Anagrams of contraposition
Word contraposition has
1440 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of contraposition.
- constipation
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noun,
a condition of the bowels in which the feces are dry and hardened and evacuation is difficult and infrequent.
- antiprotons
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noun,
an elementary particle having negative charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron and having the same mass and spin as a proton; the antiparticle of the proton.
- contritions
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noun,
sincere penitence or remorse.
- contraption
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noun,
a mechanical contrivance; gadget; device.
- coronations
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noun,
the act or ceremony of crowning a king, queen, or other sovereign.
- contortions
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noun,
the act or process of contorting.
- Proto-ionic
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adjective,
of or relating to architecture supposedly anticipating the Grecian Ionic order.
- anisotropic
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adjective,
Physics. of unequal physical properties along different axes.
Compare isotropic (def 1).
- partitions
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noun,
a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- coronation
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noun,
the act or ceremony of crowning a king, queen, or other sovereign.
- ascription
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noun,
the act of ascribing.
- constraint
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noun,
limitation or restriction.
- transition
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noun,
movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change:
- antiproton
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noun,
an elementary particle having negative charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron and having the same mass and spin as a proton; the antiparticle of the proton.
- contortion
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noun,
the act or process of contorting.
- contrition
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noun,
sincere penitence or remorse.
- Toscanini
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noun,
Arturo [ahr-too r-oh;; Italian ahr-too-raw] /ɑrˈtʊər oʊ;; Italian ɑrˈtu rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1867–1957, Italian orchestra conductor, in the U.S. after 1928.
- sortition
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noun,
the casting or drawing of lots.
- striction
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noun,
the act of constricting.
- rotations
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- strontian
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noun,
strontianite.
- striation
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noun,
striated condition or appearance.
- picaroons
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- isotropic
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adjective,
Physics. of equal physical properties along all axes.
Compare anisotropic (def 1).
- patriotic
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adjective,
of, like, suitable for, or characteristic of a patriot.
- Anticosti
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noun,
an island at the head of the Gulf of St. Lawrence in E Canada, in E Quebec province. 135 miles (217 km) long; 3043 sq. mi. (7880 sq. km).
- sortation
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noun,
the process or result of sorting things, especially computationally or mechanically.
- patristic
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adjective,
of or relating to the fathers of the Christian church or their writings.
- intonacos
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- sopranino
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noun,
a musical instrument, as a saxophone or recorder, that is a pitch higher than the soprano instrument of its class.
- transonic
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adjective,
close to the speed of propagation of sound; moving at 700–780 miles per hour (1127–1255 km/h) at sea level.
- partition
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noun,
a division into or distribution in portions or shares.
- parotitis
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noun,
inflammation of a parotid.
- parotitic
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adjective,
of or relating to parotitis.
- tractions
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- opticians
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- intorsion
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noun,
a twisting about an axis or fixed point, as of the stem of a plant.
- trination
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noun,
celebration of Mass three times on the same day by the same priest.
- proctitis
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noun,
inflammation of the rectum and anus.
- conations
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- pronation
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noun,
rotation of the hand or forearm so that the surface of the palm is facing downward or toward the back (opposed to supination).
- potations
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- posttonic
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adjective,
immediately following a stressed syllable:
- coronitis
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noun,
inflammation of the coronary cushion of hoofed animals.
- cast-iron
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noun,
an alloy of iron, carbon, and other elements, cast as a soft and strong, or as a hard and brittle, iron, depending on the mixture and methods of molding.
- constrain
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verb (used with object),
to force, compel, or oblige:
- Tocantins
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noun,
a river in E Brazil, flowing N to the Pará River. 1700 miles (2735 km) long.
- consortia
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noun,
a combination of financial institutions, capitalists, etc., for carrying into effect some financial operation requiring large resources of capital.
- inactions
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- inotropic
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adjective,
influencing the contractility of muscular tissue.
- scotopia
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noun,
vision in dim light (opposed to photopia).
- optician
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noun,
a person who makes or sells eyeglasses and, usually, contact lenses, for remedying defects of vision in accordance with the prescriptions of ophthalmologists and optometrists.
- opticist
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noun,
a person engaged in the fields of theoretical or applied optics.
- Notornis
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noun,
a rare, flightless gallinulelike bird, Notornis mantelli, of New Zealand.
- contorts
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- coitions
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noun,
coitus.
- sonorant
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noun,
a voiced sound that is less sonorous than a vowel but more sonorous than a stop or fricative and that may occur as either a sonant or a consonant, as (l, r, m, n, y, w).
- contains
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- Scranton
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noun,
William Warren, 1917–2011, U.S. politician.
- artistic
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adjective,
conforming to the standards of art; satisfying aesthetic requirements:
- Socinian
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noun,
a follower of Faustus and Laelius Socinus who rejected a number of traditional Christian doctrines, as the Trinity, the divinity of Christ, and original sin, and who held that Christ was miraculously begotten and that salvation will be granted to those who adopt Christ's virtues.
- Constant
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noun,
something that does not or cannot change or vary.
- contrast
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noun,
the act of contrasting; the state of being contrasted.
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- tortonis
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noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- canonist
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noun,
a person who is a specialist in canon law.
- tipcarts
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noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- notation
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noun,
a system of graphic symbols for a specialized use, other than ordinary writing:
- cantrips
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- intonaco
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noun,
(formerly in fresco painting) the last and finest coat of plaster, usually applied in sections and painted while still damp with colors ground in water or a lime-water mixture.
- tactions
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noun,
touch; contact.
- intrans.
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- intrants
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noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- introits
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- topcoats
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noun,
a lightweight overcoat.
- cantoris
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adjective,
of or relating to the gospel or liturgical north side of a church (opposed to decani).
- inaction
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noun,
absence of action; idleness.
- strontia
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noun,
Also called strontium oxide. a white or grayish-white, amorphous powder, SrO, resembling lime in its general character: used chiefly in the manufacture of strontium salts.
- Cranston
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noun,
a city in E Rhode Island, near Providence.
- sorption
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noun,
the state or process of being sorbed.
- Iscariot
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noun,
the surname of Judas, the betrayer of Jesus. Mark 3:19; 14:10, 11.
- isotonic
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adjective,
Also, isosmotic. Physical Chemistry. noting or pertaining to solutions characterized by equal osmotic pressure.
Compare hypertonic (def 2), hypotonic (def 2).
- spontoon
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noun,
a shafted weapon having a pointed blade with crossbar at its base, used by infantry officers in the 17th and 18th centuries.
- spittoon
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noun,
a cuspidor.
