Anagrams of contraption
Word contraption has
650 anagrams
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- 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.
- 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).
- notation
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noun,
a system of graphic symbols for a specialized use, other than ordinary writing:
- potation
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noun,
the act of drinking.
- 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.
- conation
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noun,
the part of mental life having to do with striving, including desire and volition.
- tropaion
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noun,
a tropaeum, especially in Greece.
- rotation
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noun,
the act of rotating; a turning around as on an axis.
- 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.
- troponin
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noun,
a protein of muscle tissue that binds calcium ions and is involved in contraction.
- picaroon
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noun,
a rogue, vagabond, thief, or brigand.
- 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.
- 11-point
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- coranto
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noun,
courante.
- ricotta
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noun,
a soft Italian cheese that resembles cottage cheese.
- parotic
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adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- apricot
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noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- Ironton
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noun,
a city in S Ohio, on the Ohio River.
- 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.
- Cortona
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noun,
Pietro da [pye-traw dah] /ˈpyɛ trɔ dɑ/ (Show IPA), (Pietro Berrettini) 1596–1669, Italian painter and architect.
- patriot
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noun,
a person who loves, supports, and defends his or her country and its interests with devotion.
- taction
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noun,
touch; contact.
- cartoon
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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.
- cranio-
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- taproot
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noun,
a main root descending downward from the radicle and giving off small lateral roots.
- topcoat
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noun,
a lightweight overcoat.
- tin-pan
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adjective,
harsh, tinny, or clanging; noisy.
- tin-pot
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adjective,
inferior; paltry; shoddy.
- tipcart
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noun,
a cart with a body that can be tipped or tilted to empty it of its contents.
- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- intrant
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noun,
a person who enters (a college, association, etc.); entrant.
- procto-
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- tortoni
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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.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- portion
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noun,
a part of any whole, either separated from or integrated with it:
- 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.
- 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.
- porcino
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noun,
Usually, porcini. cep.
- actino-
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- actinon
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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.
- 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.
- pronota
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noun,
the dorsal sclerite of the prothorax of an insect.
- contain
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verb (used with object),
to hold or include within its volume or area:
- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- rattoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- pintano
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noun,
sergeant major (def 3).
- contort
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verb (used with object),
to twist, bend, or draw out of shape; distort.
- 2,4,5-t
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noun,
a light-tan, water-insoluble solid, C 8 H 5 Cl 3 O 3 , used chiefly for killing weeds.
- contra-
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- Catton
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noun,
(Charles) Bruce, 1899–1978, U.S. journalist and historian.
- catnip
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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.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- intact
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adjective,
not altered, broken, or impaired; remaining uninjured, sound, or whole; untouched; unblemished:
- icono-
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- intra-
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- iatro-
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- Torino
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noun,
Turin.
- Citron
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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.
- Croton
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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.
- Cronin
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noun,
A(rchibald) J(oseph) 1896–1981, Scottish novelist and physician in the U.S.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- Cotton
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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.
- Conant
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noun,
James Bryant, 1893–1978, U.S. chemist and educator: president of Harvard University 1933–53.
- Connor
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noun,
Ralph (Charles William Gordon) 1860–1937, Canadian novelist and clergyman.
- corona
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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.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- contin
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- contr.
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- intro.
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- copro-
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- notion
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noun,
a general understanding; vague or imperfect conception or idea of something:
- intron
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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.
- ration
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noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- Patton
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noun,
Charley (Charlie Patton) 1881–1934, U.S. blues guitarist and singer.
- picaro
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- picro-
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- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- ratton
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noun,
a rat.
- ratoon
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noun,
a sprout or shoot from the root of a plant, especially a sugarcane, after it has been cropped.
- Pontic
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noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- patri-
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- porion
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noun,
the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- potato
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noun,
Also called Irish potato, white potato. the edible tuber of a cultivated plant, Solanum tuberosum, of the nightshade family.
- potion
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noun,
a drink or draft, especially one having or reputed to have medicinal, poisonous, or magical powers:
- pronto
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adverb,
promptly; quickly.
