Anagrams of Ctesiphon
Word Ctesiphon has
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- phonetics
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noun,
the science or study of speech sounds and their production, transmission, and reception, and their analysis, classification, and transcription.
Compare acoustic phonetics, articulatory phonetics, auditory phonetics, physiological phonetics.
- chopines
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noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- postiche
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noun,
an imitation or substitute.
- phonetic
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noun,
(in Chinese writing) a written element that represents a sound and is used in combination with a radical to form a character.
- 11-point
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- poetics
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noun,
literary criticism treating of the nature and laws of poetry.
- hospice
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noun,
a house of shelter or rest for pilgrims, strangers, etc., especially one kept by a religious order.
- Pinchot
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noun,
Gifford, 1863–1946, U.S. political leader, forester, and teacher.
- ethiops
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- ethnics
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noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- pitches
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noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- isoneph
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noun,
a line on a weather map or chart connecting points having the same amount of cloudiness.
- chitons
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noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- Chi-tse
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noun,
Ki Tse.
- step-on
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adjective,
made to open by the operation of a pedal, as a can for kitchen garbage.
- chopine
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noun,
a shoe having a thick sole, usually of cork, suggesting a short stilt, worn especially by women in 18th-century Europe after its introduction from Turkey.
- photics
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noun,
the science of light.
- chopins
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noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- pointes
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- step-in
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noun,
step-ins, panties, especially bias-cut panties with wide legs worn by women in the 1920s and 1930s.
- inspect
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verb (used with object),
to look carefully at or over; view closely and critically:
- histone
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noun,
any of a group of five small basic proteins, occurring in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, that organize DNA strands into nucleosomes by forming molecular complexes around which the DNA winds.
- incepts
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- section
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noun,
a part that is cut off or separated.
- potiche
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noun,
a vase or jar, as of porcelain, with a rounded or polygonal body narrowing at the top.
- pschent
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noun,
the double crown worn by ancient Egyptian kings, symbolic of dominion over Upper and Lower Egypt, which had previously been separate kingdoms.
- ethions
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noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- pinches
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- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- ophites
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noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- notches
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noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- notices
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- spheno-
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- echino-
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- sphenic
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adjective,
being in the shape of a wedge; wedge-shaped.
- phocine
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adjective,
of or relating to seals.
- noetics
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noun,
the science of the intellect or of pure thought; reasoning.
- pectins
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- sthenic
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adjective,
sturdy; heavily and strongly built.
- phonics
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noun,
a method of teaching reading and spelling based upon the phonetic interpretation of ordinary spelling.
- phonies
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noun,
something that is phony; a counterfeit or fake.
- 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.
- techno-
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- stench
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noun,
an offensive smell or odor; stink.
- histo-
-
- snitch
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noun,
Also called snitcher. an informer.
- septic
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adjective,
pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected.
- septi-
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- honest
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adjective,
honorable in principles, intentions, and actions; upright and fair:
- steno-
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- cteno-
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- set-in
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adjective,
made separately and placed within another unit.
- spinet
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noun,
a small upright piano.
- Osetic
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adjective, noun,
Ossetic.
- spinto
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adjective,
having a lyric quality with a strong, dramatic element:
- hecto-
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- ethics
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noun,
(used with a singular or plural verb) a system of moral principles:
- Enochs
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noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- siphon
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noun,
a tube or conduit bent into legs of unequal length, for use in drawing a liquid from one container into another on a lower level by placing the shorter leg into the container above and the longer leg into the one below, the liquid being forced up the shorter leg and into the longer one by the pressure of the atmosphere.
- ethnos
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noun,
an ethnic group.
- ethno-
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- Sophie
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noun,
a female given name.
- ethnic
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noun,
a member of an ethnic group.
- Ethiop
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adjective, noun,
Ethiopian.
- epochs
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noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- ethion
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noun,
a highly toxic organophosphate, C 9 H 22 O 4 P 2 S 3, used as a pesticide.
- Hosein
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noun,
Hussein (def 1).
- oscine
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noun,
an oscine bird.
- Hotien
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noun,
Wade-Giles. Hotan.
- Phocis
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noun,
an ancient district in central Greece, N of the Gulf of Corinth: site of Delphic oracle.
