1 .
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Dago
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a person of Italian or sometimes Spanish origin or descent.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- doth
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- Doty
-
adjective,
(of wood) decayed.
- Dove
-
noun,
any bird of the family Columbidae, especially the smaller species with pointed tails.
Compare pigeon1 (def 1).
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- dpt.
-
- drag
-
noun,
Nautical.
a designed increase of draft toward the stern of a vessel.
resistance to the movement of a hull through the water.
any of a number of weights dragged cumulatively by a vessel sliding down ways to check its speed.
any object dragged in the water, as a sea anchor.
any device for dragging the bottom of a body of water to recover or detect objects.
- Dray
-
noun,
a low, strong cart without fixed sides, for carrying heavy loads.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- dreg
-
noun,
dregs, the sediment of liquids; lees; grounds.
- Diet
-
noun,
food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
- der.
-
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- deg.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Dec.
-
- Deva
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. a god or divinity.
- Devi
-
noun,
a mother goddess of which Durga, Kali, etc., are particular forms.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- dia-
-
- Dice
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- Dyce
-
noun,
Alexander, 1798–1869, Scottish editor.
- DChE
-
- Dyer
-
noun,
John, 1700–58, British poet.
- dig.
-
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- Davy
-
noun,
Sir Humphry, 1778–1829, English chemist.
- dioc
-
- Dior
-
noun,
Christian [kris-chuh n;; French krees-tyahn] /ˈkrɪs tʃən;; French krisˈtyɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1905–57, French fashion designer.
- dipt
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- dir.
-
- DIRE
-
adjective,
causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible:
- DIRT
-
noun,
any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- dite
-
noun,
a bit (usually used in negative constructions):
- div.
-
- Dave
-
noun,
a male given name, form of David.
- diva
-
noun,
a distinguished female singer; prima donna.
- dive
-
noun,
an act or instance of diving.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- drch
-
- drip
-
noun,
an act of dripping.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- Cor.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- copy
-
noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- etc.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- Eth.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- coho
-
noun,
coho salmon.
- cog.
-
- evap
-
- epit
-
- codo
-
noun,
a city in NE Brazil.
- Cody
-
noun,
William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill") 1846–1917, U.S. Army scout and showman.
- code
-
noun,
a system for communication by telegraph, heliograph, etc., in which long and short sounds, light flashes, etc., are used to symbolize the content of a message:
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- Coco
-
noun,
coconut palm.
- coch
-
- coca
-
noun,
a shrub, Erythroxylon coca, native to the Andes, having simple, alternate leaves and small yellowish flowers.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- civy
-
plural noun,
civvy (def 1).
- civ.
-
- City
-
noun,
a large or important town.
- cyte
-
- gaea
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the earth, mother of the Titans.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- ctr.
-
- cray
-
adjective,
crazy.
- PAYE
-
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- each
-
adverb,
to, from, or for each; apiece:
- croc
-
noun,
crocodile.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- 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.
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- crat
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- eco-
-
- ect-
-
- Crag
-
noun,
a steep, rugged rock; rough, broken, projecting part of a rock.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- edgy
-
adjective,
nervously irritable; impatient and anxious.
- cpd.
-
- EDTA
-
- egad
-
interjection,
(used as an expletive or mild oath):
- cove
-
noun,
a small indentation or recess in the shoreline of a sea, lake, or river.
- Coty
-
noun,
René Jules Gustave [ruh-ney zhyl gys-tav] /rəˈneɪ ʒül güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1882–1962, president of France 1954–59.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- eyot
-
noun,
ait.
- Cort
-
- eyra
-
noun,
a jaguarundi.
- Cory
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Eph.
-
- epi-
-
- cade
-
noun,
a juniper, Juniperus oxycedrus, of the Mediterranean area, whose wood on destructive distillation yields an oily liquid (oil of cade) used in treating skin diseases.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- hype
-
noun,
exaggerated publicity; hoopla.
- Ivor
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Aida
-
noun,
(italics) an opera (1871) by Giuseppe Verdi.
- ayah
-
noun,
(in India) a native maid or nurse.
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- hire
-
noun,
the act of hiring.
