Anagrams of epicureans
Word epicureans has
926 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of epicureans.
- naperies
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noun,
table linen, as tablecloths or napkins.
- insecure
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adjective,
subject to fears, doubts, etc.; not self-confident or assured:
- Increase
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noun,
growth or augmentation in numbers, size, strength, quality, etc.:
- eucaines
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noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- Spruance
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noun,
Raymond Ames [eymz] /eɪmz/ (Show IPA), 1886–1969, U.S. admiral.
- sinecure
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noun,
an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns.
- resupine
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adjective,
lying on the back; supine.
- epicures
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noun,
a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur.
- encarpus
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noun,
an ornament having draperies, weapons, etc., arranged in the manner of a festoon.
- penuries
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noun,
extreme poverty; destitution.
- causerie
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noun,
an informal talk or chat.
- Peiraeus
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noun,
Piraeus.
- repines
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- purines
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noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- carnies
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noun,
a person employed by a carnival.
- inscape
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noun,
the unique essence or inner nature of a person, place, thing, or event, especially depicted in poetry or a work of art.
- aperies
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noun,
apish behavior; mimicry.
- rapines
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- sincere
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adjective,
free of deceit, hypocrisy, or falseness; earnest:
- auspice
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noun,
Usually, auspices. patronage; support; sponsorship:
- Crispen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become crisp.
- rinceau
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noun,
an ornamental foliate or floral motif.
- censure
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noun,
strong or vehement expression of disapproval:
- Cairene
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noun,
a native or resident of Cairo, Egypt.
- epicure
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noun,
a person who cultivates a refined taste, especially in food and wine; connoisseur.
- princes
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- Spencer
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noun,
a short, close-fitting jacket, frequently trimmed with fur, worn in the 19th century by women and children.
- Saucier
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noun,
a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces.
- scauper
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noun,
a graver with a flattened or hollowed blade, used in engraving.
- scrapie
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noun,
a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion.
- Persian
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noun,
a member of the native peoples of Iran, descended in part from the ancient Iranians.
- eucaine
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noun,
a white, crystalline solid, C 15 H 21 NO 2 , formerly a local anesthetic, used in veterinary medicine as a substitute for cocaine.
- careens
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noun,
a careening.
- precise
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adjective,
definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed:
- pierces
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- paniers
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noun,
pannier.
- Piraeus
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noun,
a seaport in SE Greece: the port of Athens.
- prances
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- upraise
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verb (used with object),
to raise up; lift or elevate.
- pincers
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noun,
a gripping tool consisting of two pivoted limbs forming a pair of jaws and a pair of handles (usually used with pair of).
- casern
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noun,
a lodging for soldiers in a garrison town; barracks.
- peaces
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noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- creeps
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noun,
Veterinary Pathology. a disease of the bones in sheep and cattle that causes pain in walking, resulting from a deficiency of phosphorus in the diet.
- Peneus
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noun,
ancient name of Salambria.
- crepes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- secern
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verb (used with object),
to discriminate or distinguish in thought.
- Creusa
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noun,
the bride to be of Jason, slain by Medea.
- Creuse
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noun,
a department in central France. 2165 sq. mi. (5605 sq. km). Capital: Guéret.
- cripes
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interjection,
(used as a mild oath or an exclamation of astonishment.)
- Persia
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noun,
Also called Persian Empire. an ancient empire located in W and SW Asia: at its height it extended from Egypt and the Aegean to India; conquered by Alexander the Great 334–331 b.c.
- seance
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noun,
a meeting in which a spiritualist attempts to communicate with the spirits of the dead.
- secure
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adjective,
free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- cruise
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noun,
the act of cruising.
- screen
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noun,
a movable or fixed device, usually consisting of a covered frame, that provides shelter, serves as a partition, etc.
- Pierce
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noun,
Franklin, 1804–69, 14th president of the U.S. 1853–57.
- scrape
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noun,
an act or instance of scraping.
- caries
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noun,
decay, as of bone or of plant tissue.
- Pascin
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noun,
Jules [zhyl] /ʒül/ (Show IPA), (Julius Pincas) 1885–1930, French painter, born in Bulgaria.
- saucer
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noun,
a small, round, shallow dish to hold a cup.
- peruse
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verb (used with object),
to read through with thoroughness or care:
- pieces
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noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- crease
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noun,
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
- Casper
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noun,
a city in central Wyoming.
- cerias
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noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- piecer
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noun,
a person whose occupation is the joining together of pieces or threads, as in textile work.
- serine
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noun,
a crystalline amino acid, HOCH 2 CH(NH 2)COOH, found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum. Symbol: S. Abbreviation: Ser;
- censer
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noun,
a container, usually covered, in which incense is burned, especially during religious services; thurible.
- pecans
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noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- Serena
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noun,
a female given name.
- serein
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noun,
fine rain falling after sunset from a sky in which no clouds are visible.
- casein
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noun,
Biochemistry. a protein precipitated from milk, as by rennet, and forming the basis of cheese and certain plastics.
- Cereus
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noun,
any of various plants of the genus Cereus, of the cactus family, having large, usually white, funnel-shaped flowers.
- cerise
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adjective, noun,
moderate to deep red.
- crapes
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noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- peasen
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noun,
a plural of pease.
- ceruse
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noun,
a pigment composed of white lead.
- Peirce
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noun,
Benjamin, 1809–80, U.S. mathematician.
- Cesena
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noun,
a city in E central Italy.
- carpus
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noun,
the part of the upper extremity between the hand and the forearm; wrist.
- cesura
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noun,
caesura.
- ecrase
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adjective,
(of leather) crushed to produce a grained effect.
- Seneca
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noun,
a member of the largest tribe of the Iroquois Confederacy of North American Indians, formerly inhabiting western New York and being conspicuous in the wars south and west of Lake Erie.