- noctis
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adjective,
(in prescriptions) of the night.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- phonic
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adjective,
of or relating to speech sounds.
- no-hit
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adjective,
of, relating to, or noting a game in which a pitcher allows no base hits to the opposing team:
- phonet
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- phones
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noun,
telephone (def 1).
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- photic
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adjective,
of or relating to light.
- pheno-
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- Penchi
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noun,
Benxi.
- pectin
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noun,
a white, amorphous, colloidal carbohydrate of high molecular weight occurring in ripe fruits, especially in apples, currants, etc., and used in fruit jellies, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics for its thickening and emulsifying properties and its ability to solidify to a gel.
- Ophite
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noun,
a diabase in which elongate crystals of plagioclase are embedded in pyroxene.
- opines
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- optics
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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.
- nocti-
-
- niches
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noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- ponces
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noun,
a pimp.
- incest
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noun,
sexual intercourse between closely related persons.
- Pontic
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noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- inches
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noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- ponies
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noun,
a small horse of any of several breeds, usually not higher at the shoulder than 14½ hands (58 in./146 cm).
- insect
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noun,
any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air-breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two pairs of wings.
- instep
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noun,
the arched upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- picots
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noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- poetic
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noun,
poetics.
- pitons
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- pithos
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noun,
a very large earthenware jar having a wide mouth, used by the ancient Greeks for storing liquids, as wine, or for holding food, as grain, or for the burial of the dead.
- Piston
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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.
- itches
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noun,
the sensation of itching.
- pintos
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- pinots
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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.
- points
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Shinto
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noun,
Also, Shintoism. the native religion of Japan, primarily a system of nature and ancestor worship.
- centos
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- conies
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noun,
the fur of a rabbit, especially when dyed to simulate Hudson seal.
- chiton
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noun,
Also called sea cradle. a mollusk of the class Amphineura, having a mantle covered with calcareous plates, found adhering to rocks.
- copens
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noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- chinos
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noun,
a tough, twilled cotton cloth used for uniforms, sports clothes, etc.
- COSINE
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noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side adjacent to a given angle to the hypotenuse.
the sine of the complement of a given angle or arc. Abbreviation: cos.
- Chopin
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noun,
an old Scottish unit of liquid measure equivalent to about a quart.
- Chino-
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- centi-
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- chines
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noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- Chosen
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noun,
elect.
- contes
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plural,
Trademark. a brand of crayon made of graphite and clay, usually in black, red, or brown.
- Tocsin
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noun,
a signal, especially of alarm, sounded on a bell or bells.
- Cheops
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noun,
flourished early 26th century b.c, king of Egypt: builder of the great pyramid at Giza (father of Khafre).
- copies
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noun,
an imitation, reproduction, or transcript of an original:
- Cohens
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noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- thins
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adverb,
in a thin manner.
- step-
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- Theos
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- notes
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noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- thine
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pronoun,
the possessive case of thou1. used as a predicate adjective, after a noun or without a noun.
- CENTO
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noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- cions
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noun,
scion (def 2).
- cine-
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- cines
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noun,
a film; motion picture.
- inept
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adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- thio-
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- insp.
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- inset
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noun,
something inserted; insert.
- insep
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- pones
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noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Stich
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noun,
a verse or line of poetry.
- Posen
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noun,
German name of Poznań.
- Scone
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noun,
a small, light, biscuitlike quick bread made of oatmeal, wheat flour, barley meal, or the like.
- hopes
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noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- sect.
-
- Hopis
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noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- Scot.
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- Cohen
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noun,
Morris Raphael, 1880–1947, U.S. philosopher and educator, born in Russia.
- hosp.
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- scope
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noun,
extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.:
- petos
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noun,
wahoo3 .
- hsien
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noun,
(in popular Chinese religion) one of a group of benevolent spirits promoting good in the world.
- cent.
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- scion
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noun,
a descendant.
- scent
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noun,
a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable:
- pheon
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noun,
a charge representing an arrowhead with widely spread barbs.
- thens
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noun,
that time:
- cites
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noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- Cenis
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noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- post-
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- icons
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- posit
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noun,
something that is posited; an assumption; postulate.
- theo-
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- poise
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noun,
a state of balance or equilibrium, as from equality or equal distribution of weight; equipoise.
