Anagrams of apostrophe
Word apostrophe has
782 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of apostrophe.
- phorates
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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.
- sphaero-
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- prophase
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noun,
Cell Biology. the first stage of mitosis or meiosis in eukaryotic cell division, during which the nuclear envelope breaks down and strands of chromatin form into chromosomes.
- hoopster
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noun,
a basketball player.
- papoose
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noun,
a North American Indian baby or young child.
- shopper
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noun,
a person who shops.
- propose
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verb (used with object),
to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action:
- seaport
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noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- Atropos
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noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- apropos
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Idioms,
apropos of, with reference to; in respect or regard to:
- strophe
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noun,
the part of an ancient Greek choral ode sung by the chorus when moving from right to left.
- stopper
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noun,
a person or thing that stops.
- hepato-
-
- toheroa
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noun,
a large marine clam, Amphidesma ventricosum, of waters near New Zealand.
- Sephora
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noun,
Zipporah.
- threaps
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noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- Sapporo
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noun,
a city on W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- shooter
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noun,
a person who shoots with a gun, bow, etc.:
- stearo-
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- phorate
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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.
- hoopers
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noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- Esparto
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noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- perhaps
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adverb,
maybe; possibly:
- Prophet
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noun,
a person who speaks for God or a deity, or by divine inspiration.
- hooters
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noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- pothers
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noun,
commotion; uproar.
- tephras
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noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- tropho-
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- earshot
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noun,
the range or distance within which a sound, voice, etc., can be heard.
- sphero-
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- toppers
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noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- threap
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noun,
an argument; quarrel.
- Sappho
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noun,
c620–c565 b.c, Greek poet, born in Lesbos.
- paters
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- sapper
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noun,
a soldier employed in the construction of fortifications, trenches, or tunnels that approach or undermine enemy positions.
- ephors
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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.
- sapote
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noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- Sopher
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noun,
scribe1 (def 3).
- patho-
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- Topper
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noun,
a person or thing that tops.
- pathos
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noun,
the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity, or of sympathetic and kindly sorrow or compassion.
- eroto-
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- Sophar
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noun,
Zophar.
- topers
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noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- soaper
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noun,
soap opera.
- repast
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noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- paster
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noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- pastor
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noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- Potash
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noun,
potassium carbonate, especially the crude impure form obtained from wood ashes.
- proto-
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- Hooper
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noun,
a person who makes or puts hoops on barrels, tubs, etc.; a cooper.
- tephra
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noun,
clastic volcanic material, as scoria, dust, etc., ejected during an eruption.
- oaters
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- repots
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verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- tarso-
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- pother
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noun,
commotion; uproar.
- oppose
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verb (used with object),
to act against or provide resistance to; combat.
- tapper
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noun,
a person or thing that taps or strikes lightly.
- orates
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- tapers
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Hopper
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noun,
a person or thing that hops.
- ortho-
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- spathe
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noun,
a bract or pair of bracts, often large and colored, subtending or enclosing a spadix or flower cluster.
- hooter
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noun,
a person or thing that hoots.
- osteo-
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- Pashto
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noun,
an Indo-European, Iranian language that is the official language of Afghanistan and the chief vernacular of the eastern part of the nation.
- hoarse
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adjective,
having a vocal tone characterized by weakness of intensity and excessive breathiness; husky:
- others
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noun,
the other one:
- sporo-
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- ptero-
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- hepta-
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- hepat-
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- stoper
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noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- hearts
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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.
- Hearst
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noun,
William Randolph, 1863–1951, U.S. editor and publisher.
- Paphos
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Cyprus.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- haters
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noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- Thorpe
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noun,
James Francis ("Jim") 1888–1953, U.S. track-and-field athlete and football and baseball player.
- thorps
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noun,
a hamlet; village.
- presto
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noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- soothe
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verb (used with object),
to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh:
- torahs
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noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- Shaper
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noun,
a person or thing that shapes.
- Petros
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noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- astro-
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- Pharos
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noun,
a small peninsula in N Egypt, near Alexandria: site of ancient lighthouse built by Ptolemy.
- trapes
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noun,
a tiring walk.
- phasor
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noun,
a vector that represents a sinusoidally varying quantity, as a current or voltage, by means of a line rotating about a point in a plane, the magnitude of the quantity being proportional to the length of the line and the phase of the quantity being equal to the angle between the line and a reference line.