- seiner
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noun,
a person who fishes with a seine.
- serape
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noun,
a blanketlike shawl or wrap, often of brightly colored wool, as worn in Latin America.
- Prince
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noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- rupees
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noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- Racine
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noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- incurs
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verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- incuse
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noun,
an incuse figure or impression.
- precis
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noun,
a concise summary.
- rapine
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noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- Nueces
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noun,
a river in S Texas, flowing SE to Corpus Christi Bay, on the Gulf of Mexico. 338 miles (545 km) long.
- insure
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verb (used with object),
to guarantee against loss or harm.
- inures
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verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- ranees
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noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- preens
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noun,
a pin or brooch.
- recaps
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- purine
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noun,
a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which is derived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine, and caffeine.
- purees
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noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- nacres
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- prices
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- puisne
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noun,
an associate judge as distinguished from a chief justice.
- Nereis
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noun,
clamworm.
- Nereus
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noun,
a sea god, the son of Pontus and Gaea and father of the Nereids.
- prunes
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noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- incase
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verb (used with object),
encase.
- Icarus
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noun,
Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea.
- Parsee
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noun,
an Indian Zoroastrian descended from Persian Zoroastrians who went to India in the 7th and 8th centuries to escape Muslim persecution.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- Niepce
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noun,
Joseph Nicéphore [zhaw-zef nee-sey-fawr] /ʒɔ zɛf ni seɪˈfɔr/ (Show IPA), 1765–1833, French inventor.
- ensure
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verb (used with object),
to secure or guarantee:
- enures
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verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- parsec
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noun,
a unit of distance equal to that required to cause a heliocentric parallax of one second of an arc, equivalent to 206,265 times the distance from the earth to the sun, or 3.26 light-years.
- paries
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noun,
Usually, parietes. Biology. a wall, as of a hollow organ; an investing part.
- parens
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- Epirus
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noun,
an ancient district in NW Greece and S Albania.
- ripens
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- ericas
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- escape
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noun,
an act or instance of escaping. Synonyms: flight.
- recipe
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noun,
a set of instructions for making or preparing something, especially a food dish:
- escarp
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noun,
Fortification. the inner slope or wall of the ditch surrounding a rampart.
- reseau
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noun,
a network.
- rescue
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noun,
the act of rescuing.
- repine
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verb (used without object),
to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain.
- pacers
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- praise
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noun,
the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- prance
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noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- Eunice
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noun,
a city in S central Louisiana.
- recuse
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verb (used with object),
to reject or challenge (a judge or juror) as disqualified to act, especially because of interest or bias.
- encase
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verb (used with object),
to enclose in or as in a case:
- easier
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noun,
a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter E.
- careen
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noun,
a careening.
- aspire
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verb (used without object),
to long, aim, or seek ambitiously; be eagerly desirous, especially for something great or of high value (usually followed by to, after, or an infinitive):
- Sirena
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noun,
a female given name.
- Cairns
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noun,
a seaport in NE Australia.
- supra-
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- supine
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noun,
(in Latin) a noun form derived from verbs, appearing only in the accusative and the dative-ablative, as dictū in mirābile dictū, “wonderful to say.”.
- Superi
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plural noun,
(in ancient Rome) the gods.
- super-
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- unrips
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verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- apercu
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noun,
a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- apices
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noun,
a plural of apex.
- apiece
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adverb,
for each piece, thing, or person; for each one; each:
- uranic
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adjective,
of or containing uranium, especially in the tetravalent state.
- urease
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noun,
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
- uprise
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noun,
an act of rising up.
- spruce
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noun,
any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Picea, of the pine family, having short, angular, needle-shaped leaves attached singly around twigs and bearing hanging cones with persistent scales.
- sprain
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noun,
a violent straining or wrenching of the parts around a joint, without dislocation.
- spirea
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noun,
any of various plants or shrubs belonging to the genus Spiraea, of the rose family, having clusters of small, white or pink flowers, certain species of which are cultivated as ornamentals.
- usance
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noun,
Commerce. a length of time, exclusive of days of grace and varying in different places, allowed by custom or usage for the payment of foreign bills of exchange.
- specie
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noun,
coined money; coin.
- ursine
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adjective,
of or relating to a bear or bears.
- Spence
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noun,
a pantry.
- urines
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noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- Spener
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noun,
Philipp Jakob [fee-leep yah-kawp] /ˈfi lip ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1635–1705, German theologian: founder of Pietism.
- acinus
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noun,
Botany. one of the small drupelets or berries of an aggregate, baccate fruit, as the blackberry.
- arsen-
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- caners
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noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- arsine
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noun,
Also called arseniuretted hydrogen. a colorless, flammable, slightly water-soluble gas, AsH 3 , having a fetid, garliclike odor, used in chemical warfare.
- uncase
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verb (used with object),
to remove from a case; remove the case from.
- capers
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noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- uncaps
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verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- Capris
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noun,
Capri pants.
- unripe
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adjective,
not ripe; immature; not fully developed:
- apres
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preposition,
after; following (used in combination):
- Spree
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noun,
a lively frolic or outing.
- Aries
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noun,
Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
- spire
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noun,
a tall, acutely pointed pyramidal roof or rooflike construction upon a tower, roof, etc.
- nipas
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noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- arcus
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noun,
a dense, horizontal, roll-shaped cloud sometimes occurring at the lower front portion of a cumulonimbus.
- Paris
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noun,
Matthew, Matthew of Paris.
- ESPEC
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- arces
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noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Nurse
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noun,
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Compare nurse-midwife, nurse-practitioner, physician's assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse.
