Anagrams of importance
Word importance has
1343 anagrams
that can be made by using the letters of importance.
- preatomic
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adjective,
of or relating to the period of history preceding the atomic age.
- protamine
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noun,
any of a group of arginine-rich, strongly basic proteins that are not coagulated by heat, occurring primarily in the sperm of fish.
- recaption
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noun,
the taking back without violence of one's property or a member of one's family or household unlawfully in the possession or custody of another.
- manticore
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noun,
a legendary monster with a man's head, horns, a lion's body, and the tail of a dragon or, sometimes, a scorpion.
- Monteria
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noun,
a city in N Colombia.
- pentomic
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adjective,
pertaining to or characterizing the organization of an army division into five groups, each with supporting units, geared to maneuver in keeping with the requirements of atomic warfare.
- orpiment
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noun,
a mineral, arsenic trisulfide, As 2 S 3 , found usually in soft, yellow, foliated masses, used as a pigment.
- apocrine
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adjective,
of or relating to certain glands whose secretions are acted upon by bacteria to produce the characteristic odor of perspiration (distinguished from eccrine).
- atropine
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noun,
a poisonous crystalline alkaloid, C 17 H 23 NO 3 , obtained from belladonna and other plants of the nightshade family, that prevents the response of various body structures to certain types of nerve stimulation: used chiefly to relieve spasms, to lessen secretions, and, topically, to dilate the pupil of the eye.
- intercom
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noun,
an intercommunication system.
- Romanite
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noun,
a fossil resin similar to amber, used for jewelry.
- copremia
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noun,
poisoning due to the presence of fecal matter in the blood.
- operatic
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noun,
Usually, operatics. (used with a singular or plural verb)
the technique or method of producing or staging operas.
exaggerated or melodramatic behavior, often thought to be characteristic of operatic acting.
- romantic
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noun,
a romantic person.
- canotier
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noun,
a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.
- Poincare
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noun,
Jules Henri [zhyl ahn-ree] /ʒül ɑ̃ˈri/ (Show IPA), 1854–1912, French mathematician.
- procaine
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noun,
a compound, C 13 H 20 N 2 O 2 , used chiefly as a local and spinal anesthetic.
- Maronite
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noun,
a member of a body of Uniates living chiefly in Lebanon, who maintain a Syriac liturgy and a married clergy, and who are governed by the patriarch of Antioch.
- ptomaine
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noun,
any of a class of foul-smelling nitrogenous substances produced by bacteria during putrefaction of animal or plant protein: formerly thought to be toxic.
- Creation
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noun,
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
- impacter
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noun,
a person or thing that impacts.
- contemp.
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- portance
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noun,
bearing; behavior.
- Capriote
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Capri.
- open-air
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noun,
the outdoors.
- 11-point
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- reaction
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noun,
a reverse movement or tendency; an action in a reverse direction or manner.
- anomite
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noun,
a variety of mica, similar to biotite but differing in optical orientation.
- moraine
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noun,
a ridge, mound, or irregular mass of unstratified glacial drift, chiefly boulders, gravel, sand, and clay.
- mortice
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noun,
a notch, hole, groove, or slot made in a piece of wood or the like to receive a tenon of the same dimensions.
- Patmore
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noun,
Coventry (Kersey Dighton) [kov-uh n-tree kur-zee dahyt-n,, duhv-uh n‐] /ˈkɒv ən tri ˈkɜr zi ˈdaɪt n,, ˈdʌv ən‐/ (Show IPA), 1823–96, English poet and essayist.
- Comtian
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noun,
a follower of the philosophy of Auguste Comte.
- tampion
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noun,
a plug or stopper placed in the muzzle of a piece of ordnance when not in use, to keep out dampness and dust.
- meropia
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noun,
partial blindness.
- compart
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verb (used with object),
to separate or mark out in parts; subdivide.
- Tampico
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noun,
a seaport in SE Tamaulipas, in E Mexico.
- compare
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noun,
comparison:
- Romaine
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noun,
Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.
- pronate
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verb (used with object),
to turn into a prone position; to rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the surface of the palm is downward or toward the back; to turn (the sole of the foot) outward so that the inner edge of the foot bears the weight when standing.
- compar.
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- antero-
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- Romanic
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noun,
romance1 (def 9).
- Romance
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noun,
a novel, movie, or genre of popular fiction in which characters fall in love or begin a romantic relationship (often used attributively):
- raiment
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noun,
clothing; apparel; attire.
- potamic
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adjective,
of or relating to rivers.
- picrate
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noun,
a salt or ester of picric acid.
- erotica
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noun,
written works, usually fiction, dealing with sexual love.
- rampion
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noun,
a European bellflower, Campanula rapunculus, having an edible white tuberous root used in Europe for salad.
- cerato-
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- Pimento
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noun,
pimiento.
- ceriman
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noun,
a climbing, tropical American plant, Monstera deliciosa, of the arum family, characterized by cordlike, aerial roots and large, perforated leaves.
- Emporia
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noun,
a city in E Kansas.
- centro-
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- certain
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Idioms,
for certain, without a doubt; surely:
- centri-
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- Menorca
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noun,
Minorca.
- apomict
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noun,
an organism produced by apomixis.
- pteroma
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noun,
pteron.
- Aretino
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noun,
Pietro [pye-traw] /ˈpyɛ trɔ/ (Show IPA), 1492–1556, Italian satirist and dramatist.
- ectopia
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noun,
the usually congenital displacement of an organ or part.
- pertain
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verb (used without object),
to have reference or relation; relate:
- centimo
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noun,
the 100th part of the monetary units of various countries, as Costa Rica, Equatorial Guinea, Paraguay, and Venezuela.
- pterion
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noun,
the craniometric point at the side of the sphenoidal fontanelle.
- protein
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noun,
Biochemistry. any of numerous, highly varied organic molecules constituting a large portion of the mass of every life form and necessary in the diet of all animals and other nonphotosynthesizing organisms, composed of 20 or more amino acids linked in a genetically controlled linear sequence into one or more long polypeptide chains, the final shape and other properties of each protein being determined by the side chains of the amino acids and their chemical attachments: proteins include such specialized forms as collagen for supportive tissue, hemoglobin for transport, antibodies for immune defense, and enzymes for metabolism.
- Permian
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noun,
Geology. the Permian Period or System.
- apricot
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noun,
the downy, yellow, sometimes rosy fruit, somewhat resembling a small peach, of the tree Prunus armeniaca.
- repaint
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noun,
a part repainted, especially a part of a picture by a restorer.
- protean
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adjective,
readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable.
- parotic
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adjective,
situated about or near the ear.
- Cameron
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noun,
Julia Margaret, 1815–79, English photographer, born in India.
- cantrip
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noun,
Chiefly Scot. a magic spell; trick by sorcery.
- Carmine
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noun,
a crimson or purplish-red color.
- primate
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noun,
Ecclesiastical. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country.
- Pontiac
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noun,
c1720–69, North American Indian, chief of the Ottawa tribe: commander during the Pontiac War 1763–64.
- pointer
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noun,
a person or thing that points.
- carotin
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noun,
carotene.
- to-name
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noun,
a nickname, especially one to distinguish a person from others of the same name.
- manrope
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noun,
a rope placed at the side of a gangway, ladder, or the like, to serve as a rail.
- Amorite
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noun,
a member of one of the principal tribes, or nations, of Canaan before its conquest by the Israelites. II Sam. 12:26–31.
- cortina
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noun,
a weblike, often evanescent veil covering the gills or hanging from the cap edge of certain mushrooms, particularly those of genus Cortinarius, and sometimes persisting as a ring or remnant of fibrils around the mushroom stalk.
- cranio-
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- actino-
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- minaret
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noun,
a lofty, often slender, tower or turret attached to a mosque, surrounded by or furnished with one or more balconies, from which the muezzin calls the people to prayer.
- acetoin
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noun,
a yellowish, pleasant-smelling liquid, C 4 H 8 O 2 , obtained from various carbohydrates, as glucose, by fermentation: used chiefly in the manufacture of flavors and essences.
- entopic
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adjective,
being or occurring in the usual place.
- Torenia
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noun,
any of several plants belonging to the genus Torenia, of the figwort family, native to Africa and Asia, having two-lipped, usually blue or purple flowers.
- encomia
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noun,
a formal expression of high praise; eulogy:
- operant
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noun,
a person or thing that operates.
- crampon
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noun,
a spiked iron plate worn on boots or shoes for aid in climbing or to prevent slipping on ice, snow, etc.
- craniom
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- coremia
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noun,
the fruiting bodies of certain fungi, consisting of a loosely bound bundle of conidiophores.
- maintop
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noun,
a platform at the head of the lower mainmast.
- Painter
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noun,
an artist who paints pictures.
- Marcion
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noun,
a.d. c100–c160, Christian Gnostic.
- 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.
- Mercian
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Mercia.
- amniote
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noun,
any vertebrate of the group Amniota, comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals, characterized by having an amnion during the embryonic stage.
- tropine
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noun,
a white, crystalline, hygroscopic, water-soluble, poisonous alkaloid, C 8 H 15 NO, obtained chiefly by the hydrolysis of atropine or hyoscyamine.
- caption
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noun,
a title or explanation for a picture or illustration, especially in a magazine.
- metopic
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adjective,
of or relating to the forehead; frontal.
- contra-
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- porcine
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adjective,
of or relating to swine.
- caprine
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adjective,
of or relating to goats.
- aconite
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noun,
any plant belonging to the genus Aconitum, of the buttercup family, having irregular flowers usually in loose clusters, including species with poisonous and medicinal properties.
- Cremona
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noun,
a city in N Italy, on the Po River.
- Campion
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noun,
any of several plants of the genera Lychnis and Silene, having white, pink, or reddish flowers.
- Minorca
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noun,
Spanish Menorca. one of the Balearic Islands, in the W Mediterranean. 271 sq. mi. (700 sq. km).
- nematic
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adjective,
noting a mesomorphic state in which the arrangement of the molecules is linear.
- Marconi
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noun,
Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), Marchese, 1874–1937, Italian electrical engineer and inventor, especially in the field of wireless telegraphy: Nobel Prize in physics 1909.
- incomer
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noun,
a person who comes in.
- nemato-
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- pineta
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noun,
an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.
- centr-
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- Pontic
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noun,
an artificial tooth in a bridge.
- Carmen
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noun,
Ciudad del Carmen.
- centra
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noun,
a plural of centrum.
- encamp
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verb (used with object),
to make into a camp.
- Pinter
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noun,
Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.
- carton
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noun,
a cardboard or plastic box used typically for storage or shipping.
