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- crop-duster
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noun,
a pilot employed in crop-dusting from an airplane.
- arboretums
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noun,
a plot of land on which many different trees or shrubs are grown for study or display.
- spaced-out
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adjective,
dazed or stupefied because of the influence of narcotic drugs.
- part-score
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noun,
a contract to make less than the number of tricks required for game:
- producers
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noun,
a person who produces.
- dumpcarts
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noun,
a cart with a body that can be tilted or a bottom that can be opened downward to discharge the contents.
- predators
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noun,
Zoology. any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms.
- castoreum
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noun,
castor1 (def 1).
- Ceratodus
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noun,
a lungfish of either of two genera, Ceratodus or Neoceratodus, having hornlike ridges on the teeth.
- compadres
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noun,
a friend, companion, or close associate.
- arboretum
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noun,
a plot of land on which many different trees or shrubs are grown for study or display.
- Marruecos
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noun,
Spanish name of Morocco.
- mousetrap
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noun,
a trap for mice, especially one consisting of a rectangular wooden base on which a metal spring is mounted.
- spermato-
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- cremators
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noun,
a person who cremates.
- crop-dust
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verb (used with object),
to subject (a field) to crop-dusting.
- outspread
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verb (used with or without object),
to spread out; extend:
- scumboard
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noun,
a board or strip of material partly immersed in flowing water to hold back scum.
- croustade
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noun,
a shell of bread or pastry, sometimes of noodles, rice, or mashed potatoes, baked or fried and filled with ragout or the like.
- drumbeats
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noun,
the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- teardrops
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noun,
a tear or something suggesting a tear:
- pterosaur
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noun,
any flying reptile of the extinct order Pterosauria, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, having the outside digit of the forelimb greatly elongated and supporting a wing membrane.
- protrudes
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verb (used with object),
to thrust forward; cause to project.
- dermatous
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- prosateur
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noun,
a person who writes prose, especially as a livelihood.
- computes
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noun,
computation:
- croupade
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noun,
a movement in which a horse jumps up from a pesade with all four legs drawn up under it and lands on four legs in the same place.
- cremator
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noun,
a person who cremates.
- redoubts
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noun,
an isolated work forming a complete enclosure of any form, used to defend a prominent point.
- apterous
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adjective,
Zoology. wingless, as some insects.
- reductor
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noun,
a tube with a stopcock at one end, usually filled with a metal, for reducing a constituent in a solution.
- compadre
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noun,
a friend, companion, or close associate.
- producer
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noun,
a person who produces.
- compares
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noun,
comparison:
- comparts
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verb (used with object),
to separate or mark out in parts; subdivide.
- computer
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noun,
a programmable electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Mainframes, desktop and laptop computers, tablets, and smartphones are some of the different types of computers.
Compare analog computer, digital computer.
- prorates
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- roadster
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noun,
an early automobile having an open body, a single seat for two or three persons, and a large trunk or a rumble seat.
- protrude
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verb (used with object),
to thrust forward; cause to project.
- comrades
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noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- Bermudas
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noun,
the Bermudas. Bermuda.
- corrades
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verb (used with object),
to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
- corrupts
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adjective,
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked:
- tempuras
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- spectrum
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noun,
Physics.
an array of entities, as light waves or particles, ordered in accordance with the magnitudes of a common physical property, as wavelength or mass: often the band of colors produced when sunlight is passed through a prism, comprising red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
this band or series of colors together with extensions at the ends that are not visible to the eye, but that can be studied by means of photography, heat effects, etc., and that are produced by the dispersion of radiant energy other than ordinary light rays. Compare band spectrum, electromagnetic spectrum, mass spectrum.
- costumer
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noun,
a person who makes, sells, or rents costumes, as for theatrical productions.
- spectro-
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- Eurocrat
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noun,
a member of the executive and technical staff at the headquarters of the European Common Market.
- cramboes
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noun,
a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.
- teardrop
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noun,
a tear or something suggesting a tear:
- probates
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noun,
Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
- praetors
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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.
- outraces
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verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- bordures
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noun,
the area adjacent to the outer edges of an escutcheon.
- racemous
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adjective,
racemose.
- Muscadet
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noun,
a white grape grown especially in the lower Loire Valley region of France.
- tambours
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noun,
Music. a drum.
- braceros
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noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- brocades
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noun,
fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.
- traduces
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verb (used with object),
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
- bromates
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noun,
a salt of bromic acid.
- outdares
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verb (used with object),
to surpass in daring.
- outpaces
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verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- raptured
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- boarders
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noun,
a person, especially a lodger, who is supplied with regular meals.
- Budapest
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Hungary, in the central part, on the Danube River: formed 1873 from two cities on the W bank of the Danube (Buda and Obuda) and one on the E bank (Pest)
- obdurate
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adjective,
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.
- obtrudes
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verb (used with object),
to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, especially without warrant or invitation:
- suborder
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noun,
a category of related families within an order.
- predator
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noun,
Zoology. any organism that exists by preying upon other organisms.
- rearmost
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adjective,
farthest in the rear; last.
- soupmeat
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noun,
beef used for making soup stock.
- troupers
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noun,
an actor, especially a member of a touring company.
- mesocarp
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noun,
the middle layer of pericarp, as the fleshy part of certain fruits.
- captures
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noun,
the act of capturing.
- Mercator
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noun,
Gerhardus [jer-hahr-duh s] /dʒərˈhɑr dəs/ (Show IPA), (Gerhard Kremer) 1512–94, Flemish cartographer and geographer.
- carburet
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verb (used with object),
to combine or mix with carbon or hydrocarbons.
- carports
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noun,
a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
- procures
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verb (used with object),
to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means:
- redcoats
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noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- produces
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noun,
something that is produced; yield; product.
- upstream
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adverb,
toward or in the higher part of a stream; against the current.
- saboteur
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noun,
a person who commits or practices sabotage.
- eductors
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noun,
ejector (def 3).
- drumbeat
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noun,
the rhythmic sound of a drum.
- cudbears
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noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from various lichens, especially Lecanora tartarea.
- educator
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noun,
a person or thing that educates, especially a teacher, principal, or other person involved in planning or directing education.
- dermato-
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- eardrops
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noun,
an earring with a pendant.
- scorepad
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noun,
a pad whose sheets are printed with headings, vertical or horizontal lines, symbols, or the like, to facilitate the recording of scores in a game, as bowling or bridge.
- cupboard
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noun,
a closet with shelves for dishes, cups, etc.
- postcard
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noun,
Also called picture postcard. a small, commercially printed card, usually having a picture on one side and space for a short message on the other.
- eardrums
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noun,
a membrane in the ear canal between the external ear and the middle ear; tympanic membrane.
- perturbs
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verb (used with object),
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- decorums
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noun,
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
- curators
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noun,
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
- abductor
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noun,
a person who abducts.
- Eboracum
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noun,
ancient name of York, England.
- customer
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noun,
a person who purchases goods or services from another; buyer; patron.
- dumpcart
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noun,
a cart with a body that can be tilted or a bottom that can be opened downward to discharge the contents.
- Democrat
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noun,
an advocate of democracy.
- crumpets
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noun,
a round soft unsweetened bread resembling a muffin, cooked on a griddle or the like, and often toasted.
- saucepot
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noun,
a cooking pot having a handle on each side and a close-fitting lid, used especially for stewing and simmering.
- Rombauer
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noun,
Irma von Starkloff [stahrk-lawf,, ‐lof] /ˈstɑrk lɔf,, ‐lɒf/ (Show IPA), 1877–1962, U.S. cooking expert and cookbook writer.
- subatom
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noun,
any component of an atom.
- durmast
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noun,
a European oak, Quercus petraea, yielding a heavy, elastic wood used for furniture and in the construction of buildings.
- podesta
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noun,
any of certain magistrates in Italy, as a chief magistrate in medieval towns and republics.
- morceau
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noun,
piece; morsel.
- mudcaps
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verb (used with object),
to blast (a rock) with an explosive attached to it with a capping of clay.
- decorum
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noun,
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
- bromate
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noun,
a salt of bromic acid.
- mobcaps
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noun,
a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.
- mobster
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noun,
a member of a criminal mob.
- cambers
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noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- rebatos
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noun,
rabato.
- brocade
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noun,
fabric woven with an elaborate design, especially one having a raised overall pattern.
- mudcats
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noun,
flathead catfish.
- Broadus
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noun,
something given as a bonus; lagniappe.
- murders
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noun,
Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- readout
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noun,
Computers. the output of information from a computer in readable form.
Compare printout.
- bustard
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noun,
any of several large, chiefly terrestrial and ground-running birds of the family Otididae, of the Old World and Australia, related to the cranes.
- scraper
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noun,
a person or thing that scrapes.
- durbars
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noun,
the court of a native ruler.
- reactor
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noun,
a person or thing that reacts or undergoes reaction.
- mortars
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noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- bumpers
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noun,
a person or thing that bumps.
- scouter
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noun,
a person who scouts.
- scourer
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noun,
a person who scours or cleanses.
- debtors
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noun,
a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another (opposed to creditor).
- scrotum
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noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- bradsot
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noun,
braxy (def 1).
- ramrods
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noun,
a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.
- supremo
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noun,
the person in charge; chief.
- decamps
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verb (used without object),
to depart from a camp; to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground:
- burster
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noun,
a person or thing that bursts.
- rapture
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noun,
ecstatic joy or delight; joyful ecstasy.
- Decatur
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noun,
Stephen, 1779–1820, U.S. naval officer.
- raptors
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noun,
a raptorial bird.
- stumper
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noun,
a person or thing that stumps.
- surcoat
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noun,
a garment worn over medieval armor, often embroidered with heraldic arms.
- Sumpter
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noun,
a packhorse or mule.
- Roberta
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noun,
a female given name: derived from Robert.
- bracers
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noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- Proteus
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noun,
Classical Mythology. a sea god, son of Oceanus and Tethys, noted for his ability to assume different forms and to prophesy.
- Bermuda
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noun,
a group of islands in the Atlantic, 580 miles (935 km) E of North Carolina: a British colony; resort. 19 sq. mi. (49 sq. km). Capital: Hamilton.
- teacups
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noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- bedpost
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noun,
one of the upright supports of a bedstead.
- scauper
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noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- scarper
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verb (used without object),
to flee or depart suddenly, especially without having paid one's bills.
- beat-up
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noun,
the warpwise count of tufts of pile in the warp of carpets.
- scamper
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noun,
a scampering; a quick run.
- drapers
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noun,
a dealer in cloth; a retail merchant or clerk who sells piece goods.
- tempura
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noun,
seafood or vegetables dipped in batter and deep-fried.
- Bertram
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noun,
a male given name: from Germanic words meaning “bright” and “raven.”.
- saprobe
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noun,
saprophyte.
- prosect
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verb (used with object),
to dissect (a cadaver or part) for anatomical demonstration.
- sarcode
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noun,
protoplasm, especially the semifluid content of a protozoan.
- termors
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noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- prorate
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verb (used with object),
to divide, distribute, or calculate proportionately.
- Bastrop
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noun,
a city in N Louisiana.
- dormers
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noun,
Also called dormer window. a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof.
- barters
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noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- dorpers
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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.
- Drosera
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noun,
any of several insectivorous plants of the genus Drosera, having leaves covered with sticky hairs, comprising the sundews.
- pseudo-
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- bracero
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noun,
a Mexican laborer admitted legally into the U.S. for a short period to perform seasonal, usually agricultural, labor.
- borders
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noun,
a region in SE Scotland. 1804 sq. mi. (4671 sq. km).
- Rambert
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noun,
Dame Marie (Cyvia Rambam; Myriam Rambam) 1888–1982, English ballet dancer, producer, and director, born in Poland.
- tambour
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noun,
Music. a drum.
- scorper
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noun,
scauper.
- departs
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noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- campers
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noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- mustard
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noun,
a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
- tampers
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- deports
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verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- bordure
-
noun,
the area adjacent to the outer edges of an escutcheon.
- borates
-
noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- pteroma
-
noun,
pteron.
- boaters
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- boaster
-
noun,
a person who boasts or brags.
- obscure
-
noun,
obscurity.
- obtrude
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verb (used with object),
to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, especially without warrant or invitation:
- dermat-
-
- boarder
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noun,
a person, especially a lodger, who is supplied with regular meals.
- dertrum
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noun,
the extremity of the maxilla of a bird's bill, especially when hooked or differentiated from the rest of the bill, as in pigeons and plovers.
- pterous
-
- detours
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noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- radomes
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noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- seaport
-
noun,
a port or harbor on or accessible to a seacoast and providing accommodation for seagoing vessels.
- darters
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noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- remoras
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noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- corrupt
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adjective,
guilty of dishonest practices, as bribery; lacking integrity; crooked:
- corresp
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- corrade
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verb (used with object),
to wear down by corrasion; abrade.
- spermo-
-
- reports
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noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- cordate
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adjective,
heart-shaped:
- copters
-
noun,
helicopter.
- remudas
-
noun,
a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
- sporter
-
noun,
a person or thing that sports, as a participant in a sport.
- cumbers
-
noun,
a hindrance.
- Corumba
-
noun,
a city in W Brazil.
- comrade
-
noun,
a person who shares in one's activities, occupation, etc.; companion, associate, or friend.
- made-up
-
adjective,
concocted; falsely fabricated or invented:
- curares
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noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- curates
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noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- compute
-
noun,
computation:
- curator
-
noun,
the person in charge of a museum, art collection, etc.
- compart
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verb (used with object),
to separate or mark out in parts; subdivide.
- compare
-
noun,
comparison:
- compar.
-
- eductor
-
noun,
ejector (def 3).
- re-sort
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verb (used with object),
to sort or arrange (cards, papers, etc.) again.
- rostrum
-
noun,
any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking.
- Esparto
-
noun,
any of several grasses, especially Stipa tenacissima, of southern Europe and northern Africa, used for making paper, cordage, etc.
- erratum
-
noun,
an error in writing or printing.
- crumpet
-
noun,
a round soft unsweetened bread resembling a muffin, cooked on a griddle or the like, and often toasted.
- crusade
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) any of the military expeditions undertaken by the Christians of Europe in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
- roaster
-
noun,
a contrivance for roasting something, as an oven, a pan for roasting meat, or a machine for roasting coffee beans.
- crusado
-
noun,
an early Portuguese coin of gold or silver, bearing the figure of a cross.
- Creator
-
noun,
a person or thing that creates.
- craters
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- crusted
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- cramped
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- sorbate
-
noun,
a sorbed substance.
- cudbear
-
noun,
a violet coloring matter obtained from various lichens, especially Lecanora tartarea.
- retards
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- couters
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- courser
-
noun,
a person or thing that courses.
- Courbet
-
noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1819–77, French painter.
- Euratom
-
noun,
an organization formed in 1957, comprising France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, and West Germany, for coordinated action in developing and marketing their nuclear resources.
- spectra
-
noun,
a plural of spectrum.
- rompers
-
noun,
a person or thing that romps.
- costume
-
noun,
a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
- costard
-
noun,
a large English variety of apple.
- Rosebud
-
noun,
the bud of a rose.
- spouted
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- campout
-
noun,
a camping out of a group.
- carport
-
noun,
a roofed, wall-less shed, usually projecting from the side of a building, used as a shelter for an automobile.
- catouse
-
noun,
New England. a noisy disturbance; commotion.
- routers
-
noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- stearo-
-
- carters
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- recoups
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- carroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Records
-
noun,
an act of recording.
- carpous
-
- dabster
-
noun,
Slang. an expert.
- carpets
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- redacts
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- carouse
-
noun,
carousal.
- Mercado
-
noun,
a market.
- Mercast
-
noun,
a broadcasting system used by U.S. agencies to deliver messages to government-operated ships.