- proto-
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- Proton
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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.
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- parton
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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.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- nitro-
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- tipcat
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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.
- tinct.
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- tarpon
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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.
- narco-
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- nation
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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:
- natron
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noun,
a mineral, hydrated sodium carbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅10H 2 O.
- tannic
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adjective,
Chemistry. of, relating to, or derived from tan or tannin.
- panto-
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- nocti-
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- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- Norton
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noun,
Charles Eliot, 1827–1908, U.S. scholar.
- octant
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noun,
the eighth part of a circle.
- octroi
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noun,
(formerly especially in France and Italy) a local tax levied on certain articles, such as foodstuffs, on their entry into a city.
- ronion
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noun,
ronyon.
- option
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noun,
the power or right of choosing.
- cartop
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adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- racoon
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noun,
raccoon.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- Carnot
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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.
- tricot
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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.
- Canton
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noun,
a small territorial district, especially one of the states of the Swiss confederation.
- Cantor
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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.
- anoint
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verb (used with object),
to rub or sprinkle on; apply an unguent, ointment, or oily liquid to.
- Triton
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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.
- captor
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noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- action
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noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- actin-
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- aroint
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verb (imperative),
begone:
- cannot
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verb,
a form of ·can not.
- atopic
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adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- tropic
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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.
- atonic
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noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- attorn
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verb (used with object),
to turn over to another; transfer.
- carpo-
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- tropo-
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- onco-
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- onion
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noun,
a plant, Allium cepa, of the amaryllis family, having an edible, succulent, pungent bulb.
- aport
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adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- ontic
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adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- onto-
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- Apoc.
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- ronin
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noun,
a samurai who no longer serves a daimyo, or feudal lord.
- Ronco
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noun,
any grunt of the genus Haemulon, especially H. parrai, the sailor's-choice, of West Indian waters.
- Iran.
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- apron
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noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- Ronan
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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.
- optic
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noun,
the eye.
- opto-
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- orant
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noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- triac
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noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- Orion
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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.
- Orton
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noun,
Joe (John Kingsley Orton) 1933–67, English playwright.
- atrip
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adjective,
aweigh.
- ottar
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- rooti
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noun,
rooty2 .
- Nairn
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noun,
a historic county in N Scotland.
- octo-
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- noct-
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- nano-
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- ation
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- train
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noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- Niort
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- tapir
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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.
- niton
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noun,
(formerly) radon. Symbol: Nt.
- nitr-
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- tanto
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adverb,
(of a musical direction) too much; so much.
- trait
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noun,
a distinguishing characteristic or quality, especially of one's personal nature:
- racon
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noun,
radar beacon.
- octan
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noun,
an octan fever.
- nona-
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- no-no
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noun,
anything that is forbidden or not advisable, as because of being improper or unsafe:
- Norco
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noun,
a town in S California.
- noria
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noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- Anton
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noun,
a male given name, form of Anthony.
- taint
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noun,
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
- Taino
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noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Arion
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noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- tacit
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adjective,
understood without being openly expressed; implied:
- tarot
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noun,
any of a set of 22 playing cards bearing allegorical representations, used for fortunetelling and as trump cards in tarok.
- octa-
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- pari-
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- riant
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adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- troop
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noun,
an assemblage of persons or things; company; band.
- Ponca
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noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Actor
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noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- Acton
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noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- poori
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noun,
a light, round, unleavened wheat bread of India, usually deep-fried.
- Trona
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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.
- Port.
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- acron
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noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- acro-
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- Porto
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noun,
Portuguese name of Oporto.
- acpt.
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- acorn
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noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- ratio
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noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- potto
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noun,
any of several lorislike, African lemurs of the genera Perodicticus and Arctocebus, especially P. potto, having a short tail and vestigial index fingers.
- Prato
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noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- Pratt
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noun,
Edwin John, 1883–1964, Canadian poet.
- print
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noun,
the state of being printed.