- Ahir
-
noun,
a member of the caste of cowherds and milkmen in India.
- 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.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- Agra
-
noun,
a city in SW Uttar Pradesh, in N India: site of the Taj Mahal.
- Ivar
-
noun,
a male or female given name.
- agr.
-
- agit
-
- aide
-
noun,
nurse's aide.
- agio
-
noun,
a premium on money in exchange.
- agha
-
noun,
aga.
- ager
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) a person living in a certain historical age:
- aged
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) old people collectively (usually preceded by the):
- OAPC
-
- Agar
-
noun,
Also, agar-agar. Also called Chinese gelatin, Chinese isinglass, Japanese gelatin, Japanese isinglass. a gelatinlike product of certain seaweeds, used for solidifying certain culture media, as a thickening agent for ice cream and other foods, as a substitute for gelatin, in adhesives, as an emulsifier, etc.
- oary
-
adjective,
oarlike.
- oath
-
noun,
a solemn appeal to a deity, or to some revered person or thing, to witness one's determination to speak the truth, to keep a promise, etc.:
- aet.
-
- aery
-
noun,
aerie.
- Irra
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of pestilence.
- Aiea
-
noun,
a town on S Oahu, in Hawaii.
- Oct.
-
- aph-
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- yeti
-
noun,
Abominable Snowman.
- Apr.
-
- apo-
-
- Iyar
-
noun,
the eighth month of the Jewish calendar.
- yipe
-
interjection,
(an expression or exclamation of fright, surprise, pain, etc.)
- yird
-
noun,
earth.
- yirr
-
noun,
a growl or snarl, as of a dog.
- Apia
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Western Samoa, on N Upolu.
- iod-
-
- Yoga
-
noun,
a school of Hindu philosophy advocating and prescribing a course of physical and mental disciplines for attaining liberation from the material world and union of the self with the Supreme Being or ultimate principle.
- Ire.
-
- yogh
-
noun,
the letter used in the writing of Middle English to represent a palatal fricative, as in ung (Modern English young) or a velar fricative, as in litliche (Modern English lightly).
- Yogi
-
noun,
a person who practices yoga.
- yore
-
noun,
Chiefly Literary. time past:
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- Airy
-
adjective,
open to a free current of fresh air; breezy:
- ayre
-
noun,
air1 (def 8d).
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- Aire
-
- Ayer
-
noun,
Sir A(lfred) J(ules) 1910–1989, English philosopher, teacher, and author.
- aer-
-
- adv.
-
- arca
-
noun,
a chest for valuables, used in medieval Spain and Italy.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- ord.
-
- ordo
-
noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a booklet containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year.
- org.
-
- orgy
-
noun,
wild or drunken festivity or revelry, especially involving sex with multiple participants.
- ACDA
-
- oro-
-
- acc.
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- acad
-
- AARP
-
- oto-
-
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- OTOH
-
- ovi-
-
- Ovid
-
noun,
(Publius Ovidius Naso) 43 b.c.–a.d. 17? Roman poet.
- ovo-
-
- paca
-
noun,
a large, white-spotted, almost tailless rodent, Agouti paca, of Central and South America, having features resembling a guinea pig and rabbit: valued as food.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Page
-
noun,
one side of a leaf of something printed or written, as a book, manuscript, or letter.
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- acea
-
- Oder
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing from the NE Czech Republic, N through SW Poland and along the border between Germany and Poland into the Baltic. 562 miles (905 km) long.
- oyer
-
noun,
oyer and terminer.
- odic
-
adjective,
of an ode.
- odor
-
noun,
the property of a substance that activates the sense of smell:
- OECD
-
- adit
-
noun,
an entrance or a passage.
- Adie
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ogre
-
noun,
a monster in fairy tales and popular legend, usually represented as a hideous giant who feeds on human flesh.
- adat
-
noun,
the native law traditional in Indonesia.
- Ohio
-
noun,
a state in the NE central United States: a part of the Midwest. 41,222 sq. mi. (106,765 sq. km). Capital: Columbus.
Abbreviation: OH (for use with zip code), O.
- Adar
-
noun,
the sixth month of the Jewish calendar.