- rubatos
-
noun,
a rubato phrase or passage.
- Roberts
-
noun,
Sir Charles George Douglas, 1860–1943, Canadian poet and novelist.
- dampers
-
noun,
a person or thing that damps or depresses:
- capture
-
noun,
the act of capturing.
- capotes
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- starred
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- stardom
-
noun,
the world or class of professional stars, as of the stage.
- Ecuador
-
noun,
a republic in NW South America. 109,483 sq. mi. (283,561 sq. km). Capital: Quito.
- spurred
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- redtops
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- combust
-
verb (used with or without object),
to burn.
- maestro
-
noun,
an eminent composer, teacher, or conductor of music:
- barrets
-
noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- custard
-
noun,
a dessert made of eggs, sugar, and milk, either baked, boiled, or frozen.
- combats
-
noun,
Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.
- comates
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- Marcuse
-
noun,
Herbert, 1898–1979, U.S. political and social philosopher, born in Germany.
- redoubt
-
noun,
an isolated work forming a complete enclosure of any form, used to defend a prominent point.
- rouster
-
noun,
roustabout (def 1).
- stamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that stamps.
- coaster
-
noun,
a person or thing that coasts.
- coarser
-
adjective,
of or relating to a topology on a topological space whose open sets are included among the open sets of a second specified topology on the space.
- eardrum
-
noun,
a membrane in the ear canal between the external ear and the middle ear; tympanic membrane.
- Maspero
-
noun,
Sir Gaston Camille Charles [gas-tawn ka-mee-yuh sharl] /gasˈtɔ̃ kaˈmi yə ʃarl/ (Show IPA), 1846–1916, French Egyptologist.
- redcoat
-
noun,
(especially during the American Revolution) a British soldier.
- eardrop
-
noun,
an earring with a pendant.
- cerato-
-
- matures
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- redcaps
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- combers
-
noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- redouts
-
noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- armrest
-
noun,
a projecting, often padded support for the forearm, as at the side of a chair or sofa or between seats in a theater, car, or airplane.
- abducts
-
verb (used with object),
to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, especially to kidnap.
- arbored
-
adjective,
furnished with an arbor.
- Pasture
-
noun,
Also called pastureland [pas-cher-land, pahs-] /ˈpæs tʃərˌlænd, ˈpɑs-/ (Show IPA). an area covered with grass or other plants used or suitable for the grazing of livestock; grassland.
- arbours
-
noun,
arbor1 .
- trompes
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- acetous
-
adjective,
containing or producing acetic acid.
- Patmore
-
noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- torsade
-
noun,
a twisted cord.
- Paestum
-
noun,
an ancient coastal city of Lucania, in S Italy: the extant ruins include three Greek temples and a Roman amphitheater.
- outdare
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass in daring.
- perturb
-
verb (used with object),
to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate.
- trocars
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- probate
-
noun,
Law. the official proving of a will as authentic or valid in a probate court.
- uptears
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- tsardom
-
noun,
czardom.
- upbears
-
verb (used with object),
to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support.
- Ardmore
-
noun,
a city in S Oklahoma.
- procure
-
verb (used with object),
to obtain or get by care, effort, or the use of special means:
- Potsdam
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Brandenburg, in NE Germany, SW of Berlin: formerly the residence of German emperors; wartime conference July–August 1945 of Truman, Stalin, Churchill, and later, Attlee.
- precast
-
adjective,
(of a building or section) cast before being transported to the site of installation:
- posture
-
noun,
the relative disposition of the parts of something.
- pretors
-
noun,
praetor.
- 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.
- tombacs
-
noun,
an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.
- parures
-
noun,
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
- traduce
-
verb (used with object),
to speak maliciously and falsely of; slander; defame:
- traders
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- porrect
-
adjective,
extending horizontally; projecting.
- pomaces
-
noun,
the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- turacos
-
noun,
touraco.
- parrots
-
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.
- outpace
-
verb (used with object),
to surpass or exceed, as in speed, development, or performance:
- pectous
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or consisting of pectin or protopectin.
- outrace
-
verb (used with object),
to race or run faster than:
- uproars
-
noun,
a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.
- Ambrose
-
noun,
Saint, a.d. 340?–397, bishop of Milan 374–397.
- tracers
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- petards
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- presort
-
verb (used with object),
to sort (letters, packages, etc.) by zip code or class before collection or delivery to a post office.
- Austro-
-
- pouters
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- acerous
-
adjective,
acerose1 .
- pomades
-
noun,
a scented ointment, especially one used for the scalp or for dressing the hair.
- Pasteur
-
noun,
Louis [loo-ee;; French lwee] /ˈlu i;; French lwi/ (Show IPA), 1822–95, French chemist and bacteriologist.
- abduces
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or take away; abduct.
- Umberto
-
noun,
Humbert I.
- petrous
-
adjective,
Anatomy. noting or pertaining to the hard dense portion of the temporal bone, containing the internal auditory organs; petrosal.
- precuts
-
adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- trouper
-
noun,
an actor, especially a member of a touring company.
- BAMusEd
-
- toecaps
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- upbeats
-
noun,
an unaccented beat, especially immediately preceding a downbeat.
- troupes
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- ordures
-
noun,
dung; manure; excrement.
- Admetus
-
noun,
a Thessalian king, one of the Argonauts and husband of Alcestis.
- armours
-
noun,
armor.
- updates
-
noun,
an act or instance of updating:
- Petsamo
-
noun,
Finnish name of Pechenga.
- abortus
-
noun,
immature placental or fetal tissue prematurely passed or curetted.
- trouser
-
noun,
a leg of a pair of trousers.
- armored
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- porters
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- produce
-
noun,
something that is produced; yield; product.
- product
-
noun,
a thing produced by labor:
- uprears
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift:
- armures
-
noun,
a woolen or silk fabric woven with a small, raised pattern.
- Marcos
-
noun,
Ferdinand E(dralin) [ed-ruh-lin] /ˈɛd rə lɪn/ (Show IPA), 1917–1989, Philippine political leader: president 1965–86.
- carpo-
-
- cobras
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- Duster
-
noun,
a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
- Armour
-
noun,
armor.
- tubers
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- combat
-
noun,
Military. active, armed fighting with enemy forces.
- Maputo
-
noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Mozambique, on Delagoa Bay.
- armors
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- Pareto
-
noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- spruce
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- comate
-
noun,
a mate or companion.
- Marcus
-
noun,
Saint. Also, Mark. died a.d. 336, pope 336.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- coders
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- sprout
-
noun,
a shoot of a plant.
- damper
-
noun,
a person or thing that damps or depresses:
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- barred
-
noun,
a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose:
- redout
-
noun,
a condition experienced by pilots and astronauts in which blood is forced to the head and results in a reddening of the field of vision during rapid deceleration or in maneuvers that produce a negative gravity force.
- trumps
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- Carpet
-
noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- redtop
-
noun,
any of several grasses of the genus Agrostis having reddish panicles, as A. gigantea, widely cultivated for lawns and pasturage.
- Tumaco
-
noun,
a seaport in SW Colombia.
- madres
-
noun,
mother1 .
- remora
-
noun,
any of several fishes of the family Echeneididae, having on the top of the head a sucking disk by which they can attach themselves to sharks, turtles, ships, and other moving objects.
- carets
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- parsec
-
noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- tumors
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- apercu
-
noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- recast
-
noun,
a recasting.
- record
-
noun,
an act of recording.
- Tumbes
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Peru.
- absurd
-
noun,
the quality or condition of existing in a meaningless and irrational world.
- carobs
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- maduro
-
adjective,
strong and darkly colored.
- comber
-
noun,
a person or thing that combs.
- Medusa
-
noun,
a saucer-shaped or dome-shaped, free-swimming jellyfish or hydra.
- caroms
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- 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.
- comers
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- reduct
-
verb (used with object),
to reduce.
- Comdt.
-
- Comdr.
-
- spread
-
noun,
an act or instance of spreading:
- tuebor
-
verb,
I will defend: motto on the coat of arms of Michigan.
- parous
-
- Combes
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- Rupert
-
noun,
Prince, 1619–82, German Royalist general and admiral in the English Civil War (nephew of Charles I of England).
- durras
-
noun,
a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia and Africa and introduced into the U.S.
- scrape
-
noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- armets
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- catsup
-
noun,
ketchup.
- mature
-
adjective,
complete in natural growth or development, as plant and animal forms:
- padres
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- datums
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- ardebs
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- Cedars
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Mauser
-
noun,
Peter Paul, 1838–1914, and his brother, Wilhelm, 1834–82, German inventors of firearms.
- redcap
-
noun,
a baggage porter at a railroad station.
- durbar
-
noun,
the court of a native ruler.
- ardors
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- redact
-
verb (used with object),
to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit.
- recurs
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- daubes
-
noun,
a stew of braised meat, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings.
- maters
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Caruso
-
noun,
Enrico [en-ree-koh;; Italian en-ree-kaw] /ɛnˈri koʊ;; Italian ɛnˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1921, Italian operatic tenor.
- rectus
-
noun,
any of several straight muscles, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye, etc.
- rumors
-
noun,
a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts:
- caters
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- rectum
-
noun,
the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus.
- rectos
-
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- pedros
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- Casper
-
noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- Rector
-
noun,
a member of the clergy in charge of a parish in the Protestant Episcopal Church.
- Castro
-
noun,
Cipriano [sip-ree-ah-noh;; Spanish see-pree-ah-naw] /ˌsɪp riˈɑ noʊ;; Spanish ˌsi priˈɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1858?–1924, Venezuelan military and political leader: president 1901–08; exiled 1908.
- Castor
-
noun,
Also, castoreum. a brownish, unctuous substance with a strong, penetrating odor, secreted by certain glands in the groin of the beaver, used in medicine and perfumery.
- cerat-
-
- cerous
-
adjective,
containing trivalent cerium.
- carpus
-
noun,
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- durocs
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- meatus
-
noun,
an opening or foramen, especially in a bone or bony structure, as the opening of the ear or nose.
- carrom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- Coates
-
noun,
Eric, 1886–1957, English violist and composer.
- Caster
-
noun,
a person or thing that casts.
- coated
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- 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.
- arbour
-
noun,
arbor1 .
- recoup
-
noun,
an act of recouping.
- coarse
-
adjective,
composed of relatively large parts or particles:
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- darter
-
noun,
a person or thing that darts or moves swiftly.
- abrupt
-
adjective,
sudden or unexpected:
- uptear
-
verb (used with object),
to wrench or tear out by or as if by the roots or foundations; destroy.
- paedo-
-
- Mascot
-
noun,
an animal, person, or thing adopted by a group as its representative symbol and supposed to bring good luck:
- dastur
-
noun,
a Parsee chief priest.
- Maseru
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Lesotho, in the NW part.
- scream
-
noun,
a loud, sharp, piercing cry:
- Cetura
-
noun,
Keturah.
- rumbas
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- Master
-
noun,
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something:
- cesura
-
noun,
caesura.
- Carter
-
noun,
Bennett Lester ("Benny") 1907–2003, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
- masto-
-
- pacers
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- cartes
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- rubato
-
noun,
a rubato phrase or passage.
- macers
-
noun,
macebearer.
- compts
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- adores
-
verb (used with object),
to regard with the utmost esteem, love, and respect; honor.
- upbeat
-
noun,
an unaccented beat, especially immediately preceding a downbeat.
- crudes
-
noun,
crude oil.
- rostra
-
noun,
a plural of rostrum.
- soucar
-
noun,
a Hindu banker.
- adobes
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- Robert
-
noun,
Henry Martyn [mahr-tn] /ˈmɑr tn/ (Show IPA), 1837–1923, U.S. engineer and authority on parliamentary procedure: author of Robert's Rules of Order (1876, revised 1915).
- source
-
noun,
any thing or place from which something comes, arises, or is obtained; origin:
- croute
-
noun,
crust.
- adopts
-
Verb phrases,
adopt out, to place (a child) for adoption:
- Crouse
-
noun,
Russel, 1893–1966, U.S. dramatist.
- croups
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- uproar
-
noun,
a state of violent and noisy disturbance, as of a multitude; turmoil.
- crores
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- eructs
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- curets
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- cruets
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- souter
-
noun,
a person who makes or repairs shoes; cobbler; shoemaker.
- Cromer
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Evelyn Baring.
- set-up
-
noun,
Surveying.
station (def 14a).
a surveying instrument precisely positioned for observations from a station.
a gap between the end of a chain or tape being used for a measurement and the point toward which it is laid.
- Creusa
-
noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- erupts
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- acetum
-
noun,
a preparation having vinegar or dilute acetic acid as the solvent.
- adsorb
-
verb (used with object),
to gather (a gas, liquid, or dissolved substance) on a surface in a condensed layer:
- cameos
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- credos
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- creams
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- escarp
-
noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- crates
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- Patmos
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- Crater
-
noun,
the cup-shaped depression or cavity on the surface of the earth or other heavenly body marking the orifice of a volcano.
- Seurat
-
noun,
Georges [zhawrzh] /ʒɔrʒ/ (Show IPA), 1859–91, French (pointillist) painter.
- roster
-
noun,
a list of persons or groups, as of military personnel or units with their turns or periods of duty.
- upbear
-
verb (used with object),
to bear up; raise aloft; sustain or support.
- emptor
-
noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- cupro-
-
- cuesta
-
noun,
a long, low ridge with a relatively steep face or escarpment on one side and a long, gentle slope on the other.
- rosace
-
noun,
rosette (def 3).
- soaper
-
noun,
soap opera.
- Curare
-
noun,
a blackish, resinlike substance derived from tropical plants of the genus Strychnos, especially S. toxifera, and from the root of pareira, used by certain South American Indians for poisoning arrows and employed in physiological experiments, medicine, etc., for arresting the action of motor nerves.
- poseur
-
noun,
a person who attempts to impress others by assuming or affecting a manner, degree of elegance, sentiment, etc., other than his or her true one.
- upmost
-
adjective,
uppermost.
- educts
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- curate
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar.
- Soemba
-
noun,
Dutch name of Sumba.
- embars
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- uprear
-
verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift:
- somat-
-
- somber
-
adjective,
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted:
- update
-
noun,
an act or instance of updating:
- crumbs
-
noun,
a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
- Crusoe
-
noun,
Robinson, Robinson Crusoe.
- robust
-
adjective,
strong and healthy; hardy; vigorous:
- crumps
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- cruors
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- adepts
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- poster
-
noun,
a placard or bill posted or intended for posting in a public place, as for advertising.
- Roseau
-
noun,
a seaport on and the capital of Dominica.
- epacts
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- acutes
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- upcard
-
noun,
Stud Poker. a card properly dealt face up.
Compare hole card.
- sorted
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- upcast
-
noun,
an act of casting upward.
- romper
-
noun,
a person or thing that romps.
- sorbet
-
noun,
sherbet (defs 1, 3).
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- Escaut
-
noun,
French name of Scheldt.
- escort
-
noun,
a group of persons, or a single person, accompanying another or others for protection, guidance, or courtesy:
- parted
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- copter
-
noun,
helicopter.
- septum
-
noun,
a dividing wall, membrane, or the like, in a plant or animal structure; dissepiment.
- corpus
-
noun,
a large or complete collection of writings:
- corpse
-
noun,
a dead body, usually of a human being.
- router
-
noun,
any of various tools or machines for routing, hollowing out, or furrowing.
- repros
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- aceous
-
- repots
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- corers
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- sector
-
noun,
Geometry. a plane figure bounded by two radii and the included arc of a circle.
- amours
-
noun,
a love affair.
- report
-
noun,
an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:
- repast
-
noun,
a quantity of food taken or provided for one occasion of eating:
- Mabuse
-
noun,
Jan [Flemish yahn] /Flemish yɑn/ (Show IPA), (Jan Gossaert or Gossart) 1478?–1533? Flemish painter.