- cation
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noun,
a positively charged ion that is attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
- catnip
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noun,
a plant, Nepeta cataria, of the mint family, having egg-shaped leaves containing aromatic oils that are a cat attractant.
- pitmen
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- enamor
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verb (used with object),
to fill or inflame with love (usually used in the passive and followed by of or sometimes with):
- poetic
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noun,
poetics.
- cartop
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adjective,
of a size and shape suitable for carrying on the top of an automobile.
- carpo-
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- carnet
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noun,
a customs document allowing an automobile to be driven at no cost across international borders.
- pointe
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noun,
the tip of the toe.
- Pitman
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noun,
a person who works in a pit, as in coal mining.
- Carpet
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noun,
a heavy fabric, commonly of wool or nylon, for covering floors.
- pirate
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noun,
a person who robs or commits illegal violence at sea or on the shores of the sea.
- Carnot
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noun,
Lazare Nicolas Marguerite [la-zar nee-kaw-lah mar-guh-reet] /laˈzar ni kɔˈlɑ mar gəˈrit/ (Show IPA), 1753–1823, French general and statesman.
- centi-
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- pomace
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noun,
the pulpy residue from apples or similar fruit after crushing and pressing, as in cider making.
- penta-
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- Pinero
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noun,
Sir Arthur Wing, 1855–1934, English playwright and actor.
- cteno-
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- copier
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noun,
a person or thing that copies; copyist.
- pantie
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noun,
panties.
- panier
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noun,
pannier.
- copter
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noun,
helicopter.
- corita
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noun,
a boat resembling a large, woven basket, used by Indians of the southwestern U.S.
- nitro-
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- cornea
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noun,
the transparent anterior part of the external coat of the eye covering the iris and the pupil and continuous with the sclera.
- CORNET
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noun,
Music. a valved wind instrument of the trumpet family.
- orpine
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noun,
a plant, Sedum telephium, of the stonecrop family, having purplish flowers.
- ornate
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adjective,
elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so:
- Orient
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noun,
the Orient,
the countries of Asia, especially East Asia.
(formerly) the countries to the E of the Mediterranean.
- orcein
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noun,
a red dye, the principal coloring matter of cudbear and orchil, obtained by oxidizing an ammoniacal solution of orcinol.
- optime
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noun,
(formerly at Cambridge University, England) a student taking second or third honors in the mathematical tripos.
Compare wrangler (def 2).
- nemat-
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- nocti-
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- opiate
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noun,
a drug containing opium or its derivatives, used in medicine for inducing sleep and relieving pain.
- Noetic
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adjective,
of or relating to the mind.
- no-par
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adjective,
without par or face value:
- omenta
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noun,
a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.
- craton
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noun,
a relatively rigid and immobile region of continental portions of the earth's crust.
- norite
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noun,
a granular igneous rock consisting of a mix of light and dark minerals, the former being calcic plagioclase feldspars, and the latter orthorhombic pyroxenes.
- octane
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noun,
any of 18 isomeric saturated hydrocarbons having the formula C 8 H 18 , some of which are obtained in the distillation and cracking of petroleum.
- crepon
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noun,
a heavyweight crepe fabric.
- Cretan
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of Crete.
- cretin
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noun,
a person suffering from cretinism.
- notice
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noun,
an announcement or intimation of something impending; warning:
- panto-
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- Parent
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noun,
a father or a mother.
- cerat-
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- Citron
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noun,
a pale-yellow fruit resembling the lemon but larger and with thicker rind, borne by a small tree or large bush, Citrus medica, allied to the lemon and lime.
- emptor
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noun,
(especially in legal usage) a person who purchases or contracts to purchase; buyer.
- Pictor
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noun,
the Painter, a southern constellation between Dorado and Carina.
- picro-
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- picaro
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noun,
a rogue or vagabond.
- petro-
-
- Monera
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noun,
a taxonomic kingdom of prokaryotic organisms that typically reproduce by asexual budding or fission and have a nutritional mode of absorption, photosynthesis, or chemosynthesis, comprising the bacteria, blue-green algae, and various primitive pathogens.
- Moneta
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noun,
Ernesto Teodoro [er-ne-staw te-aw-daw-raw] /ɛrˈnɛ stɔ ˌtɛ ɔˈdɔ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1833–1918, Italian journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1907.
- Petain
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noun,
Henri Philippe Omer [ahn-ree fee-leep aw-mer] /ɑ̃ˈri fiˈlip ɔˈmɛr/ (Show IPA), 1856–1951, marshal of France: premier of the Vichy government 1940–44.
- cinema
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noun,
Chiefly British. motion picture.
- Monica
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noun,
a female given name.
- pernio
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noun,
chilblain.
- permit
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noun,
an authoritative or official certificate of permission; license:
- Peoria
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noun,
a city in central Illinois, on the Illinois River.
- Pareto
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noun,
Vilfredo [veel-fre-daw] /vilˈfrɛ dɔ/ (Show IPA), 1848–1923, Italian sociologist and economist in Switzerland.
- C-note
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noun,
See C (def 11).
- 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.
- patron
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noun,
a person who is a customer, client, or paying guest, especially a regular one, of a store, hotel, or the like.
- patri-
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- comate
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noun,
a mate or companion.
- patine
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noun,
patina.
- Napier
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noun,
neper.
- narco-
-
- parton
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noun,
a constituent of the nucleon originally postulated in the theoretical analysis of high-energy scattering of electrons by nucleons and subsequently identified with quarks and gluons.
- necro-
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- contr.
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- nectar
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noun,
the saccharine secretion of a plant, which attracts the insects or birds that pollinate the flower.
- Portia
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noun,
the heroine of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, who, in one scene, disguises herself as a lawyer.
- micro-
-
- enrapt
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adjective,
rapt; transported; enraptured:
- anemic
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adjective,
Pathology. suffering from anemia.
- import
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noun,
something that is imported from abroad; an imported commodity or article.
- impone
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verb (used with object),
to wager; stake.
- imper.
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- tenaim
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noun,
the terms of a Jewish marriage, as the wedding date, amount of the bride's dowry, etc., or an agreement containing such terms, made by the parents of an engaged couple at the engagement party.
- amino-
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- impart
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verb (used with object),
to make known; tell; relate; disclose:
- Marion
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noun,
Francis ("the Swamp Fox") 1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.
- IMPACT
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noun,
the striking of one thing against another; forceful contact; collision:
- tarpon
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noun,
a large, powerful game fish, Megalops atlantica, inhabiting the warmer waters of the Atlantic Ocean, having a compressed body and large, silvery scales.
- imaret
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noun,
(in Turkey) a hospice for pilgrims, travelers, etc.
- tanrec
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noun,
tenrec.
- tampon
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noun,
a plug of cotton or the like for insertion into an orifice, wound, etc., chiefly for absorbing blood or stopping hemorrhages.
- anemo-
-
- marine
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noun,
a member of the U.S. Marine Corps.
- tamper
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noun,
a person or thing that tamps.
- Marten
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noun,
any of several slender, chiefly arboreal carnivores of the genus Martes, of northern forests, having a long, glossy coat and bushy tail.
- iceman
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noun,
a man whose business is gathering, storing, selling, or delivering ice.
- anomie
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noun,
a state or condition of individuals or society characterized by a breakdown or absence of social norms and values, as in the case of uprooted people.
- Antrim
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noun,
a county in NE Northern Ireland. 1098 sq. mi. (2844 sq. km). County seat: Belfast.
- captor
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noun,
a person who has captured a person or thing.
- retina
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noun,
the innermost coat of the posterior part of the eyeball that receives the image produced by the lens, is continuous with the optic nerve, and consists of several layers, one of which contains the rods and cones that are sensitive to light.
- retain
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verb (used with object),
to keep possession of.
- iatro-
-
- matri-
-
- matron
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noun,
a married woman, especially one who is mature and staid or dignified and has an established social position.
- McNair
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noun,
Lesley James, 1883–1944, U.S. army officer.
- remain
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noun,
Usually, remains. something that remains or is left.
- Marino
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noun,
Daniel Constantine ("Dan") born 1961, U.S. football player.
- incept
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verb (used with object),
to take in; ingest.
- meacon
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verb (used with object),
to give false signals to (electronic navigational equipment), as by means of a radio transmitter.
- intra-
-
- tropic
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noun,
Geography.
either of two corresponding parallels of latitude on the terrestrial globe, one (tropic of Cancer) about 23½° N, and the other (tropic of Capricorn) about 23½° S of the equator, being the boundaries of the Torrid Zone.
the tropics, the regions lying between and near these parallels of latitude; the Torrid Zone and neighboring regions.
- Maceio
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noun,
a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.
- macro-
-
- trompe
-
noun,
Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.
- macron
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noun,
a horizontal line used as a diacritic over a vowel to indicate that it has a long sound or other specified pronunciation, as (ā) in fate (fāt).
- Mainer
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noun,
a native or inhabitant of the state of Maine.
- acetin
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noun,
a colorless, thick, hygroscopic liquid, C 5 H 10 O 4 : used chiefly in the manufacture of explosives.
- aceto-
-
- acmite
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noun,
a rare pyroxene mineral, sodium-ferric iron silicate, NaFe(Si 2 O 6), found in feldspathoid rocks.
- trepan
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noun,
a tool for cutting shallow holes by removing a core.
- trance
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noun,
a half-conscious state, seemingly between sleeping and waking, in which ability to function voluntarily may be suspended.
- intro.
-
- manioc
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noun,
cassava.
- income
-
noun,
the monetary payment received for goods or services, or from other sources, as rents or investments.
- topmen
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noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- actin-
-
- action
-
noun,
the process or state of acting or of being active:
- topman
-
noun,
a person stationed for duty in a top.
- inter.
-
- inmate
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noun,
a person who is confined in a prison, hospital, etc.
- mantic
-
adjective,
of or relating to divination.
- aeron.
-
- toe-in
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noun,
the slight forward convergence given to the front wheels of an automobile to improve steering qualities.
- toecap
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noun,
a piece of leather or other material covering the toe of a shoe.
- Marcie
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noun,
a female given name, form of Marcia.
- tip-on
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noun,
tip1 (def 4).
- airmen
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noun,
an aviator.
- recti-
-
- Romaic
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noun,
demotic (def 5).
- Crimea
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noun,
the, a peninsula in SE Ukraine, between the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov.
- pro-am
-
noun,
any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.
- atomic
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adjective,
of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
- atonic
-
noun,
Grammar. an unaccented word, syllable, or sound.
- Raetic
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noun,
an extinct language of uncertain affinities that was spoken in Rhaetia and written with the Etruscan alphabet.
- atopic
-
adjective,
of or relating to atopy.
- Merino
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) one of a breed of sheep, raised originally in Spain, valued for their fine wool.