- nitroso-
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- non-pros
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verb (used with object),
to adjudge (a plaintiff) in default.
- corantos
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noun,
courante.
- carotins
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noun,
carotene.
- instinct
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noun,
an inborn pattern of activity or tendency to action common to a given biological species.
- Scorpion
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noun,
any of numerous arachnids of the order Scorpionida, widely distributed in warmer parts of the world, having a long, narrow, segmented tail that terminates in a venomous sting.
- Citation
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noun,
Military. mention of a soldier or a unit in orders, usually for gallantry:
- oscitant
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adjective,
yawning, as with drowsiness; gaping.
- actinons
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noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- Protista
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom comprising the protists.
- aortitis
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noun,
inflammation of the aorta.
- aoristic
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adjective,
Grammar. pertaining to the aorist.
- prostoon
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noun,
(in classical architecture) a portico.
- patroons
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- picaroon
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- Priscian
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noun,
flourished a.d. c500, Latin grammarian.
- pinnati-
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- sanction
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noun,
authoritative permission or approval, as for an action.
- potation
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- positron
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noun,
an elementary particle having the same mass and spin as an electron but having a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron's negative charge; the antiparticle of the electron.
- position
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noun,
condition with reference to place; location; situation.
- pintanos
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- piscator
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noun,
fisherman.
- porticos
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- pontiacs
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- Tritonis
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noun,
(in ancient geography) a mythical lake near the Mediterranean coast of Libya.
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- pontoons
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noun,
Military. a boat or some other floating structure used as one of the supports for a temporary bridge over a river.
- ricottas
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- Ottonian
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adjective,
of or relating to the German dynasty (Otto I, II, III) that ruled as emperors of the Holy Roman Empire from 962 to 1002.
- troponin
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noun,
a protein of muscle tissue that binds calcium ions and is involved in contraction.
- rattoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- ostinato
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noun,
a constantly recurring melodic fragment.
- 11-point
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- ostracon
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noun,
(in ancient Greece) a potsherd, especially one used as a ballot on which the name of a person voted to be ostracized was inscribed.
- traction
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noun,
the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road.
- cranio-
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- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- Titanic
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noun,
a British luxury liner that sank after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in April, 1912, with a loss of 1517 lives.
- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- Costain
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noun,
Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.
- cottons
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noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- cratons
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- Tartini
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noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1692–1770, Italian violinist and composer.
- Crispin
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noun,
Saint, with his brother (Saint Crispinian) martyred a.d. c285, Roman Christian missionaries in Gaul: patron saints of shoemakers.
- tarpons
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- taproot
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noun,
a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
- citrons
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- iatrics
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- portico
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noun,
a structure consisting of a roof supported by columns or piers, usually attached to a building as a porch.
- porions
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- citrins
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noun,
bioflavonoid.
- coition
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noun,
coitus.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- coronas
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noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- Connors
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noun,
James Scott (Jimmy) born 1952, U.S. tennis player.
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- constr.
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- contort
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- rattoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- protist
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noun,
any of various one-celled organisms, classified in the kingdom Protista, that are either free-living or aggregated into simple colonies and that have diverse reproductive and nutritional modes, including the protozoans, eukaryotic algae, and slime molds: some classification schemes also include the fungi and the more primitive bacteria and blue-green algae or may distribute the organisms between the kingdoms Plantae and Animalia according to dominant characteristics.
- rattons
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noun,
a rat.
- consort
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noun,
a husband or wife; spouse, especially of a reigning monarch.
Compare prince consort, queen consort.
- prosaic
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adjective,
commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative:
- contra-
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- pronota
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- incisor
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noun,
any of the four anterior teeth in each jaw, used for cutting and gnawing.
- racoons
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noun,
raccoon.
- pronaos
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noun,
(in a classical temple) an open vestibule before the cella.
- procto-
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- ratoons
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- tipcats
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noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- risotto
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noun,
a dish of rice cooked with broth and flavored with grated cheese and other ingredients.
- tipcart
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noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- rations
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- potions
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- contras
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noun,
(often initial capital letter) a member of a counterrevolutionary guerrilla group in Nicaragua.
- pocosin
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noun,
a swamp or marsh in an upland coastal region.
- porcino
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noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- Ontario
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noun,
a province in S Canada, bordering on the Great Lakes. 412,582 sq. mi. (1,068,585 sq. km). Capital: Toronto.
- nonpros
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- nonstop
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noun,
a long-distance airline flight that makes no stops between the starting point and the destination.
- Piarist
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noun,
a member of a Roman Catholic teaching congregation founded in Rome in 1597.
- pianist
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noun,
a person who plays the piano, especially one who performs expertly or professionally.
- patroon
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noun,
a person who held an estate in land with certain manorial privileges granted under the old Dutch governments of New York and New Jersey.
- notions
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noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- soprano
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noun,
the uppermost part or voice.
- patriot
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noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- Socotra
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noun,
an island in the Indian Ocean, S of Arabia: a part of the Republic of Yemen. 1382 sq. mi. (3579 sq. km).
- Sno-Cat
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- cistron
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noun,
a segment of DNA that encodes for the formation of a specific polypeptide chain; a structural gene.
- octants
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- Script.
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- spirant
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noun,
fricative (def 2).
- scrinia
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noun,
a cylindrical container used in ancient Rome to hold papyrus rolls.
- partons
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- parotic
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adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- opiatic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or resembling opiates.
- opinion
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noun,
a belief or judgment that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty.
- parison
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noun,
a partially shaped mass of molten glass.
- opsonic
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adjective,
of, relating to, or influenced by opsonin; capable of promoting phagocytosis.
- opsonin
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noun,
a constituent of normal or immune blood serum that makes invading bacteria more susceptible to the destructive action of the phagocytes.
- saponin
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noun,
any of a group of amorphous glycosides of terpenes and steroids, occurring in many plants, characterized by an ability to form emulsions and to foam in aqueous solutions, and used as detergents.
- Otranto
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noun,
Strait of, a strait between SE Italy and Albania, connecting the Adriatic and the Mediterranean. 44 miles (71 km) wide.
- Scorpio
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noun,
Astronomy. Scorpius.
- oration
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noun,
a formal public speech, especially one delivered on a special occasion, as on an anniversary, at a funeral, or at academic exercises.
- picaros
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- pinions
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noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- rootcap
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noun,
the loose mass of epidermal cells covering the apex of most roots, serving to protect the meristematic cells behind it.
- instant
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noun,
an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment:
- pontoon
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noun,
Military. a boat or some other floating structure used as one of the supports for a temporary bridge over a river.