- turco-
-
- Maced.
-
- pouter
-
noun,
a person who pouts.
- comtes
-
noun,
count2 .
- routes
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- amused
-
adjective,
pleasurably entertained, occupied, or diverted.
- parure
-
noun,
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
- turaco
-
noun,
touraco.
- Madero
-
noun,
Francisco Indalecio [frahn-sees-kaw een-dah-le-syaw] /frɑnˈsis kɔ ˌin dɑˈlɛ syɔ/ (Show IPA), 1873–1913, Mexican revolutionary and political leader: president 1911–13.
- COMSAT
-
noun,
(often lowercase) a communications satellite.
- remuda
-
noun,
a group of saddle horses from which ranch hands choose mounts for the day.
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- macro-
-
- turbo-
-
- turbos
-
noun,
turbine.
- copers
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- aborts
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- uprose
-
noun,
an act of rising up.
- U-boat
-
noun,
a German submarine.
- resorb
-
verb (used with object),
to absorb again, as an exudation.
- crapes
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Eudora
-
noun,
a female given name.
- escudo
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Cape Verde, equal to 100 centavos.
- cursed
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- cursor
-
noun,
Digital Technology. a movable, sometimes blinking, symbol that indicates the position on a display screen where the next character entered from the keyboard will appear, or where user action is needed.
- paters
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- crambo
-
noun,
a game in which one person or side must find a rhyme to a word or a line of verse given by another.
- cusped
-
adjective,
having a cusp or cusps; cusplike.
- retro-
-
- Custer
-
noun,
George Armstrong [ahrm-strawng,, -strong] /ˈɑrm strɔŋ,, -strɒŋ/ (Show IPA), 1839–76, U.S. general and Indian fighter.
- umbras
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- retard
-
noun,
a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine.
- custom
-
noun,
a habitual practice; the usual way of acting in given circumstances.
- aceto-
-
- couter
-
noun,
a piece of plate armor for the elbow.
- courts
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- course
-
noun,
a direction or route taken or to be taken.
- corset
-
noun,
Sometimes, corsets. a close-fitting undergarment, stiffened with whalebone or similar material and often capable of being tightened by lacing, enclosing the trunk: worn, especially by women, to shape and support the body; stays.
- umbers
-
noun,
an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
- AmerSp
-
- Cortes
-
noun,
(in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
- sperm-
-
- resort
-
noun,
a place to which people frequently or generally go for relaxation or pleasure, especially one providing rest and recreation facilities for vacationers:
- paster
-
noun,
a slip of paper gummed on the back, to be pasted on or over something, as over a name on a ballot.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- Coster
-
noun,
costermonger.
- Porter
-
noun,
a person hired to carry burdens or baggage, as at a railroad station or a hotel.
- serbo-
-
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- Europa
-
noun,
Also, Europe. Classical Mythology. a sister of Cadmus who was abducted by Zeus in the form of a bull and taken to Crete, where she bore him Rhadamanthus, Minos, and Sarpedon.
- ambers
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- serdab
-
noun,
a chamber inside a mastaba containing a statue of the deceased.
- coupes
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- recaps
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Sartre
-
noun,
Jean-Paul [zhahn-pawl] /ʒɑ̃ˈpɔl/ (Show IPA), 1905–80, French philosopher, novelist, and dramatist: declined 1964 Nobel Prize in literature.
- cumber
-
noun,
a hindrance.
- petard
-
noun,
an explosive device formerly used in warfare to blow in a door or gate, form a breach in a wall, etc.
- breams
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- breads
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- desorb
-
verb (used with object),
to remove an absorbate or adsorbate from (an absorbent or adsorbent).
- tabors
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- murder
-
noun,
Law. the killing of another human being under conditions specifically covered in law. In the U.S., special statutory definitions include murder committed with malice aforethought, characterized by deliberation or premeditation or occurring during the commission of another serious crime, as robbery or arson (first-degree murder) and murder by intent but without deliberation or premeditation (second-degree murder)
- beards
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- trader
-
noun,
a person who trades; a merchant or businessperson.
- despot
-
noun,
a king or other ruler with absolute, unlimited power; autocrat.
- ombers
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- detour
-
noun,
a roundabout or circuitous way or course, especially one used temporarily when the main route is closed.
- Presb.
-
- murras
-
noun,
a mineral or stone used in ancient Rome for making fine vases, cups, etc.: believed to have been fluorite.
- bracts
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- ramets
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- murres
-
noun,
either of two black and white diving birds of the genus Uria, of northern seas, U. aalge (common murre) or U. lomvia (thick-billed murre)
- braces
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- traces
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- tracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that traces.
- 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.
- bracer
-
noun,
a person or thing that braces, binds, or makes firm.
- Tadmor
-
noun,
Biblical name of Palmyra.
- Dorpat
-
noun,
German name of Tartu.
- Auster
-
noun,
the south wind personified.
- tombac
-
noun,
an alloy, used to imitate gold, containing from 70 to 92 percent copper with zinc and sometimes tin and other materials forming the remainder.
- austr-
-
- Muscat
-
noun,
a variety of grape having a pronounced sweet aroma and flavor, used for making wine and raisins.
- breast
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. (in bipeds) the outer, front part of the thorax, or the front part of the body from the neck to the abdomen; chest.
- pomace
-
noun,
the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- deuto-
-
- mucors
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- ptero-
-
- treasr
-
- treads
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- trapes
-
noun,
a tiring walk.
- raptor
-
noun,
a raptorial bird.
- Sambre
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing NE through N France and S Belgium into the Meuse at Namur: battle 1918. 120 miles (193 km) long.
- dermas
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- pomade
-
noun,
a scented ointment, especially one used for the scalp or for dressing the hair.
- ramrod
-
noun,
a rod for ramming down the charge of a muzzleloading firearm.
- Rampur
-
noun,
a city in Uttar Pradesh state in N India.
- douser
-
noun,
a person or thing that douses.
- brumes
-
noun,
mist; fog.
- mucosa
-
noun,
mucous membrane.
- ramose
-
adjective,
having many branches.
- tramps
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- dermo-
-
- mudcap
-
verb (used with object),
to blast (a rock) with an explosive attached to it with a capping of clay.
- douter
-
noun,
an implement for snuffing out candles, consisting either of a scissorlike device with two broad flat blades or of a cone at the end of a handle.
- Atreus
-
noun,
the father of Plisthenes, Agamemnon, Menelaus, and Anaxibia upon whose house Thyestes pronounced a curse.
- mudcat
-
noun,
flathead catfish.
- trades
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- ouster
-
noun,
expulsion or removal from a place or position occupied:
- Broads
-
noun,
The, (used with a plural verb) a low-lying region in E England, in Norfolk and Suffolk: bogs and marshy lakes.
- drupes
-
noun,
any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
- mudras
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- tabers
-
noun,
tabor.
- ramous
-
adjective,
ramose.
- Bourse
-
noun,
a stock exchange, especially the stock exchange of certain European cities.
- radome
-
noun,
a dome-shaped device used to house a radar antenna.
- opacus
-
adjective,
(of a cloud) dense enough to obscure the sun or moon.
- obduce
-
verb (imperative),
(in prescriptions) cover; conceal; coat.
- Dreams
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- sarco-
-
- teacup
-
noun,
a cup in which tea is served, usually of small or moderate size.
- oaters
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- ormers
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- pseud.
-
- octads
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- sapote
-
noun,
Also called marmalade tree. a tree, Pouteria sapota, of the sapodilla family, native to Mexico and Central America, having large leaves and sweet, edible fruit.
- bestud
-
verb (used with object),
to set with or as if with studs; dot:
- drapes
-
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.
- boater
-
noun,
a person who boats, especially for pleasure.
- Petras
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- Draper
-
noun,
a dealer in cloth; a retail merchant or clerk who sells piece goods.
- dobras
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- boarts
-
noun,
bort.
- petro-
-
- boards
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- dopers
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- Osbert
-
noun,
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “bright.”.
- sapro-
-
- obtuse
-
adjective,
not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull.
- Dracut
-
noun,
a city in NE Massachusetts.
- tauro-
-
- tarso-
-
- probes
-
noun,
the act of probing.
- topers
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- Bomarc
-
noun,
a winged, surface-to-air interceptor missile.
- Tarbes
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Hautes-Pyrénées, in SW France.
- presto
-
noun,
Music. a movement or piece in quick tempo.
- borers
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- muster
-
noun,
an assembling of troops or persons for formal inspection or other purposes.
- Proust
-
noun,
Joseph Louis [zhaw-zef lwee] /ʒɔˈzɛf lwi/ (Show IPA), 1754–1826, French chemist.
- tamper
-
noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- beauts
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- becard
-
noun,
any of several passerine birds of the genus Pachyramphus, of the American tropics, having large heads and swollen bills, and variously classified with the flycatchers or the cotingas.
- sauced
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- tampur
-
noun,
tambura.
- Sardou
-
noun,
Victorien [veek-taw-ryen] /vik tɔˈryɛ̃/ (Show IPA), 1831–1908, French dramatist.
- prudes
-
noun,
a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- scato-
-
- racers
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- dormer
-
noun,
Also called dormer window. a vertical window in a projection built out from a sloping roof.
- doater
-
noun,
doter.
- dreamt
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- Boreas
-
noun,
the ancient Greek personification of the north wind.
- Petros
-
noun,
Canadian. the federally owned petroleum industry.
- pretor
-
noun,
praetor.
- Bordet
-
noun,
Jules Jean Baptiste Vincent [zhyl zhahn ba-teest van-sahn] /ʒül ʒɑ̃ baˈtist vɛ̃ˈsɑ̃/ (Show IPA), 1870–1961, Belgian physiologist and bacteriologist: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1919.
- oreads
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- Border
-
noun,
the part or edge of a surface or area that forms its outer boundary.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- borate
-
noun,
a salt or ester of boric acid.
- saucer
-
noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- purser
-
noun,
an officer on a ship who handles financial accounts and various documents relating to the ship and who keeps money and valuables for passengers.
- Dorcas
-
noun,
a Christian woman at Joppa who made clothing for the poor. Acts 9:36–41.
- utero-
-
- tapers
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- raptus
-
noun,
a state of intense or overwhelming excitement; rapture; ecstasy.
- supra-
-
- superb
-
adjective,
admirably fine or excellent; extremely good:
- cadets
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- doubts
-
noun,
a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something.
- rebato
-
noun,
rabato.
- terras
-
noun,
earth; land.
- mobcap
-
noun,
a soft cloth cap with a full crown, fitting down over the ears and frequently tying beneath the chin, formerly worn indoors by women.
- troupe
-
noun,
a company, band, or group of singers, actors, or other performers, especially one that travels about.
- doumas
-
noun,
duma.
- camber
-
noun,
a slight arching, upward curve, or convexity, as of the deck of a ship.
- tropes
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- debuts
-
noun,
a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- cadres
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Cadmus
-
noun,
Paul, 1904–1999, U.S. painter and etcher.
- ductor
-
noun,
the roller that conveys ink in a press from the ink reservoir to the distributor.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- Decamp
-
verb (used without object),
to depart from a camp; to pack up equipment and leave a camping ground:
- baster
-
noun,
a person or thing that bastes.
- modest
-
adjective,
having or showing a moderate or humble estimate of one's merits, importance, etc.; free from vanity, egotism, boastfulness, or great pretensions.
- rearms
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- cabots
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- precut
-
adjective,
cut to a specific shape or size before being assembled or used:
- cabers
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- Basuto
-
noun,
Sotho (def 3).
- Strabo
-
noun,
63? b.c.–a.d. 21? Greek geographer and historian.
- Scoter
-
noun,
any of the large diving ducks of the genus Melanitta, inhabiting northern parts of the Northern Hemisphere.
- super-
-
- mopeds
-
noun,
a motorized bicycle that has pedals in addition to a low-powered gasoline engine designed for low-speed operation.
- proems
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- stoper
-
noun,
a machine for drilling rock from below.
- Bardot
-
noun,
Brigitte (Camille Javal) born 1934, French film actress and animal rights activist.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- truces
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- armure
-
noun,
a woolen or silk fabric woven with a small, raised pattern.
- carbo-
-
- Merops
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) a Percosian augur who foresaw and unsuccessfully tried to prevent the death of his sons in the Trojan War.
- Barres
-
noun,
Maurice [moh-rees] /moʊˈris/ (Show IPA), 1862–1923, French novelist, writer on politics, and politician.
- prates
-
noun,
act of prating.
- arouse
-
verb (used with object),
to stir to action or strong response; excite:
- Barret
-
noun,
a small cap, akin to the biretta, worn in the Middle Ages by soldiers and ecclesiastics.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- merous
-
- rebuts
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- debars
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- Barros
-
noun,
João de [zhwoun duh] /ʒwãʊ̃ də/ (Show IPA), ("the Portuguese Livy") 1496–1570, Portuguese historian.
- camper
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- orates
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- arrest
-
noun,
the taking of a person into legal custody, as by officers of the law.
- barter
-
noun,
the act or practice of bartering.
- capers
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- debtor
-
noun,
a person who is in debt or under financial obligation to another (opposed to creditor).
- urates
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- deburr
-
verb (used with object),
to remove burrs from (a piece of machined work); burr.
- metro-
-
- metros
-
noun,
the underground electric railway of Paris, France, Montreal, Canada, Washington, D.C., and other cities.
- campus
-
noun,
the grounds, often including the buildings, of a college, university, or school.
- rebops
-
noun,
bop1 .
- Campos
-
noun,
a city in E Brazil, near Rio de Janeiro.
- strobe
-
noun,
Also called strobe light. stroboscope (def 2a).
- stream
-
noun,
a body of water flowing in a channel or watercourse, as a river, rivulet, or brook. Synonyms: rill, run, streamlet, runnel.
- bardes
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- Subroc
-
noun,
a rocket that contains a nuclear depth charge and that can be launched underwater from a submarine torpedo tube.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- strode
-
noun,
a striding manner or a striding gait.
- Temuco
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- demurs
-
noun,
the act of making objection.
- depart
-
noun,
Archaic. departure; death.
- trocar
-
noun,
a sharp-pointed instrument enclosed in a cannula, used for withdrawing fluid from a cavity, as the abdominal cavity.
- toecap
-
noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- ordure
-
noun,
dung; manure; excrement.
- abduce
-
verb (used with object),
to draw or take away; abduct.
- deport
-
verb (used with object),
to expel (an alien) from a country; banish.
- bumper
-
noun,
a person or thing that bumps.
- subpar
-
adjective,
below an average, usual, or normal level, quality, or the like; below par:
- mouser
-
noun,
an animal that catches mice:
- sacred
-
adjective,
devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated.
- astro-
-
- sacrum
-
noun,
a bone resulting from the fusion of two or more vertebrae between the lumbar and the coccygeal regions, in humans being composed usually of five fused vertebrae and forming the posterior wall of the pelvis.
- Pesaro
-
noun,
a seaport in E Italy, on the Adriatic Sea.
- Duarte
-
noun,
a city in SW California.
- proser
-
noun,
a person who talks or writes in prose.
- raters
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- tempos
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- Rasure
-
noun,
an erasure.
- raster
-
noun,
Television. a pattern of scanning lines covering the area upon which the image is projected in the cathode-ray tube or liquid-crystal display of a television set or other screen.
- tremor
-
noun,
involuntary shaking of the body or limbs, as from disease, fear, weakness, or excitement; a fit of trembling.
- Sumter
-
noun,
a city in central South Carolina.
- rasper
-
noun,
a person or thing that rasps.
- burred
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- sacro-
-
- orders
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- Buster
-
noun,
a person who breaks up something:
- dorter
-
noun,
a dormitory, especially in a monastery.