- Racine
-
noun,
Jean Baptiste [zhahn ba-teest] /ʒɑ̃ baˈtist/ (Show IPA), 1639–99, French dramatist.
- pteron
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noun,
(in a classical temple) a colonnade parallel to, but apart from, the cella.
- ptero-
-
- Merton
-
noun,
Robert King, 1910–2003, U.S. sociologist.
- camion
-
noun,
a strongly built cart or wagon for transporting heavy loads; dray.
- camote
-
noun,
batata.
- camper
-
noun,
a person who camps out for recreation, especially in the wilderness.
- rapine
-
noun,
the violent seizure and carrying off of another's property; plunder.
- metric
-
noun,
Often, metrics. a standard for measuring or evaluating something, especially one that uses figures or statistics:
- Prince
-
noun,
a nonreigning male member of a royal family.
- metro-
-
- Canter
-
noun,
an easy gallop.
- Cantor
-
noun,
the religious official of a synagogue who conducts the liturgical portion of a service and sings or chants the prayers and parts of prayers designed to be performed as solos.
- micron
-
noun,
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu.
- entrap
-
verb (used with object),
to catch in or as in a trap; ensnare:
- Capone
-
noun,
Al(phonse) ("Scarface") 1899–1947, U.S. gangster and Prohibition-era bootlegger, probably born in Italy.
- Capote
-
noun,
a long cloak with a hood.
- Enrico
-
noun,
a male given name: Italian form of Henry.
- prance
-
noun,
the act of prancing; a prancing movement.
- erotic
-
noun,
an erotic poem.
- protei
-
noun,
plural of proteus (def 3).
- ratine
-
noun,
a loosely woven fabric made with nubby or knotty yarns.
- re-act
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- Mercia
-
noun,
an early English kingdom in central Britain.
- aroint
-
verb (imperative),
begone:
- armpit
-
noun,
the hollow under the arm at the shoulder; axilla.
- ration
-
noun,
a fixed allowance of provisions or food, especially for soldiers or sailors or for civilians during a shortage:
- recant
-
verb (used with object),
to withdraw or disavow (a statement, opinion, etc.), especially formally; retract.
- Mentor
-
noun,
a wise and trusted counselor or teacher.
- arpent
-
noun,
an old French unit of area equal to about one acre (0.4 hectare). It is still used in the province of Quebec and in parts of Louisiana.
- oater
-
noun,
a movie, television show, etc., about the frontier days of the U.S. West; western; horse opera.
- manic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or affected by mania.
- micra
-
noun,
a plural of micron.
- matr-
-
- Manet
-
noun,
Édouard [ey-dwar] /eɪˈdwar/ (Show IPA), 1832–83, French painter.
- Noemi
-
noun,
Naomi (def 1).
- manit
-
noun,
man-minute.
- moire
-
noun,
any moiré fabric.
- Mont.
-
- MINCE
-
noun,
something cut up very small; mincemeat.
- Monet
-
noun,
Claude [klawd;; French klohd] /klɔd;; French kloʊd/ (Show IPA), 1840–1926, French painter.
- noria
-
noun,
a device consisting of a series of buckets on a wheel, used in Spain and the East for raising water.
- metr-
-
- menta
-
noun,
Entomology. the medial plate of the labium in insects.
- Maine
-
noun,
a state in the NE United States, on the Atlantic coast. 33,215 sq. mi. (86,027 sq. km). Capital: Augusta.
Abbreviation: ME (for use with zip code), Me.
- Miner
-
noun,
Also called mineworker. a person who works in a mine, especially a commercial mine producing coal or metallic ores.
- McRae
-
noun,
Carmen, 1920–94, U.S. jazz singer and songwriter.
- meno-
-
- Macon
-
noun,
Nathaniel, 1758–1837, U.S. politician: Speaker of the House 1801–07.
- Norma
-
noun,
the Rule, a small southern constellation between Lupus and Ara.
- macer
-
noun,
macebearer.
- menat
-
noun,
an amulet worn by certain Egyptians in ancient times to secure divine protection and to ensure fertility.
- Minor
-
noun,
a person under the legal age of full responsibility.
- oaten
-
adjective,
of, relating to, or made of oats.
- noct-
-
- Moira
-
noun,
Classical Mythology.
the personification of fate.
Moirai, the Fates.
- matin
-
noun,
(often initial capital letter) matins, Also, especially British, mattins. (usually used with a singular verb) Ecclesiastical.
the first of the seven canonical hours.
the service for it, properly beginning at midnight, but sometimes beginning at daybreak.
Also called Morning Prayer. the service of public prayer, said in the morning, in the Anglican Church.
- monic
-
adjective,
(of a polynomial) having the coefficient of the term of highest degree equal to 1.
- Maroc
-
noun,
French name of Morocco.
- Marne
-
noun,
a river in NE France, flowing W to the Seine near Paris: battles 1914, 1918, 1944. 325 miles (525 km) long.
- Naomi
-
noun,
the mother-in-law of Ruth and the great-grandmother of David. Ruth 1.
- Merci
-
interjection,
thank you.
- Mitra
-
noun,
the mitriform pileus of certain fungi.
- miter
-
noun,
the official headdress of a bishop in the Western Church, in its modern form a tall cap with a top deeply cleft crosswise, the outline of the front and back resembling that of a pointed arch.
- Merca
-
noun,
a city in S Somalia.
- nacre
-
noun,
mother-of-pearl.
- Mario
-
noun,
a male given name: from the Roman family name Marius.
- Morea
-
noun,
Peloponnesus.
- Marin
-
noun,
John, 1870–1953, U.S. painter and etcher.
- Marie
-
noun,
(Marie Alexandra Victoria of Saxe-Coburg) 1875–1938, queen of Romania 1914–27.
- Minto
-
noun,
Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmond [el-ee-uh t-mur-ee-ki-nin-muh nd,, -muhr-ee-,, el-yuh t-] /ˈɛl i ətˈmɜr i kɪˈnɪn mənd,, -ˈmʌr i-,, ˈɛl yət-/ (Show IPA), 4th Earl of, 1845–1914, British colonial administrator: governor general of Canada 1898–1904; viceroy of India 1905–10.
- mater
-
noun,
British Informal. mother1 .
- merit
-
noun,
claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.
- Niort
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Deux-Sèvres, in W France.
- mero-
-
- Marti
-
noun,
José [haw-se] /hɔˈsɛ/ (Show IPA), 1853–1895, Cuban patriot and writer.
- Niter
-
noun,
potassium nitrate.
- nitr-
-
- Maori
-
noun,
a member of the native Polynesian population of New Zealand.
- nitre
-
noun,
niter.
- meta-
-
- metic
-
noun,
an alien resident of an ancient Greek city who paid a tax for the right to live there.
- Minot
-
noun,
George Richards [rich-erdz] /ˈrɪtʃ ərdz/ (Show IPA), 1885–1950, U.S. physician: Nobel prize 1934.
- Mitre
-
noun,
Bartolomé [bahr-taw-law-me] /ˌbɑr tɔ lɔˈmɛ/ (Show IPA), 1821–1906, Argentine soldier, statesman, and author: president of Argentina 1862–68.
- manor
-
noun,
(in England) a landed estate or territorial unit, originally of the nature of a feudal lordship, consisting of a lord's demesne and of lands within which he has the right to exercise certain privileges, exact certain fees, etc.
- meant
-
verb,
simple past tense and past participle of mean1 .
- picot
-
noun,
one of a number of ornamental loops in embroidery, or along the edge of lace, ribbon, etc.
- ocean
-
noun,
the vast body of salt water that covers almost three fourths of the earth's surface.
- repot
-
verb (used with object),
to transfer (a plant) to another, especially larger, pot.
- TEMPO
-
noun,
Music. relative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
- tempi
-
noun,
a plural of tempo.
- temp.
-
- temin
-
noun,
Howard M(artin) 1934–94, U.S. virologist: Nobel Prize in medicine 1975.
- Tarne
-
noun,
(in the Iliad) Sardis.
- Tarim
-
noun,
a river in NW China, in Xinjiang Uygur region. About 1300 miles (2090 km) long.
- tapir
-
noun,
any of several large, stout, three-toed ungulates of the family Tapiridae, of Central and South America, the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, somewhat resembling swine and having a long, flexible snout: all species are threatened or endangered.
- taper
-
noun,
gradual diminution of width or thickness in an elongated object.
- Taino
-
noun,
a member of an extinct Arawakan Indian tribe of the West Indies.
- Taine
-
noun,
Hippolyte Adolphe [ee-paw-leet a-dawlf] /i pɔˈlit aˈdɔlf/ (Show IPA), 1828–93, French literary critic and historian.
- Roman
-
noun,
a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- ripen
-
verb (used with or without object),
to make or become ripe.
- riant
-
adjective,
laughing; smiling; cheerful.
- rept.
-
- repic
-
noun,
the scoring of 30 points in the declaration of hands before one's opponent scores a point.
- teno-
-
- recip
-
- ramie
-
noun,
an Asian shrub, Boehmeria nivea, of the nettle family, yielding a fiber used especially in making textiles.
- Ramon
-
noun,
any of several tropical American trees belonging to the genus Brosimum, of the mulberry family, the leaves of which are used as forage, especially B. alicastrum, which bears the breadnut.
- ratio
-
noun,
the relation between two similar magnitudes with respect to the number of times the first contains the second:
- rcpt.
-
- react
-
verb (used with object),
to act or perform again.
- recap
-
noun,
a recapped tire.
- Recit
-
- reni-
-
- RECON
-
noun,
reconnaissance.
- recpt
-
- rect.
-
- recta
-
noun,
a plural of rectum.
- reman
-
verb (used with object),
to man again; furnish with a fresh supply of personnel.
- remit
-
noun,
Law. a transfer of the record of an action from one tribunal to another, particularly from an appellate court to the court of original jurisdiction.
- tenia
-
noun,
taenia.
- tenor
-
noun,
the course of thought or meaning that runs through something written or spoken; purport; drift.
- racon
-
noun,
radar beacon.
- trice
-
noun,
a very short time; an instant:
- toran
-
noun,
(in Indian Buddhist and Hindu architecture) a gateway having two or three lintels between two posts.
- toric
-
adjective,
noting or pertaining to a lens with a surface forming a portion of a torus, used for eyeglasses and contact lenses that correct astigmatism.
- Trace
-
noun,
a surviving mark, sign, or evidence of the former existence, influence, or action of some agent or event; vestige:
- train
-
noun,
Railroads. a self-propelled, connected group of rolling stock.
- tramp
-
noun,
the act of tramping.
- triac
-
noun,
a type of thyristor designed for electronic control of the current supplied to a circuit, used especially in dimmers for lighting systems.