- Adah
-
noun,
one of the two wives of Lamech. Gen. 4:19.
- ACTH
-
- opia
-
- Acta
-
plural noun,
official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- acid
-
noun,
Chemistry. a compound usually having a sour taste and capable of neutralizing alkalis and reddening blue litmus paper, containing hydrogen that can be replaced by a metal or an electropositive group to form a salt, or containing an atom that can accept a pair of electrons from a base. Acids are proton donors that yield hydronium ions in water solution, or electron-pair acceptors that combine with electron-pair donors or bases.
- oory
-
adjective,
ourie.
- achy
-
adjective,
having or causing an aching sensation:
- ache
-
noun,
a continuous, dull pain (in contrast to a sharp, sudden, or sporadic pain).
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- OPer
-
- Arad
-
noun,
a city in W Romania, on the Mures River.
- ahoy
-
interjection,
(used as a call to hail another ship, attract attention, etc.)
- dep.
-
- art.
-
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- iced
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Arty
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- avid
-
adjective,
showing great enthusiasm for or interest in:
Synonyms: enthusiastic, ardent, keen; devoted, dedicated; zealous, fanatic.
Antonyms: indifferent, apathetic; reluctant.
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- hood
-
noun,
a soft or flexible covering for the head and neck, either separate or attached to a cloak, coat, or the like.
- arr.
-
- ICAO
-
- Hoyt
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “glee.”.
- Hoya
-
noun,
any shrubby climbing plant of the genus Hoya, of the milkweed family, especially the wax plant, H. carnosa, a pot plant with waxy white flowers.
- idae
-
- arid
-
adjective,
being without moisture; extremely dry; parched:
- IDEA
-
noun,
any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity.
- Aria
-
noun,
an air or melody.
- Argo
-
noun,
Astronomy. a very large southern constellation, now divided into Vela, Carina, Puppis, and Pyxis, four separate constellations lying largely south of Canis Major.
- Ice.
-
- Arvo
-
noun,
afternoon.
- Hoad
-
noun,
Lew(is Alan) 1934–94, Australian tennis player.
- atic
-
- avg.
-
- Ave.
-
- Avar
-
noun,
a member of a people, probably originating in Asia, who settled in Dacia a.d. c555, later occupied Pannonia, and invaded other parts of central and eastern Europe before their decline in the 9th century.
- HRIP
-
- atry
-
adjective,
lying to under a trysail in heavy weather; trying.
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- IAEA
-
- hor.
-
- Iago
-
noun,
the villain in Shakespeare's Othello.
- atar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- Hove
-
noun,
an act or effort of heaving.
- Yard
-
noun,
a common unit of linear measure in English-speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter.
- yare
-
adjective,
quick; agile; lively.
- IATA
-
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- HVAC
-
- Arg.
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- area
-
noun,
any particular extent of space or surface; part:
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- yeah
-
adverb,
yes.
- hyte
-
adjective,
insane; mad.
- yech
-
interjection,
yuck1 .
- year
-
noun,
a period of 365 or 366 days, in the Gregorian calendar, divided into 12 calendar months, now reckoned as beginning Jan. 1 and ending Dec. 31 (calendar year or civil year)
Compare common year, leap year.
- Yedo
-
noun,
a former name of Tokyo.
- argh
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of frustration, annoyance, etc.)
- hive
-
noun,
a shelter constructed for housing a colony of honeybees; beehive.
- cac-
-
- DPH
-
- vie
-
verb (used with object),
Archaic. to put forward in competition or rivalry.
- cc.
-
- TCA
-
- Tav
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Vte
-
- TPI
-
- VTC
-
- Tpr
-
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- acy
-
- Dag
-
noun,
one of a series of decorative scallops or foliations along the edge of a garment, cloth, etc.
- DAE
-
- ca.
-
- DOA
-
- ACP
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- CRP
-
- CRT
-
- Avo
-
noun,
a money of account of Macao, the 100th part of a pataca.
- CTA
-
- CTC
-
- Dey
-
noun,
the title of the governor of Algiers before the French conquest in 1830.
- cte
-
- ctg
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- CAD
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- VTO
-
- ACH
-
interjection,
alas; oh.