- stroma
-
noun,
Cell Biology. the supporting framework or matrix of a cell.
- douras
-
noun,
durra.
- Stroud
-
noun,
a coarse woolen cloth, blanket, or garment formerly used by the British in bartering with the North American Indians.
- decors
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- Struma
-
noun,
Pathology. goiter.
- termor
-
noun,
a person who has an estate for a term of years or for life.
- buteos
-
noun,
any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.
- dorsum
-
noun,
the back, as of the body.
- stumer
-
noun,
something bogus or fraudulent.
- Moreau
-
noun,
Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1826–98, French painter.
- stupor
-
noun,
suspension or great diminution of sensibility, as in disease or as caused by narcotics, intoxicants, etc.:
- Dorset
-
noun,
1st Earl of, Thomas Sackville.
- tromps
-
verb (used with object),
to tramp or trample.
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- abduct
-
verb (used with object),
to carry off or lead away (a person) illegally and in secret or by force, especially to kidnap.
- bursar
-
noun,
a treasurer or business officer, especially of a college or university.
- demobs
-
noun,
demobilization.
- aspect
-
noun,
appearance to the eye or mind; look:
- taupes
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- mortar
-
noun,
a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle.
- dorser
-
noun,
dosser1 .
- ducats
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- Sarre
-
noun,
French name of Saar.
- 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.
- roset
-
noun,
resin; rosin.
- douce
-
adjective,
sedate; modest; quiet.
- douma
-
noun,
duma.
- sarod
-
noun,
a lute of northern India, played with a bow.
- drabs
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- peats
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- sarc-
-
- douse
-
noun,
British Dialect. a stroke or blow.
- doura
-
noun,
durra.
- pores
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- Draco
-
noun,
the Dragon, a northern circumpolar constellation between Ursa Major and Cepheus.
- Pedro
-
noun,
any of several varieties of all fours in which the five of trumps counts at its face value.
- Sadoc
-
noun,
Zadok.
- pedo-
-
- rumba
-
noun,
a dance, Cuban in origin and complex in rhythm.
- Durst
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- durra
-
noun,
a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia and Africa and introduced into the U.S.
- duros
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- ducat
-
noun,
any of various gold coins formerly issued in various parts of Europe, especially that first issued in Venice in 1284.
Compare sequin (def 2).
- Duroc
-
noun,
one of an American breed of hardy red hogs having drooping ears.
- duces
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- SABRE
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- pert.
-
- dures
-
verb (used with or without object),
endure.
- Durer
-
noun,
Albrecht [ahl-brekht] /ˈɑl brɛxt/ (Show IPA), 1471–1528, German painter and engraver.
- Rumor
-
noun,
a story or statement in general circulation without confirmation or certainty as to facts:
- pomes
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- Sambo
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a black person, especially a male.
- perms
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- duras
-
noun,
dura mater.
- ducts
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- Dupre
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), 1812–89, French painter.
- dupes
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- sabot
-
noun,
a shoe made of a single block of wood hollowed out, worn especially by farmers and workers in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, etc.
- rumps
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- Duero
-
noun,
Spanish name of Douro.
- Perdu
-
noun,
Obsolete. a soldier assigned to a very dangerous mission or position.
- Saber
-
noun,
a heavy, one-edged sword, usually slightly curved, used especially by cavalry.
- duets
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- dumps
-
noun,
a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the):
- Dumas
-
noun,
Alexandre [a-lek-sahn-druh] /a lɛkˈsɑ̃ drə/ (Show IPA), ("Dumas père") 1802–70, and his son, Alexandre, (“Dumas fils”), 1824–95, French dramatists and novelists.
- Pemba
-
noun,
an island near the E coast of equatorial Africa: formerly part of Zanzibar protectorate; now a part of Tanzania. 164,321; 380 sq. mi. (984 sq. km).
- Rudra
-
noun,
father of the storm gods and controller of the powers of nature.
- rubes
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- Ecua.
-
- drest
-
noun,
an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece.
- rotas
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- drams
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- 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.
- ecto-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- ectad
-
adverb,
outward.
- rotes
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- drats
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- Dream
-
noun,
a succession of images, thoughts, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.
- petr-
-
- roues
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- roups
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- drear
-
adjective,
dreary.
- drome
-
noun,
a department in SE France. 2533 sq. mi. (6560 sq. km). Capital: Valence.
- pesto
-
noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- rouse
-
noun,
a rousing.
- dropt
-
noun,
a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- petos
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- poet.
-
- roust
-
verb (used with object),
to rout, as from a place:
- Sampo
-
noun,
a magical object or substance that was stolen by Ilmarinen, Vainamoinen, and Lemminkainen from Louhi because of its powers.
- route
-
noun,
a course, way, or road for passage or travel:
- drubs
-
noun,
a blow with a stick or the like.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- peta-
-
- Port.
-
- ropes
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- routs
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- Druse
-
noun,
an incrustation of small crystals on the surface of a rock or mineral.
- drupe
-
noun,
any fruit, as a peach, cherry, plum, etc., consisting of an outer skin, a usually pulpy and succulent middle layer, and a hard and woody inner shell usually enclosing a single seed.
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Murat
-
noun,
Joachim [zhaw-a-keem] /ʒɔ aˈkim/ (Show IPA), 1767?–1815, French marshal: king of Naples 1808–15.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- ramus
-
noun,
a branch, as of a plant, vein, bone, etc.
- Outer
-
adjective,
situated on or toward the outside; external; exterior:
- muco-
-
- mucor
-
noun,
any phycomycetous fungus of the genus Mucor, that forms a furry coating on foodstuffs and dead and decaying vegetable matter.
- mucro
-
noun,
a short point projecting abruptly, as at the end of a leaf.
- presa
-
noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- mudra
-
noun,
Hinduism, Buddhism. any of a series of arm and hand positions expressing an attitude or action of the deity.
- Ramos
-
noun,
Fidel V. born 1928, Philippine political leader: president 1992–98.
- muras
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- rater
-
noun,
a person who makes rates or ratings.
- Mures
-
noun,
a river in SE central Europe, flowing W from the Carpathian Mountains in central Romania to the Tisza River in S Hungary. 400 miles (645 km) long.
- murra
-
noun,
a mineral or stone used in ancient Rome for making fine vases, cups, etc.: believed to have been fluorite.
- murre
-
noun,
either of two black and white diving birds of the genus Uria, of northern seas, U. aalge (common murre) or U. lomvia (thick-billed murre)
- Rambo
-
noun,
a fanatically militant or violently aggressive person.
- Musca
-
noun,
the Fly, a small southern constellation between Crux and Chamaeleon.
- prest
-
noun,
a loan.
- Radom
-
noun,
a city in E Poland.
- pret.
-
- muted
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- mutes
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- rares
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- MPers
-
- racer
-
noun,
a person, animal, or thing that races or takes part in a race, as a racehorse, bicycle, yacht, etc.
- mores
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- modes
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- rearm
-
verb (used with object),
to arm again.
- reaps
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- moped
-
noun,
a motorized bicycle that has pedals in addition to a low-powered gasoline engine designed for low-speed operation.
- mopes
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- reams
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- reads
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- moras
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- pred.
-
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Morse
-
noun,
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
- rates
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- morts
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- prem.
-
- Moser
-
noun,
Johann Jakob [yoh-hahn yah-kawp] /ˈyoʊ hɑn ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1701–85, German jurist and publicist.
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- motes
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- rcpt.
-
- moues
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- MOUSE
-
noun,
any of numerous small Old World rodents of the family Muridae, especially of the genus Mus, introduced widely in other parts of the world.
- Pres.
-
- outre
-
adjective,
passing the bounds of what is usual or considered proper; unconventional; bizarre.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- races
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Reaum
-
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- Prus.
-
- oecus
-
noun,
(in an ancient Roman house) an apartment, especially a dining room, decorated with columns.
- prude
-
noun,
a person who is excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress, etc.
- oread
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. any of a group of nymphs who were the companions of Artemis.
- prods
-
noun,
the act of prodding; a poke or jab.
- Proud
-
Idioms,
do one proud,
to be a source of pride or credit to a person:
to treat someone or oneself generously or lavishly:
- omber
-
noun,
a card game popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and played, usually by three persons, with 40 cards.
- omers
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omuta
-
noun,
a seaport on W Kyushu, in SW Japan.
- Prot.
-
- 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.
- odeum
-
noun,
a hall, theater, or other structure for musical or dramatic performances.
- OPers
-
- prose
-
noun,
the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse.
- order
-
noun,
an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- pros.
-
- proms
-
noun,
a formal dance, especially one held by a high school or college class at the end of an academic year.
- Orcus
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of the underworld, identified with the Greek Pluto, or Hades.
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- prom.
-
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- pruta
-
noun,
prutah.
- prod.
-
- rabot
-
noun,
a hardwood block used for rubbing marble before polishing.
- proas
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- Otaru
-
noun,
a city in W Hokkaido, in N Japan.
- Purse
-
noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- purrs
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- pumas
-
noun,
cougar.
- 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.
- puces
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- Oates
-
noun,
Joyce Carol, born 1938, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
- pubes
-
noun,
the lower part of the abdomen, especially the region between the right and left iliac regions.
- Obad.
-
- obdt.
-
- ormer
-
noun,
an abalone, Haliotis tuberculata, living in waters of the Channel Islands.
- oste-
-
- prob.
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- probe
-
noun,
the act of probing.
- Obuda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- proc.
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- octa-
-
- octad
-
noun,
a group or series of eight.
- Odets
-
noun,
Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.
- rears
-
- rebar
-
noun,
a steel bar or rod used to reinforce concrete.
- educ.
-
- paseo
-
noun,
a slow, idle, or leisurely walk or stroll.
- retd.
-
- restr
-
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- pated
-
- pours
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- resp.
-
- Euro-
-
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- euros
-
noun,
wallaroo.
- paste
-
noun,
a mixture of flour and water, often with starch or the like, used for causing paper or other material to adhere to something.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- Repub
-
- rept.
-
- repro
-
noun,
Informal. reproduction (def 3).
- pouts
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- repos
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Remus
-
noun,
Roman Legend. See under Romulus (def 1).
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- maces
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- re-up
-
verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- estoc
-
noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- madre
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- educt
-
noun,
something educed; eduction.
- poser
-
noun,
a person who poses.
- post-
-
- embar
-
verb (used with object),
to stop or hinder, as by a bar.
- embus
-
verb (used with or without object),
to get or put on a bus.
- romps
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- Epsom
-
noun,
a town in Surrey, SE England, S of London: site of a famous racetrack (Epsom Downs) where the annual Derby is held.
- Robus
-
noun,
Hugo, 1885–1963, U.S. sculptor.
- estab
-
- robes
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- eruct
-
verb (used with or without object),
to belch forth, as gas from the stomach.
- patr-
-
- erupt
-
verb (used with object),
to release violently; burst forth with:
Synonyms: vent.
- 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.
- roars
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- potus
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a drink.
- roams
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- pates
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- part.
-
- parse
-
verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- paces
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- rect.
-
- Meads
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- recpt
-
- Mears
-
noun,
mere3 .
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- paced
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- Medoc
-
noun,
a wine-growing region in Gironde, in SW France.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- prase
-
noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- mero-
-
- meros
-
noun,
(in the Doric order) a flat surface between two channels of a triglyph.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- rebut
-
verb (used with object),
to refute by evidence or argument.
- meso-
-
- rebus
-
noun,
a representation of a word or phrase by pictures, symbols, etc., that suggest that word or phrase or its syllables:
- meta-
-
- metas
-
noun,
(in ancient Rome) a column or post, or a group of columns or posts, placed at each end of a racetrack to mark the turning places.
- metr-
-
- rebop
-
noun,
bop1 .
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- recur
-
verb (used without object),
to occur again, as an event, experience, etc.
- parrs
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- redos
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- prae-
-
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- pareu
-
noun,
lavalava.
- sutra
-
noun,
Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life.
- pares
-
noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- maror
-
noun,
a portion of horseradish or other bitter herb that is eaten at the Seder meal on Passover.
- Maros
-
noun,
Hungarian name of Mures.
- pards
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- marse
-
noun,
(used chiefly in representation of southern black speech) master.
- marts
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Marut
-
noun,
any of a group of storm gods, the offspring of Rudra.
- masc.
-
- MASER
-
noun,
a device for amplifying electromagnetic waves by stimulated emission of radiation.
- prams
-
noun,
perambulator.
- mast-
-
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- Padus
-
noun,
ancient name of Po.
- matr-
-
- Matsu
-
noun,
a pine, Pinus massoniana, of China, yielding a wood used in furniture-making, the construction of houses, etc.
- padre
-
noun,
father (used especially in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
- mauds
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- marcs
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- comp.
-
- doubt
-
noun,
a feeling of uncertainty about the truth, reality, or nature of something.
- bros.
-
noun,
a brother.
- surra
-
noun,
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
- brute
-
noun,
a nonhuman creature; beast.
- Brusa
-
noun,
Bursa.
- brume
-
noun,
mist; fog.
- Bruce
-
noun,
Blanche Kelso, 1841–98, U.S. politician: first black to serve a full term as U.S. senator 1875–81.
- Brose
-
noun,
a porridge made by stirring boiling liquid into oatmeal or other meal.
- brom-
-
- Surat
-
noun,
a seaport in S Gujarat, in W India: first British settlement in India 1612.
- Broca
-
noun,
Paul [pawl] /pɔl/ (Show IPA), 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.
- Broad
-
noun,
the broad part of anything.
- Taber
-
noun,
tabor.
- Brest
-
noun,
a seaport in the W extremity of France: German submarine base in World War II; surrendered to Allies September 1944.
- tabes
-
noun,
a gradually progressive emaciation.
- Breda
-
noun,
a city in the S Netherlands.
- BSCom
-
- Supt.
-
- Bream
-
noun,
any of various freshwater fishes of the genus Abramis, as A. brama, of Europe, with a compressed, deep body and silvery scales.
- suber
-
noun,
cork (def 6).
- burse
-
noun,
a pouch or case for some special purpose.
- Bursa
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. a pouch, sac, or vesicle, especially a sac containing synovia, to facilitate motion, as between a tendon and a bone.
- burro
-
noun,
a small donkey, especially one used as a pack animal in the southwestern U.S.
- burps
-
noun,
a belch; eructation.
- Burma
-
noun,
a republic in SE Asia, on the Bay of Bengal. 261,789 sq. mi. (678,034 sq. km). Capital: Yangon.
- burds
-
noun,
a young lady; maiden.
- bumps
-
noun,
an act or instance of bumping; collision; blow.
- BSMet
-
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- Sudra
-
noun,
Shudra.
- Sumac
-
noun,
any of several shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Rhus of the cashew family, having milky sap, compound leaves, and small, fleshy fruit.
- Sumba
-
noun,
one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, in Indonesia, S of Flores. 4306 sq. mi. (11,153 sq. km).
- Sumer
-
noun,
an ancient region in southern Mesopotamia that contained a number of independent cities and city-states of which the first were established possibly as early as 5000 b.c.: conquered by the Elamites and, about 2000 b.c., by the Babylonians; a number of its cities, as Ur, Uruk, Kish, and Lagash, are major archaeological sites in southern Iraq.
- BSRet
-
- Tabor
-
noun,
a small drum formerly used to accompany oneself on a pipe or fife.
- bread
-
noun,
a kind of food made of flour or meal that has been mixed with milk or water, made into a dough or batter, with or without yeast or other leavening agent, and baked.
- stupe
-
noun,
two or more layers of flannel or other cloth soaked in hot water and applied to the skin as a counterirritant.
- boast
-
noun,
a thing boasted of; a cause for pride:
- tardo
-
adjective,
slow (used as a musical direction).