- trine
-
noun,
a set or group of three; triad.
- toper
-
noun,
a hard drinker or chronic drunkard.
- tripe
-
noun,
the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food.
Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- Tromp
-
noun,
Cornelis [kawr-ney-lis] /kɔrˈneɪ lɪs/ (Show IPA), 1629–91, and his father, Maarten Harpertszoon [mahr-tuh n hahr-puh rt-sohn] /ˈmɑr tən ˈhɑr pərtˌsoʊn/ (Show IPA) 1597–1653, Dutch admirals.
- Trona
-
noun,
a monoclinic mineral, grayish or yellowish hydrous sodium carbonate and bicarbonate, Na 2 CO 3 ⋅NaHCO 3 ⋅2H 2 , occurring in dried or partly evaporated lake basins.
- trone
-
noun,
a large pair of scales, a spring balance, or other weighing device located in a town or marketplace to weigh goods and merchandise.
- trop-
-
- trope
-
noun,
Rhetoric.
any literary or rhetorical device, as metaphor, metonymy, synecdoche, and irony, that consists in the use of words in other than their literal sense.
an instance of this. Compare figure of speech.
- topic
-
noun,
a subject of conversation or discussion:
- tonic
-
noun,
a medicine that invigorates or strengthens:
- Tepic
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Nayarit, W central Mexico.
- Timon
-
noun,
c320–c230 b.c, Greek philosopher.
- tera-
-
- Terai
-
noun,
a marshy lowland area in N India and S Nepal, between the Ganges and the foothills of the Himalayas.
- term.
-
- terna
-
noun,
a list of three names submitted to the pope as recommended to fill a vacant bishopric or benefice.
- Terni
-
noun,
a city in central Italy.
- timer
-
noun,
a person or thing that times.
- Timor
-
noun,
an island in the S part of Indonesia: largest and easternmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands; E half formerly belonged to Portugal. 13,095 sq. mi. (33,913 sq. km).
- tonia
-
- tinea
-
noun,
any of several skin diseases caused by fungi; ringworm.
- Tiran
-
noun,
Strait of, a navigable waterway between the N Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba.
- T-man
-
noun,
a special investigator of the Department of the Treasury.
- toman
-
noun,
a coin of Iran, equal to 10 rials.
- tomia
-
noun,
the cutting edge of a bird's bill.
- toner
-
noun,
a person or thing that tones.
- ramet
-
noun,
an individual of a clone.
- Prot.
-
- ocrea
-
noun,
a sheathing part, as a pair of stipules united about a stem.
- Paton
-
noun,
Alan (Stewart) 1903–88, South African novelist.
- pari-
-
- part.
-
- Paten
-
noun,
a metal plate on which the bread is placed in the celebration of the Eucharist.
- Pater
-
noun,
British Informal. father.
- patio
-
noun,
an area, usually paved, adjoining a house and used as an area for outdoor lounging, dining, etc.
- Patmo
-
noun,
one of the Dodecanese Islands, off the SW coast of Asia Minor: St. John is supposed to have been exiled here (Rev. 1:9). 13 sq. mi. (34 sq. km).
- patr-
-
- pant-
-
- Peano
-
noun,
Giuseppe [joo-zep-pe] /dʒuˈzɛp pɛ/ (Show IPA), 1858–1932, Italian mathematician.
- peart
-
adjective,
lively; brisk; cheerful.
- 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.
- peri-
-
- Peron
-
noun,
Eva Duarte de [ee-vuh dwahr-tey duh;; Spanish e-vah dwahr-te th e] /ˈi və ˈdwɑr teɪ də;; Spanish ˈɛ vɑ ˈdwɑr tɛ ðɛ/ (Show IPA), 1919–52, Argentine political figure (wife of Juan Perón).
- pert.
-
- paren
-
plural noun,
parentheses:
- 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.
- petr-
-
- opine
-
verb (used with or without object),
to hold or express an opinion.
- octa-
-
- octan
-
noun,
an octan fever.
- Omani
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Oman.
- omni-
-
- ontic
-
adjective,
possessing the character of real rather than phenomenal existence; noumenal.
- opera
-
noun,
an extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet.
Compare comic opera, grand opera.
- optic
-
noun,
the eye.
- Pamir
-
noun,
the, a mountainous region in central Asia, largely in Tajikistan, where the Hindu Kush, Tien Shan, and Himalaya mountain ranges converge: highest peaks, about 25,000 feet (7600 meters).
- orant
-
noun,
a representation of a female figure, with outstretched arms and palms up in a gesture of prayer, in ancient and early Christian art.
- orate
-
verb (used with or without object),
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim.
- pacer
-
noun,
a person or thing that paces.
- Paeon
-
noun,
Classical Prosody. a foot of one long and three short syllables in any order.
- Paine
-
noun,
Albert Bigelow [big-uh-loh] /ˈbɪg əˌloʊ/ (Show IPA), 1861–1937, U.S. author and editor.
- paint
-
noun,
a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
- peta-
-
- Petra
-
noun,
an ancient city in SW Jordan: ruined structures carved out of varicolored stratified rock; capital of the Nabataeans and Edomites.
- prone
-
noun,
a sermon or a brief hortatory introduction to a sermon, usually delivered at a service at which the Eucharist is celebrated.
- Primo
-
noun,
the part of a piano duet played on the upper half of the keyboard.
- pret.
-
- preta
-
noun,
a wandering or disturbed ghost.
- Priam
-
noun,
a king of Troy, the son of Laomedon, husband of Hecuba, and father of Paris, Cassandra, Hector, Polyxena, and many others. He was killed during the capture of Troy.
- Price
-
noun,
the sum or amount of money or its equivalent for which anything is bought, sold, or offered for sale.
- prim.
-
- prime
-
noun,
the most flourishing stage or state.
- print
-
noun,
the state of being printed.
- Prato
-
noun,
a city in central Italy, near Florence.
- prion
-
noun,
any of several petrels of the genus Pachyptila, located in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere and having serrated edges on the bill.
- proc.
-
- proem
-
noun,
an introductory discourse; introduction; preface; preamble.
- prom.
-
- Prome
-
noun,
a city in central Burma, on the Irrawaddy River: location of several noted pagodas.
- pron.
-
- prem.
-
- prate
-
noun,
act of prating.
- petri
-
- Pinta
-
noun,
a nonvenereal treponematosis occurring chiefly in Central and South America, caused by Treponema carateum, characterized by spots of various colors on the skin.
- piano
-
noun,
a musical instrument in which felt-covered hammers, operated from a keyboard, strike the metal strings.
- pico-
-
- irate
-
adjective,
angry; enraged:
- Pieta
-
noun,
a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the body of the dead Christ, usually shown held on her lap.
- Piman
-
noun,
any of various groupings of Uto-Aztecan languages, of varying degrees of inclusiveness, comprising Pima and its closest relatives.
- Pinot
-
noun,
any of several varieties of purple or white vinifera grapes yielding a red or white wine, used especially in making burgundies and champagnes.
- Pinto
-
noun,
Western U.S. a pinto horse.
- prae-
-
- piton
-
noun,
a metal spike with an eye through which a rope may be passed.
- poet.
-
- Point
-
noun,
a sharp or tapering end, as of a dagger.
- Ponca
-
noun,
a member of a North American Indian people formerly of northern Nebraska, now living mostly in northern Oklahoma.
- Ponce
-
noun,
a pimp.
- Port.
-
- irone
-
noun,
a colorless liquid of isomeric, unsaturated ketones, C 14 H 22 O, obtained from orris root: used in perfumery for its odor of violets.
- crape
-
noun,
a lightweight fabric of silk, cotton, or other fiber, with a finely crinkled or ridged surface.
- Iran.
-
- canto
-
noun,
one of the main or larger divisions of a long poem.
- caine
-
noun,
(Sir Thomas Henry) Hall, 1853–1931, English novelist.
- cairn
-
noun,
a heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone, etc.
- Cairo
-
noun,
a city in and the capital of Egypt, in the N part on the E bank of the Nile.
- Cameo
-
noun,
a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background for a low-relief design of another color.
- Eaton
-
noun,
Theophilus, 1590–1658, English colonist and colonial administrator in America.
- Campo
-
noun,
(in South America) an extensive, nearly level grassland plain.
- caner
-
noun,
a person who works with cane, especially one who produces canework for chairs.
- canoe
-
noun,
any of various slender, open boats, tapering to a point at both ends, propelled by paddles or sometimes sails and traditionally formed of light framework covered with bark, skins, or canvas, or formed from a dug-out or burned-out log or logs, and now usually made of aluminum, fiberglass, etc.
- Cant.
-
- caper
-
noun,
a playful leap or skip.
- Corti
-
noun,
Alfonso [al-fon-soh;; Italian ahl-fawn-saw] /ælˈfɒn soʊ;; Italian ɑlˈfɔn sɔ/ (Show IPA), 1822–76, Italian anatomist.
- Capet
-
noun,
Hugh or Fr. Hugues [yg] /üg/ (Show IPA), a.d. 938?–996, king of France 987–996.
- Capon
-
noun,
a cockerel castrated to improve the flesh for use as food.
- capot
-
noun,
the taking by one player of all the tricks of a deal, as in piquet.
- Capri
-
noun,
an island in W Italy, in the Bay of Naples: grottoes; resort. 5½ sq. mi. (14 sq. km).
- Capt.
-
- Caren
-
noun,
a female given name.
- caret
-
noun,
a mark (‸) made in written or printed matter to show the place where something is to be inserted.
- Carie
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Caroline.
- Carin
-
noun,
a female given name.
- atrip
-
adjective,
aweigh.
- econ.
-
- carne
-
noun,
Marcel [mahr-sel;; French mar-sel] /mɑrˈsɛl;; French marˈsɛl/ (Show IPA), 1909–1996, French film director.
- apron
-
noun,
a garment covering part of the front of the body and tied at the waist, for protecting the wearer's clothing:
- antic
-
noun,
Usually, antics.
a playful trick or prank; caper.
a grotesque, fantastic, or ludicrous gesture, act, or posture.
- antre
-
noun,
a cavern; cave.
- A-one
-
adjective,
noting a vessel regarded by a shipping-classification society as being equipped to the highest standard and with equipment maintained in first-class condition.
- ERICA
-
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.
- Erato
-
noun,
the Muse of love poetry.
- EPROM
-
noun,
a memory chip whose contents can be erased by a mechanism using ultraviolet light and reprogrammed for other purposes.
- Apoc.
-
- epact
-
noun,
the difference in days between a solar year and a lunar year.
- aport
-
adverb,
on or toward the port side.