- Pontian
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noun,
pope a.d. 230–235.
- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- Orinoco
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noun,
a river in N South America, flowing N from the border of Brazil, along the E border of Colombia, and NE through Venezuela to the Atlantic. 1600 miles (2575 km) long.
- Pitocin
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- intrant
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noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- ronions
-
noun,
ronyon.
- Introit
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noun,
Roman Catholic Church. a part of a psalm with antiphon recited by the celebrant of the Mass at the foot of the altar and, at High Mass, sung by the choir when the priest begins the Mass.
- Pistoia
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noun,
a city in N Tuscany, in N Italy.
- introns
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noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- piscina
-
noun,
a basin with a drain used for certain ablutions, now generally in the sacristy.
- Roscian
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adjective,
of, relating to, or involving acting.
- Nicosia
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noun,
a city on and the capital of Cyprus, in the central part.
- strato-
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- strati-
-
- ironist
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noun,
a person who uses irony habitually, especially a writer.
- Ironton
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noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- isation
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- pintano
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- station
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noun,
a place or position in which a person or thing is normally located.
- Stanton
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noun,
Edwin McMasters [muh k-mas-terz,, -mah-sterz] /məkˈmæs tərz,, -ˈmɑ stərz/ (Show IPA), 1814–69, U.S. statesman: Secretary of War 1862–67.
- stannic
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adjective,
of or containing tin, especially in the tetravalent state.
- sporont
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noun,
(in the sexual reproduction of certain sporozoans) an encysted spore developed from a zygote, which undergoes sporogony to form sporozoites.
- natrons
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- niacins
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noun,
nicotinic acid.
- snap-on
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adjective,
attached or fitting into place by means of a snap or with a pressing motion:
- crotons
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noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- cartoon
-
noun,
a sketch or drawing, usually humorous, as in a newspaper or periodical, symbolizing, satirizing, or caricaturing some action, subject, or person of popular interest.
- catnips
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- atonics
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- aspirin
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noun,
Pharmacology. a white, crystalline substance, C 9 H 8 O 4 , derivative of salicylic acid, used as an anti-inflammatory agent and to relieve the pain of headache, rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, etc.; acetylsalicylic acid.
- apricot
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noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- aristo-
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- Toronto
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Ontario, in SE Canada, on Lake Ontario.
- topcoat
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noun,
a lightweight overcoat.
- Ariosto
-
noun,
Ludovico [loo-daw-vee-kaw] /ˌlu dɔˈvi kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1474–1533, Italian poet: author of Orlando Furioso.
- torsion
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noun,
the act of twisting.
- cations
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- astrict
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verb (used with object),
to bind fast; constrain.
- tritons
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noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- Transit
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noun,
the act or fact of passing across or through; passage from one place to another.
- anoints
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- attorns
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- Tristan
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noun,
a male given name, form of Tristram.
- Atropos
-
noun,
the Fate who cuts the thread of life.
- tricots
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noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- actino-
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- actinon
-
noun,
a chemically inert, gaseous, short-lived isotope of radon that is a member of the actinium series. Symbol: An; atomic number: 86; atomic weight: 219.
- carotin
-
noun,
carotene.
- cantrip
-
noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- 2,4,5-t
-
noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- caption
-
noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- transp.
-
- tortoni
-
noun,
ice cream made with eggs and heavy cream, often containing chopped cherries or topped with minced almonds or crumbled macaroons.
- titians
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- attorn
-
verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- picots
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- ironic
-
adjective,
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning; containing or exemplifying irony:
- isatin
-
noun,
a yellowish-red or orange, crystalline, water-soluble solid, C 8 H 5 NO 2 , used chiefly in the synthesis of vat dyes.
- picro-
-
- triacs
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Pictor
-
noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- pastor
-
noun,
a minister or priest in charge of a church.
- Rosita
-
noun,
a female given name, Spanish form of Rose.
- picaro
-
noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- patios
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- sproat
-
noun,
a fishhook having a circular bend.
- isopor
-
noun,
an imaginary line on the earth's surface connecting points of equal annual change in the declination, inclination, or other components of the earth's magnetic field.
- patron
-
noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patois
-
noun,
a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- isotac
-
noun,
a line drawn on a map connecting all points where ice starts to melt at approximately the same period in spring.
- Patton
-
noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- patri-
-
- stator
-
noun,
Electricity, Machinery. a portion of a machine that remains fixed with respect to rotating parts, especially the collection of stationary parts in the magnetic circuits of a machine.
Compare rotor (def 1).
- Strain
-
noun,
any force or pressure tending to alter shape, cause a fracture, etc.
- sacro-
-
- aorist
-
noun,
a verb tense, as in Classical Greek, expressing action or, in the indicative mood, past action, without further limitation or implication.
- Istria
-
noun,
a peninsula at the N end of the Adriatic, in SW Slovenia and W Croatia.
- static
-
noun,
Electricity.
static or atmospheric electricity.
interference due to such electricity.
- Antons
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- sonant
-
noun,
a speech sound that by itself makes a syllable or subordinates to itself the other sounds in the syllable; a syllabic sound (opposed to consonant).
- Ionian
-
noun,
a member of one of the four main divisions of the prehistoric Greeks who invaded the Greek mainland and, after the Dorian invasions, emigrated to the Aegean islands and the coast of Asia Minor.
Compare Achaean (def 5), Aeolian2 (def 2), Dorian1 (def 2).
- Strait
-
noun,
Often, straits. (used with a singular verb) a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water.
- cannot
-
verb,
a form of ·can not.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- roncos
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- ronion
-
noun,
ronyon.
- Pitris
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- Canton
-
noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- pitons
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- Piston
-
noun,
a disk or cylindrical part tightly fitting and moving within a cylinder, either to compress or move a fluid collected in the cylinder, as air or water, or to transform energy imparted by a fluid entering or expanding inside the cylinder, as compressed air, explosive gases, or steam, into a rectilinear motion usually transformed into rotary motion by means of a connecting rod.
- pisci-
-
- aniso-
-
- inspan
-
verb (used with object),
to yoke or harness.
- Pisano
-
noun,
Andrea [ahn-dre-ah] /ɑnˈdrɛ ɑ/ (Show IPA), c1270–c1348, Italian sculptor.
- instar
-
noun,
an insect in any one of its periods of postembryonic growth between molts.
- instr.
-
- intact
-
adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- intra-
-
- pinion
-
noun,
Machinery.
a gear with a small number of teeth, especially one engaging with a rack or larger gear.
a shaft or spindle cut with teeth engaging with a gear.