- prion
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noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- proc.
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- trop-
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- pron.
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- Prot.
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- 30-30
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- Point
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Pitta
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noun,
any of several brilliantly colored, passerine birds of the family Pittidae, inhabiting dark, Old World, tropical forests.
- paint
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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.
- annot
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- Panic
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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.
- pant-
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- antic
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noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- Tiran
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noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- anti-
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- part.
-
- patio
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noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Paton
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noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- patr-
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- anon.
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- Patti
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noun,
Adelina [ah-de-lee-nah] /ˌɑ dɛˈli nɑ/ (Show IPA), (Adela Juana Maria Patti) 1843–1919, Italian operatic soprano, born in Spain.
- piton
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- rcpt.
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- piano
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noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- anion
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noun,
a negatively charged ion, as one attracted to the anode in electrolysis.
- pico-
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- picot
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- Ancon
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noun,
the elbow.
- Pinna
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noun,
Botany. one of the primary divisions of a pinnate leaf.
- Pinon
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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.
- Pinot
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noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinta
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noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- Pinto
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Attic
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noun,
the part of a building, especially of a house, directly under a roof; garret.
- noto-
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- toran
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noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- tonia
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- toric
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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.
- tono-
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- coopt
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verb (used with object),
to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members.
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- co-op
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noun,
a cooperative store, dwelling, program, etc.
- coop.
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- capot
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noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- copr-
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- Capri
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noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- conto
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noun,
a money of account of Portugal and Cape Verde, equal to 1000 escudos.
- Capt.
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- inapt
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adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- cont.
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- Conon
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noun,
died a.d. 687, pope 686–687.
- Conn.
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- Copan
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noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- copra
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noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Carin
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noun,
a female given name.
- Cant.
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- topo-
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- cotta
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noun,
a surplice.
- Cairo
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noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Canon
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noun,
an ecclesiastical rule or law enacted by a council or other competent authority and, in the Roman Catholic Church, approved by the pope.
- crit.
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- Croat
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- cairn
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noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- croon
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noun,
the act or sound of crooning.
- coria
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noun,
plural of corium.
- Corti
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noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- corpn
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- topic
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noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- corp.
-
- Corot
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noun,
Jean Baptiste Camille [zhahn ba-teest ka-mee-yuh] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1796–1875, French painter.
- toti-
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- canto
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noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- incor
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- Capon
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noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- incr.
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- coati
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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.
- intr.
-
- Ciano
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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.
- carp-
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- carpi
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noun,
plural of carpus.
- Tract
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noun,
an expanse or area of land, water, etc.; region; stretch.
- atto-
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- coapt
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verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- Conan
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noun,
a male given name.
- riot
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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.
- pat.
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- Otto
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noun,
attar (def 1).
- ciao
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interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- proa
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noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
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- ant.
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- cion
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- Cort
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- 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.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- ano-
-
- par.
-
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- rit.
-
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- 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.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- 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).
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- 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.
- Pan.
-
- Trot
-
noun,
the gait of a horse, dog, or other quadruped, when trotting.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- Catt
-
noun,
Carrie Chapman Lane, 1859–1947, U.S. leader in women's suffrage movements.
- Cor.
-
- cap.
-
- ann.
-
- tron
-
- tRNA
-
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Pitt
-
noun,
William, 1st Earl of Chatham, 1708–78, British statesman.
- pot.
-
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- poco
-
adverb,
somewhat; rather:
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- acr-
-
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- Con.
-
- 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):
- poon
-
noun,
any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, that yield a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc.
- poor
-
noun,
(used with a plural verb) poor persons collectively (usually preceded by the):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- 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.
- oto-
-
- pct.
-
- 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.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- prin
-
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- cir.
-
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- cit.
-
- 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.
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- 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.
- trit
-
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- toro
-
noun,
a bull.
- 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.
- 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.
- coon
-
noun,
raccoon.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- NIRA
-
- 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.
- att.
-
- Inc.
-
- art.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- non-
-
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- noon
-
noun,
midday.