- repic
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noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- Apure
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noun,
a river flowing E from W Venezuela to the Orinoco. about 500 miles (805 km) long.
- Pines
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noun,
Isle of, former name of Youth, Isle of.
- uncia
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noun,
a bronze coin of ancient Rome, the 12th part of an as.
- resin
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noun,
any of a class of nonvolatile, solid or semisolid organic substances, as copal or mastic, that consist of amorphous mixtures of carboxylic acids and are obtained directly from certain plants as exudations or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules: used in medicine and in the making of varnishes and plastics.
- reni-
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- recip
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- pari-
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- pareu
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noun,
lavalava.
- reins
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noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- pares
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noun,
(of a female) first among equals.
- ureas
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noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- sprue
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noun,
Metallurgy.
an opening through which molten metal is poured into a mold.
the waste metal left in this opening after casting.
- paren
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plural noun,
parentheses:
- prise
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noun,
leverage.
- nears
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- 30-30
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- acnes
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noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- spice
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noun,
any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
- spier
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noun,
a person who spies, watches, or discovers.
- pinas
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noun,
pineapple.
- Epis.
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- prees
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noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Episc
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- Pres.
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- spina
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noun,
a spine or spinelike projection.
- erase
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verb (used with object),
to rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written, engraved, etc.; efface.
- presa
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noun,
a mark, as :S:, +, or §, used in a canon, round, etc., to indicate where the successive voice parts are to take up the theme.
- ripen
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verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- Price
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noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- ERICA
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noun,
any of numerous low-growing evergreen shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Erica, of the heath family, including several species of heather.
- unrip
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verb (used with object),
to undo by ripping; cut or tear open; rip; take apart or detach.
- Arius
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noun,
died a.d. 336, Christian priest at Alexandria: founder of Arianism.
- rinse
-
noun,
an act or instance of rinsing.
- arise
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verb (used without object),
to get up from sitting, lying, or kneeling; rise:
- ERISA
-
noun,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
- rices
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noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Urena
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noun,
any tropical plant or shrub belonging to the genus Urena, of the mallow family, having clusters of small, yellow flowers, especially U. lobata, which yields a useful bast fiber.
- ernes
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Ernie
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noun,
a male given name, form of Ernest.
- parse
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verb (used with object),
to analyze (a sentence) in terms of grammatical constituents, identifying the parts of speech, syntactic relations, etc.
- re-up
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verb (used with or without object),
to reenlist.
- spine
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noun,
the spinal or vertebral column; backbone.
- resp.
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- nuci-
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- recap
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noun,
a recapped tire.
- Ieper
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noun,
Ypres.
- Piura
-
noun,
a city in N Peru.
- Pusan
-
noun,
a seaport in SE South Korea.
- Isere
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noun,
a river in SE France, flowing from the Alps to the Rhone River. 150 miles (240 km) long.
- Purse
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noun,
a woman's handbag or pocketbook.
- uran-
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- puris
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noun,
poori.
- anise
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noun,
a Mediterranean plant, Pimpinella anisum, of the parsley family, having loose umbrels of small yellowish-white flowers that yield aniseed.
- anis-
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- pacer
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noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Aisne
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noun,
a river in N France, flowing NW and W to the Oise. 175 miles (280 km) long.
- nacre
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noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- puree
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noun,
a cooked food, especially a vegetable or fruit, that has been put through a sieve, blender, or the like.
- uncap
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verb (used with object),
to remove a cap or cover from (a bottle, container, etc.).
- Punic
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noun,
the language of ancient Carthage, a form of late Phoenician.
- races
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noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- prae-
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- Neper
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noun,
the unit used to express the ratio of two amplitudes as a natural logarithm: equal to 8.68 dB. Abbreviation: Np.
- napes
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noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- ancre
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adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- punas
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noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- narcs
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noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- nares
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plural noun,
the nostrils or the nasal passages.
- aeri-
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- aerie
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noun,
the nest of a bird of prey, as an eagle or a hawk.
- neeps
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noun,
a turnip.
- prase
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noun,
a leek-green cryptocrystalline variety of chalcedony.
- puces
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noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- paces
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noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- pirns
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noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- neaps
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noun,
neap tide.
- prune
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noun,
a variety of plum that dries without spoiling.
- reaps
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verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- urase
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noun,
urease.
- Panic
-
noun,
a sudden overwhelming fear, with or without cause, that produces hysterical or irrational behavior, and that often spreads quickly through a group of persons or animals.
- niece
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noun,
a daughter of a person's brother or sister.
- incas
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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.
- prius
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noun,
a brand of hybrid car, one of the first commercially successful, that runs at lower speeds on an electric motor powered by a battery pack, and at higher speeds on a gasoline engine, which can also recharge the battery.
- incr.
-
- Aesir
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noun,
the principal race of gods, led by Odin and living at Asgard.
- incur
-
verb (used with object),
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
- spurn
-
noun,
disdainful rejection.
- incus
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noun,
Anatomy. the middle one of a chain of three small bones in the middle ear of humans and other mammals.
Compare malleus, stapes.
- rapes
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- pairs
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Irene
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of the Horae, the personification of peace.
- insep
-
- insp.
-
- neur-
-
- inure
-
verb (used with object),
to accustom to hardship, difficulty, pain, etc.; toughen or harden; habituate (usually followed by to):
- ranis
-
noun,
ranee.
- pains
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- Prus.
-
- Ranee
-
noun,
the wife of a rajah.
- Iran.
-
- raise
-
noun,
an increase in amount, as of wages:
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- Rains
-
noun,
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 1/50 inch (0.5 mm) in diameter.
Compare drizzle (def 6).
- Sucre
-
noun,
Antonio José de [ahn-taw-nyaw haw-se th e] /ɑnˈtɔ nyɔ hɔˈsɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1793–1830, Venezuelan general and South American liberator: 1st president of Bolivia 1826–28.