- Rosina
-
noun,
a female given name, Italian form of Rose.
- pinnas
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- strict
-
adjective,
characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles:
- pinons
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- stript
-
noun,
a striptease.
- ionics
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- pinots
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- anoint
-
verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Cairns
-
noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- Oporto
-
noun,
a port in NW Portugal, near the mouth of the Douro River.
- intron
-
noun,
a noncoding segment in a length of DNA that interrupts a gene-coding sequence or nontranslated sequence, the corresponding segment being removed from the RNA copy before transcription.
- tricot
-
noun,
a warp-knit fabric of various natural or synthetic fibers, as wool, silk, or nylon, having fine vertical ribs on the face and horizontal ribs on the back, used especially for making garments.
- pintas
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- intro.
-
- pintos
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- sprint
-
noun,
a short race at full speed.
- natron
-
noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- sprain
-
noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- otitis
-
noun,
inflammation of the ear.
- socio-
-
- Scioto
-
noun,
a river in central Ohio, flowing S to the Ohio River. 237 miles (382 km) long.
- titans
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
any of the sons of Uranus and Gaea, including Coeus, Crius, Cronus, Hyperion, Iapetus, and Oceanus.
Also, Titaness. any of the sisters of these, including Mnemosyne, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Themis, and Thia.
any of the offspring of the children of Uranus and Gaea.
- Osorno
-
noun,
a city in S Chile.
- Sonora
-
noun,
a state in NW Mexico. 70,484 sq. mi. (182,555 sq. km). Capital: Hermosillo.
- scato-
-
- ottars
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- orison
-
noun,
a prayer.
- notion
-
noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- arioso
-
noun,
an arioso composition or section.
- Nostoc
-
noun,
any freshwater, blue-green alga of the genus Nostoc, often occurring in jellylike colonies in moist places.
- astro-
-
- Norton
-
noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- satori
-
noun,
sudden enlightenment.
- Scipio
-
noun,
Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Major [puhb-lee-uh s kawr-neel-yuh s,, af-ri-key-nuh s,, -kan-uh s,, -kahn-] /ˈpʌb li əs kɔrˈnil yəs,, ˌæf rɪˈkeɪ nəs,, -ˈkæn əs,, -ˈkɑn-/ (Show IPA), ("Scipio the Elder") 237–183 b.c, Roman general who defeated Hannibal.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- norias
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- optics
-
noun,
(used with a singular verb) the branch of physical science that deals with the properties and phenomena of both visible and invisible light and with vision.
- Scotti
-
noun,
Antonio [ahn-taw-nyaw] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1866–1936, Italian baritone.
- Artois
-
noun,
a former province in N France: artesian wells.
- scoto-
-
- scroop
-
noun,
a scrooping sound.
- scrota
-
noun,
the pouch of skin that contains the testes.
- artist
-
noun,
a person who produces works in any of the arts that are primarily subject to aesthetic criteria.
- option
-
noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- Octans
-
noun,
the Octant, a southern constellation that contains the south celestial pole.
- Onions
-
noun,
Charles Talbut [tawl-buh t,, tal-] /ˈtɔl bət,, ˈtæl-/ (Show IPA), 1873–1965, English lexicographer and philologist.
- Scotia
-
noun,
a deep concave molding between two fillets, as in the Attic base.
- arsino
-
adjective,
containing the arsino group.
- scoria
-
noun,
Metallurgy. the refuse, dross, or slag left after melting or smelting metal; scum.
- sit-in
-
noun,
any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises:
- octroi
-
noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- octant
-
noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- astron
-
- Sarton
-
noun,
May, 1912–95, U.S. poet, novelist, and playwright.
- narco-
-
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Nicias
-
noun,
died 413 b.c, Athenian statesman and general.
- partis
-
noun,
the basic scheme or concept of an architectural design.
- trans.
-
- niacin
-
noun,
nicotinic acid.
- parton
-
noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- tainos
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- santir
-
noun,
a Persian musical instrument resembling a dulcimer.
- sporo-
-
- nation
-
noun,
a large body of people, associated with a particular territory, that is sufficiently conscious of its unity to seek or to possess a government peculiarly its own:
- nastic
-
adjective,
of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to change the form or position of the axis.
- nasion
-
noun,
the intersection of the internasal suture with the nasofrontal suture in the midsagittal plane.
- Pascin
-
noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- narcos
-
noun,
narc.
- parson
-
noun,
a member of the clergy, especially a Protestant minister; pastor; rector.
- spiro-
-
- sarco-
-
- nocti-
-
- no-par
-
adjective,
without par or face value:
- Sparti
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a group of fully armed warriors who sprang from the dragon's teeth that Cadmus planted.
- sapro-
-
- Torino
-
noun,
Turin.
- paints
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- noctis
-
adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- panto-
-
- Spirit
-
noun,
the principle of conscious life; the vital principle in humans, animating the body or mediating between body and soul.
- pantos
-
noun,
pantomime (def 2).
- spinor
-
noun,
a quantity resembling a vector or tensor that is used in physics to represent the spins of fermions.
- nitro-
-
- nitric
-
adjective,
containing nitrogen, usually in the pentavalent state.
- nitons
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- spinto
-
adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- trains
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Cantos
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- intros
-
noun,
an introduction.
- Carson
-
noun,
Christopher ("Kit") 1809–68, U.S. frontiersman and scout.
- costo-
-
- cation
-
noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catnip
-
noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- pottos
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- tropic
-
noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- Potosi
-
noun,
a city in S Bolivia: formerly a rich silver-mining center. 13,022 feet (3970 meters) above sea level.
- tropo-
-
- ricins
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- tincts
-
noun,
tint; tinge; coloring.
- potoos
-
noun,
any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
- Capris
-
noun,
Capri pants.
- COSTAR
-
noun,
a performer, especially an actor or actress, who shares star billing with another.
- tinct.
-
- 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.
- cottas
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Cotton
-
noun,
a soft, white, downy substance consisting of the hairs or fibers attached to the seeds of plants belonging to the genus Gossypium, of the mallow family, used in making fabrics, thread, wadding, etc.
- actins
-
noun,
a globulin that is present in muscle plasma and that in connection with myosin plays an important role in muscle contraction.
- potion
-
noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- potato
-
noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- Ticino
-
noun,
a canton in S Switzerland. 1086 sq. mi. (2813 sq. km). Capital: Bellinzona.
- Catton
-
noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- ptisan
-
noun,
a nourishing decoction, originally one made from barley, purported to have medicinal quality.
- Conant
-
noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- capons
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- craton
-
noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Tocsin
-
noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- captor
-
noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- ratton
-
noun,
a rat.