- inst.
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- Neth.
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- Pinto
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noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- Cesti
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noun,
Marcantonio [mahr-kahn-taw-nyaw] /ˌmɑr kɑnˈtɔ nyɔ/ (Show IPA), 1623–69, Italian composer.
- Necho
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noun,
Prince of Sais and Prince of Memphis, flourished 633? b.c, chief of the Egyptian delta lords (father of Psamtik I).
- 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.
- Pines
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noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- tones
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Nepos
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noun,
Cornelius, 99?–24? b.c, Roman biographer and historian.
- cetin
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noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble fat, C 32 H 64 O 2 , obtained from spermaceti by extraction with ether: used chiefly as an emulsive agent in the manufacture of pharmaceuticals and cosmetics and as a base in the manufacture of candles and soaps.
- toise
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noun,
an old French unit of length equivalent to 6.395 feet (1.949 meters).
- noise
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noun,
sound, especially of a loud, harsh, or confused kind:
- chine
-
noun,
a ravine formed in rock by the action of running water.
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- pico-
-
- niche
-
noun,
an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
- Chin.
-
- chest
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noun,
Anatomy. the trunk of the body from the neck to the abdomen; thorax.
- phots
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noun,
a unit of illumination, equal to 1 lumen per square centimeter. Abbreviation: ph.
- noct-
-
- Chios
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noun,
a Greek island in the Aegean, near the W coast of Turkey. 322 sq. mi. (834 sq. km).
- pions
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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.
- notch
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noun,
an angular or V -shaped cut, indentation, or slit in an object, surface, or edge.
- poche
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noun,
the walls, columns, and other solids of a building or the like, as indicated on an architectural plan, usually in black.
- those
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Idioms,
at that,
in spite of something; nevertheless:
in addition; besides:
- Ponce
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noun,
a pimp.
- senti
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noun,
a monetary unit of Tanzania, the 100th part of a shilling; cent.
- chose
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noun,
a thing; an article of personal property.
- chops
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noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Point
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noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- phon.
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- poet.
-
- phone
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noun,
telephone (def 1).
- pisco
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noun,
a brandy made in the district near Pisco, a seaport in Peru.
- piton
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noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- piths
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noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- chits
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- cents
-
noun,
a bronze coin of the U.S., the 100th part of a U.S. dollar: made of steel during part of 1943. Symbol: ¢.
- Isth.
-
- tines
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noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- pitch
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noun,
relative point, position, or degree:
- piste
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noun,
a track or trail, as a downhill ski run or a spoor made by a wild animal.
- tonic
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noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- phons
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noun,
a unit for measuring the apparent loudness of a sound, equal in number for a given sound to the intensity in decibels of a sound having a frequency of 1000 cycles per second when, in the judgment of a group of listeners, the two sounds are of equal loudness.
- pesto
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noun,
a sauce typically made with basil, pine nuts, olive oil, and grated Parmesan blended together and served hot or cold over pasta, fish, or meat.
- phot.
-
- Sochi
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noun,
a seaport in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Black Sea: resort.
- sotie
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noun,
a satirical and topical comedy employing actors dressed in traditional fool's costume, popular in France during the late Middle Ages, and often used as a curtain raiser to mystery and morality plays.
- Sophi
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noun,
Sophy.
- Epis.
-
- Episc
-
- Epist
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- opine
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verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- epoch
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noun,
a particular period of time marked by distinctive features, events, etc.:
- tech.
-
- sonic
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adjective,
of or relating to sound.
- Soche
-
noun,
Wade-Giles. Shache.
- eosin
-
noun,
Also called bromeosin, tetrabromofluorescein. a red, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C 20 H 8 Br 4 O 5 , derived from fluorescein by bromination: used chiefly as an acid dye for dyeing silk a rose red color and as a histological stain.
- copse
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noun,
a thicket of small trees or bushes; a small wood.
- opens
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Esth.
-
- estoc
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noun,
a thrusting sword of the 13th–17th centuries having a long, narrow blade of rectangular section.
- estop
-
verb (used with object),
Law. to hinder or prevent by estoppel.
- snipe
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noun,
any of several long-billed game birds of the genera Gallinago (Capella) and Limnocryptes, inhabiting marshy areas, as G. gallinago (common snipe) of Eurasia and North America, having barred and striped white, brown, and black plumage.