- boers
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- tares
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- bodes
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- boats
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- taros
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- boart
-
noun,
bort.
- Tapes
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- boars
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- board
-
noun,
a piece of wood sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth compared with the thickness.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- taupe
-
noun,
a moderate to dark brownish gray, sometimes slightly tinged with purple, yellow, or green.
- Taupo
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in N New Zealand, in the central part of North Island: largest lake in New Zealand. About 234 sq. mi. (605 sq. km).
- BMarE
-
- Tarde
-
noun,
Gabriel [ga-bree-el] /ga briˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1843–1904, French sociologist.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- taces
-
noun,
tasset.
- Bouar
-
noun,
a city in the W Central African Republic.
- brads
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- bract
-
noun,
a specialized leaf or leaflike part, usually situated at the base of a flower or inflorescence.
- Brace
-
noun,
something that holds parts together or in place, as a clasp or clamp.
- tambo
-
noun,
Mr. Tambo.
- Bouse
-
noun,
liquor or drink.
- tames
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- boras
-
noun,
a city in S Sweden, near Göteborg.
- Botes
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- botas
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- tamps
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- borts
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- Bores
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Borer
-
noun,
a person or thing that bores or pierces.
- burst
-
noun,
an act or instance of bursting.
- stupa
-
noun,
a monumental pile of earth or other material, in memory of Buddha or a Buddhist saint, and commemorating some event or marking a sacred spot.
- T-bar
-
noun,
a rolled metal bar or beam with a cross section resembling a T .
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- ster.
-
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- carp-
-
- carob
-
noun,
a Mediterranean tree, Ceratonia siliqua, of the legume family, bearing long, leathery pods containing hard seeds and sweet, edible pulp.
- caste
-
noun,
Sociology.
an endogamous and hereditary social group limited to persons of the same rank, occupation, economic position, etc., and having mores distinguishing it from other such groups.
any rigid system of social distinctions.
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- cards
-
noun,
a usually rectangular piece of stiff paper, thin pasteboard, or plastic for various uses, as to write information on or printed as a means of identifying the holder:
- Card.
-
- carbs
-
noun,
a carburetor.
- step-
-
- steam
-
noun,
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
- stoma
-
noun,
Also, stomate. Botany. any of various small apertures, especially one of the minute orifices or slits in the epidermis of leaves, stems, etc., through which gases are exchanged.
- stamp
-
noun,
a postage stamp.
- Cerro
-
noun,
a hill or peak.
- ceros
-
noun,
a large Atlantic and Gulf Coast mackerel game fish, Scomberomorus regalis.
- cero-
-
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- stade
-
noun,
a period of time represented by a glacial deposit.
- Cedar
-
noun,
any of several Old World, coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches.
Compare cedar of Lebanon.
- Stead
-
noun,
the place of a person or thing as occupied by a successor or substitute:
- stare
-
noun,
a staring gaze; a fixed look with the eyes wide open:
- Starr
-
noun,
Belle (Myra Belle Shirley) 1848–89, U.S. outlaw and folk hero.
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- caus.
-
- Cates
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- carb-
-
- caput
-
noun,
any head or headlike expansion on a structure, as on a bone.
- Busra
-
noun,
Basra.
- caber
-
noun,
a pole or beam, especially one thrown as a trial of strength.
- cadre
-
noun,
Military. the key group of officers and enlisted personnel necessary to establish and train a new military unit.
- Cadet
-
noun,
a student in a national service academy or private military school or on a training ship.
- Cades
-
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.
- stour
-
noun,
British Dialect.
tumult; confusion.
a storm.
- Cabot
-
noun,
John (Giovanni Caboto) c1450–98? Italian navigator in the service of England: discoverer of North American mainland 1497.
- Cabet
-
noun,
Étienne [ey-tyen] /eɪˈtyɛn/ (Show IPA), 1788–1856, French socialist who established a utopian community in the U.S. (in Illinois) called Icaria: became U.S. citizen 1854.
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- Storm
-
noun,
a disturbance of the normal condition of the atmosphere, manifesting itself by winds of unusual force or direction, often accompanied by rain, snow, hail, thunder, and lightning, or flying sand or dust.
- Strep
-
noun,
streptococcus.
- Doubs
-
noun,
a river in E France, flowing into the Saône River. About 260 miles (420 km) long.
- strum
-
noun,
the act of strumming.
- Butes
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- Buteo
-
noun,
any of several buzzards or hawks of the genus Buteo.
- stump
-
noun,
the lower end of a tree or plant left after the main part falls or is cut off; a standing tree trunk from which the upper part and branches have been removed.
- stoup
-
noun,
a basin for holy water, as at the entrance of a church.
- Camb.
-
- Capt.
-
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- caps.
-
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- capos
-
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.
- stome
-
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- stomp
-
noun,
stamp (def 14).
- store
-
noun,
an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- Camus
-
noun,
Albert [al-ber] /alˈbɛr/ (Show IPA), 1913–60, French novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and essayist: Nobel Prize 1957.
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- camps
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- cames
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- betas
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- besot
-
verb (used with object),
to intoxicate or stupefy with drink.
- cesta
-
noun,
a narrow, curved basket fitted on one end to a wooden handle with a glovelike compartment at the base, for catching and throwing the ball.
- turds
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- Apoc.
-
- tumor
-
noun,
a swollen part; swelling; protuberance.
- tumps
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- amuse
-
verb (used with object),
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly; entertain or divert in an enjoyable or cheerful manner:
- amour
-
noun,
a love affair.
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- Tudor
-
noun,
Antony, 1909–87, English choreographer and dancer.
- AMORC
-
- Amer.
-
- AMEDS
-
- umber
-
noun,
an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber)
- ambos
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- Amber
-
noun,
a pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- apres
-
preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- tubes
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- Umbra
-
noun,
shade; shadow.
- ardor
-
noun,
great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion:
- armor
-
noun,
any covering worn as a defense against weapons.
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- armed
-
noun,
Usually, arms. weapons, especially firearms.
- trump
-
noun,
Cards.
any playing card of a suit that for the time outranks the other suits, such a card being able to take any card of another suit.
Often, trumps. (used with a singular verb) the suit itself.
- areo-
-
- Truro
-
noun,
a town in central Nova Scotia, in SE Canada.
- ardeb
-
noun,
a unit of capacity used for dry measure in Egypt and neighboring countries, officially equivalent in Egypt to 5.62 U.S. bushels, but varying greatly in different localities.
- Apure
-
noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- arcus
-
noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- arces
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- tubas
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- arbor
-
noun,
a leafy, shady recess formed by tree branches, shrubs, etc.
- Arber
-
noun,
Werner, born 1929, Swiss microbiologist: shared Nobel Prize 1978.
- tuber
-
noun,
Botany. a fleshy, usually oblong or rounded thickening or outgrowth, as the potato, of a subterranean stem or shoot, bearing minute scalelike leaves with buds or eyes in their axils from which new plants may arise.
- umbos
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- Aesop
-
noun,
c620–c560 b.c, Greek writer of fables.
- truce
-
noun,
a suspension of hostilities for a specified period of time by mutual agreement of the warring parties; cease-fire; armistice.
- abode
-
noun,
a place in which a person resides; residence; dwelling; habitation; home.
- abuse
-
noun,
wrong or improper use; misuse:
- upset
-
noun,
an upsetting or instance of being upset; overturn; overthrow.
- abstr
-
- about
-
adverb,
near in time, number, degree, etc.; approximately:
- urase
-
noun,
urease.
- abort
-
noun,
a missile, rocket, etc., that has aborted.
- urate
-
noun,
a salt of uric acid.
- acerb
-
adjective,
acerbic.
- abets
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- abdom
-
- ureas
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- Uredo
-
noun,
a skin irritation; hives; urticaria.
- 30-30
-
- 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.
- abuts
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- acet-
-
- aero-
-
- adept
-
noun,
a skilled or proficient person; expert.
- adust
-
adjective,
dried or darkened as by heat.
- adsum
-
interjection,
I am present.
- adret
-
noun,
a side of a mountain receiving direct sunlight.
- 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:
- adobe
-
noun,
sun-dried brick made of clay and straw, in common use in countries having little rainfall.
- acute
-
noun,
the acute accent.
- acmes
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- actos
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- updos
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- acro-
-
- acred
-
adjective,
owning many acres of land; landed.
- acpt.
-
- arose
-
verb,
simple past tense of arise.
- Artur
-
noun,
a male given name.
- besom
-
noun,
a broom, especially one of brush or twigs.
- terr.
-
- term.
-
- Baume
-
noun,
Antoine, 1728–1804, French chemist and inventor.
- Bauer
-
noun,
Georg [gey-awrk] /geɪˈɔrk/ (Show IPA), Agricola, Georgius.
- bauds
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- Bates
-
noun,
Katherine Lee, 1859–1929, U.S. educator and author.
- terms
-
noun,
a word or group of words designating something, especially in a particular field, as atom in physics, quietism in theology, adze in carpentry, or district leader in politics.
- baste
-
noun,
liquid used to moisten and flavor food during cooking:
- temps
-
noun,
part of a dance step in which there is no transfer of weight.
- Terra
-
noun,
earth; land.
- Bart.
-
- Barre
-
noun,
a handrail placed at hip height, used by a dancer to maintain balance during practice.
- baro-
-
- barms
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- to-be
-
adjective,
future; soon to be the thing specified (usually used in combination):
- tera-
-
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- Bardo
-
noun,
(in Lamaism) the state of the soul between death and rebirth.
- beaut
-
noun,
(often used ironically) something or someone beautiful, remarkable, or amazing.
- Berra
-
noun,
Lawrence Peter ("Yogi") born 1925, U.S. baseball player and manager.
- berms
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- berat
-
noun,
a city in S central Albania.
- Berar
-
noun,
a former division of the Central Provinces and Berar, in central India: now part of Maharashtra state.
- bemas
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- teams
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- beats
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- temp.
-
- tears
-
- beast
-
noun,
any nonhuman animal, especially a large, four-footed mammal.
- bears
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Beard
-
noun,
the growth of hair on the face of an adult man, often including a mustache.
- beams
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- beads
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- bares
-
verb,
simple past tense of bear1 .
- Barde
-
noun,
bard2 (def 1).
- 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.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- trams
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- atmo-
-
- tread
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- treas
-
- astr.
-
- Troad
-
noun,
The, a region in NW Asia Minor surrounding ancient Troy.
- trade
-
noun,
the act or process of buying, selling, or exchanging commodities, at either wholesale or retail, within a country or between countries:
- aster
-
noun,
any composite plant of the genus Aster, having rays varying from white or pink to blue around a yellow disk.
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- trop-
-
- Ascot
-
noun,
a necktie or scarf with broad ends, tied and arranged so that the ends are laid flat, one across the other, sometimes with a pin to secure them.
- asco-
-
- Auber
-
noun,
Daniel François Esprit [da-nyel frahn-swa es-pree] /daˈnyɛl frɑ̃ˈswa ɛsˈpri/ (Show IPA), 1782–1871, French composer.
- Aust.
-
- BAPCT
-
- TORES
-
noun,
a torus.
- tombe
-
noun,
a step in which a dancer falls from one leg to the other, landing with all the weight on the foot that has just moved, while flexing the knee.
- tomes
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- bact.
-
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- torse
-
noun,
a wreath of twisted silks of two alternating tinctures, usually a metal and a color, depicted supporting a crest or coronet, often upon a helmet.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- torus
-
noun,
Architecture. a large convex molding, more or less semicircular in profile, commonly forming the lowest molding of the base of a column, directly above the plinth, sometimes occurring as one of a pair separated by a scotia and fillets. and column.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Toure
-
noun,
Sékou [sey-koo] /ˈseɪ ku/ (Show IPA), 1922–84, Guinean political leader: prime minister 1958-72; president 1958–84.
- Tours
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Indre-et-Loire, in W France, on the Loire River: Charles Martel defeated the Saracens near here a.d. 732.
- touse
-
noun,
a commotion; rumpus.
- auto.
-
- cert.
-
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- Srta.
-
- SEATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Manila (1954), comprising Australia, Great Britain, France, New Zealand, Pakistan, the Philippines, Thailand, and the United States, for collective defense against aggression in southeastern Asia and the southwestern Pacific: abolished in 1977.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- curst
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- serum
-
noun,
the clear, pale-yellow liquid that separates from the clot in the coagulation of blood; blood serum.
- sero-
-
- cutes
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- septa
-
noun,
plural of septum.
- Sept.
-
- Sedum
-
noun,
any fleshy plant belonging to the genus Sedum, of the stonecrop family, usually having small, overlapping leaves and yellow, white, or pink flowers.
- sect.
-
- sebum
-
noun,
the fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands.
- daces
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- currs
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- dames
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- damps
-
noun,
moisture; humidity; moist air:
- scute
-
noun,
a dermal bony plate, as on an armadillo, or a large horny plate, as on a turtle.
- scuta
-
noun,
plural of scutum.
- Dares
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- darts
-
- scudo
-
noun,
any of various gold or silver coins, of various Italian states, issued from the late 16th through the early 19th centuries.
- dates
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- datos
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- datum
-
noun,
a single piece of information, as a fact, statistic, or code; an item of data.
- SCUBA
-
noun,
a portable breathing device for free-swimming divers, consisting of a mouthpiece joined by hoses to one or two tanks of compressed air that are strapped on the back.
- scrum
-
noun,
a Rugby play in which, typically, three members of each team line up opposite one another with a group of two and a group of three players behind them, making an eight-person, three-two-three formation on each side; the ball is then rolled between the opposing front lines, the players of which stand with arms around a teammate's waist, meeting the opponent shoulder to shoulder, and attempt to kick the ball backward to a teammate.
- setup
-
noun,
organization; arrangement.
- curet
-
noun,
a scoop-shaped surgical instrument for removing tissue from body cavities, as the uterus.
- daubs
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- cruet
-
noun,
a glass bottle, especially one for holding vinegar, oil, etc., for the table.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- Credo
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the Apostles' Creed or the Nicene Creed.
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- crest
-
noun,
the highest part of a hill or mountain range; summit.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crore
-
noun,
(in India) the sum of ten million, especially of rupees; one hundred lacs.
- croup
-
noun,
any condition of the larynx or trachea characterized by a hoarse cough and difficult breathing.
- crude
-
noun,
crude oil.
- cruds
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- crumb
-
noun,
a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- crump
-
noun,
a crunching sound.
- cruor
-
noun,
coagulated blood, or the portion of the blood that forms the clot.
- Soter
-
noun,
Saint, pope a.d. 166?–175?.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- crust
-
noun,
the brown, hard outer portion or surface of a loaf or slice of bread (distinguished from crumb).
- cubas
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- cubes
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- sober
-
adjective,
not intoxicated or drunk.
- Cumae
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Italy, on the coast of Campania: believed to be the earliest Greek colony in Italy or in Sicily.
- smote
-
verb,
a simple past tense of smite.
- smear
-
noun,
an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance, especially a dab of such a substance.
- curds
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- daube
-
noun,
a stew of braised meat, vegetables, herbs, and seasonings.
- scrub
-
noun,
an act or instance of scrubbing.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- domes
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- scat-
-
- doats
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- dobra
-
noun,
any of various former Portuguese coins, especially a gold coin of John V equal to two johannes.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- doers
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- doest
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- SCAMP
-
noun,
an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- dopas
-
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.
- Deut.
-
- saute
-
noun,
a dish of sautéed food.
- doper
-
noun,
a drug addict.
- dopes
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- dorab
-
noun,
wolf herring.
- dorms
-
noun,
dormitory.
- dorps
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- dorrs
-
noun,
dor1 .
- dorse
-
noun,
the back of a book or folded document.