- teg
-
noun,
Animal Husbandry.
a two-year-old sheep that has not been shorn.
the wool shorn from such a sheep.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- CVA
-
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- CVT
-
- DEI
-
adverb,
by the grace of God.
- 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.
- TDY
-
- do.
-
- tph
-
- tr.
-
- Ar.
-
- TAG
-
noun,
a piece or strip of strong paper, plastic, metal, leather, etc., for attaching by one end to something as a mark or label:
- cr.
-
- d-c
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- AIA
-
- COD
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- vog
-
noun,
air pollution containing gases and particles from a volcanic eruption combined with moisture from fog to create an unpleasant atmospheric cloud.
- cp.
-
- Aar
-
- AAP
-
- aah
-
noun,
the exclamation “aah.”.
- AID
-
noun,
help or support; assistance.
- ct.
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- CVO
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- AAE
-
- DAV
-
- vo.
-
- cay
-
noun,
a small low island; key.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- CAI
-
- VOA
-
- ag-
-
- ADC
-
- ch.
-
- DAY
-
noun,
the interval of light between two successive nights; the time between sunrise and sunset:
- CAA
-
- av.
-
- VIP
-
- tra
-
- DEA
-
- VIR
-
noun,
husband (used chiefly in the legal phrase et vir).
- de-
-
- dah
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a tone interval approximately three times the length of the dot, used to designate the dash of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- Vt.
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- ad-
-
- DAR
-
- TRH
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ap-
-
- VOR
-
- Co.
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- Tay
-
noun,
a river flowing through central Scotland into the Firth of Tay. 118 miles (190 km) long.
- ac-
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- TOY
-
noun,
an object, often a small representation of something familiar, as an animal or person, for children or others to play with; plaything.
- ACV
-
- CIE
-
- aor
-
- AOA
-
- CIA
-
- Tyr
-
noun,
the god of strife.
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- CIC
-
- cyc
-
noun,
cyclorama (def 2).
- CID
-
noun,
The ("El Cid Campeador"; Rodrigo Díaz de Bivar) c1040–99, Spanish soldier: hero of the wars against the Moors.
- Cyd
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- cig
-
noun,
a cigarette.
- CEA
-
- CYO
-
- ary
-
adjective,
any; anyone.
- CDC
-
- TID
-
- Ayr
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Scotland.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- AYH
-
- CIP
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- aye
-
noun,
an affirmative vote or voter, especially in British Parliament, corresponding to yea in U.S. Congress.
- TIA
-
- CDT
-
- APA
-
noun,
a tree, Eperua falcata, of tropical America, having reddish-brown wood used in the construction of houses.
- AIC
-
- CEO
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CGI
-
- tog
-
noun,
a coat.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- CHA
-
noun,
tea.
- ARA
-
noun,
the Altar, a southern constellation between Triangulum Australe and Scorpius.
- ard
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- trp
-
- TVA
-
- Va.
-
- APC
-
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- V-1
-
noun,
a robot bomb developed by the Germans in World War II and launched from bases on the ground, chiefly against England.
- V-2
-
noun,
a liquid-fueled rocket used as a ballistic missile by the Germans, mainly against London, late in World War II.
- CED
-
- VAC
-
noun,
vacuum cleaner.
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- Tiv
-
noun,
a member of an African people living N and S of the lower Benue River in E Nigeria.
- CEC
-
- 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.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- CCR
-
- ADA
-
noun,
a programming language particularly suited to real-time applications: developed for use by the U.S. Department of Defense.
- CPR
-
- AEC
-
- AEA
-
- ae.
-
- ATP
-
- CPA
-
- THC
-
- ATV
-
- CPI
-
- CPO
-
- a-v
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Via
-
noun,
Architecture. a space between two mutules.
- Ava
-
noun,
a female given name.
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ThD
-
- AVC
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- th-
-
- TGV
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- tpd
-
- CRC
-
- Avi
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- VGA
-
- CCP
-
- veg
-
noun,
a vegetable.
- CCD
-
verb (used with object),
to send a duplicate of a document, email, or the like to:
- CCA
-
- ahi
-
noun,
yellowfin tuna, widely used in sashimi.