- sito-
-
- hones
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- ethic
-
noun,
the body of moral principles or values governing or distinctive of a particular culture or group:
- spec.
-
- spect
-
noun,
single photon emission computed tomography: a technique for measuring brain function similar to PET.
- copes
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- econ.
-
- stipe
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noun,
Botany, Mycology. a stalk or slender support, as the petiole of a fern frond, the stem supporting the pileus of a mushroom, or a stalklike elongation of the receptacle of a flower.
- stipo
-
noun,
a tall, ornate, Italian desk with a drop lid.
- Stein
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noun,
a mug, usually earthenware, especially for beer.
- stech
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verb (used with object),
to fill or gorge (one's stomach) with food.
- oste-
-
- cotes
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noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- 30-30
-
- spite
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noun,
a malicious, usually petty, desire to harm, annoy, frustrate, or humiliate another person; bitter ill will; malice.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- Stoic
-
noun,
a member or adherent of the Stoic school of philosophy.
- spent
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verb,
simple past tense and past participle of spend.
- ecto-
-
- Stone
-
noun,
the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
- spine
-
noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- Othin
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noun,
Odin.
- spice
-
noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- Enoch
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noun,
the father of Methuselah. Gen. 5:22.
- opsin
-
noun,
any of several compounds that form the protein component of the light-sensitive retina pigment, rhodopsin.
- ento-
-
- stope
-
noun,
any excavation made in a mine, especially from a steeply inclined vein, to remove the ore that has been rendered accessible by the shafts and drifts.
- coset
-
noun,
a subset of a group, formed by the consistent operation of a given element of the group on the left or right of all the elements of a subgroup of the group.
- Copht
-
noun,
Copt.
- Pecos
-
noun,
a river flowing SE from N New Mexico through W Texas to the Rio Grande. 735 miles (1183 km) long.
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- hints
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hents
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- onces
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Cons.
-
- shine
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- Hines
-
noun,
Earl ("Fatha") 1905–83, U.S. jazz pianist.
- Seton
-
noun,
a thread or the like inserted beneath the skin to provide drainage or to guide subsequent passage of a tube.
- seti-
-
- shpt.
-
- hist.
-
- teno-
-
- peons
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noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- topes
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- coins
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- hoise
-
verb (used with object),
to hoist.
- Sept.
-
- shote
-
noun,
shoat (def 1).
- shone
-
noun,
radiance or brightness caused by emitted or reflected light.
- heist
-
noun,
a robbery or holdup:
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- Sino-
-
- onset
-
noun,
a beginning or start:
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- topis
-
noun,
topee.
- cont.
-
- Const
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- ethos
-
noun,
Sociology. the fundamental character or spirit of a culture; the underlying sentiment that informs the beliefs, customs, or practices of a group or society; dominant assumptions of a people or period:
- Conte
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noun,
count2 .
- Tench
-
noun,
a freshwater food fish, Tinca tinca, of Europe and Asia that can survive short periods out of water.
- hect-
-
- Pet.
-
- pct.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- peso
-
noun,
a coin and monetary unit of Chile, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guinea-Bissau, Mexico, and the Philippines, equal to 100 centavos.
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- PETN
-
noun,
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble, explosive solid, C 5 H 8 N 4 O 12 , used chiefly as a high explosive and as a vasodilator in treating angina pectoris.
- Otis
-
noun,
Elisha Graves, 1811–61, U.S. inventor.
- pehs
-
noun,
pe.
- TOPS
-
noun,
the tops, top1 (def 22).
- top-
-
- tosh
-
noun,
nonsense; bosh.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- Tshi
-
noun,
Twi.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- phis
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- Pen.
-
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- pets
-
noun,
any domesticated or tamed animal that is kept as a companion and cared for affectionately.
- Pest
-
noun,
an annoying or troublesome person, animal, or thing; nuisance.
- pos.
-
- toch
-
noun,
Ernst [ernst] /ɛrnst/ (Show IPA), 1887–1964, Austrian composer.
- ten.
-
- tens
-
noun,
a self-operated portable device used to treat chronic pain by sending electrical impulses through electrodes placed over the painful area.
- Shin
-
noun,
the front part of the leg from the knee to the ankle.