- pause
-
noun,
a temporary stop or rest, especially in speech or action:
- Piers
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- cires
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Ceres
-
noun,
a pre-Roman goddess of agriculture under whose name the Romans adopted the worship of the Greek goddess Demeter.
- Caius
-
noun,
Saint, died a.d. 296, pope 283–296.
- ceria
-
noun,
a white-to-yellow, heavy powder, cerium dioxide, CeO 2 , usually derived from cerium nitrate by decomposition with heat: used chiefly in ceramics, glass polishing, and decolorizing.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- pians
-
noun,
yaws.
- cains
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- sirup
-
noun,
any of various thick, sweet liquids prepared for table use from molasses, glucose, etc., water, and often a flavoring agent.
- snare
-
noun,
a device, often consisting of a noose, for capturing small game.
- serai
-
noun,
(in Eastern countries) a caravansary.
- cine-
-
- cines
-
noun,
a film; motion picture.
- serac
-
noun,
a large irregularity of glacial ice, as a pinnacle found in glacial crevasses and formed by melting or movement of the ice.
- sepia
-
noun,
a brown pigment obtained from the inklike secretion of various cuttlefish and used with brush or pen in drawing.
- Siren
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. one of several sea nymphs, part woman and part bird, who lure mariners to destruction by their seductive singing.
- sneer
-
noun,
a look or expression of derision, scorn, or contempt.
- penis
-
noun,
the male organ of copulation and, in mammals, of urinary excretion.
- Seine
-
noun,
a fishing net that hangs vertically in the water, having floats at the upper edge and sinkers at the lower.
- pene-
-
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- Pence
-
noun,
a plural of penny; used in referring to a sum of money rather than to the coins themselves (often used in combination):
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- snipe
-
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.
- craps
-
noun,
a game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- space
-
noun,
the unlimited or incalculably great three-dimensional realm or expanse in which all material objects are located and all events occur.
- picas
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Spain
-
noun,
a kingdom in SW Europe. Including the Balearic and Canary islands, 194,988 sq. mi. (505,019 sq. km). Capital: Madrid.
- Crees
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crepe
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- ceras
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- peres
-
noun,
Shimon [shi-mohn] /ʃɪˈmoʊn/ (Show IPA), born 1923, Israeli political leader, born in Poland: prime minister 1984–86, 1995–96.
- span-
-
- since
-
adverb,
from then till now (often preceded by ever):
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cares
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- caps.
-
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Usnea
-
noun,
any pale-green or gray, mosslike lichen of the genus Usnea, common on rocks and trees.
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- carns
-
noun,
cairn.
- carp-
-
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- carps
-
noun,
a peevish complaint.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- carse
-
noun,
bottom land.
- capes
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- cepes
-
noun,
cep.
- Perse
-
noun,
(Alexis Saint-Léger Léger) 1887–1975, French diplomat and poet: Nobel Prize in literature 1960.
- caus.
-
- cause
-
noun,
a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect:
- siree
-
noun,
sirree.
- cease
-
noun,
cessation:
- Siena
-
noun,
a city in Tuscany, in central Italy, S of Florence: cathedral.
- peris
-
noun,
one of a large group of beautiful, fairylike beings of Persian mythology, represented as descended from fallen angels and excluded from paradise until their penance is accomplished.
- peri-
-
- canes
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Cenis
-
noun,
Mont, a mountain pass between SE France and Italy, in the Alps. 6834 feet (2083 meters) high.
- cense
-
verb (used with object),
to burn incense near or in front of; perfume with incense.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- serin
-
noun,
a small finch, Serinus serinus, of Europe and northern Africa, closely related to the canary.
- Seric
-
- Auric
-
adjective,
of or containing gold in the trivalent state.
- creep
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- preen
-
noun,
a pin or brooch.
- Sapir
-
noun,
Edward, 1884–1939, U.S. anthropologist and linguist, born in Germany.
- Curie
-
noun,
a unit of activity of radioactive substances equivalent to 3.70 × 10 10 disintegrations per second: it is approximately the amount of activity produced by 1 gram of radium-226. Abbreviation: Ci.
- spec.
-
- spare
-
noun,
a spare thing, part, etc., as an extra tire for emergency use.
- scaup
-
noun,
any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- curse
-
noun,
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
- scarp
-
noun,
a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scare
-
noun,
a sudden fright or alarm, especially with little or no reason.
- scape
-
noun,
Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- pecan
-
noun,
a tall hickory tree, Carya illinoinensis, of the southern U.S. and Mexico, cultivated for its oval, smooth-shelled, edible nuts: the state tree of Texas.
- sauce
-
noun,
any preparation, usually liquid or semiliquid, eaten as a gravy or as a relish accompanying food.
- earns
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Pease
-
noun,
a pea.
- Saree
-
noun,
sari.
- sarc-
-
- Asine
-
noun,
an ancient town in S Greece, on the Gulf of Argolis.
- cures
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Pears
-
noun,
Peter, 1910–86, British tenor.
- Speer
-
noun,
Albert [al-bert;; German ahl-bert] /ˈæl bərt;; German ˈɑl bɛrt/ (Show IPA), 1905–81, German Nazi leader: appointed by Hitler as official Nazi architect.
- saice
-
noun,
syce.
- peans
-
noun,
paean.
- Ecua.
-
- rupee
-
noun,
a cupronickel coin and monetary unit of India, Nepal, and Pakistan, equal to 100 paise. Abbreviation: R., Re.
- runic
-
adjective,
consisting of or set down in runes:
- runes
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- Peace
-
noun,
the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- ruins
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- urine
-
noun,
the liquid-to-semisolid waste matter excreted by the kidneys, in humans being a yellowish, slightly acid, watery fluid.