- tronas
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- carpos
-
noun,
an ancient Greek goddess of summer fruit, considered by Athenians as one of the Horae.
- tip-in
-
noun,
tap-in.
- prosit
-
interjection,
(used as a toast to wish good health to one's drinking companions).
- carton
-
noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- coopts
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- carpo-
-
- tipcat
-
noun,
a game in which a short piece of wood, tapered at both ends, is struck lightly at one end with a bat, causing the wood to spring into the air so that it can be batted for a distance.
- pronto
-
adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- contr.
-
- contos
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- cartop
-
adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- troops
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- Proton
-
noun,
a positively charged elementary particle that is a fundamental constituent of all atomic nuclei. It is the lightest and most stable baryon, having a charge equal in magnitude to that of the electron, a spin of ½, and a mass of 1.673 × 10− 27 kg. Symbol: P.
- copras
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copro-
-
- actin-
-
- casino
-
noun,
a building or large room used for meetings, entertainment, dancing, etc., especially such a place equipped with gambling devices, gambling tables, etc.
- prison
-
noun,
a building for the confinement of persons held while awaiting trial, persons sentenced after conviction, etc.
- corita
-
noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- Carnot
-
noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- proto-
-
- contin
-
- corona
-
noun,
a white or colored circle or set of concentric circles of light seen around a luminous body, especially around the sun or moon.
- 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.
- prints
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- tarso-
-
- Connor
-
noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- Crispi
-
noun,
Francesco [frahn-che-skaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛ skɔ/ (Show IPA), 1819–1910, prime minister of Italy 1887–91, 1893–96.
- tarots
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- tapirs
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- Croton
-
noun,
any of numerous chiefly tropical plants constituting the genus Croton, of the spurge family, several species of which, as C. tiglium, have important medicinal properties.
- Panini
-
noun,
flourished c400 b.c, Indian grammarian of Sanskrit.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- points
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- porion
-
noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- racist
-
noun,
a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
- tarpon
-
noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- Triton
-
noun,
a positively-charged particle consisting of a proton and two neutrons, equivalent to the nucleus of an atom of tritium.
- pooris
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- raisin
-
noun,
a grape of any of various sweet varieties dried in the sun or by artificial means, often used in cookery.
- C-star
-
noun,
carbon star.
- tanist
-
noun,
the successor apparent to a Celtic chief, usually the oldest or worthiest of his kin, chosen by election among the tribe during the chief's lifetime.
- tannic
-
adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- coatis
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- poison
-
noun,
a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health.
- racons
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- coapts
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Poncas
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Pontic
-
noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- tripos
-
noun,
(at Cambridge University, England) any of various final honors examinations.
- croons
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- racoon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- iatric
-
adjective,
of or relating to a physician or medicine; medical.
- ratoon
-
noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- T-stop
-
noun,
a camera lens aperture setting calibrated to a T number.
- citrin
-
noun,
bioflavonoid.
- Portia
-
noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- taints
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Crista
-
noun,
a crest or ridge.
- iatro-
-
- tip-on
-
noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- Citron
-
noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- Titian
-
noun,
(Tiziano Vecellio) c1477–1576, Italian painter.
- Cronin
-
noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- icono-
-
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- satin
-
noun,
a fabric in a warp-effect or filling-effect satin weave, as acetate, rayon, nylon, or silk, often having a glossy face and a soft, slippery texture.
- arson
-
noun,
Law. the malicious burning of another's house or property, or in some statutes, the burning of one's own house or property, as to collect insurance.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- torts
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- Tosca
-
noun,
an opera (1900) by Giacomo Puccini.
- Prot.
-
- 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.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- sapor
-
noun,
the quality in a substance that affects the sense of taste; savor; flavor.
- rason
-
noun,
a long, loose, black gown with wide sleeves, worn by the clergy.
- sarc-
-
- ottar
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- trop-
-
- trots
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- scion
-
noun,
a descendant.
- acpt.
-
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rcpt.
-
- OSCAR
-
noun,
a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
- Oscan
-
noun,
one of an ancient people of south-central Italy.
- scoop
-
noun,
a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- ricin
-
noun,
a white, poisonous, protein powder from the bean of the castor-oil plant.
- Orton
-
noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- scoot
-
noun,
a swift, darting movement or course.
- Orson
-
noun,
a male given name: from an Old French word meaning “bearlike.”.
- Orono
-
noun,
a town in S Maine.
- ornis
-
noun,
an avifauna.
- scopa
-
noun,
pollen brush.
- ratos
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- Ostia
-
noun,
a town in central Italy, SW of Rome: ruins from 4th century b.c.; site of ancient port of Rome.
- Tract
-
noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- scant
-
adverb,
Scot. and North England Dialect. scarcely; barely; hardly.
- orans
-
noun,
orant.
- ottos
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”.
- opto-
-
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- Scot.
-
- Orion
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. a giant hunter who pursued the Pleiades, was eventually slain by Artemis, and was then placed in the sky as a constellation.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- Orcas
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- scart
-
verb (used with or without object),
to scratch, scrape, mark, or scar.
- toti-
-
- scorn
-
noun,
open or unqualified contempt; disdain:
- scat-
-
- psora
-
noun,
psoriasis.
- scatt
-
noun,
scat5 .
- 30-30
-
- Ronco
-
noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- 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.
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Porto
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- porns
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Port.
-
- Pinon
-
noun,
Also, pinyon. Also called pinyon pine, nut pine. any of several pines of southwestern North America, as Pinus monophylla or P. edulis, bearing edible, nutlike seeds.
- trois
-
noun,
the number 3.
- Pinna
-
noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- anon.
-
- ports
-
noun,
a city, town, or other place where ships load or unload.
- 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.
- pinas
-
noun,
pineapple.
- posit
-
noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- 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.
- actos
-
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- post-
-
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pico-
-
- roans
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- pisco
-
noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- Ronan
-
noun,
a king who killed his son, Mael Fothartaigh, after his wife had falsely accused the boy of attempting to seduce her, and who was himself killed by the children of Mael Fothartaigh.
- ronin
-
noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Pitta
-
noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Pitri
-
noun,
the legendary progenitor of any family.
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- pitas
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Ancon
-
noun,
the elbow.
- anion
-
noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- anis-
-
- poori
-
noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Roost
-
noun,
a perch upon which birds or fowls rest at night.
- pirns
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- rooti
-
noun,
rooty2 .
- airts
-
noun,
a direction.