- ship
-
noun,
a vessel, especially a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines.
- shit
-
noun,
excrement; feces.
- shoe
-
noun,
an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a lighter upper part ending a short distance above, at, or below the ankle.
- shop
-
noun,
a retail store, especially a small one.
- shot
-
noun,
a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- SINE
-
noun,
Trigonometry.
(in a right triangle) the ratio of the side opposite a given acute angle to the hypotenuse.
(of an angle) a trigonometric function equal to the ratio of the ordinate of the end point of the arc to the radius vector of this end point, the origin being at the center of the circle on which the arc lies and the initial point of the arc being on the x-axis. Abbreviation: sin.
- sinh
-
noun,
hyperbolic sine.
- Sion
-
noun,
a town in and the capital of Valais, in SW Switzerland.
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- site
-
noun,
the position or location of a town, building, etc., especially as to its environment:
- sith
-
adverb, conjunction, preposition,
since.
- sepn
-
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- snit
-
noun,
an agitated or irritated state.
- snot
-
noun,
Vulgar. mucus from the nose.
- sone
-
noun,
a unit for measuring the loudness of sound, equal to the loudness of a sound that, in the judgment of a group of listeners, is equal to that of a 1000-cycle-per-second reference sound having an intensity of 40 decibels.
- Soni
-
- Soph
-
noun,
a sophomore.
- thi-
-
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- stop
-
noun,
the act of stopping.
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- spit
-
noun,
saliva, especially when ejected.
- SPOT
-
noun,
a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- Ste.
-
- Seth
-
noun,
the third son of Adam. Gen. 4:25.
- the-
-
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- tics
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Pich
-
noun,
a West Indian shrub or small tree, Calliandra portoricensis, of the legume family, having numerous leaflets and white, night-blooming, flowers.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- 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.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- PINE
-
noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle-shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc.
Compare pine family.
- 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.
- 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.
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- Pish
-
noun,
an exclamation of “pish!”.
- tion
-
- pith
-
noun,
Botany. the soft, spongy central cylinder of parenchymatous tissue in the stems of dicotyledonous plants.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- sent
-
noun,
a coin of Estonia until the euro was adopted, the 100th part of a kroon.
- this
-
Idioms,
with this, following this; hereupon:
- pons
-
noun,
Also called pons Varolii. a band of nerve fibers in the brain connecting the lobes of the midbrain, medulla, and cerebrum.
- Thin
-
adverb,
in a thin manner.
- pose
-
noun,
a bodily attitude or posture:
- posh
-
adjective,
sumptuously furnished or appointed; luxurious:
- pot.
-
- psec
-
- pts.
-
- sch.
-
- sci.
-
- scop
-
noun,
an Old English bard or poet.
- then
-
noun,
that time:
- sec.
-
- sech
-
- 1080
-
- Oct.
-
- Hons
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Echo
-
noun,
a repetition of sound produced by the reflection of sound waves from a wall, mountain, or other obstructing surface.
- Eph.
-
- ins.
-
- int.
-
- 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.
- 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 = .
- eons
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ens.
-
- Enos
-
noun,
the son of Seth. Gen. 5:6.
- enc.
-
- Ipoh
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Perak state, in W Malaysia.
- ect-
-
- eco-
-
- echt
-
adjective,
real; authentic; genuine.
- iso-
-
- Inc.
-
- cts.
-
- Itch
-
noun,
the sensation of itching.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- NCTE
-
- Cost
-
noun,
the price paid to acquire, produce, accomplish, or maintain anything:
- Neh.
-
- neo-
-
- cosh
-
noun,
a blackjack; bludgeon.
- Neph
-
- cose
-
verb (used without object),
coze.
- nest
-
noun,
a pocketlike, usually more or less circular structure of twigs, grass, mud, etc., formed by a bird, often high in a tree, as a place in which to lay and incubate its eggs and rear its young; any protected place used by a bird for these purposes.
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- inch
-
noun,
a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- epi-
-
- Con.
-
- etic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being the raw data of a language or other area of behavior, without considering the data as significant units functioning within a system.
- hins
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- HETP
-
noun,
a yellow, very poisonous liquid, (C 2 H 5 O) 6 P 4 O 7 , soluble in water, used as an insecticide.