- ashore
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adverb,
to the shore; onto the shore:
- seraph
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noun,
one of the celestial beings hovering above God's throne in Isaiah's vision. Isa. 6.
- photo-
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- prates
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noun,
act of prating.
- troops
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noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- appose
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verb (used with object),
to place side by side, as two things; place next to; juxtapose.
- Petras
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Sharpe
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noun,
William Forsyth [fawr-sahyth] /ˈfɔr saɪθ/ (Show IPA), born 1934, U.S. economist: Nobel prize 1990.
- shoppe
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noun,
shop (used chiefly for quaint effect).
- sproat
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noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- tropes
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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.
- troph-
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- ahorse
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adjective, adverb,
on horseback:
- Sherpa
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noun,
a member of a people of Tibetan stock living in the Nepalese Himalayas, who often serve as porters on mountain-climbing expeditions.
- tropo-
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- troppo
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adverb,
too much; excessively.
- Pothos
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noun,
any of various tropical climbing vines belonging to the genera Pothos and Epipremnum, of the arum family, especially E. aureum, widely cultivated for its variegated foliage.
- poster
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noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- petro-
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- phrase
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noun,
Grammar.
a sequence of two or more words arranged in a grammatical construction and acting as a unit in a sentence.
(in English) a sequence of two or more words that does not contain a finite verb and its subject or that does not consist of clause elements such as subject, verb, object, or complement, as a preposition and a noun or pronoun, an adjective and noun, or an adverb and verb.
- Sarthe
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noun,
a department in NW France. 2411 sq. mi. (6245 sq. km). Capital: Le Mans.
- sapro-
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- Pesaro
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noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- earths
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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.
- torose
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adjective,
Botany. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
- preta
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noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Tapes
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noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Port.
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- Orth.
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- ster.
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- Spear
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noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- taper
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noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- prest
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noun,
a loan.
- pores
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noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- patr-
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- orate
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verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- presa
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noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- Spohr
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noun,
Ludwig [loot-vikh,, lood-] /ˈlut vɪx,, ˈlud-/ (Show IPA), or Louis [loo-ee] /ˈlu i/ (Show IPA), 1784–1859, German violinist and composer.
- proas
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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.
- popes
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- oste-
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- prae-
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- praos
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noun,
proa.
- Spoor
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noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spor-
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- tahrs
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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.
- Other
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noun,
the other one:
- pepos
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noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- rapes
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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.
- spore
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noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- rathe
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adjective,
Archaic. growing, blooming, or ripening early in the year or season.
- post-
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- Perth
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noun,
Also called Perthshire. a historic county in central Scotland.
- Oates
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noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- oaths
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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.:
- reaps
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- poser
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noun,
a person who poses.
- tears
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- spare
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noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- Srta.
-
- ratos
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noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tarps
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noun,
tarpaulin.
- rates
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noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- Porto
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noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- taros
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noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- Rasht
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noun,
a city in NW Iran, about 10 miles (16 km) S of the Caspian Sea.
- opahs
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noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- tares
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noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- pret.
-
- opera
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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.
- OPers
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- spate
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noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- ports
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noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- opto-
-
- raphe
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noun,
Anatomy. a seamlike union between two parts or halves of an organ or the like.
- prop.
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- poops
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noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- petr-
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- prost
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interjection,
prosit.
- paseo
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noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- Prato
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noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- sprat
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noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- prats
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noun,
the buttocks.
- peta-
-
- paste
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noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- preps
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noun,
preparatory school.
- Pasto
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noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- phase
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noun,
any of the major appearances or aspects in which a thing of varying modes or conditions manifests itself to the eye or mind.
- Prot.
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- peart
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adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- Pater
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noun,
British Informal. father.
- parts
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noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- step-
-
- Pears
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noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- pates
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noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- path-
-
- prep.
-
- petos
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noun,
wahoo3 .
- props
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noun,
proper or due respect or recognition; credit:
- pros.
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- Petra
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noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- paths
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noun,
a way beaten, formed, or trodden by the feet of persons or animals.
- prose
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noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- stope
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noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- peats
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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.
- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- pahos
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noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Tahoe
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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.
- poohs
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noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- strop
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noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Strep
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noun,
streptococcus.
- strap
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noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- sport
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noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- store
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noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- poet.