- pions
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- annot
-
- rosin
-
noun,
Chemistry. the yellowish to amber, translucent, hard, brittle, fragmented resin left after distilling the oil of turpentine from the crude oleoresin of the pine: used chiefly in making varnishes, varnish and paint driers, printing inks, and for rubbing on the bows of such string instruments as the violin.
- poons
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Anson
-
noun,
a male given name.
- pant-
-
- acro-
-
- Apoc.
-
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- trios
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- proc.
-
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- pron.
-
- part.
-
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- sanit
-
- trait
-
noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- Paros
-
noun,
a Greek island of the Cyclades, in the S Aegean: noted for its white marble. 77 sq. mi. (200 sq. km).
- Paris
-
noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- pros.
-
- pari-
-
- troop
-
noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- Santo
-
noun,
a carved figure of a saint, usually of wood, as from Puerto Rico, Mexico, or the southwestern U.S.
- prost
-
interjection,
prosit.
- pants
-
noun,
trousers (def 1).
- parts
-
noun,
a portion or division of a whole that is separate or distinct; piece, fragment, fraction, or section; constituent:
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Actis
-
noun,
a son of Rhoda and Helius who, when banished from his home for fratricide, fled to Egypt, where he taught astrology. The Colossus of Rhodes was built in his honor.
- patr-
-
- anti-
-
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- antis
-
noun,
a person who is opposed to a particular practice, party, policy, action, etc.
- rotos
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- Patti
-
noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- potoo
-
noun,
any of several nocturnal birds of the family Nyctibiidae, of Mexico and Central and South America, related to the goatsuckers.
- Anton
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- Pasco
-
noun,
a city in S Washington, on the Columbia River.
- potto
-
noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Saint
-
noun,
any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, especially by canonization.
- praos
-
noun,
proa.
- Pasto
-
noun,
a city in SW Colombia. About 8350 feet (2545 meters) above sea level.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prats
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- Pratt
-
noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- riots
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- ASCII
-
noun,
a standard code, consisting of 128 7-bit combinations, for characters stored in a computer or to be transmitted between computers.
- rants
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- asco-
-
- Inari
-
noun,
Lake, a lake in NE Finland. About 500 sq. mi. (1295 sq. km).
- insp.
-
- tacos
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- canst
-
noun,
a sealed container for food, beverages, etc., as of aluminum, sheet iron coated with tin, or other metal:
- Cant.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- tacts
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- init.
-
- inion
-
noun,
a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.
- incr.
-
- incor
-
- incas
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- Canso
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in SE Canada, the NE extremity of Nova Scotia.
- tains
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- icons
-
- ician
-
- taint
-
noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Tanis
-
noun,
an ancient city in Lower Egypt, in the Nile delta.
- tanto
-
adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- tapis
-
noun,
Obsolete. a carpet, tapestry, or other covering.
- cants
-
noun,
insincere, especially conventional expressions of enthusiasm for high ideals, goodness, or piety.
- tarns
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- 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.
- tarot
-
noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- toons
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- inst.
-
- Canon
-
noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- croon
-
noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- topos
-
noun,
a convention or motif, especially in a literary work; a rhetorical convention.
- Isiac
-
adjective,
of or relating to Isis or the worship of Isis.
- Attic
-
noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- stirp
-
noun,
a line of descendants from a common ancestor.
- Stoat
-
noun,
the ermine, Mustela erminea, especially when in brown summer pelage.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- atto-
-
- Irons
-
noun,
Jeremy (John) born 1948, English actor.
- stoop
-
noun,
the act or an instance of stooping.
- stopt
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- Irina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Iran.
-
- strap
-
noun,
a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- stria
-
noun,
a slight or narrow furrow, ridge, stripe, or streak, especially one of a number in parallel arrangement:
- tacit
-
adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- iotas
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- topo-
-
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- strip
-
noun,
a striptease.
- ascon
-
noun,
a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- Ionia
-
noun,
an ancient region on the W coast of Asia Minor and on adjacent islands in the Aegean: colonized by the ancient Greeks.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- strop
-
noun,
any of several devices for sharpening razors, especially a strip of leather or other flexible material.
- toots
-
noun,
an affectionate or familiar term of address; honey; baby (sometimes offensive when used to strangers, casual acquaintances, subordinates, etc., especially by a male to a female).
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- intr.
-
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- tarps
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- stint
-
noun,
a period of time spent doing something:
- Conn.
-
- coop.
-
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- carts
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- tonia
-
- conto
-
noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- toast
-
noun,
sliced bread that has been browned by dry heat.
- Cons.
-
- Conon
-
noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- conns
-
noun,
responsibility for the steering of a ship.
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- coopt
-
verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- Conan
-
noun,
a male given name.
- tipis
-
noun,
tepee.
- Titos
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- coirs
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- Coats
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- coast
-
noun,
the land next to the sea; seashore:
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- TIROS
-
noun,
one of a series of satellites for transmitting television pictures of the earth's cloud cover.
- cions
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- titis
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- co-op
-
noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- coots
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- crit.
-
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- 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.
- 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.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- tarts
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- cotta
-
noun,
a surplice.
- Costa
-
noun,
a rib or riblike part.
- Tinia
-
noun,
the chief god of the Etruscans, with powers similar to those of Zeus.
- caps.
-
- Capt.
-
- 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.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- corpn
-
- corp.
-
- Corot
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- tono-
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- corns
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- tints
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- carp-
-
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- copr-
-
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Ionic
-
noun,
Prosody. an Ionic foot, verse, or meter.
- astir
-
adjective,
moving or stirring, especially with much activity or excitement:
- Nitti
-
noun,
Francesco Saverio [frahn-ches-kaw sah-ve-ryaw] /frɑnˈtʃɛs kɔ sɑˈvɛ ryɔ/ (Show IPA), 1868–1953, Italian lawyer, statesman, and economist.
- octo-
-
- no-no
-
noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- nonas
-
noun,
sleeping sickness (def 2).
- nona-
-
- sitar
-
noun,
a lute of India with a small, pear-shaped body and a long, broad, fretted neck.
- noct-
-
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- spina
-
noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- torii
-
noun,
(in Japan) a form of decorative gateway or portal, consisting of two upright wooden posts connected at the top by two horizontal crosspieces, commonly found at the entrance to Shinto temples.
- octa-
-
- sopor
-
noun,
Pathology. a deep, unnatural sleep; lethargy.
- niton
-
noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- ation
-
- Nisan
-
noun,
the seventh month of the Jewish calendar.
- nipas
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- spirt
-
noun,
a sudden, forceful gush or jet.