- ensue
-
verb (used without object),
to follow in order; come afterward, especially in immediate succession:
- Spica
-
noun,
spike2 .
- enure
-
verb (used with or without object),
inure.
- Curia
-
noun,
one of the political subdivisions of each of the three tribes of ancient Rome.
- curns
-
noun,
a grain.
- scena
-
noun,
an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scree
-
noun,
a steep mass of detritus on the side of a mountain.
- Spear
-
noun,
a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
- spean
-
verb (used with object),
to wean.
- scene
-
noun,
the place where some action or event occurs:
- CRISP
-
noun,
Chiefly British. potato chip.
- peens
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- crips
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- cruse
-
noun,
an earthen pot, bottle, etc., for liquids.
- scrip
-
noun,
a receipt, certificate, list, or similar brief piece of writing.
- Crius
-
noun,
a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaea.
- aspic
-
noun,
a savory jelly usually made with meat or fish stock and gelatin, chilled and used as a garnish and coating for meats, seafoods, eggs, etc.
- Peers
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- ASPEN
-
noun,
any of various poplars, as Populus tremula, of Europe, and P. tremuloides (quaking aspen) or P. alba (white aspen) of America, having soft wood and alternate ovate leaves that tremble in the slightest breeze.
- piece
-
noun,
a separate or limited portion or quantity of something:
- Cunas
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- Picus
-
noun,
an ancient Italian god of agriculture.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- scrap
-
noun,
a small piece or portion; fragment:
- asper
-
noun,
a former silver coin of Turkey and Egypt: later a money of account equal to 1/120 of a piaster.
- cries
-
noun,
the act or sound of crying; any loud utterance or exclamation; a shout, scream, or wail.
- upas
-
noun,
the poisonous milky sap of a large tree, Antiaris toxicaria, of the mulberry family, native to tropical Asia, Africa, and the Philippine Islands, used for arrow poison.
- uric
-
adjective,
of, pertaining to, contained in, or derived from urine.
- pies
-
noun,
plural of pi2 .
- Pire
-
noun,
Dominique Georges Henri [French daw-mee-neek zhawrzh ahn-ree] /French dɔ miˈnik ʒɔrʒ ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1910–69, Belgian priest: Nobel Peace Prize 1958.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pier
-
noun,
a structure built on posts extending from land out over water, used as a landing place for ships, an entertainment area, a strolling place, etc.; jetty.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- urea
-
noun,
Biochemistry. a compound, CO(NH 2) 2 , occurring in urine and other body fluids as a product of protein metabolism.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- USCA
-
- USIA
-
- uria
-
- Uris
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- PICS
-
noun,
a movie.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- prau
-
noun,
proa.
- 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.
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- Pisa
-
noun,
a city in NW Italy, on the Arno River: leaning tower.
- USAR
-
- USNA
-
- pias
-
noun,
a female given name.
- pnea
-
- pise
-
noun,
rammed earth.
- user
-
noun,
a person or thing that uses.
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- pree
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- Ruse
-
noun,
a trick, stratagem, or artifice.
- sci.
-
- scar
-
noun,
a mark left by a healed wound, sore, or burn.
- SCAN
-
noun,
an act or instance of scanning; close examination.
- saur
-
- Spee
-
noun,
Maximilian von [mahk-si-mee-lee-ahn fuh n] /ˌmɑk sɪˈmi liˌɑn fən/ (Show IPA), 1861–1941, German admiral.
- Sari
-
noun,
a garment worn by Hindu women, consisting of a long piece of cotton or silk wrapped around the body with one end draped over the head or over one shoulder.
- sane
-
noun,
a private nationwide organization in the U.S., established in 1957, that opposes nuclear testing and advocates international peace.
- sain
-
verb (used with object),
to make the sign of the cross on, as for protection against evil influences.
- Rus.
-
- scup
-
noun,
a sparid food fish, Stenotomus chrysops, found along the Atlantic coast of the U.S., having a compressed body and high back.
- runs
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- spic
-
noun,
a contemptuous term used to refer to a Spanish-American person.
- rune
-
noun,
any of the characters of certain ancient alphabets, as of a script used for writing the Germanic languages, especially of Scandinavia and Britain, from c200 to c1200, or a script used for inscriptions in a Turkic language of the 6th to 8th centuries from the area near the Orkhon River in Mongolia.
- ruin
-
noun,
ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay:
- rues
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- RNAS
-
- Rise
-
noun,
an act or instance of rising.
- RISC
-
noun,
reduced instruction set computer: a computer whose central processing unit recognizes a relatively small number of instructions, which it can execute very rapidly.
- scr.
-
- Sean
-
noun,
a male given name, form of John.
- RIPS
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- sepn
-
- 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.
- sire
-
noun,
the male parent of a quadruped.
- Sina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- sice
-
noun,
syce.
- Sian
-
noun,
Older Spelling. Xian.
- Seri
-
noun,
a member of an American Indian people of western Sonora state, Mexico, on the Gulf of California.
- Sere
-
noun,
the series of stages in an ecological succession.
- Sera
-
noun,
a plural of serum.
- sene
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Western Samoa, the 100th part of a tala.
- sear
-
noun,
a mark or scar made by searing.
- snip
-
noun,
the act of snipping, as with scissors.
- seer
-
noun,
a person who sees; observer.
- seep
-
noun,
moisture that seeps out; seepage.
- Seen
-
verb,
past participle of see1 .
- spae
-
verb (used with object),
to prophesy; foretell; predict.
- SPAR
-
noun,
Nautical. a stout pole such as those used for masts, etc.; a mast, yard, boom, gaff, or the like.
- sec.