- Nor.
-
- Nino
-
noun,
boy; child.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- ICAO
-
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- not-
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- cat.
-
- tonn
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nina
-
noun,
girl; child.
- tact
-
noun,
a keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- attn
-
- Tit.
-
- Tito
-
noun,
Marshal (Josip Broz) 1891–1980, president of Yugoslavia 1953–80.
- tion
-
- tint
-
noun,
a color or a variety of a color; hue.
- ator
-
- 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.
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- tart
-
noun,
a small pie filled with cooked fruit or other sweetened preparation, usually having no top crust.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- 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.
- 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.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- 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.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- int.
-
- 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.
- atic
-
- NTIA
-
- Norn
-
noun,
an extinct Norse dialect, spoken until early modern times in the Shetland and Orkney Islands and in parts of northern Scotland.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- opia
-
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Apr.
-
- Ont.
-
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- 'roo
-
noun,
kangaroo.
- Oona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- RONA
-
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- apo-
-
- crat
-
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- Can.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- oro-
-
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- top-
-
- 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.
- ctr.
-
- toon
-
noun,
an Asian tree, Cedrela toona, of the mahogany family, yielding an aromatic red wood used for furniture, carving, etc.
- rpt.
-
- roto
-
noun,
rotogravure.
- tri-
-
- OAPC
-
- 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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- 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.
- Oct.
-
- 1080
-
- toot
-
noun,
an act or sound of tooting.
- 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.
- RCA
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- 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.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- RCN
-
- tra
-
- RPO
-
- TPN
-
- RNA
-
- TCA
-
- trp
-
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- rt.
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- TIA
-
- TAT
-
verb (used with or without object),
to do, or make by, tatting.
- TNT
-
- ROP
-
- too
-
Idioms,
only too. only (def 10).
- Tro
-
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- RCT
-
- ROA
-
- tot
-
noun,
a small child.
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- Tpr
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- tr.
-
- TPI
-
- ROI
-
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- oic
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- IPA
-
- IPO
-
- ipr
-
- Ir.
-
- IRC
-
- IRO
-
- ATP
-
- ITA
-
- ITC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ATC
-
- at.
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- IOT
-
- NCO
-
- APC
-
- aor
-
- Nan
-
noun,
naan.
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- NNP
-
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- NOC
-
- NOP
-
- ca.
-
- ior
-
- Npt
-
- CRP
-
- CAI
-
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- CIA
-
- CIP
-
- CNN
-
- CNO
-
- COO
-
noun,
a cooing sound.
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- CPA
-
- CPI
-
- CPO
-
- CPR
-
- CRT
-
- 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 = .
- CTA
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- cp.
-
- Co.
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- io-
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- in.
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- INN
-
noun,
a commercial establishment that provides lodging, food, etc., for the public, especially travelers; small hotel.
- 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.
- IOC
-
- NPR
-
- nr.
-
- ct.
-
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- ACP
-
- Pa.
-
- pc.
-
- Ar.
-
- an.
-
- Pr.
-
- prn
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PCI
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- PIO
-
- ot-
-
- 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.
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- POA
-
- POC
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- POR
-
- PRA
-
- PRC
-
- PTA
-
plural,
peseta.
- PTT
-
- ac-
-
- ap-
-
- RCP
-
- NRA
-
- OTA
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- NRC
-
- ANC
-
- Oc.
-
- op.
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- OTC
-
- AIC
-
- OAO
-
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- OAP
-
- 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.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Oca
-
noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- 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.
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPA
-
- OOT
-
- OCR
-
- oon
-
- oo-
-
- ONR
-
- ONI
-
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- OIt
-
- OIr
-
- cr.
-
- 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.
- AO
-
- 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.
- NI
-
- TP
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RI
-
- RC
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- R.
-
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- RO
-
- RP
-
- OA
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- O.
-
- i.
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- NP
-
- RN
-
- NC
-
- TC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- N.
-
- 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.
- IP
-
- TN
-
- ic
-
- TT
-