- dorts
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- satem
-
adjective,
belonging to or consisting of those branches of the Indo-European family in which alveolar or palatal fricatives, as the sounds (s) or (sh), developed in ancient times from Proto-Indo-European palatal stops: the satem branches are Indo-Iranian, Armenian, Slavic, Baltic, and Albanian.
- dotes
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- sceat
-
noun,
a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- dauts
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- decor
-
noun,
style or mode of decoration, as of a room, building, or the like:
- scrod
-
noun,
a young Atlantic codfish or haddock, especially one split for cooking.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- SCRAM
-
noun,
the rapid shutdown of a nuclear reactor in an emergency.
- dears
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- debar
-
verb (used with object),
to shut out or exclude from a place or condition:
- Debra
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Deborah.
- Scout
-
noun,
a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering.
- debus
-
verb (used with or without object),
to get out of a bus; alight from a bus.
- debut
-
noun,
a first public appearance on a stage, on television, etc.
- scour
-
noun,
the act of scouring.
- deca-
-
- decos
-
noun,
art deco.
- desc.
-
- Scot.
-
- demo-
-
- demob
-
noun,
demobilization.
- Demos
-
noun,
the common people of an ancient Greek state.
- demur
-
noun,
the act of making objection.
- depot
-
noun,
a railroad station.
- dept.
-
- score
-
noun,
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- derm-
-
- derma
-
noun,
Anatomy, Zoology. dermis.
- derms
-
noun,
a navigational device for making a nearby object conspicuous on a radarscope.
- scope
-
noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- Smart
-
noun,
a sharp local pain, usually superficial, as from a wound, blow, or sting.
- spade
-
noun,
a tool for digging, having an iron blade adapted for pressing into the ground with the foot and a long handle commonly with a grip or crosspiece at the top, and with the blade usually narrower and flatter than that of a shovel.
- corms
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- copr-
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copse
-
noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- sport
-
noun,
an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as racing, baseball, tennis, golf, bowling, wrestling, boxing, hunting, fishing, etc.
- spore
-
noun,
Biology. a walled, single- to many-celled, reproductive body of an organism, capable of giving rise to a new individual either directly or indirectly.
- spor-
-
- Spode
-
noun,
Josiah, 1733–97, and his son, Josiah, 1754–1827, English potters.
- cords
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) clothing, especially trousers, of corded fabric; corduroys.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- corer
-
noun,
a person or thing that cores.
- cores
-
- corp.
-
- Comus
-
noun,
an ancient Greek and Roman god of drinking and revelry.
- corps
-
noun,
Military.
a military organization consisting of officers and enlisted personnel or of officers alone:
a military unit of ground combat forces consisting of two or more divisions and other troops.
- corr.
-
- Corse
-
noun,
corpse.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- cotes
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- spec.
-
- coupe
-
noun,
Also, coupé. a closed, two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
- coups
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- Court
-
noun,
Law.
a place where justice is administered.
a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases.
a session of a judicial assembly.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- codes
-
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:
- Cetus
-
noun,
the Whale, a constellation lying above the equator, containing the variable star Mira.
- Ceuta
-
noun,
a seaport and enclave of Spain in N Morocco, on the Strait of Gibraltar.
- sputa
-
noun,
matter, as saliva mixed with mucus or pus, expectorated from the lungs and respiratory passages.
- Cmdr.
-
- spurt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Cobra
-
noun,
any of several highly venomous, Old World elapid snakes of the genera Naja and Ophiophagus, characterized by the ability to flatten the neck into a hoodlike form when disturbed.
- spume
-
noun,
foam, froth, or scum.
- codas
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- coder
-
noun,
a person or device that translates information into a code.
- sprue
-
noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- spout
-
noun,
a pipe, tube, or liplike projection through or by which a liquid is discharged, poured, or conveyed.
- coeds
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- COMAS
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- comb.
-
- Combe
-
noun,
a narrow valley or deep hollow, especially one enclosed on all but one side.
- Combs
-
noun,
a toothed strip of plastic, hard rubber, bone, wood, or metal, used for arranging the hair, untangling it, or holding it in place.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- comes
-
noun,
Astronomy. companion1 (def 6).
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- compd
-
- comps
-
noun,
a compositor.
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- Comr.
-
- spate
-
noun,
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring:
- curbs
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- crams
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- spado
-
noun,
Civil Law. an impotent person; someone unable to procreate.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- Tums
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- stob
-
noun,
a post, stump, or stake.
- 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.
- tude
-
noun,
an arrogant attitude.
- Tues
-
- Sade
-
noun,
Donatien Alphonse François [daw-na-syan al-fawns frahn-swa] /dɔ naˈsyɛ̃ alˈfɔ̃s frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), Comte de (Marquis de Sade) 1740–1814, French soldier and novelist, notorious for his paraphilia.
- Sam.
-
- prad
-
noun,
Informal. horse.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- tump
-
noun,
a small mound, hill, or rise of ground.
- tab.
-
- tups
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- robe
-
noun,
a long, loose or flowing gown or outer garment worn by men or women as ceremonial dress, an official vestment, or garb of office.
- same
-
Idioms,
all the same,
notwithstanding; nevertheless:
of no difference; immaterial:
- Tura
-
noun,
Cosimo [kaw-zee-maw] /ˈkɔ zi mɔ/ (Show IPA), c1430–98? Italian painter.
- turd
-
noun,
a piece of excrement.
- reds
-
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.
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- udos
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- Samp
-
noun,
coarsely ground corn.
- Sumo
-
noun,
a form of wrestling in Japan in which a contestant wins by forcing his opponent out of the ring or by causing him to touch the ground with any part of his body other than the soles of his feet, contestants usually being men of great height and weight.
- Surt
-
noun,
the guardian and ruler of Muspelheim, destined to defeat Frey at Ragnarok and destroy the world with fire.
- umbo
-
noun,
a boss on a shield, as one at the center of a circular shield.
- ScBE
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tube
-
noun,
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
- Sour
-
noun,
something that is sour.
- std.
-
- rums
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- trod
-
noun,
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
- Rus.
-
- Spam
-
noun,
(lowercase) Digital Technology. disruptive online messages, especially commercial messages posted on a computer network or sent as email (often used attributively):
- scr.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- Rust
-
noun,
Also called iron rust. the red or orange coating that forms on the surface of iron when exposed to air and moisture, consisting chiefly of ferric hydroxide and ferric oxide formed by oxidation.
- tabu
-
noun,
a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice:
Synonyms: ban, proscription, embargo, interdiction; no-no.
- tabs
-
noun,
a small flap, strap, loop, or similar appendage, as on a garment, used for pulling, hanging, or decoration.
- sump
-
noun,
a pit, well, or the like in which water or other liquid is collected.
- Sab.
-
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- robs
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- rems
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- suet
-
noun,
the hard fatty tissue about the loins and kidneys of beef, sheep, etc., used in cooking or processed to yield tallow.
- soup
-
noun,
a liquid food made by boiling or simmering meat, fish, or vegetables with various added ingredients.
- Tuba
-
noun,
Music.
a valved, brass wind instrument having a low range.
an organ reed stop of large scale with tones of exceptional power.
an ancient Roman trumpet.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- pout
-
noun,
the act of pouting; a protrusion of the lips.
- pour
-
noun,
the act of pouring.
- Rep.
-
- uro-
-
- Sra.
-
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- 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.
- poms
-
noun,
pommy.
- roar
-
noun,
a loud, deep cry or howl, as of an animal or a person:
- urbs
-
noun,
an urban area.
- urds
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- supr
-
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- 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.
- SATB
-
- uret
-
- USAR
-
- stab
-
noun,
the act of stabbing.
- USCA
-
- USDA
-
- used
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- USMA
-
- USMC
-
- USPO
-
- USRC
-
- USTC
-
- Utas
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- Sat.
-
- Utes
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- SRAM
-
- sur-
-
- redo
-
noun,
the act or an instance of redoing.
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Umea
-
noun,
a city in NE Sweden, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- stem
-
noun,
the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.
- umps
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- SPUD
-
noun,
Informal. a potato.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- pot.
-
- surd
-
noun,
Phonetics. a voiceless consonant (opposed to sonant).
- raob
-
noun,
Meteorology. a radiosonde or rawinsonde observation.
- Ste.
-
- 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.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- scam
-
noun,
a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme, especially for making a quick profit; swindle.
- updo
-
noun,
a hairdo that is combed or brushed up, away from the face.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- pos.
-
- SCAD
-
noun,
any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- scab
-
noun,
the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing.
- stbd
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- saur
-
- Saud
-
noun,
(Saud ibn Abdul-Aziz), 1901?–69, king of Saudi Arabia 1953–64 (son of ibn-Saud and brother of Faisal).
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- Sard
-
noun,
a reddish-brown chalcedony, used as a gem.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- rebs
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- RCMP
-
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- taur
-
- SPCA
-
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- ROSE
-
noun,
any of the wild or cultivated, usually prickly-stemmed, pinnate-leaved, showy-flowered shrubs of the genus Rosa.
Compare rose family.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- TCBM
-
- TDRS
-
- poda
-
- SRBM
-
- psec
-
- rest
-
noun,
the refreshing quiet or repose of sleep:
- Read
-
noun,
an act or instance of reading:
- PSAT
-
- Prut
-
noun,
a river in E Europe, flowing SE from the Carpathian Mountains in Ukraine along the boundary between Moldavia (Moldova) and Romania into the Danube. 500 miles (800 km) long.
- rort
-
noun,
a rowdy, usually drunken party.
- 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.
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Tams
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- rad.
-
- prs.
-
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- sore
-
noun,
a sore spot or place on the body.
- Seta
-
noun,
a stiff hair; bristle or bristlelike part.
- 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.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- stum
-
noun,
unfermented or partly fermented grape juice.
- 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.
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- teds
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- Tasm
-
- Sert
-
noun,
José María [haw-se mah-ree-ah] /hɔˈsɛ mɑˈri ɑ/ (Show IPA), 1876–1945, Spanish painter.
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- puts
-
noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- Sorb
-
noun,
a European tree, Sorbus domestica.
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- purs
-
- roms
-
noun,
a Gypsy man or boy.
- purr
-
noun,
the low, vibrating sound made by a cat by the contracting of the laryngeal muscles and the diaphragm as it breathes.
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- some
-
adverb,
(used with numerals and with words expressing degree, extent, etc.) approximately; about:
- 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.
- puma
-
noun,
cougar.
- puds
-
noun,
pudding.
- Soma
-
noun,
the body of an organism as contrasted with its germ cells.
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- sub-
-
- pts.
-
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- 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.
- soda
-
noun,
sodium hydroxide.
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- pub.
-
- PTSD
-
- 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.
- smut
-
noun,
a particle of soot; sooty matter.
- sord
-
noun,
a flight or flock of mallards.
- SMTP
-
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- roue
-
noun,
a dissolute and licentious man; rake.
- roup
-
noun,
any catarrhal inflammation of the eyes and nasal passages of poultry.
- rump
-
noun,
the hind part of the body of an animal, as the hindquarters of a quadruped or sacral region of a bird.
- pro-
-
- seam
-
noun,
the line formed by sewing together pieces of cloth, leather, or the like.
- str.
-
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- 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.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- rads
-
noun,
a standard unit of absorbed dose of radiation equal to 0.01 gray2 .
- scut
-
noun,
a short tail, especially that of a hare, rabbit, or deer.
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- 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.
- Tour
-
noun,
a traveling around from place to place.
- Rude
-
noun,
François [frahn-swa] /frɑ̃ˈswa/ (Show IPA), 1784–1855, French sculptor.
- 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.
- repr
-
- scum
-
noun,
a film or layer of foul or extraneous matter that forms on the surface of a liquid.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- rode
-
noun,
a rope by which a boat is anchored.
- SCUD
-
noun,
the act of scudding.
- tads
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- rcd.
-
- RARE
-
adjective,
coming or occurring far apart in time; unusual; uncommon:
- top-
-
- stud
-
noun,
a boss, knob, nailhead, or other protuberance projecting from a surface or part, especially as an ornament.
- sec.
-
- ter.
-
- stub
-
noun,
a short projecting part.
- ROUS
-
noun,
(Francis) Peyton, 1879–1970, U.S. pathologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1966.
- Serb
-
noun, adjective,
Serbian.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- rout
-
noun,
a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder:
- RADM
-
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- Sem.
-
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- 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).
- Tob.
-
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Tobe
-
noun,
the principal outer garment in some parts of north and central Africa, consisting of a length of cloth that is sewn into a long loose skirt or is draped around the body and fastened over one shoulder.
- TOMS
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- SpEd
-
noun,
rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity:
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- RdAc
-
- rpt.
-
- TODS
-
- 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.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- Rube
-
noun,
an unsophisticated person from a rural area; hick.
- toed
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- tomb
-
noun,
an excavation in earth or rock for the burial of a corpse; grave.
- Rom.
-
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- rubs
-
noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- mesa
-
noun,
a land formation, less extensive than a plateau, having steep walls and a relatively flat top and common in arid and semiarid parts of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
- date
-
noun,
a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen:
- ctr.
-
- cur.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- cuds
-
noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- Cuda
-
noun,
a barracuda.
- cube
-
noun,
a solid bounded by six equal squares, the angle between any two adjacent faces being a right angle.
- Cuba
-
noun,
a republic in the Caribbean, S of Florida: largest island in the West Indies. 44,218 sq. mi. (114,525 sq. km). Capital: Havana.
- cts.
-
- crut
-
noun,
crud (def 1).
- curd
-
noun,
Often, curds. a substance consisting mainly of casein and the like, obtained from milk by coagulation, and used as food or made into cheese.
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- crud
-
noun,
Slang.
a deposit or coating of refuse or of an impure or alien substance; muck.
a filthy, repulsive, or contemptible person.
something that is worthless, objectionable, or contemptible.
prevarication, exaggeration, or flattery.
a nonspecific, imaginary, or vaguely defined disease or disorder of the body:
any unpleasant external ailment, disorder, or the like, as a skin rash.
venereal disease, especially syphilis.
Vulgar. dried semen.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- Cres
-
- crat
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- curb
-
noun,
Also, British, kerb. a rim, especially of joined stones or concrete, along a street or roadway, forming an edge for a sidewalk.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- cpd.
-
- damp
-
noun,
moisture; humidity; moist air:
- DBMS
-
- daut
-
verb (used with object),
to caress.
- Daub
-
noun,
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
- dato
-
noun,
(in the Philippines) a native chief.
- dat.
-
- Dare
-
noun,
an act of daring or defiance; challenge.
- daps
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- Dame
-
noun,
(initial capital letter)
the official title of a female member of the Order of the British Empire, equivalent to that of a knight.
the official title of the wife of a knight or baronet.
- Curr
-
verb (used without object),
to make a low, purring sound, as a cat.
- Dace
-
noun,
a small, freshwater cyprinoid fish, Leuciscus leuciscus, of Europe, having a stout, fusiform body.
- dabs
-
noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- Dom.
-
- cute
-
noun,
the cutes, Informal. self-consciously cute mannerisms or appeal; affected coyness:
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- Curt
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Curtis.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- Crab
-
noun,
any decapod crustacean of the suborder Brachyura, having the eyes on short stalks and a short, broad, more or less flattened body, the abdomen being small and folded under the thorax.
- coup
-
noun,
a highly successful, unexpected stroke, act, or move; a clever action or accomplishment.
- deb.
-
- Cebu
-
noun,
an island in the S central Philippines. 1703 sq. mi. (4411 sq. km).
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- CMOS
-
noun,
complementary metal oxide semiconductor.
- Ceto
-
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- cet-
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Cdr.
-
- coda
-
noun,
Music. a more or less independent passage, at the end of a composition, introduced to bring it to a satisfactory close.
- 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.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carr
-
noun,
John Dickson, 1906–77, U.S. mystery writer.