-
- SPCA
-
- spin
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- RIPE
-
adjective,
having arrived at such a stage of growth or development as to be ready for reaping, gathering, eating, or use, as grain or fruit; completely matured.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- puna
-
noun,
a high, cold, arid plateau, as in the Peruvian Andes.
- supr
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- purs
-
- Puri
-
noun,
poori.
- sur-
-
- pure
-
adjective,
free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter:
- Pune
-
noun,
a city in W Maharashtra, W India, SE of Mumbai.
- Sura
-
noun,
any of the 114 chapters of the Koran.
- sure
-
Idioms,
for sure, as a certainty; surely:
- Rais
-
noun,
Gilles de, Retz, Gilles de Laval, Baron de.
- puir
-
adjective,
poor.
- puce
-
noun,
a dark or brownish purple.
- puca
-
noun,
(in folklore) an Irish spirit, mischievous but not malevolent, corresponding to the English Puck.
- psia
-
- psec
-
- prs.
-
- uni-
-
- prin
-
- 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).
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rees
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- RIAS
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Reus
-
noun,
a city in Catalonia, NE Spain, on the Mediterranean Sea.
- reps
-
noun,
a transversely corded fabric of wool, silk, rayon, or cotton.
- Rep.
-
- sipe
-
verb (used without object),
(of liquid) to drip, ooze, or soak through.
- Reis
-
plural noun,
a former money of account of Portugal and Brazil.
- Rein
-
noun,
Often, reins. a leather strap, fastened to each end of the bit of a bridle, by which the rider or driver controls a horse or other animal by pulling so as to exert pressure on the bit.
- recs
-
noun,
recreation.
- Rape
-
noun,
unlawful sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration of the vagina, anus, or mouth of another person, with or without force, by a sex organ, other body part, or foreign object, without the consent of the victim.
- spue
-
noun,
something that is spewed; vomit.
- spun
-
noun,
the act of causing a spinning or whirling motion.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- rasp
-
noun,
an act of rasping.
- rase
-
verb (used with object),
raze.
- SPUR
-
noun,
a U -shaped device that slips over and straps to the heel of a boot and has a blunt, pointed, or roweled projection at the back for use by a mounted rider to urge a horse forward.
- Sra.
-
- supe
-
noun,
a supernumerary.
- 1080
-
- par.
-
- Peru
-
noun,
Spanish Perú [pe-roo] /pɛˈru/ (Show IPA). a republic in W South America. 496,222 sq. mi. (1,285,215 sq. km). Capital: Lima.
- cur.
-
- Ecru
-
noun,
an ecru color.
- ease
-
noun,
freedom from labor, pain, or physical annoyance; tranquil rest; comfort:
- ears
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- Earp
-
noun,
Wyatt (Ber·ry Stapp) [wahy-uh t-ber-ee-stap] /ˈwaɪ ətˈbɛr i stæp/ (Show IPA), 1848–1929, U.S. frontiersman, law officer, and gunfighter.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- Cusp
-
noun,
a point or pointed end.
- curs
-
noun,
a mongrel dog, especially a worthless or unfriendly one.
- curn
-
noun,
a grain.
- cure
-
noun,
a means of healing or restoring to health; remedy.
- Cuna
-
noun,
a member of a group of American Indian people inhabiting settlements on the Isthmus of Panama and islands in the Gulf of San Blas.
- enc.
-
- cues
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- crus
-
noun,
the part of the leg or hind limb between the femur or thigh and the ankle or tarsus; shank.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- Cres
-
- Cree
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people of Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Montana.
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- cis-
-
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- cir.
-
- CERN
-
- Eire
-
noun,
the Irish name of Ireland.
- ence
-
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- esp.
-
- IRAS
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ins.
-
- Inca
-
noun,
a member of any of the dominant groups of South American Indian peoples who established an empire in Peru prior to the Spanish conquest.
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- ices
-
noun,
the solid form of water, produced by freezing; frozen water.
- Ice.
-
- Eure
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2331 sq. mi. (6035 sq. km). Capital: Evreux.
- Eur.
-
- esne
-
noun,
(in Anglo-Saxon England) a member of the lowest class; laborer.
- Ens.
-
- Esau
-
noun,
a son of Isaac and Rebekah, twin brother of Jacob, to whom he sold his birthright. Gen. 25:21–25.
- Erse
-
noun,
Gaelic, especially Scottish Gaelic.
- Erne
-
noun,
sea eagle.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Eris
-
noun,
the ancient Greek goddess of discord and the sister of Ares: identified with the Roman goddess Discordia.
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Erie
-
noun,
Lake, a lake between the NE central United States and SE central Canada: the southernmost lake of the Great Lakes; Commodore Perry's defeat of the British in 1813. 239 miles (385 km) long; 9940 sq. mi. (25,745 sq. km).
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- CerE
-
noun,
a fleshy, membranous covering of the base of the upper mandible of a bird, especially a bird of prey or a parrot, through which the nostrils open.
- ceps
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- Isar
-
noun,
a river in central Europe, flowing NE from W Austria through S Germany to the Danube River. 215 miles (345 km) long.
- airs
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- Apsu
-
noun,
an Akkadian god: the consort of Tiamat and the father of the gods.
- APSE
-
noun,
Architecture. a semicircular or polygonal termination or recess in a building, usually vaulted and used especially at the end of a choir in a church.
- Apr.
-
- Apis
-
noun,
a sacred bull worshiped at Memphis: identified originally with Ptah and later assimilated with Osiris to form the Ptolemaic Serapis.
- apes
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- anus
-
noun,
the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.
- ANSI
-
- anes
-
adverb,
once.
- ance
-
- Aire
-
- Arce
-
noun,
a daughter of Thaumas and the sister of Iris and the Harpies. Zeus took away her wings when she aided the Titans in their war against him.