- ento-
-
- ecto-
-
- entia
-
noun,
plural of ens.
- enorm
-
adjective,
enormous; huge; vast.
- enact
-
verb (used with object),
to make into an act or statute:
- areo-
-
- Arion
-
noun,
flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- Armen
-
- armet
-
noun,
a completely enclosed helmet having a visor and hinged cheek pieces fastened under the chin.
- Artie
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Arthur.
- ation
-
- atmo-
-
- Carme
-
noun,
a small natural satellite of the planet Jupiter.
- carom
-
noun,
Billiards, Pool. a shot in which the cue ball hits two balls in succession.
- ante-
-
- Copan
-
noun,
Santa Rosa de Copán.
- comet
-
noun,
a celestial body moving about the sun, usually in a highly eccentric orbit, consisting of a central mass surrounded by an envelope of dust and gas that may form a tail that streams away from the sun.
- comp.
-
- compt
-
verb (used with or without object), noun,
count1 .
- Comr.
-
- Comte
-
noun,
count2 .
- cream
-
noun,
the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- crate
-
noun,
a slatted wooden box or framework for packing, shopping, or storing fruit, furniture, glassware, crockery, etc.
- cont.
-
- Conte
-
noun,
count2 .
- copen
-
noun,
Also called copen blue. a medium blue color.
- Creon
-
noun,
a king of Thebes, the brother of Jocasta and the uncle of Eteocles, Polynices, and Antigone.
- coper
-
noun,
a horse dealer.
- copr-
-
- Monte
-
noun,
Also called monte bank. a gambling game played with a 40-card pack in which players bet that one of two layouts, each consisting of two cards drawn from either the top or bottom of the deck and turned face up, will be matched in suit by the next card turned up.
- copra
-
noun,
the dried kernel or meat of the coconut from which coconut oil is expressed.
- Crane
-
noun,
any large wading bird of the family Gruidae, characterized by long legs, bill, and neck and an elevated hind toe.
- cramp
-
noun,
Often, cramps.
a sudden, involuntary, spasmodic contraction of a muscle or group of muscles, especially of the extremities, sometimes with severe pain.
a piercing pain in the abdomen.
an intermittent, painful contraction of structures of a wall containing involuntary muscle, as in biliary colic or in the uterine contractions of menstruation or of labor.
- Corea
-
noun,
Armando Anthony [ahr-mahn-doh] /ɑrˈmɑn doʊ/ (Show IPA), ("Chick") born 1941, U.S. jazz pianist and composer.
- coria
-
noun,
plural of corium.
- corp.
-
- corpn
-
- Comer
-
noun,
Informal. a person or thing that is progressing well or is very promising:
- crept
-
noun,
an act or instance of creeping:
- carp-
-
- cetin
-
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.
- carpi
-
noun,
plural of carpus.
- Carte
-
noun,
(italics) French. menu; bill of fare.
Compare à la carte.
- cater
-
verb (used with object),
to provide food and service for:
- cent.
-
- CENTO
-
noun,
a piece of writing, especially a poem, composed wholly of quotations from the works of other authors.
- Ceram
-
noun,
an island of the Moluccas in Indonesia, W of New Guinea. 7191 sq. mi. (18,625 sq. km).
- 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.
- cero-
-
- cert.
-
- Ciano
-
noun,
Count Galeazzo [gah-le-aht-tsaw] /ˌgɑ lɛˈɑt tsɔ/ (Show IPA), (Ciano di Cortellazzo) 1903–44, Italian Fascist statesman: minister of foreign affairs 1936–43.
- crim.
-
- Cimon
-
noun,
507–499 b.c, Athenian military leader, naval commander, and statesman (son of Miltiades).
- crone
-
noun,
a withered, witchlike old woman.
- cine-
-
- Croat
-
noun,
a native or inhabitant of Croatia; Croatian.
- crit.
-
- coapt
-
verb (used with object),
to bring close together:
- coati
-
noun,
any tropical American carnivore of the genus Nasua, related to the raccoon, having an elongated body, long, ringed tail, and a slender, flexible snout.
- crine
-
noun,
hair; head of hair.
- crimp
-
noun,
the act of crimping.
- crime
-
noun,
an action or an instance of negligence that is deemed injurious to the public welfare or morals or to the interests of the state and that is legally prohibited.
- anti-
-
- atone
-
verb (used with object),
to make amends for; expiate:
- amin-
-
- Amer.
-
- acorn
-
noun,
the typically ovoid fruit or nut of an oak, enclosed at the base by a cupule.
- AMICE
-
noun,
an oblong vestment, usually of white linen, worn about the neck and shoulders and partly under the alb.
- Actor
-
noun,
a person who acts in stage plays, motion pictures, television broadcasts, etc.
- incor
-
- incr.
-
- acpt.
-
- acet-
-
- acro-
-
- impar
-
adjective,
unpaired; azygous.
- Acton
-
noun,
a quilted garment worn under mail in the 13th and 14th centuries; gambeson.
- acron
-
noun,
the unsegmented, preoral portion of the body of an arthropod.
- Imena
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Arabic word meaning “faith.”.
- ament
-
noun,
catkin.
- anim.
-
- AMORC
-
- aero-
-
- aeri-
-
- inept
-
adjective,
without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit:
- Aneto
-
noun,
Pi·co de [pee-kaw th e] /ˈpi kɔ ðɛ/ (Show IPA). Spanish name of Pic de Néthou.
- amine
-
noun,
any of a class of compounds derived from ammonia by replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms with organic groups.
- inert
-
adjective,
having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active):
- ancre
-
adjective,
having the end of each limb divided and carved outward like the flukes of an anchor; moline:
- intr.
-
- amort
-
adjective,
spiritless; lifeless.
- 30-30
-
- inapt
-
adjective,
not apt or fitting.
- anime
-
noun,
a Japanese style of motion-picture animation, characterized by highly stylized, colorful art, futuristic settings, violence, and sexuality.
- Ceto
-
- AIME
-
- ciao
-
interjection,
(used as a word of greeting or parting): hello; goodbye; so long; see you later.
- pice
-
noun,
a former bronze coin of British India, one quarter of an anna.
Compare pie5 .
- Pica
-
noun,
a 12-point type of a size between small pica and English.
- toea
-
noun,
a bronze coin and monetary unit of Papua New Guinea, the 100th part of a kina.
- pian
-
noun,
yaws.
- aet.
-
- peto
-
noun,
wahoo3 .
- 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.
- tome
-
noun,
a book, especially a very heavy, large, or learned book.
- cion
-
noun,
scion (def 2).
- Pet.
-
- cir.
-
- tone
-
noun,
any sound considered with reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source, etc.:
- Ceta
-
noun,
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.
- RONA
-
- cet-
-
- 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.
- poem
-
noun,
a composition in verse, especially one that is characterized by a highly developed artistic form and by the use of heightened language and rhythm to express an intensely imaginative interpretation of the subject.
- pnea
-
- Cato
-
noun,
Marcus Porcius [pawr-shee-uh s,, -shuh s] /ˈpɔr ʃi əs,, -ʃəs/ (Show IPA), ("the Elder"or"the Censor") 234–149 b.c, Roman statesman, soldier, and writer.
- pita
-
noun,
a fiber obtained from plants of the genera Agave, Aechmea, etc., used for cordage, mats, etc.
- Piro
-
noun,
piroplasmosis.
- pirn
-
noun,
a weaver's bobbin, spool, or reel.
- 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.
- cen.
-
- 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.
- TINA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Tine
-
noun,
a sharp, projecting point or prong, as of a fork.
- cera
-
noun,
(in prescriptions) wax.
- 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.
- Aire
-
- 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.
- pina
-
noun,
pineapple.
- tion
-
- CERN
-
- Pima
-
noun,
a member of an Indian people of southern Arizona and northern Mexico.
- tire
-
noun,
British Dialect. fatigue.
- cit.
-
- Piet
-
noun,
Scot. a magpie.
- 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.
- Tiro
-
noun,
tyro.
- cire
-
noun,
a brilliant, highly glazed surface produced on fabrics by subjecting them to a wax, heat, and calendering treatment.
- Pent
-
noun,
penthouse (def 4).
- cite
-
noun,
citation (defs 7, 8).
- trim
-
noun,
the condition, order, or fitness of a person or thing for action, work, use, etc.
- Cope
-
noun,
a long mantle, especially of silk, worn by ecclesiastics over the alb or surplice in processions and on other occasions.
- trap
-
noun,
a contrivance used for catching game or other animals, as a mechanical device that springs shut suddenly.
- Pare
-
noun,
Ambroise [ahn-brwaz] /ɑ̃ˈbrwaz/ (Show IPA), 1510–90, French surgeon.
- par.
-
- 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.
- tri-
-
- acme
-
noun,
the highest point; summit; peak:
- Copt
-
noun,
a member of the Coptic Church.
- Cor.
-
- pane
-
noun,
one of the divisions of a window or the like, consisting of a single plate of glass in a frame.
- Pan.
-
- Cora
-
noun,
Classical Mythology. Kore.
- Trio
-
noun,
a musical composition for three voices or instruments.
- 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.
- pam.
-
- pair
-
noun,
two identical, similar, or corresponding things that are matched for use together:
- Trip
-
noun,
a journey or voyage:
- Cori
-
noun,
Carl Ferdinand, 1896–1984, and his wife, Gerty Theresa, 1896–1957, U.S. biochemists, born in Austria-Hungary: Nobel Prize in Medicine 1947.
- tRNA
-
- Pain
-
noun,
physical suffering or distress, as due to injury, illness, etc.
- corm
-
noun,
an enlarged, fleshy, bulblike base of a stem, as in the crocus.
- PACT
-
noun,
an agreement, covenant, or compact:
- CORN
-
noun,
Also called Indian corn; especially technical and British, maize. a tall cereal plant, Zea mays, cultivated in many varieties, having a jointed, solid stem and bearing the grain, seeds, or kernels on large ears.
- PACE
-
noun,
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.:
- otic
-
adjective,
of or relating to the ear; auricular.
- tron
-
- Orne
-
noun,
a department in NW France. 2372 sq. mi. (6145 sq. km). Capital: Alençon.
- tram
-
noun,
British. a streetcar.
- acr-
-
- Perm
-
noun,
permanent (def 4).
- aeon
-
noun,
(in Gnosticism) one of a class of powers or beings conceived as emanating from the Supreme Being and performing various functions in the operations of the universe.
- Cmon
-
- per.
-
- peon
-
noun,
(in Spanish America) a farm worker or unskilled laborer; day laborer.
- aer-
-
- cat.
-
- Pen.
-
- coat
-
noun,
an outer garment with sleeves, covering at least the upper part of the body:
- Toni
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Antoinette or Antonia.