- cobs
-
noun,
a corncob.
- 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:
- Coue
-
noun,
Émile [ey-meel] /eɪˈmil/ (Show IPA), 1857–1926, French psychotherapist.
- Cor.
-
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- Cort
-
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- Cord
-
noun,
a string or thin rope made of several strands braided, twisted, or woven together.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- cods
-
noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- COMS
-
noun,
Trademark. Comedy Central: a cable television channel.
- 1080
-
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- comd
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- Com.
-
- coed
-
noun,
Older Use. a female student in a coeducational institution, especially in a college or university.
- DEAR
-
noun,
a person who is good, kind, or generous:
- Debs
-
noun,
Eugene Victor, 1855–1926, U.S. labor leader: Socialist candidate for president 1900–20.
- 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.
- dups
-
verb (used with object),
to open.
- 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.
- Eads
-
noun,
James Buchanan, 1820–87, U.S. engineer and inventor.
- Dust
-
noun,
earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- Duse
-
noun,
Eleonora [el-ee-uh-nawr-uh;; Italian e-le-aw-naw-rah] /ˌɛl i əˈnɔr ə;; Italian ˌɛ lɛ ɔˈnɔ rɑ/ (Show IPA), 1859–1924, Italian actress.
- duro
-
noun,
a peso of Spain or Spanish America.
- dure
-
adjective,
hard; severe.
- dura
-
noun,
dura mater.
- dupe
-
noun,
a person who is easily deceived or fooled; gull.
- East
-
noun,
a cardinal point of the compass, 90° to the right of north. Abbreviation: E.
- dup.
-
- duos
-
noun,
Music. duet.
- duo-
-
- dump
-
noun,
an accumulation of discarded garbage, refuse, etc.
- dumb
-
adjective,
lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted.
- Duma
-
noun,
(in Russia prior to 1917) a council or official assembly.
- duet
-
noun,
a musical composition for two voices or instruments.
- 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.
- eats
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- duct
-
noun,
any tube, canal, pipe, or conduit by which a fluid, air, or other substance is conducted or conveyed.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- Esd.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- erst
-
adverb,
before the present time; formerly.
- errs
-
verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- Eros
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Ebro
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N Spain to the Mediterranean. About 470 miles (755 km) long.
- eous
-
- Emp.
-
- EDTA
-
- Edom
-
noun,
Esau, the brother of Jacob.
- Edam
-
noun,
a mild, hard, yellow cheese, produced in a round shape and coated with red wax.
- ect-
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- eco-
-
- dues
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- ducs
-
noun,
duke.
- debt
-
noun,
something that is owed or that one is bound to pay to or perform for another:
- DMSO
-
- dome
-
noun,
Architecture.
a vault, having a circular plan and usually in the form of a portion of a sphere, so constructed as to exert an equal thrust in all directions.
a domical roof or ceiling.
a polygonal vault, ceiling, or roof.
- does
-
noun,
a plural of doe.
- doer
-
noun,
a person or thing that does something, especially a person who gets things done with vigor and efficiency.
- DOCS
-
noun,
doctor.
- doc.
-
plural,
document.
- dobe
-
noun,
Informal. adobe.
- doat
-
verb (used without object),
dote.
- Deus
-
noun,
God. Abbreviation: D.
- 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.
- DERP
-
noun,
a person or thing considered to be foolish or awkward.
- der.
-
- depr
-
- dep.
-
- Dem.
-
- deco
-
noun,
art deco.
- Dec.
-
- doms
-
noun,
(sometimes initial capital letter) a title of a monk in the Benedictine, Carthusian, Cistercian, and certain other monastic orders.
- dope
-
noun,
any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- Duce
-
noun,
a leader or dictator.
- dour
-
adjective,
sullen; gloomy:
- dubs
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- drum
-
noun,
a musical percussion instrument consisting of a hollow, usually cylindrical, body covered at one or both ends with a tightly stretched membrane, or head, which is struck with the hand, a stick, or a pair of sticks, and typically produces a booming, tapping, or hollow sound.
- drub
-
noun,
a blow with a stick or the like.
- drat
-
interjection,
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like):
- DRAM
-
noun,
Measurements.
a unit of apothecaries' weight, equal to 60 grains, or 1/8 (0.125) ounce (3.89 grams).
1/16 (0.0625) ounce, avoirdupois weight (27.34 grains; 1.77 grams). Abbreviation: dr., dr.
- drab
-
noun,
dull gray; dull brownish or yellowish gray.
- dpt.
-
- doup
-
noun,
the bottom, end, or butt of something.
- Dora
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Greek word meaning “gift.”.
- DOTE
-
noun,
decay of wood.
- dost
-
noun,
Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- dose
-
noun,
a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- Dort
-
noun,
Dordrecht.
- Dorr
-
noun,
dor1 .
- dorp
-
noun,
a village; hamlet.
- dorm
-
noun,
dormitory.
- DORE
-
noun,
the walleye or pike perch of North America.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- 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.
- est.
-
- atm.
-
- aud.
-
- Aube
-
noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW to the Seine. 125 miles (200 km) long.
- Atum
-
noun,
a primeval god who by himself begot Shu and Tefnut: the original god of the Ennead.
- ator
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- ates
-
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- ASTM
-
- ASME
-
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- arr.
-
- Aude
-
noun,
a department in S France. 2449 sq. mi. (6345 sq. km). Capital: Carcassonne.
- aur-
-
- Arm.
-
- bams
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- Base
-
noun,
the bottom support of anything; that on which a thing stands or rests:
- BASc
-
- Barr
-
- barm
-
noun,
yeast formed on malt liquors while fermenting.
- Bare
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- Bard
-
noun,
(formerly) a person who composed and recited epic or heroic poems, often while playing the harp, lyre, or the like.
- bar.
-
- Baer
-
noun,
Karl Ernst von [kahrl urnst von,, fuh n] /kɑrl ɜrnst vɒn,, fən/ (Show IPA), 1792–1876, Estonian zoologist and pioneer embryologist.
- Aus.
-
- BAEd
-
- bads
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- Badr
-
noun,
Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.
- bade
-
noun,
an act or instance of bidding.
- BRCS
-
- BMus
-
- aut-
-
- arms
-
noun,
the upper limb of the human body, especially the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- Bate
-
noun,
a state of violent anger or fear.
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- Adm.
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- 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-
-
- abut
-
verb (used with object),
to be adjacent to; border on; end at.
- ambo
-
noun,
(in an early Christian church) a raised desk, or either of two such desks, from which the Gospels or Epistles were read or chanted.
- abs-
-
- abr.
-
- abos
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- abet
-
verb (used with object),
to encourage, support, or countenance by aid or approval, usually in wrongdoing:
- abed
-
adverb,
in bed:
- ABCs
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- aet.
-
- amdt
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Apr.
-
- 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.
- arbs
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- 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.
- apo-
-
- Ames
-
noun,
a city in central Iowa.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- amus
-
- Amur
-
noun,
a river in E Asia, forming most of the boundary between N Manchuria and the SE Russian Federation, flowing into the Sea of Okhotsk. About 2700 miles (4350 km) long.
- amt.
-
- AMPS
-
noun,
ampere.
- amp.
-
- Amos
-
noun,
a Minor Prophet of the 8th century b.c.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Bast
-
noun,
Botany. phloem.
- baud
-
noun,
a unit used to measure the speed of signaling or data transfer, equal to the number of pulses or bits per second:
- cap.
-
- BSCP
-
- BSPA
-
- BSOT
-
- BSMT
-
- BSME
-
- BSEP
-
- BSEM
-
- BSEc
-
- BSCE
-
- BSPT
-
- BSAE
-
- Brut
-
noun,
any of a number of partly legendary, partly historical chronicles dealing with early English history, written during the Middle Ages and usually beginning with Brutus, the mythic and eponymous ancestor of the country.
- Bres
-
noun,
a Fomorian king of Ireland, whose unpopular rule led to the expulsion of the Fomorians by the Tuatha De Danann.
- Bred
-
noun,
Genetics. a relatively homogenous group of animals within a species, developed and maintained by humans.
- Brea
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- BRCA
-
noun,
either of two genes (BRCA1 or BRCA2) that, if inherited in a mutated form, may predispose some carriers to develop breast or ovarian cancer.
- BRAT
-
noun,
a child, especially an annoying, spoiled, or impolite child (usually used in contempt or irritation).
- BSPE
-
- BSRT
-
- brae
-
noun,
a slope; declivity; hillside.
- but-
-
- cams
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- cads
-
noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- 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.
- buts
-
noun,
buts, reservations or objections:
- Bute
-
noun,
phenylbutazone.
- Bust
-
noun,
a sculptured, painted, drawn, or engraved representation of the upper part of the human figure, especially a portrait sculpture showing only the head and shoulders of the subject.
- Buda
-
noun,
See under Budapest.
- bus.
-
- Burt
-
noun,
William Austin, 1792–1858, U.S. surveyor and inventor.
- burs
-
noun,
a rough, prickly case around the seeds of certain plants, as the chestnut or burdock.
- Burr
-
noun,
Also, buhr. a protruding, ragged edge raised on the surface of metal during drilling, shearing, punching, or engraving.
- BURP
-
noun,
a belch; eructation.
- Burd
-
noun,
a young lady; maiden.
- Bur.
-
- bump
-
noun,
an act or instance of bumping; collision; blow.
- Bram
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Brad
-
noun,
a slender wire nail having either a small, deep head or a projection to one side of the head end.
- Baum
-
noun,
L(yman) Frank [lahy-muh n] /ˈlaɪ mən/ (Show IPA), 1856–1919, U.S. journalist, playwright, and author of children's books.
- BEMA
-
noun,
Eastern Church. the enclosed space surrounding the altar; the sanctuary or chancel.
- BMet
-
- BMEd
-
- Beta
-
noun,
the second letter of the Greek alphabet (β, B).
- bet.
-
- BEST
-
noun,
something or someone that is best:
- BERT
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Albert, Bertram, Herbert, Hubert, etc.
- berm
-
noun,
Also, berme. Fortification. a horizontal surface between the exterior slope of a rampart and the moat.
- Beau
-
noun,
a male lover or sweetheart.
- Boar
-
noun,
the uncastrated male swine.
- beat
-
noun,
a stroke or blow.
- Bear
-
noun,
any of the plantigrade, carnivorous or omnivorous mammals of the family Ursidae, having massive bodies, coarse heavy fur, relatively short limbs, and almost rudimentary tails.
- beam
-
noun,
any of various relatively long pieces of metal, wood, stone, etc., manufactured or shaped especially for use as rigid members or parts of structures or machines.
- bead
-
noun,
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
- BDSA
-
- bdrm
-
- BDes
-
- BMOC
-
- Boas
-
noun,
Franz [frahnts] /frɑnts/ (Show IPA), 1858–1942, U.S. anthropologist, born in Germany.
- BPOE
-
- bort
-
noun,
low-quality diamond, in granular aggregate or small fragments, valuable only in crushed or powdered form, especially for industrial use as an abrasive.
- bout
-
noun,
a contest or trial of strength, as of boxing.
- bots
-
noun,
a disease affecting various mammals, especially horses, caused by the attachment of the parasitic larvae of botflies to the stomach of the host.
- bote
-
noun,
compensation, such as for injury to person or honor.
- bota
-
noun,
Also called bota bag. a wine bag of Spain made of untanned goatskin and usually holding 1–2 liters (1.1–2.2 quarts).
- bot.
-
- Bose
-
noun,
Sir Jagadis Chandre [juh-guh-dees chuhn-druh] /dʒə gəˈdis ˈtʃʌn drə/ (Show IPA), 1858–1937, Indian physicist and plant physiologist.
- Bosc
-
noun,
a large, greenish-yellow variety of pear.
- Bors
-
noun,
Sir Arthurian Romance.. Also, Sir Bors de Ganis [duh gan-is] /də ˈgæn ɪs/ (Show IPA). a knight of the Round Table, cousin of Lancelot.
- boat
-
noun,
a vessel for transport by water, constructed to provide buoyancy by excluding water and shaped to give stability and permit propulsion.
- Bore
-
noun,
a dull, tiresome, or uncongenial person.
- Bora
-
noun,
(on the Adriatic coasts) a violent, dry, cold wind blowing from the north or northeast.
- bor.
-
- bops
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- Bomu
-
noun,
a river in central Africa, forming part of the boundary between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, flowing N and W into the Uele River to form the Ubangi River. About 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Boma
-
noun,
a city in the W Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the Zaire (Congo) River.
- Boer
-
noun,
a South African of Dutch extraction.
- bods
-
noun,
body:
- esp.
-
- Bode
-
verb,
a simple past tense of bide.
- OAPC
-
- moas
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- meas
-
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- MEPA
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- MERS
-
noun,
Middle East(ern) Respiratory Syndrome: an often fatal respiratory illness caused by a coronavirus similar to the SARS virus and characterized by fever, coughing, and shortness of breath.
- mes-
-
- met.
-
- Moab
-
noun,
an ancient kingdom E of the Dead Sea, in what is now Jordan.
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- mod.
-
- Mods
-
noun,
a person who is in the vanguard in style, dress, etc.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- mops
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOpt
-
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- outs
-
noun,
a means of escape or excuse, as from a place, punishment, retribution, responsibility, etc.:
- out-
-
- most
-
noun,
the greatest quantity, amount, or degree; the utmost:
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- Mead
-
noun,
an alcoholic liquor made by fermenting honey and water.
- Ouse
-
noun,
Also called Great Ouse. a river in E England, flowing NE to the Wash. 160 miles (260 km) long.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- Mar.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- 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.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- MARS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares.
- patd
-
- 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.
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- Maud
-
noun,
a gray woolen plaid worn by shepherds and others in S Scotland.
- pam.
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Parr
-
noun,
a young salmon, having dark crossbars on its sides.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- MBPS
-
- pard
-
noun,
a leopard or panther.
- par.
-
- MCPO
-
- pams
-
noun,
the jack of clubs, especially in a form of loo in which it is the best trump.
- MDAP
-
- MDES
-
- mdse
-
- oust
-
verb (used with object),
to expel or remove from a place or position occupied:
- ours
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- maes
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- Muse
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of a number of sister goddesses, originally given as Aoede (song), Melete (meditation), and Mneme (memory), but latterly and more commonly as the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne who presided over various arts: Calliope (epic poetry), Clio (history), Erato (lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (tragedy), Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy); identified by the Romans with the Camenae.
any goddess presiding over a particular art.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- muc-
-
- muds
-
noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Mura
-
noun,
(in Japan) a village; hamlet.
- Mure
-
noun,
Obsolete. a wall.
- mus.
-
- MusB
-
- MusD
-
- must
-
noun,
something necessary, vital, or required:
- MSPE
-
- OECD
-
- Odus
-
- mute
-
noun,
Offensive. a person incapable of speech.
- muts
-
noun,
mutt.
- 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.
- Oct.
-
- OCDM
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- obs.
-
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- OPer
-
- msec
-
- ouds
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- OSRD
-
- mots
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- moue
-
noun,
a pouting grimace.
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- mout
-
- orra
-
adjective,
not regular or scheduled; odd:
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- ord.
-
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- orbs
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Mrs.
-
plural,
a title of respect prefixed to the surname or full name of a married woman:
- orad
-
adverb,
toward the mouth or the oral region.
- opus
-
noun,
a musical composition.
- MSAE
-
- MSBA
-
- MSBC
-
- MScD
-
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- MSCE
-
- MSCP
-
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- Mode
-
noun,
a manner of acting or doing; method; way:
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- Peba
-
noun,
nine-banded armadillo.
- per.
-
- Mac-
-
- pct.
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- etc.
-
- med.
-
- Pet.