-
- staph
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noun,
staphylococcus.
- prate
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noun,
act of prating.
- stare
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noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- pert.
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- part.
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- pesto
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noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- paper
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noun,
a substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets, used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc.
- stoop
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noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- phots
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noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- psora
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noun,
psoriasis.
- phot.
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- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Pres.
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- Paros
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noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- phore
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- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- oater
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noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- shoot
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noun,
the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- hosp.
-
- Asher
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noun,
a son of Jacob and Zilpah. Gen. 30:12–13.
- rotes
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noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- repos
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noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- harps
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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.
- rotas
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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.
- Harte
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noun,
(Francis) Bret [bret] /brɛt/ (Show IPA), 1839–1902, U.S. author, especially of short stories.
- Harts
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noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- asper
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noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- trash
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noun,
anything worthless, useless, or discarded; rubbish.
- treas
-
- haste
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noun,
swiftness of motion; speed; celerity:
- roset
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noun,
resin; rosin.
- hater
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noun,
a person who has an intense dislike for another person or thing (often used in combination):
- hates
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- those
-
Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Thorp
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noun,
a hamlet; village.
- Short
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noun,
something that is short.
- sero-
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- Heaps
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noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- ropes
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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.
- hears
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verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- heart
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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.
- heats
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noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- arose
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verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Roost
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noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- torse
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noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- septa
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noun,
plural of septum.
- haets
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noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- Roose
-
verb (used with or without object),
praise.
- SEATO
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noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- Earth
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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.
- toros
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noun,
a bull.
- Sarto
-
noun,
Andrea del [ahn-drey-uh del;; Italian ahn-dre-ah del] /ɑnˈdreɪ ə dɛl;; Italian ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ dɛl/ (Show IPA), Andrea del Sarto.
- shpt.
-
- TORES
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noun,
a torus.
- Torah
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noun,
the Pentateuch, being the first of the three Jewish divisions of the Old Testament.
Compare Tanach.
- ephor
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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.
- sapor
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noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- topos
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noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- topo-
-
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- Athos
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noun,
Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- Espoo
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noun,
a city in S Finland, W of Helsinki.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Sept.
-
- Esth.
-
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- sooth
-
noun,
truth, reality, or fact.
- astr.
-
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- throe
-
noun,
a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Herat
-
noun,
a city in NW Afghanistan.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- Heros
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Hosta
-
noun,
any of various plants belonging to the genus Hosta, of the lily family, which includes the plantain lily.
- Horsa
-
noun,
died a.d. 455, Jutish chief (brother of Hengist).
- horse
-
noun,
a large, solid-hoofed, herbivorous quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, bred in a number of varieties, and used for carrying or pulling loads, for riding, and for racing.
- Horst
-
noun,
a portion of the earth's crust, bounded on at least two sides by faults, that has risen in relation to adjacent portions.
- herp.
-
- Sharp
-
noun,
something sharp.
- Horta
-
noun,
Baron Victor, 1861?–1947, Belgian architect.
- appro
-
noun,
(of a purchase) approval:
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Hosea
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Shear
-
noun,
Usually, shears. (sometimes used with a singular verb)
scissors of large size (usually used with pair of).
any of various other cutting implements or machines having two blades that resemble or suggest those of scissors.
- resp.
-
- Resht
-
noun,
Rasht.
- 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).
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- aero-
-
- Tharp
-
noun,
Twyla [twahy-luh] /ˈtwaɪ lə/ (Show IPA), born 1941, U.S. dancer and choreographer.
- shoat
-
noun,
Also, shote. a young, weaned pig.
- Thare
-
noun,
Terah.
- rept.
-
- repps
-
noun,
rep1 .
- shoer
-
noun,
a person who shoes horses or other animals.
- Terah
-
noun,
the father of Abraham. Gen. 11:25–32.
- tera-
-
- 30-30
-
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- horas
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hort.
-
- share
-
noun,
the full or proper portion or part allotted or belonging to or contributed or owed by an individual or group.
- rhoea
-
- areo-
-
- trop-
-
- Shore
-
noun,
the land along the edge of a sea, lake, broad river, etc.
- Thera
-
noun,
a Greek island in the S Aegean, in the Cyclades group. 30 sq. mi. (78 sq. km).