- VCR
-
- AHE
-
- VDT
-
- AHA
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of triumphant discovery, mockery, contempt, irony, surprise, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- Agt
-
- ARV
-
noun,
a variant of the AIDS virus. Abbreviation: ARV.
- Coy
-
adjective,
artfully or affectedly shy or reserved; slyly hesitant; coquettish.
- ago
-
adverb,
in past time; in the past:
- aga
-
noun,
a title of honor, usually implying respect for age.
- thy
-
pronoun,
the possessive case of thou (used as an attributive adjective before a noun beginning with a consonant sound):
- at.
-
- Ver
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- Agh
-
- Tro
-
- age
-
noun,
the length of time during which a being or thing has existed; length of life or existence to the time spoken of or referred to:
- AGC
-
- ATA
-
- ATC
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- VTR
-
noun,
a device for recording television programs on magnetic tape for delayed transmission or for storage.
- yah
-
interjection,
an exclamation of impatience or derision.
- icy
-
adjective,
made of, full of, or covered with ice:
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICC
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- yar
-
adjective,
yare (defs 1, 2).
- Yap
-
noun,
a sharp, shrill, or snappish bark; yelp.
- Yao
-
noun,
Wade-Giles, Pinyin. a legendary emperor of China who, with his successor (Shun) was a paragon of good government.
- yad
-
noun,
a tapered, usually ornamented rod, usually of silver, with the tip of the tapered part forming a fist with the index finger extended, used by the reader of a scroll of the Torah as a place marker.
- ide
-
- POA
-
- Ia.
-
- io-
-
- POC
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- id.
-
- hvy
-
- ht.
-
- IDA
-
noun,
Mount, a mountain in W Turkey, in NW Asia Minor, SE of ancient Troy. 5810 feet (1771 meters).
Turkish Kazdaği [kahz-dah-gee; Turkish kahz-dah-uh] /ˌkɑz dɑˈgi; Turkish ˌkɑz dɑˈʌ/ (Show IPA).
- Ido
-
noun,
a revised and simplified form of Esperanto, introduced in 1907.
- HPD
-
- PID
-
- IOC
-
- yip
-
noun,
a sharp bark; yelp.
- Yid
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Jew.
- IHP
-
- YHA
-
- IGY
-
- yet
-
Idioms,
as yet. as1 (def 31).
- yer
-
- 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:
- 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.
- pye
-
noun,
pie4 .
- ier
-
- yep
-
adverb, noun,
yes.
- Yeo
-
- pig
-
noun,
a young swine of either sex, especially a domestic hog, Sus scrofa, weighing less than 120 pounds (220 kg)
- PIO
-
- yea
-
noun,
an affirmation; an affirmative reply or vote.
- IDP
-
- HRE
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- yod
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- GTC
-
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- Hay
-
noun,
grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as forage.
- Pry
-
noun,
an impertinently inquisitive person.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- Had
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- hr.
-
- GTO
-
- gt.
-
- hd.
-
- gre
-
- Gr.
-
- gph
-
- GPD
-
- got
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- Gor
-
interjection,
(used as a mild oath.)
- goo
-
noun,
a thick or sticky substance:
- goy
-
noun,
a term used by a Jew to refer to someone who is not Jewish.
- HCR
-
- PRC
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- Hoy
-
noun,
a heavy barge used in harbors.
- POR
-
- hog
-
noun,
a hoofed mammal of the family Suidae, order Artiodactyla, comprising boars and swine.
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- hod
-
noun,
a portable trough for carrying mortar, bricks, etc., fixed crosswise on top of a pole and carried on the shoulder.
- HIV
-
noun,
a variable retrovirus that invades and inactivates helper T cells of the immune system and is a cause of AIDS and AIDS-related complex: variants were identified in several laboratories and independently named lymphadenopathy-associated virus (LAV) human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 3 (HTLV-3) and AIDS-related virus (ARV) the name human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) being subsequently proposed by an international taxonomy committee.
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- Hey
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to call attention or to express pleasure, surprise, bewilderment, etc.)
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- hyd
-
- hid
-
noun,
British. a place of concealment for hunting or observing wildlife; hunting blind.