-
- macs
-
noun,
fellow; bud (a familiar term of address to a man or boy whose name is not known to the speaker).
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- Pers
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- made
-
noun,
the style or manner in which something is made; form; build.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- ETAS
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- Eur.
-
- peds
-
- ped.
-
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- MAEd
-
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- mads
-
noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- 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.
- OPM
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- Abe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Abraham.
- POB
-
- abd
-
- ure
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- PMT
-
- ABC
-
noun,
ABC's (defs 1, 3).
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- Bop
-
noun,
Also called bebop. early modern jazz developed in the early 1940s and characterized by often dissonant triadic and chromatic chords, fast tempos and eccentric rhythms, intricate melodic lines punctuated by pop-tune phrases, and emphasizing the inventiveness of soloists.
Compare cool jazz, hard bop, modern jazz, progressive jazz.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- OPA
-
- OMS
-
noun,
a mantric word thought to be a complete expression of Brahman and interpreted as having three sounds representing Brahma or creation, Vishnu or preservation, and Siva or destruction, or as consisting of the same three sounds, representing waking, dreams, and deep sleep, along with the following silence, which is fulfillment.
- AUC
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- USB
-
- OMB
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- USC
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- ABM
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- TBO
-
- Orr
-
noun,
Sir John Boyd, Boyd Orr, Sir John.
- Ted
-
noun,
British Slang. Teddy boy.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- bec
-
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- BEP
-
- abt
-
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- 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.
- TCS
-
- ORB
-
noun,
a sphere or globe:
- TCA
-
- TBD
-
- Urd
-
noun,
a plant, Vigna mungo, of the legume family, widely cultivated in tropical Asia for its edible seeds and for forage.
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- Abp
-
- TBA
-
- BME
-
- ur-
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- BMR
-
- Abo
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to an Australian Aborigine.
- POA
-
- TAU
-
noun,
the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T, τ).
- urb
-
noun,
an urban area.
- BMS
-
- BMT
-
- boa
-
noun,
any of several nonvenomous, chiefly tropical constrictors of the family Boidae, having vestigial hind limbs at the base of the tail.
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- Oba
-
noun,
a hereditary tribal ruler among various peoples in the Benin region of western Africa.
- OCR
-
- ap-
-
- BSD
-
- BSE
-
- OCD
-
- Am.
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- BSM
-
- Uta
-
noun,
any of several iguanid lizards of the genus Uta, of the western U.S. and northern Mexico.
- BSO
-
- OBE
-
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- BSP
-
- PUC
-
- BSA
-
- OAU
-
- UTC
-
- BST
-
- Bt.
-
- SUM
-
noun,
the aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes, quantities, or particulars as determined by or as if by the mathematical process of addition:
- BTE
-
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- bu.
-
- Bud
-
noun,
Botany.
a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud)
an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- PUD
-
noun,
pudding.
- UTE
-
noun,
Informal. a utility vehicle.
- OAS
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OCS
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- Ar.
-
- PSA
-
- Om.
-
- ADC
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- USM
-
- BEA
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Beatrice.
- ad-
-
- ac-
-
- USO
-
- USP
-
- ODT
-
- BPA
-
- BPE
-
- ab-
-
- USR
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- BRT
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- BPS
-
- Bra
-
noun,
brassiere.
- Tad
-
noun,
a small child, especially a boy.
- ODS
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- PSC
-
- PSE
-
- ode
-
noun,
a lyric poem typically of elaborate or irregular metrical form and expressive of exalted or enthusiastic emotion.
- BRE
-
- ODA
-
noun,
a room within a harem.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- BRM
-
- Bro
-
noun,
a brother.
- brr
-
interjection,
(used to express sensations of cold).
- OEM
-
- ose
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- Tro
-
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- ASM
-
- PAD
-
noun,
a cushionlike mass of soft material used for comfort, protection, or stuffing.
- UAM
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASR
-
- ast
-
- Ube
-
noun,
a seaport on SW Honshu, in SW Japan.
- UCR
-
- UDC
-
- ASU
-
- ase
-
- udo
-
noun,
a plant, Aralia cordata, of the ginseng family, cultivated, especially in Japan and China, for its edible shoots.
- at.
-
- AME
-
- ATB
-
- ATC
-
- AMC
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- Ps.
-
- ATP
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- PRC
-
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PDT
-
- Pr.
-
- Tu.
-
- APS
-
- PBS
-
- tue
-
- 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.
- APC
-
- APB
-
- AOU
-
- tup
-
noun,
Chiefly British. a male sheep; ram.
- aor
-
- arb
-
noun,
an arbitrager.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- PCB
-
- tub
-
noun,
a bathtub.
- 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.
- asb
-
- TSP
-
- TSE
-
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- ard
-
- 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.
- PRA
-
- PCM
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- trp
-
- AMU
-
- ARS
-
- PCS
-
- AMS
-
- ARU
-
- Amb
-
- pm.
-
- ACP
-
- OTB
-
- UPC
-
- ade
-
noun,
George, 1866–1944, U.S. humorist.
- BAM
-
noun,
a loud thud, as that produced when two objects strike against each other with force.
- our
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- BAO
-
noun,
an African board game usually played by moving pebbles along two rows of holes.
- Bap
-
noun,
a soft, flattish bread roll.
- ADB
-
- oud
-
noun,
a musical instrument of the Middle East and northern Africa belonging to the lute family.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- OTS
-
- ote
-
- BAS
-
noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- TMO
-
- ado
-
noun,
busy activity; bustle; fuss.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- Bat
-
noun,
Sports.
the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball.
a racket, especially one used in badminton or table tennis.
a whip used by a jockey.
the act of using a club or racket in a game.
the right or turn to use a club or racket.
- OSP
-
- tum
-
verb (used with object),
to tease (wool) in the preliminary carding operation, or to open out the fibers prior to carding.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- BCD
-
- BCP
-
- ACS
-
- BCS
-
- BDA
-
- Bde
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- POR
-
- ADS
-
noun,
advertisement.
- AUM
-
noun,
Om.
- be-
-
- pd.
-
- Ume
-
noun,
a river in N Sweden, flowing SE from the W border to the Gulf of Bothnia. Aabout 285 miles (460 km) long.
- OAP
-
- pc.
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPM
-
- tpd
-
- BCE
-
- bd.
-
plural,
board.
- BDS
-
plural,
board.
- ump
-
noun, verb (used with or without object),
umpire.
- bad
-
noun,
that which is bad:
- BEM
-
- BED
-
noun,
a piece of furniture upon which or within which a person sleeps, rests, or stays when not well.
- UMT
-
- Pa.
-
- BOD
-
noun,
body:
- bp.
-
- up-
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- BSC
-
- BTU
-
noun,
the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound (0.4 kg) of water 1°F. Abbreviation: Btu, BTU, B.t.u., B.T.U., B.th.u.
- Br.
-
- Bac
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ESU
-
- STP
-
- OTC
-
- DPA
-
- SAR
-
- Dr.
-
- mbd
-
- DPS
-
- DPM
-
- DPC
-
- MBO
-
- DRE
-
- Dou
-
noun,
Gerard [gey-rahrt] /ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1613–75, Dutch painter: pupil of Rembrandt.
- 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.
- DOT
-
noun,
a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- MCP
-
- MCR
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- MDT
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- Dor
-
noun,
Also, dorbeetle [dawr-beet-l] /ˈdɔrˌbit l/ (Show IPA). a common European dung beetle, Geotrupes stercorarius.
- Duc
-
noun,
duke.
- So.
-
- Sp.
-
- SRO
-
- Mao
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- due
-
noun,
something that is due, owed, or naturally belongs to someone.
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- dub
-
noun,
an awkward, unskillful person.
- mas
-
noun,
mother1 .
- Sad
-
noun,
the 14th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- Du.
-
- SAE
-
- DST
-
- DSR
-
- DSP
-
- DSA
-
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- sb.
-
- rut
-
noun,
a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by the passage of a vehicle or vehicles.
- DBA
-
- SCP
-
- DEA
-
- de-
-
- DCS
-
- 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.
- DBS
-
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- dau
-
noun,
dhow.
- POC
-
- DAS
-
noun,
hyrax.
- MOR
-
- DAR
-
- DAP
-
noun,
Carpentry. a notch in a timber for receiving part of another timber.
- SDA
-
- Reb
-
noun,
a Confederate soldier.
- mob
-
noun,
a disorderly or riotous crowd of people.
- SBA
-
- DOB
-
- SBE
-
- sc.
-
- DOP
-
noun,
a tool for holding gemstones for cutting or polishing.
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- DOE
-
noun,
the female of the deer, antelope, goat, rabbit, and certain other animals.
- MEP
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- DMT
-
- DMS
-
- SCB
-
- DMA
-
- ScD
-
- SCM
-
- DET
-
- sd.
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- se-
-
- EMR
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- EPA
-
- Ep.
-
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- EMU
-
noun,
a large, flightless, ratite bird, Emu (Dromaius) novaehollandiae, of Australia, resembling the ostrich but smaller and having a feathered head and neck and rudimentary wings.
- EMT
-
- EMS
-
noun,
the letter M, m.
- ROP
-
- Rod
-
noun,
a stick, wand, staff, or the like, of wood, metal, or other material.
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- EDT
-
- EDS
-
noun,
education:
- EDP
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- MBE
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- EDO
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noun,
a member of an indigenous people of western Africa, in the Benin region of southern Nigeria.
- EdM
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abbreviation,
electronic dance music: a range of genres of electronic music often played in nightclubs and characterized by a strong danceable beat:
- EPS
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- EPT
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- EdB
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- ROB
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noun,
a male given name, form of Robert.
- RMC
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- ROA
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- ESR
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- ETO
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- Esc
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- ETR
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- ESA
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- ERT
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- ERA
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noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- ret
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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.
- ERS
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noun,
ervil.
- ETS
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- err
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verb (used without object),
to go astray in thought or belief; be mistaken; be incorrect.
- ERP
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- eu-
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- ROC
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noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- EDC
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- Mc-
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- REM
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noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ea.
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- Rs.
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- RSA
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- RSE
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- rt.
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- rte
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- RTS
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- rub
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noun,
an act or instance of rubbing:
- ETD
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- RPO
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- ETA
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noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- EOM
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- eo-
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- Rue
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noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RUM
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noun,
an alcoholic liquor or spirit distilled from molasses or some other fermented sugar-cane product.
- Mab
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noun,
Queen Mab.
- MAD
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noun,
an angry or ill-tempered period, mood, or spell:
- ead
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- RPM
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- EDA
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noun,
a female given name.
- ec-
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- ROT
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noun,
the process of rotting.
- ed.
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- ECU
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noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Md.
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- Me.
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- ECM
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- ECA
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- EBS
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- EAM
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- Mo.
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- eat
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noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- MS.
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plural,
manuscript.
- EAS
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noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- MSC
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- M-1
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noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- ear
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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.
- SDR
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- uts
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- sea
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noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- Sr.
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- MUP
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- Mur
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noun,
a river in S central Austria, NE Slovenia, and N Croatia, flowing NE and SE to the Drava River. 300 miles (483 km) long.
- spt
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- Rae
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noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- COB
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noun,
a corncob.
- CMD
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- CMA
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- mud
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noun,
wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- mut
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noun,
mutt.
- SRB
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- St.
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- Sta
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- ob.
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- cep
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noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
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- SPR
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- COP
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noun,
a police officer.
- Oc.
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- MSD
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- CPU
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- CPS
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- CPR
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- CPO
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- CPM
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- CPA
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- MSE
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- MTS
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- COT
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noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- COS
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noun,
romaine.
- MST
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- Mt.
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- Rap
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noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- MTO
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- Dam
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noun,
a barrier to obstruct the flow of water, especially one of earth, masonry, etc., built across a stream or river.
- CED
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- CEA
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- SPA
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noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- Co.
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- CAB
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noun,
a taxicab.
- ct.
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- cs.
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- cr.
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- cp.
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- COD
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noun,
any of several soft-rayed food fishes of the family Gadidae, especially Gadus morhua, of cool, North Atlantic waters.
- CBE
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- rm.
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plural,
ream.
- CBD
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- Stu
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noun,
a male given name, form of Stewart or Stuart.
- ca.
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- put
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noun,
a throw or cast, especially one made with a forward motion of the hand when raised close to the shoulder.
- pus
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noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- OSB
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- OSD
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- CAD
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noun,
an ill-bred man, especially one who behaves in a dishonorable or irresponsible way toward women.
- OSA
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- CDT
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- RMA
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- STB
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- CBS
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- OED
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- Rab
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noun,
a wooden beater for mixing plaster or mortar.
- RPS
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- RMS
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plural,
ream.
- CAS
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verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- STM
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- Rd.
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- Re.
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- RCS
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- CAR
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noun,
an automobile.
- RCP
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- op.
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- RAM
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noun,
a male sheep.
- CAM
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noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- RAS
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noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- MTP
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- MSA
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- SMA
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- DSO
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- sod
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noun,
a section cut or torn from the surface of grassland, containing the matted roots of grass.
- SOC
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noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- SER
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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).
- SOB
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noun,
the act of sobbing; a convulsive catching of the breath in weeping.
- cue
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noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- RBC
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- cum
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noun,
come (def 24).
- cup
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noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- DSM
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- RCA
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- SMD
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- SMB
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- RCT
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- MPE
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- RDA
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- RDC
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- SED
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- RDS
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- DSC
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- Cut
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noun,
the act of cutting; a stroke or a blow, as with a knife, whip, etc.
- REA
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- Sep
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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.
- MOT
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noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- DBE
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- DOA
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- DCM
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- do.
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- cud
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noun,
the portion of food that a ruminant returns from the first stomach to the mouth to chew a second time.
- MPA
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- Mr.
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plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- cte
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- Sou
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noun,
(formerly) either of two bronze coins of France, equal to 5 centimes and 10 centimes.
- rat
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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.
- CSA
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- CSO
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- DAB
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noun,
a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.
- CSR
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- DAE
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- CST
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- MRP
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- CTA
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- MRE
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- cru
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noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- Cub
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noun,
the young of certain animals, as the bear, lion, or tiger.
- CRP
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- MOS
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noun,
moment (def 1).
- CRS
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- sot
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noun,
a drunkard.
- CRT
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- MRA
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- SOP
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noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- MA
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noun,
mother1 .
- OA
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- BC
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- M.
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- PU
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- AO
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- TP
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- BA
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noun,
an aspect of the soul, represented as a human-headed bird.
- CM
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- DB
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- DP
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- 2D
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noun,
a two-dimensional form or appearance:
- AU
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plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- CE
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- 3D
-
noun,
a three-dimensional form or appearance:
- RO
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- A.
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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.
- BM
-
- SU
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- UT
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noun,
the syllable once generally used for the first tone or keynote of a scale and sometimes for the tone C: now commonly superseded by do.
- 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.
- BO
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- et
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verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- CB
-
- R.
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- O.
-
- Ud
-
- RU
-
- UB
-
- UC
-
- U.
-
- CU
-
- MP
-
- E.
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noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- MU
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noun,
the 12th letter of the Greek alphabet (M, μ).
- TE
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noun,
ti1 .
- S.
-
- SA
-
- SM
-
- TC
-
- RP
-
- Eb
-
- RC
-
- t.
-
- MB
-
- OU
-
noun,
a rare Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea, having an olive-green body, a parrotlike bill, and in the male a bright yellow head.
- PB
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- DC
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noun,
a surgical method for the removal of diseased tissue or an early embryo from the lining of the uterus by means of scraping.
- DA
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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.
- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- D.
-
- TB
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- OD
-
noun,
a hypothetical force formerly held to pervade all nature and to manifest itself in magnetism, mesmerism, chemical action, etc.
- TD
-
- T1
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- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- TM
-
- 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.
- DM
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- B-
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