- Ainu
-
noun,
a member of an aboriginal population of northernmost Japan, having lighter skin and hairier bodies than other Japanese.
- ains
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- aesc
-
noun,
ash2 (def 3).
- aer-
-
- Acus
-
noun,
Surgery. a needle, especially one used in a surgical operation.
- Acre
-
noun,
a common measure of area: in the U.S. and U.K., 1 acre equals 4,840 square yards (4,047 square meters) or 0.405 hectare; 640 acres equals one square mile.
- acr-
-
- acne
-
noun,
an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, especially on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring.
- Acis
-
noun,
the lover of Galatea, killed by Polyphemus out of jealousy.
- ARCS
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- Apus
-
noun,
the Bird of Paradise, a southern constellation between Octans and Triangulum Australe.
- Ares
-
noun,
the ancient Greek god of war, a son of Zeus and Hera, identified by the Romans with Mars.
- cepe
-
noun,
cep.
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- cene
-
- cen.
-
- cees
-
noun,
the letter C.
- CASE
-
noun,
an instance of the occurrence, existence, etc., of something:
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Cape
-
noun,
a sleeveless garment of various lengths, fastened around the neck and falling loosely from the shoulders, worn separately or attached to a coat or other outer garment.
- cap.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- Can.
-
- Aus.
-
- ARIS
-
- aur-
-
- aune
-
noun,
an old French unit of measure for fabrics, equivalent to about 47 inches (119 cm).
- Auer
-
noun,
Leopold [lee-uh-pohld;; Hungarian ley-aw-pawlt] /ˈli əˌpoʊld;; Hungarian ˈleɪ ɔˌpɔlt/ (Show IPA), 1845–1930, Hungarian violinist and teacher.
- Asur
-
noun,
Assur.
- Asir
-
noun,
a district in SW Saudi Arabia.
- Aser
-
noun,
Asher (def 1).
- asci
-
noun,
plural of ascus.
- asc-
-
- arse
-
noun,
ass2 (defs 1, 2).
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Ire.
-
- USRC
-
- pars
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) a part.
- Pen.
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- pacs
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pens
-
noun,
any of various instruments for writing or drawing with ink or a similar substance.
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- neep
-
noun,
a turnip.
- Nasi
-
noun,
the head or president of the Sanhedrin.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- pees
-
noun,
the letter p.
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- peen
-
noun,
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
- per.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- pere
-
noun,
father.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- pase
-
noun,
(in bullfighting) a maneuver by a bullfighter with the capa or muleta to gain the attention of the bull and to guide the course of its attack.
- Pecs
-
noun,
a city in SW Hungary.
- Paur
-
noun,
Emil [ey-meel] /ˈeɪ mil/ (Show IPA), 1855–1932, Austrian violinist and conductor.
- Niue
-
noun,
an island in the S Pacific between Tonga and Cook Islands: possession of New Zealand. 5128; about 100 sq. mi. (260 sq. km).
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- NIRA
-
- nips
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- Pan.
-
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- Pers
-
- Peer
-
noun,
a person of the same legal status:
- piu
-
adverb,
more:
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- pis
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- ASU
-
- ASR
-
- ASP
-
noun,
any of several venomous snakes, especially the Egyptian cobra or the horned viper.
- ASN
-
- ca.
-
- ASI
-
- ase
-
- ARU
-
- ARS
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- 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.
- Ps.
-
- RCS
-
- SPA
-
noun,
a mineral spring, or a locality in which such springs exist.
- cee
-
noun,
the letter C.
- nr.
-
- SER
-
noun,
a unit of weight in India, varying in value but usually 1/40 of a maund: the government ser is divided into 80 tolas of 180 English grains and equals nearly 2 pounds 1 ounce avoirdupois (950 grams).
- NRA
-
- CIP
-
- CIE
-
- CIA
-
- NRC
-
- NSA
-
- NSC
-
- NSU
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- NUS
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- 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).
- Pa.
-
- Sin
-
noun,
transgression of divine law:
- SNU
-
- Pr.
-
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- cs.
-
- CAI
-
- PRA
-
- ARE
-
noun,
a measure of surface area; 1 are is equal to1/100 (0.01) of a hectare (100 square meters or 119.6 square yards). Abbreviation: a.
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- CEA
-
- SIR
-
noun,
a respectful or formal term of address used to a man:
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- SIP
-
noun,
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid:
- pc.
-
- CAS
-
verb (used with or without object),
to call, as to call an animal toward one; urge forward by calling.
- PRC
-
- prn
-
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- SPR
-
- Uri
-
noun,
a canton in central Switzerland. 415 sq. mi. (1075 sq. km). Capital: Altdorf.
- uns
-
- up-
-
- AIC
-
- UPC
-
- UPI
-
- AES
-
noun,
any of various early forms of bronze or copper money used in ancient Rome.
Compare as2 (def 1).
- UPS
-
noun,
an upward movement; ascent.
- ur-
-
- AEC
-
- ae.
-
- ure
-
- ACS
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- ACP
-
- unp
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- AUC
-
- urn
-
noun,
a large or decorative vase, especially one with an ornamental foot or pedestal.
- urs
-
noun,
an ancient Sumerian city on the Euphrates, in S Iraq: extensive excavations, especially of royal tombs.
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Ar.
-
- USC
-
- an.
-
- USE
-
noun,
the act of employing, using, or putting into service:
- ac-
-
- USN
-
- ap-
-
- USP
-
- USR
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- PAS
-
noun,
a step or series of steps in ballet.
- APC
-
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- PAU
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, in SW France: winter resort.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- APS
-
- PCI
-
- Re.
-
- Sr.