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- POV
-
- PRA
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- pya
-
noun,
an aluminum coin of Burma, the 100th part of a kyat.
- God
-
noun,
the one Supreme Being, the creator and ruler of the universe.
- oo-
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPA
-
- OOT
-
- ooh
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- PCI
-
- ory
-
- OIt
-
- PDT
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- OIr
-
- Oyo
-
noun,
a city in W Nigeria.
- oid
-
- oic
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- OGO
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- PaG
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Pr.
-
- Pg.
-
- pd.
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- Ova
-
noun,
plural of ovum.
- ov-
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- Orv
-
- OHG
-
- OEO
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IRC
-
- ity
-
- ite
-
- YTD
-
- ITC
-
- ITA
-
- IRO
-
- PhD
-
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Ir.
-
- PHA
-
- ipr
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- IPO
-
- iph
-
- IPA
-
- IOT
-
- ior
-
- py-
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- PGA
-
- ODT
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- Peg
-
noun,
a pin of wood or other material driven or fitted into something, as to fasten parts together, to hang things on, to make fast a rope or string on, to stop a hole, or to mark some point.
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- OCR
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OCD
-
- OCC
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- ITV
-
- 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.
- OAP
-
- OAO
-
- OTC
-
- op.
-
- OED
-
- Oc.
-
- Ivy
-
noun,
Also called English ivy. a climbing vine, Hedera helix, having smooth, shiny, evergreen leaves, small, yellowish flowers, and black berries, grown as an ornamental.
- Iva
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Iva, characterized by usually opposite leaves and inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers.
- goi
-
noun,
goy.
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- EPT
-
- ROI
-
- Rey
-
noun,
a city in N Iran, near Teheran.
- ROG
-
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- ery
-
- dog
-
noun,
a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- doh
-
interjection,
(used to express dismay when one has said or done something stupid or when something has gone wrong.)
Compare duh.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Doi
-
- ROA
-
- eir
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ERP
-
- Ehr
-
- ETV
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- Ga.
-
- ROP
-
- DIP
-
noun,
the act of dipping.
- evg
-
- EVA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Eve.
- ETR
-
- err
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- dit
-
noun,
an echoic word, the referent of which is a click or brief tone interval, used to designate the dot of Morse code, International Morse code, etc.
- ETO
-
- red
-
noun,
any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nanometers.
- ety
-
- Roy
-
noun,
Rammohun [rah-moh-hon] /rɑˈmoʊ hɒn/ (Show IPA), 1774–1833, Indian religious leader: founder of Brahmo Samaj.
- ERV
-
- ERT
-
- Goa
-
noun,
a gazelle, Procapra picticaudata, of the Tibetan plateau.
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- DIY
-
- eo-
-
- ea.
-
- DPC
-
- rya
-
noun,
a handwoven Scandinavian rug with a thick pile and usually a strong, colorful design.
- DPI
-
- ETD
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Dr.
-
- ead
-
- rig
-
noun,
the arrangement of the masts, spars, sails, etc., on a boat or ship.
- Eg.
-
- Rye
-
noun,
a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- DRE
-
- RID
-
noun,
a journey or excursion on a horse, camel, etc., or on or in a vehicle.
- DRG
-
- DTh
-
- EAA
-
- 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.
- EGO
-
noun,
the “I” or self of any person; a person as thinking, feeling, and willing, and distinguishing itself from the selves of others and from objects of its thought.
- EDA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- 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.
- EDT
-
- EDP
-
- EDO
-
noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- edh
-
noun,
eth.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- EDC
-
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- ed.
-
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- ECG
-
- DPA
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- gi.
-
- GAR
-
noun,
Also called garfish, garpike. any predaceous freshwater fish of the genus Lepisosteus, of North America, covered with hard, diamond-shaped scales and having long jaws with needlelike teeth.
- GOP
-
- DET
-
- Dev
-
noun,
a software developer:
- GDP
-
- GDR
-
- Ged
-
noun,
any fish of the pike family.
- dye
-
noun,
a coloring material or matter.
- gey
-
adverb,
Scot. considerably; very.