- hint
-
noun,
an indirect, covert, or helpful suggestion; clue:
- hest
-
noun,
behest.
- hent
-
verb (used with object),
to seize.
- hone
-
noun,
a whetstone of fine, compact texture for sharpening razors and other cutting tools.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- Hope
-
noun,
the feeling that what is wanted can be had or that events will turn out for the best:
- Hopi
-
noun,
a member of a Pueblo Indian people of northern Arizona.
- hops
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- Hos.
-
- Hose
-
noun,
a flexible tube for conveying a liquid, as water, to a desired point:
- Host
-
noun,
a person who receives or entertains guests at home or elsewhere:
- hots
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- eths
-
noun,
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
- Eth.
-
- etch
-
noun,
Printing. an acid used for etching.
- etc.
-
- est.
-
- esp.
-
- ESOP
-
noun,
a plan under which a company's capital stock is acquired by its employees or workers.
- eso-
-
- EPOS
-
noun,
an epic.
- Ice.
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- ichs
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- ICSH
-
- epit
-
- cone
-
noun,
Geometry.
a solid whose surface is generated by a line passing through a fixed point and a fixed plane curve not containing the point, consisting of two equal sections joined at a vertex.
a plane surface resembling the cross section of a solid cone.
- hets
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- Chip
-
noun,
a small, slender piece, as of wood, separated by chopping, cutting, or breaking.
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- cit.
-
- cist
-
noun,
a box or chest, especially for sacred utensils.
- cis-
-
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- chs.
-
- chop
-
noun,
an act or instance of chopping.
- Chon
-
noun,
Also, jun. a monetary unit of North Korea, the hundredth part of a won.
- Ochs
-
noun,
Adolph Simon, 1858–1935, U.S. newspaper publisher.
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- chis
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- Chet
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Chester.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Oise
-
noun,
a river in W Europe, flowing SW from S Belgium through N France to the Seine, near Paris. 186 miles (300 km) long.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Chen
-
noun,
a dynasty that ruled in China a.d. 557–89.
- Ceto
-
- Ont.
-
- cet-
-
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- cen.
-
- opes
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- opts
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- nots
-
noun,
a Boolean operator that returns a positive result if its operand is negative and a negative result if its operand is positive.
- chit
-
noun,
a signed note for money owed for food, drink, etc.
- not-
-
- Cohn
-
noun,
Edwin Joseph, 1892–1953, U.S. chemist and researcher on blood proteins.
- nosh
-
noun,
a snack.
- nos-
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- noes
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- nits
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- nose
-
noun,
the part of the face or facial region in humans and certain animals that contains the nostrils and the organs of smell and functions as the usual passageway for air in respiration: in humans it is a prominence in the center of the face formed of bone and cartilage, serving also to modify or modulate the voice.
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- CEO
-
- SIT
-
verb,
(in prescriptions) may it be.
- Co.
-
- Teh
-
noun,
Te.
- ct.
-
- cs.
-
- cp.
-
- th-
-
- ETO
-
- COS
-
noun,
romaine.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- 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.
- SOC
-
noun,
sociology or a class or course in sociology.
- TPN
-
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- sho
-
- TSI
-
- TSH
-
- het
-
noun,
a heterosexual person.
- TSE
-
- HEP
-
adjective,
hip4 .
- shp
-
- ch.
-
- Hen
-
noun,
the female of the domestic fowl.
- TES
-
noun,
ti1 .
- sht
-
- 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).
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- ETS
-
- TPI
-
- tph
-
- TCS
-
- EPT
-
- THC
-
- STI
-
- CIE
-
- CPO
-
- en-
-
- CIP
-
- EIS
-
- CPS
-
- CSO
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- CST
-
- spt
-
- cte
-
- St.
-
- ec-
-
- eo-
-
- HIC
-
interjection,
(an onomatopoeic word used to imitate or represent a hiccup.)
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- Esc
-
- STP
-
- Son
-
noun,
a male child or person in relation to his parents.
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- EPS
-
- 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.
- ChE
-
noun,
Ernesto [er-nes-taw] /ɛrˈnɛs tɔ/ (Show IPA), ("Che") 1928–67, Cuban revolutionist and political leader, born in Argentina.