- roast
-
noun,
roasted meat or a piece of roasted meat, as a piece of beef or veal of a quantity and shape for slicing into more than one portion.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- Theos
-
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- 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.
- hoars
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- theor
-
- SHAPE
-
noun,
the quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure.
- hoops
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- 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.
- Sotho
-
noun,
a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken in Lesotho and South Africa.
- hoots
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- rheas
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- Hoppe
-
noun,
Willie (William Frederick) 1887–1959, U.S. billiards player.
- hopes
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- theo-
-
- rhet.
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- shoo
-
interjection,
(used to scare or drive away a cat, dog, chickens, birds, etc.)
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- seat
-
noun,
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- Shea
-
noun,
shea tree.
- Shoa
-
noun,
the Holocaust.
- Sra.
-
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- pre-
-
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Sato
-
noun,
Eisaku [ey-sah-koo;; Japanese ey-sah-koo] /eɪˈsɑ ku;; Japanese ˈeɪ sɑˌku/ (Show IPA), 1901–75, Japanese political leader: prime minister 1964–72; Nobel Peace Prize 1974.
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- pts.
-
- rhos
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- Rhea
-
noun,
the ramie plant or fiber.
- 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.
- rets
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- Rapp
-
noun,
George, 1757–1847, U.S. religious preacher, born in Germany: leader of the Harmonists.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- rash
-
noun,
an eruption or efflorescence on the skin.
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- resh
-
noun,
the 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- repp
-
noun,
rep1 .
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Rep.
-
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- 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.
- sate
-
noun,
a Southeast Asian, especially Indonesian and Malaysian, dish of marinated, bite-size pieces of meat, skewered, barbecued, and usually served with a peanut-flavored dipping sauce.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Sat.
-
- pro-
-
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- shr.
-
- SOAP
-
noun,
a substance used for washing and cleansing purposes, usually made by treating a fat with an alkali, as sodium or potassium hydroxide, and consisting chiefly of the sodium or potassium salts of the acids contained in the fat.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- SOHO
-
noun,
a district in London, England, including Soho Square: a predominantly foreign section since 1685; noted for its restaurants.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- rpt.
-
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- 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.
- Roth
-
noun,
Phillip, born 1933, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- 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.
- prs.
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- PSAT
-
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- spp.
-
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- 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.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- 1080
-
- pot.
-
- Hart
-
noun,
a male deer, commonly of the red deer, Cervus elaphus, especially after its fifth year.
- heat
-
noun,
the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth.
- hear
-
verb (used with object),
to perceive by the ear:
- HEAP
-
noun,
a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile:
- HEAO
-
- hate
-
noun,
intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility.
- hast
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HASP
-
noun,
a clasp for a door, lid, etc., especially one passing over a staple and fastened by a pin or a padlock.
- 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.
- her.
-
- 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.
- haps
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- haet
-
noun,
a little bit; a whit.
- haes
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- top-
-
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Eth.
-
- 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.
- HERA
-
noun,
the ancient Greek queen of heaven, a daughter of Cronus and Rhea and the wife and sister of Zeus.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- hor.
-
- the-
-
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- Thea
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- hora
-
noun,
a traditional Romanian and Israeli round dance.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- HERO
-
noun,
a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character:
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- hoot
-
noun,
the cry of an owl.
- hoop
-
noun,
a circular band or ring of metal, wood, or other stiff material.
- hoar
-
noun,
hoarfrost; rime.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hers
-
noun,
Slang. a female:
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- est.
-
- thae
-
pronoun, adjective,
those.
- Apr.
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- appt
-
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Apps
-
noun,
an application, typically a small, specialized program downloaded onto mobile devices:
- app.
-
- apo-
-
- aph-
-
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- aet.
-
- aer-
-
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Ashe
-
noun,
Arthur (Robert, Jr) 1943–93, U.S. tennis player.
- ates
-
- esp.
-
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Eph.
-
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- eath
-
adjective, adverb,
easy.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- ator
-
- Thar
-
noun,
tahr.
- Hos.
-
- ter.
-
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- per.
-
- peps
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- pepo
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of plants of the gourd family, having a fleshy, many-seeded interior and a hard or firm rind, as the gourd, melon, and cucumber.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- perp
-
noun,
the perpetrator of a crime.
- 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.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- pat.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- perh
-
- Pers
-
- paho
-
noun,
a prayer stick of the Hopi Indians.