- Ray
-
noun,
a narrow beam of light.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- get
-
noun,
an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal:
- RPV
-
- GeV
-
- rag
-
noun,
a worthless piece of cloth, especially one that is torn or worn.
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- GCT
-
- GHA
-
- gie
-
noun,
gi.
- gip
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- gyp
-
noun,
Informal: Sometimes Offensive. a swindle or fraud.
- rt.
-
- git
-
noun,
British Slang. a foolish or contemptible person.
- rte
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- Rd.
-
- PVC
-
noun,
a white, water-insoluble, thermoplastic resin, derived by the polymerization of vinyl chloride: used chiefly for thin coatings, insulation, and pipings.
- PVA
-
noun,
a colorless, odorless, nontoxic, transparent, thermoplastic, water-insoluble resin used as an adhesive in certain paints and as an intermediate in the synthesis of polyvinyl acetal and polyvinyl alcohol.
- PTV
-
- Gde
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RPO
-
- gap
-
noun,
a break or opening, as in a fence, wall, or military line; breach:
- GPO
-
noun,
the federal agency that prints and disseminates publications for other federal agencies. Abbreviation: G.P.O., GPO.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Gad
-
noun,
the act of gadding.
- Die
-
noun,
Machinery.
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
a hollow device of steel, often composed of several pieces to be fitted into a stock, for cutting the threads of bolts or the like.
one of the separate pieces of such a device.
a steel block or plate with small conical holes through which wire, plastic rods, etc., are drawn.
- REA
-
- RDC
-
- Gay
-
noun,
Sometimes Offensive. a homosexual person, especially a male.
- di.
-
- dha
-
- dh-
-
- RDA
-
- RCT
-
- GAO
-
noun,
a city in E Mali.
- Dry
-
noun,
a prohibitionist.
- RCA
-
- GCA
-
- GCR
-
- GCI
-
- GCE
-
- GCD
-
- GCC
-
- 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.
- RPG
-
- Gat
-
noun,
a pistol or revolver.
- AO
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- DC
-
noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RV
-
- TD
-
- TC
-
- T1
-
- DP
-
- RO
-
- DV
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 2D
-
noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- RP
-
- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DG
-
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- oy
-
noun,
a grandchild.
- AA
-
noun,
basaltic lava having a rough surface.
- ey
-
- DA
-
noun,
a male hairstyle, especially of the 1950s, in which the hair is slicked back on both sides to overlap at the back of the head.
- cy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Cyrus.
- GP
-
- gv
-
- YA
-
noun,
the 28th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- IV
-
noun,
an intravenous device for delivering electrolyte solutions, medicines, and nutrients.
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- YT
-
- ty
-
- ic
-
- Y.
-
- i.
-
- CE
-
- GC
-
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- GD
-
- Hy
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Hiram.
- yd
-
noun,
a unit of area measurement equal to a square measuring one yard on each side; 0.8361 square meters. 2 , sq. yd. Abbreviation: yd.
- HG
-
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- TG
-
- GH
-
- TP
-
- HV
-
- HP
-
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- h.
-
- RI
-
- RH
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- GO
-
noun,
the act of going:
- G.
-
- D.
-
- yr
-
- DT
-
noun,
a withdrawal syndrome occurring in persons who have developed physiological dependence on alcohol, characterized by tremor, visual hallucinations, and autonomic instability. Abbreviation: d.t.
- OA
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- CV
-
- OG
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- EI
-
- O.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- PH
-
- EV
-
- ry
-
- 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.
- rg
-
- ye
-
pronoun,
Archaic, except in some elevated or ecclesiastical prose Literary, or British Dialect.
(used nominatively as the plural of thou especially in rhetorical, didactic, or poetic contexts, in addressing a group of persons or things):
(used nominatively for the second person singular, especially in polite address):
(used objectively in the second person singular or plural):
- IP
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- yo
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to get someone's attention, express excitement, greet someone, etc.)
- VR
-
- VP
-
- VI
-
- VG
-
- VD
-
- VC
-
- Yi
-
noun,
(in Chinese ethical philosophy) faithful performance of one's specified duties to society.
- V.
-
- TV
-
noun,
television.
- IG
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- t.
-