- SOP
-
noun,
a piece of solid food, as bread, for dipping in liquid food.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- EOS
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of the dawn, identified by the Romans with Aurora.
- CNS
-
- CHI
-
noun,
the twenty-second letter of the Greek alphabet (X, χ).
- CNO
-
- sot
-
noun,
a drunkard.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- 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.
- Ep.
-
- CPI
-
- ose
-
- hie
-
verb (used with object),
to hasten (oneself):
- NHI
-
- pho
-
noun,
a N Vietnamese soup made of beef or chicken stock with rice noodles and thin slices of beef or chicken.
- NOP
-
- Noh
-
noun,
Nō.
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- NOC
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- PHS
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- NIH
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- NHS
-
- pie
-
noun,
a baked food having a filling of fruit, meat, pudding, etc., prepared in a pastry-lined pan or dish and often topped with a pastry crust:
- Phi
-
noun,
the 21st letter of the Greek alphabet (Φ, φ).
- NET
-
noun,
a bag or other contrivance of strong thread or cord worked into an open, meshed fabric, for catching fish, birds, or other animals:
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- NES
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NEC
-
- ne-
-
- PIO
-
- hin
-
noun,
an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure equal to about one and one half gallons (5.7 liters).
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- ite
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- Npt
-
- NSC
-
- ist
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- ot-
-
- ote
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- OPS
-
noun,
the ancient Roman goddess of plenty, and the wife of Saturn and mother of Jupiter: identified with the Greek goddess Rhea.
- OTS
-
- pc.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- Ps.
-
- pt.
-
- PTO
-
- PCI
-
- PCS
-
- ons
-
- Nth
-
Idioms,
the nth degree / power,
a high degree or power.
the utmost degree or extent:
- Peh
-
noun,
pe.
- ONI
-
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- OIt
-
- oic
-
- OES
-
noun,
the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, a vowel.
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- OCS
-
- och
-
interjection,
(used as an expression of surprise, disapproval, regret, etc.)
- OTC
-
- op.
-
- Oc.
-
- ITC
-
- NCO
-
- ish
-
- hot
-
noun,
the hots, Slang. intense sexual desire or attraction.
- PSC
-
- io-
-
- PSE
-
- ics
-
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- PST
-
interjection,
(used to attract someone's attention in an unobtrusive manner.)
- ise
-
- Sp.
-
- sc.
-
- Hts
-
- ht.
-
- HST
-
- SCP
-
- IHP
-
- se-
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- hop
-
noun,
an act of hopping; short leap.
- OSP
-
- Sep
-
noun,
Simplified Employee Pension: a tax-deferred pension plan for companies with 25 or fewer employees or for self-employed persons, in which an IRA is funded by employer and employee contributions.
- Hon
-
noun,
honey (def 6).
- Hoe
-
noun,
a long-handled implement having a thin, flat blade usually set transversely, used to break up the surface of the ground, destroy weeds, etc.
- hit
-
noun,
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
- HIS
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- hip
-
noun,
the projecting part of each side of the body formed by the side of the pelvis and the upper part of the femur and the flesh covering them; haunch.
- she
-
noun,
a female person or animal.
- ich
-
noun,
a disease of tropical fishes, characterized by small, white nodules on the fins, skin, and eyes, caused by a ciliate protozoan, Ichthyophthirius multifiliis.
- So.
-
- IHS
-
- 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.
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- POC
-
- IPS
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- IPO
-
- in.
-
- iph
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- IOT
-
- TSP
-
- 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 = .
- ine
-
- INH
-
- IOC
-
- NH
-
- N.
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- eh
-
interjection,
(an interrogative utterance, usually expressing surprise or doubt or seeking confirmation).
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- HO
-
noun,
a sexually promiscuous woman.
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- NC
-
- TP
-
- 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.
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- EI
-
- sh
-
interjection,
(used to urge silence.)
- CE
-
- 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.
- HE
-
noun,
any male person or animal; a man:
- HI
-
adjective,
an informal, simplified spelling of high:
- HP
-
- ic
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- S.
-
- PH
-
- O.
-
- SN
-
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- i.
-
- IP
-
- t.
-
- T1
-
- NP
-
- TC
-
- OH
-
noun,
the exclamation “oh.”.
- NI
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- h.
-
- TN
-