- Pooh
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pooh.”.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Pope
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.
- pop-
-
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Poop
-
noun,
a superstructure at the stern of a vessel.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- phr.
-
- Ste.
-
- phat
-
noun,
Typesetting. fat (def 23).
- Phar
-
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Pet.
-
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- paps
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- pash
-
noun,
an infatuation for another person; crush.
- str.
-
- o-os
-
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.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- opp.
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OPer
-
- opah
-
noun,
a large, deep-bodied, brilliantly colored, oceanic food fish, Lampris regius.
- 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.
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- oro-
-
- oohs
-
noun,
the exclamation “ooh.”.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- teas
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- 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.:
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- TEPP
-
noun,
a colorless to amber, hygroscopic, poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5) 4 P 2 O 7 , used as an insecticide and as a rodenticide.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- par.
-
- Otoe
-
noun,
Oto.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- 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.
- OSHA
-
noun,
the division of the Department of Labor that sets and enforces occupational health and safety rules.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- oto-
-
- OTOH
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- spt
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- STP
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- Sr.
-
- th-
-
- St.
-
- trp
-
- Sta
-
- TSE
-
- TSH
-
- TSP
-
- tha
-
noun,
the fourth letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Tro
-
- 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.
- Tpr
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- sht
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- shp
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tr.
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- tra
-
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- TRH
-
- SPR
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- tph
-
- POR
-
- sho
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- OSA
-
- op.
-
- Hts
-
- ht.
-
- HST
-
- hrs
-
- HRE
-
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- OAP
-
- 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.
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- HAT
-
noun,
a shaped covering for the head, usually with a crown and brim, especially for wear outdoors.
- has
-
noun,
Usually, haves. an individual or group that has wealth, social position, or other material benefits (contrasted with have-not).
- HAP
-
noun,
one's luck or lot.
- HAO
-
noun,
an aluminum coin and monetary unit of Vietnam, the tenth part of a dong.
- hae
-
verb (used with object), auxiliary verb,
have.
- OAO
-
- 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.
- ETS
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OSO
-
- ose
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OPA
-
- OAS
-
- 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.
- oo-
-
- oho
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation to express surprise, taunting, exultation, etc.)
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- OEO
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- hr.
-
- ETR
-
- ot-
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ast
-
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- Ash
-
noun,
the powdery residue of matter that remains after burning.
- ase
-
- ARS
-
- 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.
- ATP
-
- APS
-
- 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.
- aor
-
- AHE
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- ae.
-
- Ar.
-
- ap-
-
- at.
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- ETO
-
- EPS
-
- ESR
-
- ESA
-
- ERT
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- ERP
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPT
-
- EPA
-
- eo-
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- Ehr
-
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- 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.
- ea.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- OSP
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OTA
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ROA
-
- rho
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Greek alphabet (P, ρ).
- rhe
-
noun,
a centimeter-gram-second unit of fluidity, equal to the reciprocal of poise.
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- REA
-
- 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.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- ROP
-
- rah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of encouragement to a player or team.)
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- RPS
-
- Re.
-
- ote
-
- PTP
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- PSA
-
- SAE
-
- SHA
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- se-
-
- SAR
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- SRO
-
- RPO
-
- Sp.
-
- So.
-
- RTS
-
- rte
-
- rt.
-
- RSE
-
- RSA
-
- Rs.
-
- PSE
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Pa.
-
- PAP
-
noun,
soft food for infants or invalids, as bread soaked in water or milk.
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Pr.
-
- pp.
-
- prp
-
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- PEP
-
noun,
lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- PHA
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- PTO
-
- PHS
-
- POA
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- PRA
-
- PPT
-
- PPS
-
- OTS
-
- ppr
-
- pph
-
- PPE
-
- PPA
-
noun,
a substance, C 9 H 13 NO, related to ephedrine and amphetamine, available in various popular nonprescription diet aids as an appetite suppressant.
- pah
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of disgust or disbelief.)
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- AO
-
- t.
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- 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.
- AH
-
interjection,
(used as an exclamation of pain, surprise, pity, complaint, dislike, joy, etc., according to the manner of utterance.)
- T1
-
- SA
-
- S.
-
- 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.
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- R.
-
- HP
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RH
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- O.
-
- OA
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- PH
-
- RO
-
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- RP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- TP
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- h.
-