-
- PCS
-
- SRI
-
noun,
a Hindu title of address prefixed to the name of a deity, holy person, etc.
- APE
-
noun,
any of a group of anthropoid primates characterized by long arms, a broad chest, and the absence of a tail, comprising the family Pongidae (great ape) which includes the chimpanzee, gorilla, and orangutan, and the family Hylobatidae (lesser ape) which includes the gibbon and siamang.
- Sue
-
noun,
Eugène [œ-zhen] /œˈʒɛn/ (Show IPA), (Marie Joseph Sue) 1804–57, French novelist.
- Sui
-
noun,
a dynasty ruling in China a.d. 589–618.
- SUN
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93 million miles (150 million km), its diameter about 864,000 miles (1.4 million km), and its mass about 330,000 times that of the earth; its period of surface rotation is about 26 days at its equator but longer at higher latitudes.
- Sup
-
noun,
a mouthful or small portion of drink or liquid food; sip.
- pea
-
noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- Une
-
- ANU
-
noun,
a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
- ans
-
noun,
the Sumerian god of heaven: the counterpart of the Akkadian Anu.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- UAR
-
- USA
-
- UAE
-
- UCR
-
- Una
-
noun,
a female given name: from a Latin word meaning “one.”.
- unc
-
- ANC
-
- AIS
-
noun,
a three-toed sloth, Bradypus tridactylus, inhabiting forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil, having a diet apparently restricted to the leaves of the trumpet-tree, and sounding a high-pitched cry when disturbed.
- pee
-
noun,
the letter p.
- 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:
- NPR
-
- 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.
- CNS
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- ics
-
- eu-
-
- ESU
-
- ESR
-
- res
-
noun,
an object or thing; matter.
- ese
-
- Esc
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ESA
-
- ERS
-
noun,
ervil.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- ERP
-
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- Ree
-
noun,
reeve3 .
- pun
-
noun,
the humorous use of a word or phrase so as to emphasize or suggest its different meanings or applications, or the use of words that are alike or nearly alike in sound but different in meaning; a play on words.
- ne-
-
- ERE
-
preposition, conjunction,
before.
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- EPS
-
- NEA
-
- CPA
-
- EPA
-
- Rs.
-
- RSA
-
- RSE
-
- Rue
-
noun,
sorrow; repentance; regret.
- Ep.
-
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ene
-
- IPA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- RPS
-
- RCP
-
- ISA
-
- Is.
-
noun,
(used to denote the narrator of a literary work written in the first person singular).
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- IRS
-
- IRC
-
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- Ir.
-
- IPS
-
- ipr
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- IAS
-
- ine
-
- ise
-
- RAS
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- pus
-
noun,
a yellow-white, more or less viscid substance produced by suppuration and found in abscesses, sores, etc., consisting of a liquid plasma in which white blood cells are suspended.
- ISR
-
- RCA
-
- RCN
-
- REA
-
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- ier
-
- IUS
-
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- NEC
-
- RNA
-
- run
-
noun,
an act or instance, or a period of running:
- CSA
-
- ea.
-
- sc.
-
- Nee
-
adjective,
born (placed after the name of a married woman to introduce her maiden name):
- PSA
-
- NES
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- cup
-
noun,
a small, open container made of china, glass, metal, etc., usually having a handle and used chiefly as a receptable from which to drink tea, soup, etc.
- SCP
-
- Cui
-
noun,
César [French sey-zar] /French seɪˈzar/ (Show IPA), Antonovich [Russian uhn-taw-nuh-vyich] /Russian ʌnˈtɔ nə vyɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1835–1918, Russian composer.
- cue
-
noun,
anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action:
- CSR
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- ear
-
noun,
the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain.
- se-
-
- sea
-
noun,
the salt waters that cover the greater part of the earth's surface.
- cru
-
noun,
(in France) a vineyard producing wine of high quality, sometimes classified by the government as either a Great Growth (Grand Cru) or a First Growth (Premier Cru)
- CRS
-
- CRP
-
- See
-
noun,
the seat, center of authority, office, or jurisdiction of a bishop.
- CPU
-
- CPS
-
- SEI
-
noun,
sei whale.
- CPR
-
- CPI
-
- SEN
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the 100th part of a yen, now used only in certain quotations, as on foreign exchange.
- ean
-
- San
-
noun,
a member of a nomadic aboriginal people of southern Africa.
- PSC
-
- EEC
-
- SAC
-
noun,
a baglike structure in an animal, plant, or fungus, as one containing fluid.
- SAE
-
- ECA
-
- pes
-
noun,
a foot or footlike part.
- ec-
-
- SAP
-
noun,
the juice or vital circulating fluid of a plant, especially of a woody plant.
- PSI
-
noun,
the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet (Ψ, ψ).
- SAR
-
- EAS
-
noun,
the Akkadian god of wisdom, the son of Apsu and father of Marduk: the counterpart of Enki.
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- ECU
-
noun,
the shield carried by a mounted man-at-arms in the Middle Ages.
- Sp.
-
- PSE
-
- Sau
-
noun,
German name of Sava.
- PUC
-
- en-
-
- EIS
-
- eir
-
- PU
-
- RU
-
- 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.
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- RP
-
- SI
-
noun,
the syllable used for the seventh tone of a scale and sometimes for the tone B.
- RN
-
- 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.
- S.
-
- AU
-
plural,
to the; at the; with the.
- RI
-
- NU
-
noun,
the 13th letter of the Greek alphabet (Ν, ν).
- SA
-
- RC
-
- CU
-
- 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.
- ic
-
- NI
-
- U.
-
- NP
-
- UI
-
- CE
-
- NC
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- i.
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).
- IP
-
- EI
-
- ee
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- PI
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noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- N.
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- PE
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noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- UC
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- SU
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- R.
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- SN
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