- Sinon
-
noun,
a Greek, posing as a deserter, who persuaded the Trojans to take the Trojan Horse into their city.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- Ninos
-
noun,
boy; child.
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- sito-
-
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- SONAR
-
noun,
a method for detecting and locating objects submerged in water by echolocation.
- Aston
-
noun,
Francis William, 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1922.
- noto-
-
- toros
-
noun,
a bull.
- Astor
-
noun,
John Jacob, 1763–1848, U.S. capitalist and fur merchant.
- sonic
-
adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- astr.
-
- Sonia
-
noun,
a female given name, Russian form of Sophia.
- noso-
-
- Norns
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- torsi
-
noun,
a plural of torso.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Norco
-
noun,
a town in S California.
- snort
-
noun,
the act or sound of snorting.
- snoot
-
noun,
Slang. the nose.
- snoop
-
noun,
an act or instance of snooping.
- span-
-
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- noons
-
noun,
midday.
- Sino-
-
- nitr-
-
- spoon
-
noun,
a utensil for use in eating, stirring, measuring, ladling, etc., consisting of a small, shallow bowl with a handle.
- torso
-
noun,
the trunk of the human body.
- sprit
-
noun,
a small pole or spar crossing a fore-and-aft sail diagonally from the mast to the upper aftermost corner, serving to extend the sail.
- Nairn
-
noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- istic
-
- Srta.
-
- stain
-
noun,
a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- stair
-
noun,
one of a flight or series of steps for going from one level to another, as in a building.
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- 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.
- stat.
-
- onto-
-
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- ition
-
- start
-
noun,
a beginning of an action, journey, etc.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- Sinai
-
noun,
Also called Sinai Peninsula. a peninsula in NE Egypt, at the N end of the Red Sea between the Gulfs of Suez and Aqaba. 230 miles (370 km) long.
- nano-
-
- naso-
-
- onco-
-
- Sinan
-
noun,
1489?–1587, Turkish architect, especially of mosques.
- Spoor
-
noun,
a track or trail, especially that of a wild animal pursued as game.
- spor-
-
- torcs
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- sprat
-
noun,
a species of herring, Clupea sprattus, of the eastern North Atlantic.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- narcs
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Scott
-
noun,
Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- onion
-
noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- scr.
-
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Soot
-
noun,
a black, carbonaceous substance produced during incomplete combustion of coal, wood, oil, etc., rising in fine particles and adhering to the sides of the chimney or pipe conveying the smoke: also conveyed in the atmosphere to other locations.
- sci.
-
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- tors
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- tots
-
noun,
a small child.
- Tit.
-
- soon
-
Idioms,
sooner or later, eventually:
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- tonn
-
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- Soni
-
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- SOAR
-
noun,
an act or instance of soaring.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- tits
-
noun,
a titmouse.
- tost
-
noun,
an act or instance of tossing.
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- tsar
-
noun,
czar.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- SITA
-
noun,
(in the Ramayana) the wife of Ramachandra, abducted by Ravana and later rescued.
- RIIA
-
- Riis
-
noun,
Jacob August, 1849–1914, U.S. journalist and social reformer, born in Denmark.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tion
-
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- tipi
-
noun,
tepee.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- tort
-
noun,
a wrongful act, not including a breach of contract or trust, that results in injury to another's person, property, reputation, or the like, and for which the injured party is entitled to compensation.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- 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.
- rpt.
-
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- rit.
-
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- Root
-
noun,
a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- Rosa
-
noun,
Salvator [sahl-vah-tawr] /ˈsɑl vɑˌtɔr/ (Show IPA), 1615–73, Italian painter and poet.
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- top-
-
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Sra.
-
- str.
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- tri-
-
- Saco
-
noun,
a city in SW Maine.
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- 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.
- Stir
-
noun,
the act of stirring or moving.
- stoa
-
noun,
Greek Architecture. a portico, usually a detached portico of considerable length, that is used as a promenade or meeting place.
- 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.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Star
-
noun,
any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Stan
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Stanley.
- stot
-
noun,
a springing gait of certain bovids, as gazelles and antelopes, used especially when running in alarm from a predator.
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- SPCA
-
- sora
-
noun,
a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- 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.
- tRNA
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- tron
-
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- RNAS
-
- sort
-
noun,
a particular kind, species, variety, class, or group, distinguished by a common character or nature:
- ROTS
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- tats
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sori
-
noun,
plural of sorus.
- sati
-
noun,
a Hindu practice whereby a widow immolates herself on the funeral pyre of her husband: now abolished by law.
- tars
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- tans
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- Taos
-
noun,
a Tanoan language spoken in two villages in New Mexico.
- RONA
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- spat
-
noun,
a petty quarrel.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- Sat.
-
- trit
-
- rocs
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- 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.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- titi
-
noun,
any of various small reddish or grayish monkeys of the genus Callicebus, of South America.
- 1080
-
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Iris
-
noun,
Anatomy. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center.
- NATS
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- Nast
-
noun,
Thomas, 1840–1902, U.S. illustrator and cartoonist.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- Naos
-
noun,
a temple.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- itis
-
- iso-
-
- Isin
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city in S Iraq: archaeological site.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- Isai
-
noun,
Jesse.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- ions
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- into
-
adjective,
Mathematics. pertaining to a function or map from one set to another set, the range of which is a proper subset of the second set, as the function f, from the set of all integers into the set of all perfect squares where f (x) = x 2 for every integer.
- int.
-
- ins.
-
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- INRI
-
- inns
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- ICAO
-
- Iasi
-
noun,
Romanian name of Jassy.
- cts.
-
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- OAPC
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- opia
-
- Oost
-
noun,
Jacob van [yah-kawp vahn] /ˈyɑ kɔp vɑn/ (Show IPA), 1600?–71, and his son, Jacob van, 1639?–1713, Flemish painters.
- o-os
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- OOPS
-
interjection,
(used to express mild dismay, chagrin, surprise, etc., as at one's own mistake, a clumsy act, or social blunder.)
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ont.
-
- Onas
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- Oct.
-
- ocas
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OATS
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- oast
-
noun,
a kiln for drying hops or malt.
- NTIA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- not-
-
- nos-
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- Nor.
-
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- non-
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nisi
-
adjective,
not yet final or absolute (used, especially in law, to indicate that a judgment or decree will become final on a particular date unless set aside or invalidated by certain specified contingencies):
- NIRA
-
- ctr.
-
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Apr.
-
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- atic
-
- att.
-
- Asti
-
noun,
a city in the Piedmont region of Italy, S of Turin: center of wine-producing region.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- art.
-
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- ARIS
-
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- apts
-
plural,
apartment.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apo-
-
- ator
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- ant.