- peat
-
noun,
a highly organic material found in marshy or damp regions, composed of partially decayed vegetable matter: it is cut and dried for use as fuel.
- coin
-
noun,
a piece of metal stamped and issued by the authority of a government for use as money.
- pear
-
noun,
the edible fruit, typically rounded but elongated and growing smaller toward the stem, of a tree, Pyrus communis, of the rose family.
- coir
-
noun,
the prepared fiber of the husk of the coconut fruit, used in making rope, matting, etc.
- pct.
-
- Com.
-
- pat.
-
- top-
-
- coma
-
noun,
a state of prolonged unconsciousness, including a lack of response to stimuli, from which it is impossible to rouse a person.
- tope
-
noun,
a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- come
-
noun,
Slang: Vulgar. semen.
- topi
-
noun,
topee.
- pato
-
noun,
an Argentine game played by two teams of four on horseback, resembling a cross between polo and basketball, using a ball with six large leather handles, the object of which is to place or throw the ball through the opponent's net that hangs from a 9 feet (2.7 meters) high pole.
- torc
-
noun,
torque (def 4).
- Tore
-
noun,
a torus.
- Tori
-
noun,
plural of torus.
- 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.
- Con.
-
- torn
-
noun,
a drop of the saline, watery fluid continually secreted by the lacrimal glands between the surface of the eye and the eyelid, serving to moisten and lubricate these parts and keep them clear of foreign particles. Synonyms: teardrop.
- Pate
-
noun,
the crown or top of the head.
- Cate
-
noun,
a choice food;delicacy; dainty.
- Carn
-
noun,
cairn.
- airt
-
noun,
a direction.
- ance
-
- Rep.
-
- rent
-
noun,
a payment made periodically by a tenant to a landlord in return for the use of land, a building, an apartment, an office, or other property.
- Reno
-
noun,
Informal. a renovation, as of a building or room.
- Tame
-
adjective,
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated:
- tamp
-
verb (used with object),
to force in or down by repeated, rather light, strokes:
- Rena
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Marina.
- apt.
-
plural,
apartment.
- 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.
- Tane
-
noun,
a Polynesian god of fertility.
- reit
-
noun,
real-estate investment trust.
- 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.
- ARCO
-
adverb,
(of the performance of a passage for stringed instruments) with the bow.
- Tape
-
noun,
a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc.
- repo
-
noun,
a repurchase agreement.
- Arm.
-
- amt.
-
- Tare
-
noun,
any of various vetches, especially Vicia sativa.
- Arne
-
noun,
Thomas Augustine, 1710–78, English composer of operas and songs.
- Arno
-
noun,
Peter (Curtis Arnoux Peters) 1904–68, U.S. cartoonist and author.
- Aron
-
noun,
a male given name.
- reap
-
verb (used with object),
to cut (wheat, rye, etc.) with a sickle or other implement or a machine, as in harvest.
- ream
-
noun,
a standard quantity of paper, consisting of 20 quires or 500 sheets (formerly 480 sheets), or 516 sheets (printer's ream or perfect ream)
- art.
-
- Amri
-
noun,
Omri.
- RATO
-
noun,
rocket-assisted takeoff.
- atm.
-
- Apr.
-
- tain
-
noun,
a thin tin plate.
- rate
-
noun,
the amount of a charge or payment with reference to some basis of calculation:
- roan
-
noun,
a horse or other animal with a roan coat.
- Rome
-
noun,
Harold (Jacob) 1908–1993, U.S. lyricist and composer.
- ano-
-
- ant.
-
- rope
-
noun,
a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material.
- Rota
-
noun,
Chiefly British.
a round or rotation of duties; a period of work or duty taken in rotation with others.
an agenda or circuit of sporting events, as a round of golf tournaments, played in different localities throughout the year.
- ROTC
-
noun,
a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. Abbreviation: ROTC, R.O.T.C.
- rote
-
noun,
routine; a fixed, habitual, or mechanical course of procedure:
- Roti
-
noun,
roast.
- Roma
-
noun,
Rome.
- Rom.
-
- Roca
-
noun,
Cape, a cape in W Portugal, near Lisbon: the western extremity of continental Europe.
- rpt.
-
- Tace
-
noun,
tasset.
- apo-
-
- roam
-
noun,
an act or instance of roaming; a ramble.
- rite
-
noun,
a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use:
- RITA
-
noun,
the Vedic concept of cosmic and social order.
- taco
-
noun,
Mexican Cookery. an often crisply fried tortilla folded over and filled, as with seasoned chopped meat, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese.
- rit.
-
- 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.
- riot
-
noun,
a noisy, violent public disorder caused by a group or crowd of persons, as by a crowd protesting against another group, a government policy, etc., in the streets.
- Rina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- rime
-
noun,
Also called rime ice. an opaque coating of tiny, white, granular ice particles, caused by the rapid freezing of supercooled water droplets on impact with an object.
Compare frost (def 3), glaze (def 17).
- Rima
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Rico
-
noun,
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act: a U.S. law, enacted in 1970, allowing victims of organized crime to sue those responsible for punitive damages.
- Rice
-
noun,
the starchy seeds or grain of an annual marsh grass, Oryza sativa, cultivated in warm climates and used for food.
- Aten
-
noun,
Aton.
- rapt
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- CART
-
noun,
a heavy two-wheeled vehicle, commonly without springs, drawn by mules, oxen, or the like, used for the conveyance of heavy goods.
- CARE
-
noun,
a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern:
- Tena
-
noun,
Koyukon.
- prie
-
noun,
a test, trial, or taste; a test by sampling.
- cap.
-
- 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.
- Amie
-
noun,
a female friend.
- capo
-
noun,
any of various devices for a guitar, lute, banjo, etc., that when clamped or screwed down across the strings at a given fret will raise each string a corresponding number of half tones.
- prec
-
- pre-
-
- prat
-
noun,
the buttocks.
- prao
-
noun,
proa.
- amic
-
adjective,
of or relating to an amide or amine.
- pram
-
noun,
perambulator.
- pot.
-
- prin
-
- ter.
-
- porn
-
noun,
Sometimes, porno [pawr-noh] /ˈpɔr noʊ/ (Show IPA). pornography; sexually explicit videos, photographs, writings, or the like, produced to elicit sexual arousal (often used attributively):
- Pori
-
noun,
a seaport in W Finland, on the Gulf of Bothnia.
- pore
-
noun,
a minute opening or orifice, as in the skin or a leaf, for perspiration, absorption, etc.
- tern
-
noun,
any of numerous aquatic birds of the subfamily Sterninae of the family Laridae, related to the gulls but usually having a more slender body and bill, smaller feet, a long, deeply forked tail, and a more graceful flight, especially those of the genus Sterna, as S. hirundo (common tern) of Eurasia and America, having white, black, and gray plumage.
- romp
-
noun,
a lively or boisterous frolic.
- pone
-
noun,
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
- Amen
-
noun,
an utterance of the interjection “amen.”.
- pome
-
noun,
the characteristic fruit of the apple family, as an apple, pear, or quince, in which the edible flesh arises from the greatly swollen receptacle and not from the carpels.
- 1080
-
- tier
-
noun,
one of a series of rows or ranks rising one behind or above another, as of seats in an amphitheater, boxes in a theater, guns in a man-of-war, or oars in an ancient galley.
- Time
-
noun,
the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- ten.
-
- cane
-
noun,
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
- atic
-
- atop
-
preposition,
on the top of:
- 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.
- rant
-
noun,
ranting, extravagant, or violent declamation.
- Rani
-
noun,
ranee.
- Tarn
-
noun,
a small mountain lake or pool, especially one in a cirque.
- RAMP
-
noun,
a sloping surface connecting two levels; incline.
- amp.
-
- atom
-
noun,
Physics.
the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical attraction; the number of protons determines the identity of the element.
an atom with one of the electrons replaced by some other particle:
- rami
-
noun,
plural of ramus.
- Aton
-
noun,
a solar deity declared by Amenhotep IV to be the only god, represented as a solar disk with rays ending in human hands.
- Taro
-
noun,
a stemless plant, Colocasia esculenta, of the arum family, cultivated in tropical regions, in the Pacific islands and elsewhere, for the edible tuber.
- 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).
- tarp
-
noun,
tarpaulin.
- ator
-
- Can.
-
- RACE
-
noun,
a contest of speed, as in running, riding, driving, or sailing.
- RCMP
-
- team
-
noun,
a number of persons forming one of the sides in a game or contest:
- Cain
-
noun,
Scot. and Irish English. rent paid in kind, especially a percentage of a farm crop.
- Amor
-
noun,
Cupid.
- Came
-
noun,
a slender, grooved bar of lead for holding together the pieces of glass in windows of latticework or stained glass.
- Amon
-
noun,
Amen.
- Cami
-
noun,
camisole (def 1).
- CAMP
-
noun,
a place where an army or other group of persons or an individual is lodged in a tent or tents or other temporary means of shelter.
- proa
-
noun,
any of various types of Indonesian boats, especially a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.
- pro-
-
- Amir
-
noun,
emir.
- Cort
-
- pean
-
noun,
paean.
- Orem
-
noun,
a city in N Utah.
- mean
-
noun,
Usually, means. (used with a singular or plural verb) an agency, instrument, or method used to attain an end:
- Nero
-
noun,
(Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) (“Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus”) a.d. 37–68, emperor of Rome 54–68, known for his cruelty and depravity.
- Neri
-
noun,
Saint Philip (Filippo Neri) 1515–95, Italian priest: founder of Congregation of the Oratory.
- neo-
-
- Nemo
-
noun,
remote (def 10).
- MCPO
-
- neat
-
noun,
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
- neap
-
noun,
neap tide.
- NCTE
-
- NATO
-
noun,
an organization formed in Washington, D.C. (1949), comprising the 12 nations of the Atlantic Pact together with Greece, Turkey, and the Federal Republic of Germany, for the purpose of collective defense against aggression.
- narc
-
noun,
a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- MatE
-
noun,
a partner in marriage; spouse.
- EARN
-
verb (used with object),
to gain or get in return for one's labor or service:
- nape
-
noun,
the back of the neck (usually used in the phrase nape of the neck).
- 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.
- name
-
noun,
a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought is designated, called, or known.
- mear
-
noun,
mere3 .
- Nair
-
noun,
a group of Hindu castes in the Kerala region of India.
- meat
-
noun,
the flesh of animals as used for food.
- Meir
-
noun,
Golda [gohl-duh] /ˈgoʊl də/ (Show IPA), (Goldie Mabovitch; Goldie Myerson) 1898–1978, Israeli political leader, born in Russia: prime minister 1969–74.