-
- ANSI
-
- ano-
-
- ann.
-
- aits
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AISI
-
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ACTS
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- acr-
-
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- attn
-
- crat
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Cort
-
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Cor.
-
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- coot
-
noun,
any aquatic bird of the genus Fulica, as F. americana, of North America, and F. atra, of the Old World, characterized by lobate toes and short wings and tail.
- Coos
-
noun,
a language of a group of American Indians indigenous to the coast of Oregon.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Con.
-
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- cit.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cir.
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- 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.
- cat.
-
- cast
-
noun,
act of casting or throwing.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- 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.
- cap.
-
- Can.
-
- oras
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- orcs
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pot.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Otto
-
noun,
attar (def 1).
- pos.
-
- 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.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- pts.
-
- prs.
-
- pion
-
noun,
the first meson to be discovered: it has spin 0 and may be positively or negatively charged or neutral; charged pions decay into a muon and a neutrino or antineutrino. Symbol: π.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- PSAT
-
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- Ptas
-
plural,
peseta.
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- psia
-
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- par.
-
- Pan.
-
- pct.
-
- Past
-
noun,
the time gone by:
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- pats
-
noun,
a light stroke, tap, or blow with the palm, fingers, or a flat object.
- orts
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- oro-
-
- osar
-
noun,
plural of os3 .
- pint
-
noun,
a liquid and also dry measure of capacity, equal to one half of a liquid and dry quart respectively, approximately 35 cubic inches (0.473 liter). Abbreviation: pt, pt.
- 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.
- prin
-
- pat.
-
- pro-
-
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- Pict
-
noun,
a member of an ancient people of uncertain origin who inhabited parts of northern Britain, fought against the Romans, and in the 9th century a.d. united with the Scots.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- oto-
-
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- rain
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- CIP
-
- PRA
-
- RNA
-
- ton
-
noun,
a unit of weight, equivalent to 2000 pounds (0.907 metric ton) avoirdupois (short ton) in the U.S. and 2240 pounds (1.016 metric tons) avoirdupois (long ton) in Great Britain.
- POR
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- CNN
-
- TNT
-
- CIA
-
- ROA
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- CNO
-
- CRT
-
- CPS
-
- ROP
-
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- CRP
-
- CRS
-
- CSA
-
- CPR
-
- CSO
-
- CSR
-
- CST
-
- CTA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TCA
-
- CNS
-
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ROI
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- TCS
-
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CPA
-
- tin
-
noun,
Chemistry. a low-melting, malleable, ductile metallic element nearly approaching silver in color and luster: used in plating and in making alloys, tinfoil, and soft solders. Symbol: Sn; atomic weight: 118.69; atomic number: 50; specific gravity: 7.31 at 20°C.
- CPI
-
- CPO
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- TIA
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- cp.
-
- PRC
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- RPS
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- ANC
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- RCS
-
- RCP
-
- aor
-
- APC
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- APS
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- RCA
-
- an.
-
- TSR
-
noun,
a computer program with any of several ancillary functions, usually held resident in RAM for instant activation while one is using another program.
- TSP
-
- TSI
-
- ap-
-
- trp
-
- ac-
-
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- ACP
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- ACS
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- AIC
-
- PTT
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- CAI
-
- ATS
-
noun,
a money of account of Laos, the 100th part of a kip.
- at.
-
- PSC
-
- ATC
-
- PSA
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- ATP
-
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ast
-
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- ct.
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- ASR
-
- RCN
-
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- tra
-
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- TPN
-
- TPI
-
- RCT
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- ARS
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ASI
-
- ASN
-
- Aso
-
noun,
Mount, a volcanic mountain in Japan, in central Kyushu, noted for its vast caldera. 5223 feet (1593 meters).
- ics
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- Soo
-
noun,
the, Canadian. Sault Ste. Marie.
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- NRA
-
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- Pr.
-
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- OSA
-
- OTC
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- OAO
-
- OAP
-
- NPR
-
- prn
-
- pc.
-
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NOC
-
- Ps.
-
- SAR
-
- NOP
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PTO
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- pt.
-
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- 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.
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- OOT
-
- oo-
-
- o-o
-
noun,
any of several species of Hawaiian honey eaters of the genus Moho, especially the extinct M. nobilis, of the island of Hawaii, that had black plumage and two tufts of yellow plumes used to make ceremonial robes for the Hawaiian kings.
- oon
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- OSP
-
- SCP
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- OPA
-
- OSO
-
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- SIC
-
adverb,
so; thus: usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim: (sic).
- ons
-
- OAS
-
- oic
-
- sc.
-
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Pa.
-
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- OCS
-
- OIr
-
- ONR
-
- OIt
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- OTS
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- ONI
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- NNP
-
- SPR
-
- ior
-
- rt.
-
- IRO
-
- RSA
-
- IRC
-
- STP
-
- Rs.
-
- PCI
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- IPO
-
- IPA
-
- PCS
-
- IOT
-
- Ios
-
noun,
a small hawk, Buteo solitarius, having two plumage phases and occurring only on the island of Hawaii, where it is a rare species and the only living indigenous bird of prey.
- RPO
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- IAS
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- in.
-
- ion
-
noun,
an electrically charged atom or group of atoms formed by the loss or gain of one or more electrons, as a cation (positive ion) which is created by electron loss and is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis, or as an anion (negative ion) which is created by an electron gain and is attracted to the anode. The valence of an ion is equal to the number of electrons lost or gained and is indicated by a plus sign for cations and a minus sign for anions, thus: Na + , Cl−, Ca ++ , S = .
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IOC
-
- IRS
-
- Ir.
-
- ISA
-
- ITC
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- SRO
-
- spt
-
- Sr.
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- St.
-
- Sta
-
- NCO
-
- RTS
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- Sp.
-
- TTS
-
- STI
-
- So.
-
- ISR
-
- ist
-
- ITA
-
- RC
-
- NI
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- AO
-
- NP
-
- SA
-
- AI
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- O.
-
- OA
-
- S.
-
- TP
-
- i.
-
- ic
-
- A.
-
noun,
Agnolo (di Cosimo di Mariano) [ah-nyaw-law dee kaw-zee-maw dee mah-ryah-naw] /ˈɑ nyɔ lɔ di ˈkɔ zi mɔ di mɑˈryɑ nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1502–72, Italian painter.
- TT
-
- RO
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- TN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- 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.
- R.
-
- IP
-
- SN
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- RI
-
- N.
-
- RN
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- IT
-
noun,
(in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- TC
-
- RP
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NC
-