- men-
-
- ICAO
-
- NICE
-
noun,
a port in and the capital of Alpes-Maritimes, in SE France, on the Mediterranean: resort.
- Etna
-
noun,
Mount, an active volcano in E Sicily. 10,758 feet (3280 meters).
- 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.
- Mano
-
noun,
the upper or handheld stone used when grinding maize or other grains on a metate.
- int.
-
- Nome
-
noun,
one of the provinces of ancient Egypt.
- Noma
-
noun,
a gangrenous ulceration of the mouth or genitalia, occurring mainly in debilitated children.
- nom.
-
- noir
-
adjective,
black; noting the black numbers in roulette.
- inro
-
noun,
a small lacquer box with compartments for medicines, cosmetics, etc., worn on the waist sash of the traditional Japanese costume.
- Mar.
-
- MARC
-
noun,
the grapes contained in the wine press and the residue, as skins and pips, remaining after the juice is expressed.
- Mare
-
noun,
a fully mature female horse or other equine animal.
- Miro
-
noun,
Gabriel [gah-vree-el] /ˌgɑ vriˈɛl/ (Show IPA), 1879–1930, Spanish novelist, short-story writer, and essayist.
- Mari
-
noun,
a member of a Uralic people living in scattered communities north of Cheboksary and Kazan in European Russia, mainly in the Mari Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
- ctr.
-
- Inc.
-
- inae
-
- Imp.
-
- IMCO
-
- NIRA
-
- Mart
-
noun,
market; trading center; trade center.
- nipa
-
noun,
a palm, Nypa fruticans, of India, the Philippines, etc., whose foliage is used for thatching, basketry, etc.
- Nier
-
noun,
Alfred Otto Carl, 1911–1994, U.S. physicist.
- Eton
-
noun,
a town in Berkshire, in S England, on the Thames River, W of London: the site of Eton College.
- ment
-
- Nor.
-
- moan
-
noun,
a prolonged, low, inarticulate sound uttered from or as if from physical or mental suffering.
- Mona
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mon.
-
- moit
-
noun,
a foreign particle found in wool, as a burr, twig, or seed.
- mica
-
noun,
any member of a group of minerals, hydrous silicates of aluminum with other bases, chiefly potassium, magnesium, iron, and lithium, that separate readily into thin, tough, often transparent, and usually elastic laminae; isinglass.
- emir
-
noun,
a chieftain, prince, commander, or head of state in some Islamic countries.
- emit
-
verb (used with object),
to send forth (liquid, light, heat, sound, particles, etc.); discharge.
- MICE
-
noun,
plural of mouse.
- mien
-
noun,
air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.:
- moat
-
noun,
a deep, wide trench, usually filled with water, surrounding the rampart of a fortified place, as a town or a castle.
- min.
-
- emia
-
- Mina
-
noun,
an ancient unit of weight and value equal to the sixtieth part of a talent.
- MiNE
-
noun,
an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- Mino
-
noun,
Minho.
- enc.
-
- mint
-
noun,
any aromatic herb of the genus Mentha, having opposite leaves and small, whorled flowers, as the spearmint and peppermint.
Compare mint family.
- Emp.
-
- Mira
-
noun,
Astronomy. the first long-period pulsating variable star to be discovered, with a period averaging 331 days. It is a red giant and a component of a binary star in the constellation Cetus.
- mite
-
noun,
any of numerous small to microscopic arachnids of the subclass Acari, including species that are parasitic on animals and plants or that feed on decaying matter and stored foods.
- Mita
-
noun,
a colonial system in Peru by which the Spanish government required Indians to perform periodic forced labor, especially in the mines.
- emic
-
adjective,
pertaining to or being a significant unit that functions in contrast with other units in a language or other system of behavior.
- ect-
-
- 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.
- more
-
noun,
an additional quantity, amount, or number:
- mRNA
-
- etc.
-
- MEPA
-
- Merc
-
noun,
a mercenary soldier.
- mote
-
noun,
a small particle or speck, especially of dust.
- Mort
-
noun,
Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
- morn
-
noun,
morning.
- Erna
-
noun,
a female given name: from an Old English word meaning “eagle.”.
- Erma
-
noun,
a female given name.
- Mora
-
noun,
the unit of time equivalent to the ordinary or normal short sound or syllable.
- eco-
-
- Erin
-
noun,
Literary. Ireland.
- Eric
-
noun,
Eric the Red.
- met.
-
- epit
-
- epic
-
noun,
an epic poem.
- epi-
-
- MOpt
-
- Miao
-
noun,
Also, Meo. a member of a diverse group of seminomadic farming people of the mountains of southeastern China and adjacent areas of Laos, North Vietnam, and Thailand.
- mope
-
noun,
a person who mopes or is given to moping.
- Mic.
-
- nope
-
adverb,
no1 (def 1).
- Ice.
-
- 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.
- M-16
-
noun,
a lightweight, fully automatic rifle shooting a small-caliber bullet at an extremely high velocity: a U.S. Army combat weapon for mobile units and jungle fighting.
- crat
-
- omit
-
verb (used with object),
to leave out; fail to include or mention:
- Omer
-
noun,
a Hebrew unit of dry measure, the tenth part of an ephah.
- Omar
-
noun,
a male given name.
- Oman
-
noun,
Sultanate of. Formerly Muscat and Oman. an independent sultanate in SE Arabia. About 82,800 sq. mi. (212,380 sq. km). Capital: Muscat.
- M-14
-
noun,
a fully automatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber rifle developed from the M-1: replaced the M-1 as the standard U.S. Army combat rifle.
- Oita
-
noun,
a seaport on NE Kyushu, in S Japan.
- once
-
noun,
a single occasion; one time only:
- Mac-
-
- Mace
-
noun,
a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages.
- Oct.
-
- maco
-
noun,
an Egyptian cotton, used especially in the manufacture of hosiery and undergarments.
- crip
-
noun,
a term used to refer to a person who is partially or totally unable to use one or more limbs.
- IOTA
-
noun,
a very small quantity; jot; whit.
- Omri
-
noun,
a king of Israel and the father of Ahab. I Kings 16:16–28.
- Ont.
-
- OAPC
-
- item
-
noun,
a separate article or particular:
- Orca
-
noun,
the killer whale, Orcinus orca.
- Cote
-
noun,
a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- Ire.
-
- Irma
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Erma.
- iron
-
noun,
Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C.
Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
- Itea
-
noun,
any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Itea, of the saxifrage family, having simple, alternate leaves and clusters of small, greenish-white flowers, as the Virginia willow, I. virginica.
- iter
-
noun,
a canal or passage.
- OPEC
-
noun,
an organization founded in 1960 of nations that export large amounts of petroleum: formed to establish oil-exporting policies and set prices.
- Oran
-
noun,
a seaport in NW Algeria.
- opia
-
- CRAM
-
noun,
Informal. the act of cramming for an examination.
- OPer
-
- crap
-
noun,
Vulgar.
excrement.
an act of defecation.
- open
-
noun,
an open or clear space.
- Main
-
noun,
a principal pipe or duct in a system used to distribute water, gas, etc.
- omen
-
noun,
anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent.
- mire
-
noun,
a tract or area of wet, swampy ground; bog; marsh.
- Nora
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Honora.
- note
-
noun,
a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
- Mani
-
noun,
Manes.
- mane
-
noun,
the long hair growing on the back of or around the neck and neighboring parts of some animals, as the horse or lion.
- Man.
-
- NTIA
-
- nota
-
noun,
a dorsal plate or sclerite of the thorax of an insect.
- Iona
-
noun,
an island in the Hebrides, off the W coast of Scotland: center of early Celtic Christianity.
- not-
-
- Norm
-
noun,
a standard, model, or pattern.
- crop
-
noun,
the cultivated produce of the ground, while growing or when gathered:
- nori
-
noun,
a seaweed having a mildly sweet, salty taste, usually dried, used in Japanese cookery mainly as a wrap for sushi.
- Mair
-
adjective, noun, adverb,
more.
- ARC
-
noun,
Geometry. any unbroken part of the circumference of a circle or other curved line.
- 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.
- tr.
-
- Tpr
-
- RIM
-
noun,
the outer edge, border, margin, or brink of something, especially of a circular object.
- MI6
-
noun,
the government's secret intelligence service.
- MI5
-
noun,
the government's security and counterespionage service that works in liaison with Scotland Yard's Special Branch.
- rin
-
noun,
a money of account of Japan, the thousandth part of a yen or the tenth part of a sen.
- mi.
-
- Am.
-
- TPN
-
- TPM
-
- TPI
-
- aor
-
- TIC
-
noun,
Pathology.
a sudden, spasmodic, painless, involuntary muscular contraction, as of the face.
tic douloureux.
- MIR
-
noun,
a village commune of peasant farmers in prerevolutionary Russia.
- IRC
-
- EPT
-
- ERA
-
noun,
a period of time marked by distinctive character, events, etc.:
- rm.
-
plural,
ream.
- RMC
-
- RNA
-
- ROA
-
- TIA
-
- AME
-
- ROC
-
noun,
a bird of enormous size and strength.
- IOC
-
- ROE
-
noun,
the mass of eggs, or spawn, within the ovarian membrane of the female fish.
- tra
-
- 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.
- an.
-
- ITC
-
- eon
-
noun,
an indefinitely long period of time; age.
- Ar.
-
- Tro
-
- Tim
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Timothy.
- IRO
-
- ac-
-
- MIE
-
- Ep.
-
- EPA
-
- ACE
-
noun,
a playing card or die marked with or having the value indicated by a single spot:
- ipr
-
- ITA
-
- ite
-
- APC
-
- REM
-
noun,
the quantity of ionizing radiation whose biological effect is equal to that produced by one roentgen of x-rays.
- ap-
-
- ACP
-
- en-
-
- MIP
-
- ret
-
verb (used with object),
to soak in water or expose to moisture, as flax or hemp, to facilitate the removal of the fiber from the woody tissue by partial rotting.
- ROI
-
- AMC
-
- ITO
-
noun,
Prince Hirobumi [hee-raw-boo-mee] /ˈhi rɔˈbu mi/ (Show IPA), 1841–1909, Japanese statesman.
- API
-
abbreviation,
Also, A.P.I. American Petroleum Institute.
- 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.
- Ria
-
noun,
a long, narrow inlet of a river that gradually decreases in depth from mouth to head.
- Mao
-
- tea
-
noun,
the dried and prepared leaves of a shrub, Camellia sinensis, from which a somewhat bitter, aromatic beverage is prepared by infusion in hot water.
- ine
-
- 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.
- MEA
-
noun,
an acknowledgment of one's responsibility for a fault or error.
- ANI
-
noun,
any of several black, tropical American cuckoos of the genus Crotophaga, having a compressed, bladelike bill.
- MCR
-
- TMO
-
- IPA
-
- ane
-
adjective, noun, pronoun,
one.
- toe
-
noun,
one of the terminal digits of the human foot.
- Tan
-
noun,
the brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun or open air.
- MCP
-
- IRA
-
noun,
a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning “watchful.”.
- TAO
-
noun,
(in philosophical Taoism) that in virtue of which all things happen or exist.
- TAP
-
noun,
a light but audible blow:
- ior
-
- MCI
-
- AEC
-
- ANC
-
- MAE
-
noun,
a female given name, form of Mary.
- TEC
-
noun,
detective.
- io-
-
- TAR
-
noun,
any of various dark-colored viscid products obtained by the destructive distillation of certain organic substances, as coal or wood.
- Ia.
-
- ian
-
noun,
a male given name, Scottish form of John.
- ICA
-
noun,
Portuguese name of Putumayo.
- ier
-
- IOT
-
- Mat
-
noun,
a piece of fabric made of plaited or woven rushes, straw, hemp, or similar fiber, or of some other pliant material, as rubber, used as a protective covering on a floor or other surface, to wipe the shoes on, etc.
- Tom
-
noun,
the male of various animals, as the turkey.
- AIC
-
- AIM
-
noun,
the act of aiming or directing anything at or toward a particular point or target.
- IPM
-
- TAM
-
noun,
tam-o'-shanter.
- Mc-
-
- ROT
-
noun,
the process of rotting.
- Me.
-
- TCA
-
- MIA
-
plural,
missing in action.
- ERP
-
- Mo.
-
- ERT
-
- M-1
-
noun,
a semiautomatic, gas-operated, .30 caliber, clip-fed rifle, with a weight of 8.56 pounds (3.88 kg): the standard U.S. Army rifle in World War II and in the Korean War.
- AMI
-
noun,
a friend, especially a male friend.
- MEP
-
- Meo
-
noun,
Miao (def 1).
- Tor
-
noun,
a rocky pinnacle; a peak of a bare or rocky mountain or hill.
- ACT
-
noun,
anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance:
- ROP
-
- 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 = .
- ETO
-
- IPO
-
- ait
-
noun,
a small island, especially in a river.
- AIR
-
noun,
a mixture of nitrogen, oxygen, and minute amounts of other gases that surrounds the earth and forms its atmosphere.
- RPM
-
- RPO
-
- MEC
-
noun,
a pimp; mack.
- rt.
-
- rte
-
- Ain
-
noun,
a department in E France. 2249 sq. mi. (5825 sq. km). Capital: Bourg.
- ina
-
noun,
a female given name.
- in.
-
- TAE
-
preposition,
to.
- Tai
-
noun,
any of several sparoid fishes of the Pacific Ocean, as Pagrus major (red tai) a food fish of Japan.
- ETR
-
- ae.
-
- MAP
-
noun,
a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships according to some convention of representation:
- RAN
-
noun,
a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
- MIT
-
- PIA
-
noun,
a female given name.
- cte
-
- 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:
- Noe
-
noun,
Noah (def 1).
- CTA
-
- CRT
-
- CIA
-
- NOP
-
- PIC
-
noun,
a movie.
- CRP
-
- CIE
-
- NOC
-
- CIM
-
- CIP
-
- NPR
-
- Npt
-
- nr.
-
- CMA
-
- NRA
-
- NRC
-
- CNM
-
- ctn
-
plural,
carton.
- pim
-
plural,
personal information manager.
- Oc.
-
- EMT
-
- POE
-
noun,
Edgar Allan, 1809–49, U.S. poet, short-story writer, and critic.
- POC
-
- POA
-
- 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:
- PMT
-
- NIA
-
- NIC
-
noun,
a newly industrialized/industrializing country:
- CEA
-
- PIT
-
noun,
a naturally formed or excavated hole or cavity in the ground:
- EOM
-
- NMR
-
- Nip
-
noun,
an act of nipping; a pinch or small bite:
- pir
-
noun,
a term of respect for the head of a religious group, especially in Pakistan and various areas of the Middle and Near East.
- PIO
-
- nit
-
noun,
the egg of a parasitic insect, especially of a louse, often attached to a hair or a fiber of clothing.
- CEO
-
- eo-
-
- cep
-
noun,
an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
- PIN
-
noun,
a small, slender, often pointed piece of wood, metal, etc., used to fasten, support, or attach things.
- NMI
-
- CNO
-
- op.
-
- poi
-
noun,
a Hawaiian dish made of the root of the taro baked, pounded, moistened, and fermented.
- pm.
-
- opt
-
Verb phrases,
opt out, to decide to leave or withdraw:
- CPM
-
- CPI
-
- Ora
-
noun,
plural of os2 .
- PAC
-
noun,
pack1 (def 1).
- PTO
-
- pt.
-
- prn
-
- Pr.
-
- PEI
-
noun,
I(eoh) M(ing) [yoh ming] /yoʊ mɪŋ/ (Show IPA), born 1917, U.S. architect, born in China.
- CPO
-
- pc.
-
- Pa.
-
- CPA
-
- ote
-
- OTA
-
- ot-
-
- ORT
-
noun,
Usually, orts. a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
- orc
-
noun,
any of several cetaceans, as a grampus.
- COT
-
noun,
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
- OPM
-
- CPR
-
- OTC
-
- OEM
-
- OAP
-
- oar
-
noun,
a long shaft with a broad blade at one end, used as a lever for rowing or otherwise propelling or steering a boat.
- OAT
-
noun,
a cereal grass, Avena sativa, cultivated for its edible seed.
- Ir.
-
- pea
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noun,
the round, edible seed of a widely cultivated plant, Pisum sativum, of the legume family.
- PCM
-
- PCI
-
- Oca
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noun,
a wood sorrel, Oxalis tuberosa, of the Andes, cultivated in South America for its edible tubers.
- OCR
-
- oic
-
- ope
-
adjective, verb (used with or without object),
open.
- OIr
-
- OIt
-
- Om.
-
- oma
-
plural,
a noun suffix used to form names of tumors, of the kind specified by the base:
- COP
-
noun,
a police officer.
- ONA
-
noun,
a member of a people of Tierra del Fuego.
- one
-
noun,
the first and lowest whole number, being a cardinal number; unity.
- ONI
-
- ONR
-
- OPA
-
- NEP
-
noun,
New Economic Policy.
- NIM
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noun,
a game in which two players alternate in drawing counters, pennies, or the like, from a set of 12 arranged in three rows of 3, 4, and 5 counters, respectively, the object being to draw the last counter, or, sometimes, to avoid drawing it.
- trp
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- PTA
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plural,
peseta.
- RMA
-
- RIP
-
noun,
a rent made by ripping; tear.
- Re.
-
- RCP
-
- RAM
-
noun,
a male sheep.
- MOR
-
- ca.
-
- CIO
-
noun,
a federation of affiliated industrial labor unions, founded 1935 within the American Federation of Labor but independent of it 1938–55. Abbreviation: C.I.O., CIO.
- Co.
-
- MOP
-
noun,
a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- cp.
-
- cr.
-
- ETA
-
noun,
the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet (H, η).
- CAI
-
- ECA
-
- ec-
-
- CAM
-
noun,
Machinery. a disk or cylinder having an irregular form such that its motion, usually rotary, gives to a part or parts in contact with it a specific rocking or reciprocating motion.
- MOT
-
noun,
a pithy or witty remark; bon mot.
- MPA
-
- ATP
-
- Rae
-
noun,
John, 1813–93, Scottish surgeon and Arctic explorer.
- Mr.
-
plural,
mister: a title of respect prefixed to a man's name or position:
- MNE
-
- REC
-
noun,
recreation.
- EMR
-
- ARP
-
noun,
Bill, pen name of Smith, Charles Henry.
- MNA
-
- REA
-
- RCT
-
- at.
-
- RCN
-
- RCA
-
- MOA
-
noun,
any of several flightless birds of the family Dinornithidae, of New Zealand, related to the kiwis but resembling the ostrich: extinct since about the end of the 18th century.
- ECM
-
- ATC
-
- rat
-
noun,
any of several long-tailed rodents of the family Muridae, of the genus Rattus and related genera, distinguished from the mouse by being larger.
- MOC
-
noun,
moccasin.
- Moe
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Morris or Moses.
- MOI
-
- Rap
-
noun,
a quick, smart, or light blow:
- Ore
-
noun,
a metal-bearing mineral or rock, or a native metal, that can be mined at a profit.
- eir
-
- Rai
-
noun,
a style of Algerian popular music played on electric guitar, synthesizer, and percussion instruments.
- MPE
-
- ct.
-
- MRA
-
- NEC
-
- NAM
-
noun,
Vietnam.
- CAR
-
noun,
an automobile.
- MRE
-
- PRA
-
- Nap
-
noun,
a brief period of sleep, especially one taken during daytime:
- 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.
- eat
-
noun,
eats, Informal. food.
- PRC
-
- Nat
-
noun,
a male given name, form of Nathan or Nathaniel.
- NCO
-
- ne-
-
- POR
-
- NEA
-
- nae
-
adverb,
no1 ; not.
- ean
-
- EAM
-
- POM
-
noun,
pommy.
- MRI
-
- MRP
-
- Mt.
-
- ea.
-
- MTI
-
- mtn
-
- MTO
-
- MTP
-
- PE
-
noun,
the 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
- 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.
- M.
-
- AO
-
- TA
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- 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.
- PI
-
noun,
the 16th letter of the Greek alphabet (II, π).
- 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.
- i.
-
- TE
-
noun,
ti1 .
- MN
-
- 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.
- PO
-
noun,
a chamber pot.
- TC
-
- ic
-
- T1
-
- EI
-
- RP
-
- et
-
verb,
a simple past tense of eat.
- TM
-
- O.
-
- TN
-
- OE
-
noun,
oy2 .
- OA
-
- N.
-
- NA
-
adverb,
no1 .
- TI
-
noun,
the syllable for the seventh tone of a diatonic scale.
- NC
-
- RO
-
- IP
-
- CM
-
- CE
-
- E.
-
noun,
Edward (St. John) 1925–2000, U.S. writer and illustrator.
- NI
-
- R.
-
- RA
-
noun,
the 10th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
- NP
-
- RC
-
- No
-
noun,
an utterance of the word “no.”.
- RI
-
- MP
-
- t.
-
- RN
-
- NM
-
- MA
-
noun,
mother1 .
- TP
-
- er
-
interjection,
(used to express or represent a pause, hesitation, uncertainty, etc.).